Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-31
AMERICAN TRADE UNIONS.

American trade unions, though infer, IT in
numbers and organization to those of }reat
BTitain. are rapidly being consolidated into a
larse snd powerful body, and are, therefore,
aE interesting subject for invest gitiJu A cor
respondent of the New York Post, who has
paid much attention to the statistics OF thess
sooie'ies,gives an account OF then, and although
accurate and complete statistics are not attliu-
able, yet the figures given approxima-s the
truth near enough 10 Indicate the extent and
power Of these organizations, from which their
ultimate effect upon the country and the W lrk-
ilgrnen may be Judged. The knights of s..
Crispin are a numerous body. The National
JnIon bias IL branches, aud over 5000 m I'M
pers. TIE International Union of Iron Mould
ers has 2 =! branches IN the UnItsd States and
Canada, with l7,OOO members. There are above
seventy Bricklayers' Unions in their National
Union, with from 1900 TO 10000 members
The MachinIsts and BIscksmI:bs have Ma
JoDal Union numbering over 10 branches, and
l1,CoO member AT tie last annual meeting
# the typographical Union liz Unions were
represented, with 6,G5i members in good
standing. The Carpenters and Joiners'
National Union has over 81 branches
md about 6OOO members. There are
about IS branches belonging to the Cigarma-
kers' Union, with upwards of 5OcJ members
The Grand National Society of United Coop.
ers hes 1,.OO members, but there are ltogether
~ branches with a menb ership Of about S 900
Tie International Union Of Locomotive Fire.
men has IS branches and about 1000 members
The Plasterers' National Union, Is branches,
with $3.50 members. The TaiIors' National
Union, about IS branches and 2,OO0 members
The Grand Forge of the United States COM
posed of iron founders. has is branches, and
over l-5oo members, principally in the State Of
Pennsylvania. There are two societies of en-
ginsers in New York, Nc. 1 with go members.
and No. with s.. There are eleven branches
an the United States, with a total of 62l mem
beTs. These figures are under the mark Still
admitting them to be correct, we have here
total of 992 branchs7, with a emoershlp of
IaS.755. II we should add to thee figures ths
members of a large number of Unions of lesse-
trades, iaborers, &c and miscellaneous ,ra1e
societies and local labor Unions tarouyhout
the country, We should no doubt have a total
membs rship in the labor organizations OF this
country exceeding a quarter OF a million.
Merely IN order 10 show that we do not over.
estimate the membership Of these loo Al unions
apart from the national organizations man.
TONED above we gave the following statistics
IN reference to these in New York city alone.
ihere Is no national organizition Of Co-opera.
i've Mascns- but 10 New \ ork city there are
ha
E-igheOIhood OF the ciiy, at Paterson, Staten
IslaId, Jersey City, Brooklyn. Troy ana
knglewood, with - 100 unionists belonging To
this trad-; the Operative Painters Un.ou.
IrnIted to New York city, has about 900 mem.
psrs. The Lorgshore Painters have rs man
and the Coach Painters about the same num-
heT-the total In these trades being about I,5Oc.
there are nearly 1909 worKmen counectsd
Win the shipping interest in New YORK who
relcng TO trade unIols-anong these are the
Longs horsrnen, SeameD, Ssil-Makers Shin.
IOiners and Painters. Boiler Makers, Risgers
aid other trades; the Bakers have several
trade societies mbering 10 all aoou,
",20 men. the Butchers Association mum.
beTs leo men; the Walters had 1,sJO mem.
UeTs previous TO their la'e strike; the Ger.
man United Cabinet Makers have $500
members; the Caryers have SO; Gilders i5v
German W God Turner's about 100; the yarptsb.
ers and Polishers have two societies, with $50
aid 2jo members each; the Upholsterers have
the Brass Founders and Finishers and the
Gas apdSteamFiters, have respectively 80 and
J > mem oers; the Brass MouIders have loo ths
Metal Roofers IS and the Tn Roofers $50; there
- society OF Clothing Cutters which numbers
shout dGi the Hatters Society has LOO men,
hers, Curriers' ~, and UryG Gods Clerks 700; thu
Coach Drivers have a small protective union.
and the Carmen have also society number.
.1g about 80 nen; the Journeynea Horse.
Shoers have one Of the oldest unions IN the
cry, with 5n members. There are a number
q unions belonging to the lesser trades such
. laboring men. The Stone CATERS Union
lis about OOo members; tbs Lasorers have
SIX branch unions and $3.50 members: there is
also society of Ho1.Carriers, numbering 2.sos.
and mall unions OF Sswyers and Millers. the
fCrIner having 32U men and the Iatt r $50: Also.
Newsdealers. 30 members; Jewellers. J00
''TsThan gers, 5 0: Pisno Makers, 2I7O. Plumb,
-. 20; BARRIERS. aui; Trainers, Is @: Trunk
--s''Ts, 5tUi PsneIlcase Makers, ~; Book.
y ceIs, AZ; BlaLk-BOOkbanders, I25.