I'm *11 I 4 I I I 4 I I PROCEEDINGS 4 of the 4 I4 4 4 4 THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL 4 4 4 4 I CONVENTION 4 4 4 I 4 4 California State 4 I4 Federation I of Labor I I I 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 I 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Held -at 4 4 4 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 4 4 4 September 16 to 20, 1935 A 6.&.&- - - Ak. - - - - -, AA.A& -I" CONVENTION CITIES Following is a list of the time and places of the regular con- ventions of the California State Federation of Labor: 1st-1901, San Francisco l9th--1918, San Diego 2nd-1902, Vallejo 20th-1919, Bakersfield 3rd-1903, Los Angeles 21st-1920, Fresno 4th-1904, Fresno 22nd-1921, San Jose 5th-1905, Sacramento 23rd-1922, Long Beach 6th-1906, Oakland 24th-1923, Stockton 7th-1907, Stockton 25th-1924, Santa Barbara 8th-1908, Vallejo 26th-1925, San Diego 9th-1908, San Jose 27th-1926, Oakland 10th-1909, San Rafael 28th-1927, San Bernardino llth-1910, Los Angeles 29th-1928, Sacramento 12th-1911, Bakersfield 30th-1929, Long Beach 13th-1912, San Diego 31st-1930, Marysville 14th-1913, Fresno 32nd-1931, Santa Barbara 15th--1914, Stockton 33rd-1932, Modesto 16th-1915, Santa Rosa 34th-1933, Monterey 17th-1916, Eureka 35th-1934, Pasadena 18th-1917, Sacramento 36th-1935, San Diego PR OC EE DING S of the THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION California State Federation of Labor Held at SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA September 16 to 20, 1935 ll7~ 7 LABOR PAPERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Union Labor Journal, P. 0. Bin I 140, Bakersfield. Tri-County Labor News, Fresno. Labor News, I 23 I Locust Avenue, Long Beach Citizen, Labor Temple, Los Angeles. Farmer-Labor News, Box 68z, Modesto. Contra Costa County Labor Journal, 5823 Occidental Street, Oakland. East Bay Labor Journal, 562 i ith Street, Oakland. Union Labor Bulletin, Labor Temple, Sacramento. Labor Leader, San Diego. Labor Clarion, 2940 Sixteenth Street, San Francisco. The Musical News, 230 Jones Street, San Francisco. Organized Labor, I I 22 Mission Street, San Francisco. Seamen's Journal, 525 Market Street, San Francisco. Union Gazette, Labor Temple, San Jose. The Harbor Worker, z28 West 7th Street, San Pedro. Sonoma County Labor Journal, Santa Rosa. Stockton Labor Journal, 6 32 E. Main Street, Stockton. Labor Journal, 3 i 6 Virginia Street, Vallejo. ii EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PRESIDENT EDWARD D. VANDELEUR........................ 1555 Twenty-eighth Avenue, San Francisco VICE-PRESIDENTS District No. 1-(San Diego and Imperial Counties) E. F. NELSON ......................3776 Wellborn Street, San Diego District No. 2-(Los Angeles and Adjacent Counties) HARRY M. WILLIAMS..................... 540 Maple Avenue, Room 211, Los Angeles J. C. COULTER..................... 1231 Locust Avenue, Long Beach District No. 3-(Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties) J. MATTHAMS . ....................313 West Victoria, Santa Barbara District No. 4-(Bakersfield to Fresno) DOWDC. E. ..................................................................................479 N orthFresno Street,Fresno District No. S-(San Joaquin and Adjacent Counties) C. C. NUNNALLY........................... 606 Tenth Street, Modesto District No. 6-(Santa Clara and Adjacent Counties) MANNINAROS. ...........................................481 Almaden Avenue,SanJose District No. 7-(Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) CHARLES W. REAL........................ 183 Florence Avenue, Oakland District No. 8-(Marin, Sonoma, Napa, and Solano Counties) CHARLES F. DALEY........................ 339 Tennessee Street, Vallejo District No. 9-(San Francisco) JAMESE. HOPKINS................................................... 87 Tingley Street, SanFrancisco ANTHONY L. NORIEGA...................................230 Jones Street, San Francisco JOSEPH D. McMANUS................................2667 Twenty-fourth Avenue, San Francisco WALTER COWAN.------------------ 491 Jessie Street, San Francisco District No. 10-(Sacramento and Northern Counties) GEORGE W. STOKEL................................. Box 73, Labor Temple, Sacramento SECRETARY-TREASURER PAUL SCHARRENBERG.---------------Underwood Bldg., 525 Market Street, San Francisco INDEX Page Achievements of the California State Federation of Labor.................................................... 10 Addresses of Welcome to the Thirty-Sixth Annual Convention - 43 Advertising-See Radio Broadcasting, Convention Program, etc. Affiliations,New, During the Year................................................................................................. 30 American Federation of Labor- Report of Delegate from the California State Federation of Labor....................24, 25 Green'sPresident Statement on Commnunism......................................................32, 103 GreetingTelegramof from President Green.......................................................... 51 Amendments to Constitution of California State Federation of Labor- Resolution No. 7, Increasing Per Capita Tax for Legal Defense.... 54, 97 Amendment to Constitution of California State Federation of Labor- Relative to Convention Cities .---------------------- 91 Amendment to Constitution of California State Federation of Labor- Proposed by George G. Kidwell and referred to Executive Council for fur- ther consideration ............... ... 94, 97 Radicalism-byAnalysisof Secretary Scharrenberg........................................................32, 103 Committee'sAuditing Report...................................................... 42 Butchers-Resolution No. 105, pertaining to Oriental meat markets................................84, 99 California Labor Laws-Resolution No. 19, Favoring a nmore adequate force of Inspectors .................. .........9..6.........................57,96 California Legislature, 51st Session-Preliminary Report ....................................on 26, 27, 103 California Senate-Necessity for Reapportionment ..... 28, 103 California State Harbor Commission- Resolution No. 10, Protesting discrimination against certain workers ... 55, 104 California State Theatrical Federation-Roll call vote on resolution adopted b . 45, 50 Carbon Monoxide-Resolution No. 39, Proposing legislation to safeguard against.63, 85 Chauffeurs, Hours and Wages of-Resolution No. 43 ............................................. 64, 101 Chauffeurs Union, Employment at Funerals-Resolution No. 44 .. 64, 98 Chronological Review of Officers of California State Federation of Labor. 8 CitizenshipMembers-Resolutionof No. 41 ..................................................... 64, 91 Civil Liberties Union Commended-Resolution No. 27. 61, 100 Civil Service-Resolution No. 11, Protesting "Efficiency Ratings"....................................55, 94 Collective Bargaining Between State and Organized Workers-Resolution No. 22.59, 86 Collective Bargaining-Resolution No. 3, Endorsement of Assemblyman Patterson's A. B. 2407................................................................ 53, 86 Committees,Appointment of.............................................................................. 48 Committee Reports- Auditing ................... 42 Constitution ..... 97................... 97 91 Credentials .---------------------------------------------43, 51, 84, 90 Grievance ..........................1........0.....5...........0..... 105 andLabels Boycotts................9.8..............98 Legislation.-----------------------------------------------------------------85, 94 ofReportsOfficers ...............0....1................................. 101 Resolutions .------------------------------86, 91, 99 BusinessRules and Orderof ...5..................1............. ..........51 Thanks ............................................... 105 Union Label Investigation.-----------------------------------------------------------------105 Communism-Statementby President William Green............................................................32 Communism-(Resolution No. 1) Defining attitude of Convention toward.-------------------53, 86 Communism-Analysis of Radicalism by Secretary Scharrenberg.... ........... 32, 103 Page Convention City of 1936- Nomination of ...................................... 89 Election of .................................................................................................... 94 Convention Cities since organization of California State Federation of Labor........On Cover Convention Program-Constitutional Amendment relative to solicitation of advertisements for convention program.............................. 91 Convict Labor-Protesting Competition with Free Labor (Resolution No. 13) ............56, 96 Cooperation in Legislative Matters-Resolution No. 102 ....................................................83, 86 Criminal Syndicalism Law-Resolution No. 75, relating to repeal of ........................75, 104 Culinary Workers Problems- ResolutionNo. 76, Relating to Alcohol Tax Unit.....................................................75, 96 Resolution No. 77, State Liquor Control Act. ..----:':: -- .--75, 96 Resolution No. 78, Sale of Food under Sanitary Conditions .. 76, 86 Discrimination Against Taxicabs on State Property-Resolution No. 42.. 64, 91 Education-. Report of J. L. Kerchen, Director of Workers' Education . 23, 24 Radio Broadcasting, for Los Angeles, Resolution t4o. 70 . -... 73, 98 WesternReporton Summer School forWorkers. ............................................... 24 Textbooks, State Publication of-Resolution No. 25 . 60, 98 UTnion Labor Newsreel, Endorsed, (Resolution No. 31) .. .......62, 98 Freedom of Speech for Teachers (Resolution No. 62) .-. 71, 99 Election Board-Appointment of .......... ............................