January 14, 1915 - First documented meeting of Cement Finishers and Helpers.

February 25, 1915 - A motion is made and carries to have a telephone installed in the name of the Cement Finishers and Helpers.

March 25, 1915 - Communication is read from W.A. O'Keefe of the Operative Plasterers and Cement Finishers International Association. A motion to call a Special Meeting on April 8, 1915 on this subject carries.

April 8, 1915 - W.A. O'Keefe of the Operative Plasterers and Cement Finishers International Association is allowed the floor. The matter is laid over while a Constitution of the O.P. & C.F.I.A. is sent for. A motion to have O'Keefe present at the reading of the O.P. & C.F.I.A. Constitution carries. A motion to affiliate with the O.P. & C.F.I.A. carries unanimously. A motion to give O'Keefe a rising vote of thanks carries.

April 12, 1915 - Local 527 is chartered as a Local Union of the Operative Plasterers and Cement Finishers International Association.

April 22, 1915 - A motion to have the new charter framed carries.

May 13, 1915 - First documentation of a fine recorded. One Member is fined .25¢ for misconduct at the meeting while another is fined .50¢ then $1.50 for abusing the chair.

July 8, 1915 - A motion is made that the Secretary notify 2 unions that the finishers will do all frame setting. An Amendment is introduced to revise the motion to finishers will do all frame setting and any member of other locals not satisfied will be put off the job. After a discussion both motions are lost.

July 22, 1915 - A motion carries to permit a contractor to use a finishing machine on curb and gutter work provided it is finished by hand afterwards.

August 26, 1915 - Charges are preferred against a Trustee by the President. The charges are withdrawn when the Trustee resigns his position. These are the first set of charges preferred against a member documented.

February 10, 1916 - A motion to give Business Agent Fred Schultz a rising vote of thanks for what he did to raise the finishers pay to .62 ½ ¢ per hour carries.

April 16, 1916 - A motion to appoint a sick visiting committee carries and 3 members are appointed to serve.

March 8, 1917 - A motion to fine any member who leaves town or returns without notifying the local carries. A motion to place the fine at $2.00 carries.

September 13, 1917 - A motion to ask the bosses for .75¢ & .80¢ per hour on April 1, 1918 carries. A motion to buy a Ford Touring Car for the Business Agents use carries. A committee is appointed oversee the purchase.

October 10, 1918, October 24, 1918, November 14, 1918 and November 28, 1918 - The meetings on these dates are cancelled due to a ban placed on meetings by the Board of Health on account of the Spanish Influenza epidemic which is now raging over the country.

December 26, 1918 - A motion to ask a raise of wages to .90¢ for finishers & $1.00 for foreman of bosses carries effective April 1, 1919.

January 20, 1919 - Membership stands at 125 members.

January 23, 1919 - A motion to appoint 5 members to a committee to meet the bosses carries.

February 13, 1919 - The committee that conferred with a committee of the Cement Contractors Association on the new wage scale is reported. A motion to accept the agreement between the two committees carries. The agreement sets wages at .82½¢ per hour for finishers and .92½¢ per hour for foremen effective April 1, 1919.

March 13, 1919 - A motion that members not be allowed to use a trowel more that 12" in length under a penalty of $5.00 carried to go into effect day 1.

August 14, 1919 - A motion to ask the bosses for 7 ½ ¢ per hour carries. A motion that on or after August 18, 1919 the cement finishers do not finish work where there is no cement finisher foreman over the concrete work carries.

August 28, 1919 - A motion that on jobs where there is more than a foreman & finishers, no foreman be allowed to use tools was lost. This subject was left to the discretion of the Business Agent.

October 23, 1919 - The committee that was appointed to meet with the bosses made a report. A motion asking that .90¢ for finishers and $1.00 for foremen effective January 1, 1920 & run to April 1, 1920 be accepted, carried.

December 11, 1919 - A motion to ask the bosses for $10.00 per day for finishers and $11.00 per day for foremen with double time for all overtime carries.

January 1920 - Membership stands at 127 members.

July 8, 1920 - A motion is made and carries that it goes on record that the cement finishers are claiming all liquid floor hardener and that companies be notified that the claim will become effective after 90 days of this date.

January 13, 1921 - The Board asked that the following be placed on the minutes, that all members are given to understand that this Board will not stand for any excuse in the future in so far as the violation of the rules or agreements that it must be strictly born in mind that all men of either Local must show card to Business Agent or to any Brother of either Local who demands same. Violation of this to be $500.00 fine.

March 10, 1921 - A communication from the Cement Contractors Association was received stating that after April 1st 1921 the wages for foreman would be $1.12 ½ per hour & finishers $1.00 per hour & all overtime to be at the rate of time & one half.

February 11, 1922 - Wages for Cement Finishers are cut from $1.25 per hour to $1.00 per hour or a 20% reduction.

February 13, 1930 - Discussion arose pertaining to a separate scale on Street and Sub-Division work. This matter was laid over until the Building Trades Committee have held a meeting and Brother Schultz reports back to this Local.

April 10, 1930 - After meeting with the bosses regarding a wage increase, the appointed committee reported that we have been offered a 7½¢ per hour increase with minor changes being made to the working rules.

May 8, 1930 - After being informed of a shift system that was being used to perform work, a committee is appointed to visit the job site to review and make a report regarding the system.

May 22, 1930 - After visiting the tank job the committee recommended that work on the tanks could be performed using shifts, but with sliding forms only. A communication from the Building Trades Council pertaining to a 6 hour day was read and a motion is made and seconded that we do not adopt a 6 hour day. The motion carried.

January 22, 1931- A motion is made and seconded that every member including officers be assessed $5.00 to be paid within 6 months twice, a rising vote is called for and every member in the hall arose carrying the motion unanimously. Brother F.W. Schultz states that he will loan the local $200.00. Brother Clem Schimff states that he will loan the local $500.00.

February 12, 1931- A motion is made, seconded and carries to move the local to 1431 N. Vandeventer.

March 12, 1931- A motion is made and seconded that the Executive Board meet with the General Contractors to find out their attitude towards the division of work. The chair instructs the Executive Board to meet on Friday March 13, 1931 to prepare some data regarding a 30 hour a week per man plan, which will be taken up with the Master Builders and the Cement Contractors Association in the near future.

March 26, 1931- A letter is read from the Master Builders Association and Cement Contractors Association approving a 30 hour a week per man plan. A petition is signed by 18 members complaining to the International about the new plan.

July 9, 1931- A motion is made by Brother George Jerrold that the auto now used by our Business Agent be placed in storage and the salary of our Business Agent be reduced to $15.00 per month until Brother F.W. Schultz, Business Agent gives the chair a written agreement not to take legal action against Local 527 in the event he (Schultz) is defeated in the next election.

August 1, 1931- Harry Metzner defeats F.W. Schultz in an election for Business Agent.

August 13, 1931- Brother Harry Metzner is duly installed as Business Agent. Brother George Jerrold asks for and received a rising vote of thanks and appreciation to Brother F.W. Schultz for past years of service to Local 527 and its members.

April 14, 1932- New wage scale for 1 year carries effective April 15, 1932 for finishers is $1.31¼ per hour or $10.50 per day and foreman is $1.43¾ per hour or $11.50 per day.

April 28, 1932- A motion is made, seconded and carries that Local 527 is represented in the proposed "Beer Parade" to be held May 14th, providing the local is to no expense.

March 23, 1933- A motion is made, seconded and carries that the Business Agent sell the local's car, an Oldsmobile which brings $3,000.00.

April 13, 1933- Brother Metzner tenders his resignation as Business Agent. Resignation accepted. A motion is made, seconded and carries that President Jerrold serves as Business Agent until the next regular election. A motion is made, seconded and carries that the Business Agent also serve as the President until the next regular election. A motion is made, seconded and carries that the local allow the Business Agent expenses for running his car.

June 8, 1933- At this Nomination of Officers meeting, it is declared that the President will also act as the Business Agent.

July 13, 1933- After winning a recent election, Brother George Jerrold is installed as President and Business Agent.

July 27, 1933- A motion is made, seconded and carries that the Local move to Vandeventer and North Market.

September 14, 1933- An Emergency Working Rule that limits the amount of hours worked by a member not to exceed 30 hours total for the week is passed and established effective September 18, 1933, with stiff fines for violation of the rule.

September 28, 1933- The Emergency Working Rule is revised not to affect cement finishers acting as a Superintendent on work.

December 14, 1933- A motion is made, seconded and carries to abolish the Emergency Working Rule.

April 26, 1934- A motion is made, seconded and carries that the initiation fee for an apprentice be $50.00 with an additional $5.00 for registration fee.

August 9, 1934- A motion is made, seconded and carries that the President be permitted to take members who are back in their dues and place them on unfair work, carrying the umbrella. They will receive wages of $1.00 per hour.

March 28, 1935- A motion is made, seconded and carries that the cement finisher foreman shall hire all cement finishers. Any foreman failing to comply with this law will be fined $25.00 for the 1st offense. A motion is made, seconded and carries that any finisher staying on a job more than 30 minutes will be fined $5.00 for the 1st offense and a foreman will be subject to a fine for not reporting the said member.

August 22, 1935- A motion is made, seconded and carries to increase the initiation fee to $200.00 for new members that have not belonged to the local before.

August 12, 1937- Communication is received from the "Voice of Labor" announcing the circulation of the new labor paper will begin shortly. Subscription to the paper costs $1.00 per year.

August 26, 1937- A motion is made, seconded and carries that on all jobs where rubbing is to be done the foreman shall notify the Business Agent before hand, so that the Business Agent can visit the job to see that the rubbing is done strictly according to specifications on the job.

September 9, 1937- A motion is made, seconded and carries that no cement finisher be allowed to solicit any job as long as he is employed.

January 3, 1938- As of this date there are 132 dues paying members belonging to Local 527.

February 10, 1938- Union dues are raised from $4.00 to $5.00 per month effective March 1, 1938.

March 10, 1938- Communication is received from the St. Louis Labor Tribune. This is the 1st documentation of the existence of the labor paper.

April 28, 1938- Communication is received from the Building Trades Council pertaining to a strike that was on the St. Charles Bridge which also affected other jobs in which federal funds were allocated and stating that calling the strike had proved very effective. Due to the strike the Missouri State Highway Commission had agreed to insert in all future contracts of this nature, a clause providing for the payment of the prevailing rate of wages on all work in this vicinity.

July 28, 1938- The use of a longitudinal float on a job here is discussed. A motion is made and seconded to lay claim to the operation of the longitudinal float.

December 22, 1938- Communication is read from the International calling our membership to use any and all economic forces at our disposal to control work that was awarded to us through decisions rendered by the President of the Building Trades Department of the A.F. of L. particularly on asphalt mastic tile, the rubbing and grinding of concrete and the setting of strips, grades and forms. It further stated that the International Officers are doing all that is possible to assist us in this fight against other trades in the Building Trades Department who are defying and ignoring the decisions by the President of the Building Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor.

August 24, 1939- It is reported that President and Business Agent George Jerrold passed away on Monday, August 14, 1939. It is ruled that the Charter of Local 527 be draped for a period of 30 days. Nominations are opened for offices due to the death of Brother Jerrold. Brothers John Coleman and Wm. Robertson are nominated for President and Business Agent. A motion is made, seconded and carries that the election be held on Saturday, August 26, 1939.

September 14, 1939- The results of the recent election for President and Business Agent were reported and the results found Brother John Coleman with 73 votes and Brother Wm. Robertson with 29 votes. Brother Coleman was declared elected and installed into office.

November 9, 1939- A lengthy discussion arises about laborers driving stakes while a finisher is holding them. A motion is made and seconded that we live up to our Jurisdiction about the driving of stakes, but after further discussion it is decided to leave this matter to the discretion of the Business Agent.

February 8, 1940- A proposed agreement which will allow use of finishing machines and power float machines is adopted. A motion is made, seconded and carries that apprentices be barred from operating any finishing machines or power float machines. A committee is appointed to formulate road work rules.

March 14, 1940- A motion is made, seconded and carries to adopt a .25¢ per day assessment additional dues for a period of 1 year effective March 18, 1940. All apprentices are ruled exempt from paying this assessment at the April 10, 1940 meeting.

May 8, 1940- A motion is made, seconded and carries that vacuum mats be incorporated in the new work jurisdiction of the cement finisher.

August 28, 1940- The laying claim to a bull float on road work is discussed, but no action is taken.