Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-07 | Page 13 | Delegates Back Industry Union

DELEGATES BACK INDUSTRY UNION Favor Vertical Setup Instead d do o or Organization Into I Craft Groups Support for lor industrial unionism a as opposed to to craft unions was expressed expressed ex ex- ex pr pressed sed Tuesday by delegates representing members of ot the International International Inter Inter- national Union of Mine Mill anc and Smelter Workers at the opening o othe of the second day of their thirty first annual convention in iii the Labor temple A r resolution in favor of organizing all aU members of an industry under unde one union instead of dividing into craft groups was Introduced and referred re xe- to the resolutions resolutions' committee Robert Brown of Butte and James Jame Kennedy of Park City led discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion of the resolution James Robinson Salt Lake City treasurer secretary reported that the organization has grown from Irom seven locals with a membership of 1500 members rs on June 30 30 1933 to 9 94 9 locals three women's auxiliaries anc and three state councils with a mem memo ber hip of by June 30 of or this year He announced that ten loca locals together together to to- gether with nearly all aU of the membership membership member member- ship in m Alabama have been on strike since December 1 1 but differences have been adjusted nearly everywhere everywhere every every every- where but in the Montana copper in In- Never in the history of the labor movement I believe has there been such a a. a concerted conceited effort on the part of ot employers employers' to prevent nt the organization organization of workers Mr Robinson i isaid said Morris Morrie Smith and Orange Wilson Negro delegates from Ala Alabama ama addressed addressed ad ad- dressed members of the local local lo 10 lo- lo cal at the Labor temple Monday night