District council's were advised
in a resolution passed by the Federation of Woodworkers last night
to ask a flat 10-cent-an-hour wage
increase for all lumber workers.
The federation claims membership of lumber union locals in all
far western states, several mid-
western states and British Columbia.
The 700 delegates recommended
to district councils that they include in future employer-employe
contracts provisions that employers
shall hire only union labor when
available, and to employ no nonunion men until all vacancies have
been given to union workers.
U. W. Inquiry Asked
Other resolutions approved at
the closing session demanded a
legislative investigation into "academic freedom" at the University
of Washington, criticized the lumber industry's hospitalization plan
for workers as a "monopoly of a
few privileged doctors," indorsed
President Roosevelt's court reorganization plan, asked the President to use his influence to disarm
private gunmen and spy agencies,
and urged Congress to appropriate
an additional $200,000 for the Lar
Follette civil liberties committee to
investigate the "4-L spy system,
black list and employment shark
service."
The convenion indorsed the
Washington Commonwealth Federation and approved efforts to form
a progressive-labor coalition in the
State Legislature to enact progressive labor laws.
No strike may be called unless
51 per cent of all employes and the
government   district   council   con-
The federation accepted the application of Minnesota lumber
workers to affiliate.
The next convention will be held
in Eugene, Or., probably in December.
Members  of  an  audit  board  to