New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-05


10 the railroad property wItnin the city IimiIs'
CONFERENCE OF ORGANIZED LABOR
REPORTS OF NEW STRIKES AND REQUESTS FOR
ASsISTA NCE-PROGREsS OF VARIOUS UNIONS.
The regular meeting OF the Central Labor
Union was held yesterday afternoon Clarendon Hall.
in East Thirteenth-st. Applications for membership
sent in from the United shoe salesnehs protective
Union the Cement, Asphalt and Firo-proof Layers
Uuion. the Belgian PAYERS Society. and the German
Fresco Painters. They were referred 10 tue Coin-
mittee on Membership. committee was appointed
to wait on Typographical Union No. g. which WAS
then in session in another part of the building TO ask
for the reapponmen delegate OF Secretary J l. NC
Kechnie. lie was reappointed. communication IRON
the Brooklyn Central Labor Union asked that JOINT
committee consisting Of three members from each pody
b. appointed to act all matters interesting TO polh
unions. The committee was selected. The request Oi
the Furniture makers that boycott be pla"ed on 'ho
New-York Lumber and Woodworking Company whose
strike, granted The House ana frcsco
Painters announ, ed that settlement hh' pe'h
made OF Monday with Moran Cough. of
No. G62 Broadway but that they had broken
1t on Tuesday and the still on strik'. Ihe
Operative Painters announced that they as well as 'ho
Progressive Painters had passed resolutions ~ Doyeo
all pleasure boats during the coming summer whch are
not painted by !uniOn men III NcW-lorK lhe flaho-
makers announced that the boycott on Stiet X Co.'S
pianos beng pushed vigorously IL had received
the approval OF the Baltimore Federation OF Trade and
Labor unions. well as the Sew-lorR uhi"hs' Ihe
Trainers announced that they had strike on the build
ing OF erection In MulbcrrysL, near SpilhsI
The building trades delegates asked to aid
them Tne delegates OF tue Uuted Pressineu and Feed
ers Union announced that Norman L. aud George Nun
rp had both promised 10 uake eight days WORK
after May to give their men hafhoday on sat
urday. Tie Adams Pressmen said that ROW " Co., iar-
per Bros. ana Matners Co. had agreed to pay their
pressulen the union $50 week The last,namet
rm had voluntarily increased the wages OF their WON
Oh press feeders 10 81 50 week The Progressive La
Club OF Cigaruakers asked the support oi rsirs
union for the white label OF The knghs OF Lapor
cigars. Bakers Union No. reported that ney TOOK
In 800 members on SATURDAY night They VIII "orA
only hours day after Nav !. c
The Executive Association OF Engineers asA1u i"e
Laoor Union to support Senator Reilys PHI Great
nx the rs Monday IN september legal hsqa
favoring the bill. together with list OF the unions III
tare Coopers' Union No coopers' union
be admitted to the Central labor Union Union
scale Of Wages. In deference to this request
German CoOpers were refused admttance unt they
adopted q higher scale OF wages The Bagsewers
Union reported that on Friday the longsaoremen EN-
WORK with nOnunion bagsewers aud consequently the
union men were re-employed. Tho United Oruot Oh
tookn over 300 their last meeting and
intended making sdead set against the sysem OF gvlmG
Labor Union was Instructed to deny the state.
ment made in Essex Market Police court thst s
$75 OF the 500 paid by EIpcssnan Katzensen 70 me
Executive Committee OF the Indopendent Cloak,oper
aors Union had been paid TO the Central Labor Union
The Brass-nakers claim that Wolh Co., OF East one
hundredsnd deiehteonth-st. recently came 10 tis cry
Bridgeport. Coun. bringing his men with MN on
the promise that their would be The saino here AS
At Bridgeport. On the first payday their wages were
reduced twenty-five cents day. Nncn COMPLAINT was
made informed that that was all the lrin
could pay they had just built nvestoty
factory committee was appointed TO wait on
Messrs, Nolh q Co. A complaint was made thit the
Kinney Tobacco Company had discharged some OF ther
empoyes because they belong union. The Arbi-
tratlon Committee was instructed to investigate tne
matter. The United Talors' Union complained that Mr.
Arnhem had discharged OF their members withous
and mad fused to see committee This mater
gwen q the Arbitration COMMITTEES. A resolu
tion mpahy with the striking miners at Decazcvo
France, was passed. The Carriage and Wagon-naEers
reuOrted they organized on FEBRUARY anu
no " had over $50 members in good standing. Ihry
asked the co operation Central Labor Union IN
inducing brewers and grOcers to have their work
done In New-YoIk instead OF In the West Tho commit
tee appointed to take charge OF tue Chelsea Jute Mis
strikes reported that they had secured Hst OF me
customers OF the company and they will use every enot
10 get them TO Withdraw their patronage Ihe Biue-
Cutters and Fsggers reported that they nau re-
solved 10 work for boss who employed non-union
men or who had outside Of the city, II was
ANNOUNCED thai Henry George would bo tho principal
sneaker at the meeting to he held at lrvihg Han Oh
Aprll | . in favor of the eight-hOur movement.