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CENTRAL LABOR UNION OF SOUTH BEND
<br />ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA
<br />103 "vest LaSalle Avenue
<br />Whereas: It has always been the purpose of organized labor to raise the standard of living for
<br />the American working man
<br />and 'Whereas: City end Municipal Governments often set the standard of wages in theft individual
<br />comeltilunities
<br />and Whereas: The standard of wages in our South Bend Police, Fire and Signal Station Depertment •_.
<br />is below the standard existing in 1930.
<br />and Whereas: Living_ costs for employees .of these departments has increased equal to, or above
<br />the living costs of 1930.
<br />Be it Resolved: That we the orgpnizations affiliated in the St. Joseph County Trades & Labor
<br />?OAP, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By Bendix Local #9 U. A. W.. A. and the combined wage committee �
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<br />of the pfilice, fire and electrical depertments of the City- of Bend that the honorable
<br />rRayor of said city, members of the Board of Safety of. said city i9nd the members of the Common
<br />Council of said city be and they are hereby memorialized end requested to properly estpblish e
<br />splpry schedule for the members of sa=id departments for the year 1938 upon the level of the
<br />1930 salpry schedule by the enactment and approval of such ordinances as may be rece °scary to ef-
<br />fect the esteblishment of spid salaries.and that P cop., of the proposed ordinance preppred.by
<br />the combined wage committees of the said departments be end the same is heT•eby submitted to spid
<br />officers.
<br />Thomas J. Jeffers
<br />Pres. Bendix Local #9
<br />C ^uncilman Bull moved thpt spid resolutions be referred to the Committee of the Whole. Council -I
<br />mpn Bierwaoen seccrded the motion.
<br />C�ancilmpn Hull moved to emend. his motion to re-ed th -t said resolutions be referred. to the Fees
<br />end Sa.l.rries Committee =end thpt they report beck to the Committee of the Whole. Councilman
<br />Rasmussen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
<br />CaMUN2 CATI ONS :
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<br />ST. JOSEPH COUNTY BUILDING 'TRADES COUNCIL
<br />IN AFFILIA�-'ION v'VITH
<br />BUILDING TRADES DEPART14ENT
<br />AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
<br />Labor Temple 103 W. LaSalle Ave.
<br />South Bend, Indiana
<br />s.
<br />July 26, 1937
<br />To the Hon. Mayor,
<br />The City Council, end
<br />The Board of Public Works: ,
<br />Greetings;
<br />It-has come to our attention the Police end. Firemen ere,-at this.time, asking for an in-
<br />crease in wages.
<br />We,beleve these city employees should be given p wage corrensurate with the responsibility
<br />of their positions.
<br />We es tpxpeyers, are concerned with the safety of our fpmilies and homes end it is.p
<br />known fr:ct that employees paid a proper wage Pre more conscientious in the performance of their
<br />duties.
<br />Now, therefore, Be it Resolved:
<br />This Council, of the building trades of St. Joseph County, does go on record in support
<br />of the increpse asked by the Police and Firemen of the city of South Bend end a committee st-
<br />tend the meeting of 'the Common Council to assist them so far as it may be within our power.
<br />A copy of this Resolution to be sent to Mary Taylor, City Clerk.
<br />Signed for the St. Jos. County Bldg.
<br />Trades Council,
<br />J. J. Prendergast
<br />Donald Mason
<br />Rufus Poehler
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<br />James Smith
<br />Resolutions Coa,:;ittee
<br />INTERNATIONAL UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS OF AMERICA
<br />LOCAL NO. 5 (STUDEBAAKER)
<br />SOUTH_ BEND, INDIANA
<br />July, 9, 1937
<br />Whereas, The salaries of the personal of the police, fire, end electrical departments of South
<br />Bend, Indiarp, are not commensurate with the salaries of like departments of other
<br />cities of like size in this State, end
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<br />Whereas, The cost of living has risen to a remarkavie degree resulting in increased finercipl
<br />responsibilities for the personal of these departments, therefore
<br />Be It Resolved.: That the Interneticncl Union, United Automobile Workers of America;, Local No. 5
<br />(Studebaker Union) do,,her.eby, support the personal of the Police, Fire, end ELectric'el
<br />Departments of the City of South Bend, Indies, in their effort to secu! e s selp.ry
<br />schedule eauP1 to the selpry schedule ppid to such personal in the year 1930.
<br />Signed:
<br />(seal) Russell J. Merrill Pres.
<br />John Szabo Jr, Secretary
<br />Approved, in a regular meeting of the Internetion?l Union, United. Automobile Workers of Americp,
<br />Local No. 5 on July 9, 1937.
<br />CENTRAL LABOR UNION OF SOUTH BEND
<br />ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA
<br />103 "vest LaSalle Avenue
<br />Whereas: It has always been the purpose of organized labor to raise the standard of living for
<br />the American working man
<br />and 'Whereas: City end Municipal Governments often set the standard of wages in theft individual
<br />comeltilunities
<br />and Whereas: The standard of wages in our South Bend Police, Fire and Signal Station Depertment •_.
<br />is below the standard existing in 1930.
<br />and Whereas: Living_ costs for employees .of these departments has increased equal to, or above
<br />the living costs of 1930.
<br />Be it Resolved: That we the orgpnizations affiliated in the St. Joseph County Trades & Labor
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