Galveston Labor Dispatch (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1913 Page: 2 of 24
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The Galveston Labor Dispatch, Friday, August 29, 1913
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ATTENTION! MRS. HOUSEKEEPER
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SYNOPSIS OF HISTORY
OF THF INTERNATIONAL
LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSN.
that eleven local unions had been or-
ganized, making at total of seventy-
four charters issued to date.
Seventh Annual Convention.
The seventh annual convention was
local organized on the Pacific coast.
Fourth Annual Convention.
The fourth annual convention was
held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July
JOHN J. JOYCE
Secretary-Treasurer International
Longshoremen’s Association.
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CREAM SOUPS
VEGETABLES
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And Enough in Each Can for a Family—Come and Get a Taste of All at
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ers, of Windsor, Ontorio, known as
Local No. 57, were organized, which
was practically the beginning of or-
ganization in the above localities.
Fifth Arnual Convention.
The fifth annual convention was
held at Escanba, Michigan, in July,
1896, when the officers reported that
further progres had been made along
the Pacific coast, Gulf of Mexico and
Canadian Lakes, in addition to. the
American lakes. Printed matter was
distributed along coast ports outside
of the American Great Lakes, and the
officers reported that nineteen new
charters had been issued, making a
total of sixty-three charters issued to
date.
Sixth Anunal Convention.
The sixth annual convention was
held in Cleveland, Ohio, in July, 1897,
and the officers reported that they
had organized a local outside of the
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been made with their employers.
This was the time when the Ameri-
can Railroad Union strike was in
progress, and efforts had been made
to induce the members of our locals
to strike in sympathy with the mem-
bers of the American Railroad Union.
Through the advice of the officers,
the members remained steadfast, and
a more earnest effort was made to
spread the work of organization in
different parts of the country, which
materially assisted the locals that
were then in existence. In addition
thousands of circulars were printed
and distributed in nearly every port
along the American continent, with
the result that in October, 1894, the
General Longshore Workers of Ever-
ett, Washington, were induced to join
nomnal year’s work by organizing
seventy locals, making a total of one
hundred and niney-four charters ns-
sued to date. Recommendations were
also made to reinforce plans to arouse
more enthusiasm along the coast
ports.
Tenth Annual Convention.
The tenth annual convention was
held in Toledo, Ohio, in July. 1901,
when the officers reported they had
made remarkable progress in the way
of organization in Canada, along the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the
maikng at total of forty-four charters
to date. Work was mapped out at
this convention to awaken interest in
the Gulf of Mexico and Canada, with
the result that the Coal Handlers of
New Orleans, now known as Local
45, and the General Longshore Work-
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held in Saginaw, Michigan, during the
month of July, 1893 and clearly dem-
onstrated that the only organization
that could succeed was to be in the in-
terests of the marine manual toilers
generally, and the name of the asso-
ciation was changed to conform with
these ideas. It was also decided to
affiliate with the American Federa-
tion of Labor to spread the idea of
organization all over the American
continent. With the exception of a
few of the large ports, organization
was not well known among the
workers of our calling. When this
convention adjourned, extraordinary
efforts were put forth by the offi-
cers to induce the organizations
which had joined the internaitonal
during the year and had dropped out
again to take interest and join hands
with their co-workers and build up
the association along the lines as map-
ped out at this convention, with most
gratifying results.
Third Annual Convention.
The third annual convention was
held in Sandusky, Ohio, 1894, when
the officers reported that thirty char-
ters had been issued and advocated
a more earnest interest in the work
of promoting organization, and ad-1
vised paying strict attention in car- !
rying out the agreements which had
ing of the Labor Council and affiliat-
ed locals of Port Arthur at which the
question was discussed. A unani-
mous vote to come to Galveston to
the celebration was the result of this
meeting. Practically every labor lead-
er of Port Arthur favored acceptance
of this invitation and as a result there
are coming many of the most promi-
nent union workers of that city.
Some of the locals of Port Arthur
are coming here in a body and will
bring with them their grand marshal,
aides and otherwise be prepared to
take the right place and part in the
celebration. Still others whose busi-
ness prevents the local attending the
celebrations in a body are coming as
individuals and these, too, will find
places in the line of march and places
at the picnic grounds.
One of the interesting features of
entertainment is the match baseball
games between the teams of Port Ar-
thur Longshoremen and Galveston
Longshoremen; while another feature
of entertainment in the nature of ath-
letic contests is to be a tug of war
between selected teams of the Gal-
veston and Port Arthur longshore-
men. Several other athletic contests
will be held during the afternoon at
the picnic grounds.
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During the month of August, 1892,
the representatives of the Lumber
Handlers’ Locals around the Great
Lakes, representing the ports of De-
triot, Saginaw, Oscoda and Alpena,
Michigan, Ashland, Wisconsin, To-
ledo, Sandusky and Cleveland, Ohio,
and Buffalo and Tonawanda, New
York, gathered in the old trades
council hall, Detroit, Michigan, for
the purpose of discussing the advis-
ibility of forming an International
Association of the Lumber Handlers’
or men wholwere engaged in the load-
ing and unloading of lumber vessels.
The meeting lasted several days, and
a good deal of time was taken up in
discussing the question of whether
it should be for lumber handlers ex-
clusively and confined to the Great
Lakes. It was finally decided to ex-
periment during the year by confin-
ing the associations to these interests
entirely.
Second Annual Convention
The second annual convention was
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charters had been issued, held in Cheboyan, Michigan, in July,
1898, at which time the officers re-
ported that they had succeeded in
arousing interest amon gthe ore and
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Gulf of Mexico. Large locals of
longshoremen had been organized in
these places, sixty-five charters is-
sued to date. They had also succeed-
ed in arousing enthusiasm among the
colored workers in the south and had
organized several important organiza-
tions. The officers also recommend-
ed that efforts be made to organize
the marine manual toilers at Porto
Rico, and sugegsted that literature
be printed in Spanish and distributed
ahong them.
Eleventh Anunal Convention.
The eleventh annual convention
was held in Chicago, Illinois, in July
1902, when the officers reported still
further progress along the Atlantic
Coast, some twenty-two locals having
been organized since the last conven-
tion; sixteen along the Pacific Coast;
eight along the Gulf of Mexico; four-
teen along the Lakes, oceans and Do-
minion of Canada, and two new locals
at Porto Rico, which was practically
the beginning of organization in that
At this meeting was reported the is-
suance of seventy-six charters, mak-
ing a total of seven hundred and sixty
six locals in all. During this year our
ranks were somewhat depleted by the
forces, by the withdrawl of many of
our locals, paricularly those on the
Pacific Coast. The ensuing year, cov-
ering the time of the adjournment of
the convention of 1907 to the conven-
tion of 1908, has been fairly progres-
sive, and the officers’ reports will
demonstrate still further progress in
the way of organizing.
Sixteenth Annual Convention.
The silxteenth annual convention
was held at Erie, Pennsylvania, in
July, 1908. Reports of officers show
that nineteen new charters issued,
making a total of seven hundred and
ninety-five charters issued to date.
The controversy between the Sea-
men’s International Union and the I.
L. M. & T. A. regarding the right to
use the name of “Marine and Trans-
port Workers,” was referred to the
convention of the American Federa-
tion of Labor for final settlement,
with the result that the name of the
association now stands as the Inter-
national Longshoremen’s Association.
The affairs of the international are
now in a flourishing condition, a re-
sult highly gratifying to the general-
membership.
Seventeenth Annual Convention.
The sevententh annual convention
was held in Galveston, Texas in July,
1909; reports of officers showing
nineteen new charters issued. Some
of these being reaffiliations. The in-
terantional showing a good healthy
condition financially and otherwise.
Eighteenth Annual Convention.
The eighteeneh annual convention
was held in Erie, Pennsylvania, July,
1910, when officers reported the is-
suance of sixty-two charters. Ttis
large number embodying the re-en-
was held in Detroit, Michigan, July,
1905, when the officers reported that
sixty new locals had been organized
since the last convention, making the
total number to date six hundred and
ninety -locals. Things were progres-
sing nicely this year, when the egene-
ral office was surprised to be inform-
ed that the Marine Firemen, Oilers
and Water Tenders of the Great
Lakes had decided to withdraw from
our association and affiliate with the
International Seamen’s Union of
North America.
Fifteenth Convention.
The fifteenth convention, or first
biennial convention, was also held in
Detroit, commencing July 8, 1907.
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Eighht Annual Convention.
The eighth annual convention was
held in Buffalo, New York, 1899,
when the officers reported that they
had succceeded in making further
progress with the work of organizing
along the Pacific Coast, Gulf of Mexi-
co, Atlantic Coast and Canada, and
that they had organized twenty-eight
local unions, making a total of one
hundered and twenty-four charters
issued to date. They reoprted that
they had admitted to membership the
Marine Firemen, Oilers and Water
Tenders of the Great Lakes known
as Local No. 124.
Ninth Annual Convention.
The ninth annaual convention was
held in Duluth, Minnesota, in July,
1900, when the officers reported new
organizations had been formed on the
Atlantic Ocean, rivers and Pacific
Ocean, and that the coal and iron ore
handlers, dock hoisters and engineers
and all men employed around the
docks along Lake Erie had been or-
ganized. They also reported that
President International. Longshore- i they had succeeded in doing a phe-
men’s Association.
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hands in the work which had been known as Local No. 71, and
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terrtitory. They also stated that a
local had been organized along the in-
land rivers, and that they had suc-
ceeded in organizing one hundred and
nine new locals which made a total
of three hundred and sixty-three
charters issued to date. An import-
ant feature at this convention was the
changing of our name to the "Inter-
naional Longshoremen, Marine and
Transport - Workers’ Association,”
which was decided upon by an unani-
mous vote.
Twelfth Annual Convention.
The twelfth annual convention was
held in Bay City, Michigan, in July,
1903, when the officers reported
greater progress made in the way of
organization, and that much had been
accomplished along the coast ports,
some oue hundred and fifty-three lo-
cals being organized during the year.
This was our banner year for organi-
zation, and which made a total of five
hundred and sixteen charters issued
to date.
Thirteenth Annual Convention.
The thirteenth annual convention
was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
in July, 1904, when the officers re-
ported that one hundred and fifteen
new locals had been organized since
the last convention which made a to-
tal of six hundred and thrity-one
charters issued to date. It was also
decided to join hands with our co-
workers throughout the world, and af-
filiated with the International Trans-
portworkers’ Federation, with head-
quarters at Hamburg, Germany.
Fourteenth Annual Convention.
The fourteenth annual convention
coal handlers of Lake Erie ports and
that twenty-two new local unions
had been formed, making a total of
ninety-six charters issued to date.
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Young, J. W. Galveston Labor Dispatch (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1913, newspaper, August 29, 1913; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1447611/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rosenberg Library.