HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-399-08.10.1981 RESOLUTION NO . 1981-399
RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE UNITED
BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF
AMERICA, AND LOCAL NO . 1835 OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO , IOWA ON THE UNION ' S CENTENNIAL
ANNIVERSARY.
WHEREAS , one hundred years has passed since the founding on August
8 , 1881 , of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America , and
WHEREAS , in that time , a small band of craftsmen has grown to
number close to 800 ,000 working men and women in a wide variety of
skills and industrial pursuits , and
WHEREAS , Secretary-Treasurer Peter J . McGuire of the Carpenters
played a strong , leading role in the creation of the American
Federation of Labor, as demonstrated by the fact that he ( 1 )
issued the August 1881 call for the founding convention of the
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions , which later
evolved into the AFL ; ( 2) issued the call in September 1881 for
the Structural Alliance, a forerunner of the present AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Trades Department ; and (3) was presiding
chairman of the 1886 convention when the American Federation of
Labor was established , and
WHEREAS , the commitment of the Carpenters to improvement of the
working conditions of its members has always been coupled with a
firm determination to assist the progress of the communities in
which they live and work , and
WHEREAS , since the days of their first officers , President Gabriel
Edmonston and Secretary-Treasurer Peter J . McGuire, this union and
its members have stood in the front ranks of those who further the
twin ideals of democracy and trade unionism, to the benefit of
this community and its citizens , and
WHEREAS , the UBC , during its century of existence, has been a
bulwark of the rights of working people , of democracy , of the
advancement of society, and of the strength of our nation , and
WHEREAS , testimonials abound in this city to the dedication of the
members of this union to excellence in public and private
endeavor ,
THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED : That the City Council of the City of
Waterloo hereby congratulates the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America , and Local No. 1835 of this city on the
union ' s centennial anniversary, with sincere thanks for its
contributions over the years to the public welfare , and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be
m furnished to the officers of Local No. 1835 of the United
N Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America .
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