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A Resolution
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 condi-
tions 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 Fort Worth
hereby congratulates the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America,
and Local 1822 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 furnished to the
officers of Local 1822 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America.
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CITY OF FORT NORTH