TO FOSTER AND ADOPT WAYS AND MEANS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THE WORKING AND LIVING STANDARDS OF THE LOCAL AFFILIATES WITHIN THIS BROTHERHOOD. TO SECURE LEGISLATION IN THE INTEREST OF OUR MEMBERS; TO BRING ABOUT HIGHER WAGES, SHORTER HOURS AND BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THEM, TO INFLUEANCE PUBLIC OPINION, BY PEACEFUL AND LEGAL METHODS IN THE FAVOR OF OUR ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND BRING INTO EXISTENCE SATISFACTORY CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH MUNICIPAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF OUR AFFILIATES ARE DRAWN, ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF STABILIZING EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS TO THE MUTUAL ADVANTAGE OF BOTH GOVERNMENT AND OUR MEMBERS.