New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-19
ORGANIZING FOR SHORIkR HOCRS.
A MAss-MEETING TO BE HELD MAY !.
WHAT THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION Is DoING-AlD |
FOR THE W STERN STRIKERS.

WHAT THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION II DplNO-AiD
FOR THE STERN STRIKERS
At the regular meeting Of the Central Labor
Union Clarendon Hal Yesterday afternoon The prh-
cpa subject discussed the movement Tor shorter
hours Cabinetmakers Union No reported that sixty
OF their employers had agreed 10 work only e@ht
hours after May /. The woodcAryers reported that
scvcnynne OF Incr bosses had made the same PROMISES
The custom uphoistorers had concluded to demand
eight hours The Central Labor Union de-
cded to have shOri-hour parade on
night Of May l. with open air mass-ncetlng II
Union square All organz ttious who astatlng Tor
are requested 10 taSe part the pdraie
The Amal.amatcd Society OF Engineers, the Pattern
makers Union. the Progressive Machinists aud the
United AIachlrst~ representing about 10000 machine
wor rrs in Sew York and vicinity reported that ihey
had decled to demand nine hours rs days Work "tcr
May l. ana their demand sanctioned Dy the Central
Labor Union. The United PauO-ua<rrs reported mat
they had referred proposition to their va
rIous shop org ions and Ory o, the members
decided favor Of making the deman Inc Tin anu
Shareholders reported that tncr arbitration committee h"d
met OF the employees and II hAd been agreed
that nliy-tnIce hours should constitute weeks WORK
after May and that WAGES should be - 30 day the
agreement 10 Last for year
The Uphostcrers' Union reported that they had con-
tributcd $40 10 the southwestern strike. the wood
eDry,rs sent d. 30 ana said that they had levied a
weekly 10 per cent assessment on tho Wses d ih'lr
members. The clothing cutters contributed $1,000 ana
a weekly assessment of 81 for each member Machn-
sls' Union No / 81 90 the Washington AssOcia
ton snoemakcrs 90. ana the dress and cloak max
ers $50.
Bakers Union No. l called up the subject OF the boy
colt on the Gray baSrry. delegate said that all
NEGOTIATIONS had been carried on with Mr. Gray. ana
that Mrs Gray did appear the matter at all until
the newspapers took II up. vote Of censure was
passed on Captain Copeland, OF the Ninth Precinct ana
Oh Justice Duffy. The Organization Committee was
Instructed to make arrangements Tor hAsS
meeting at Irving Hall on Tuesday night to
drnouuce tie whnes'lc arr ~ % Pc~et' Ne.'e
pcket. of the bakers be arrested. also eight o. the
elri. Chclea Jute Ms aud seven OF the taiors
~ Inx W.. emnower.d 10 employ counsel sud
10 take steps present conspiracy Jaw re-
praled. committee from tue strikers al the Chr'e'
Jutr las reported THAI lqu0rdeairr VINO nan s'ne
ON the bilhoud- Of of nelr prkets who were ar
had been Urea enei WIN prosecution 'oI set
luuor un sunday. Mt l. AL haI made tio "eSeIl'""
ma, ne would not the strikers back unless they
redrn tls were received from the dumb waiter and
hani ,leVa ar Workmeu, the Su-pendcTinak"rs Union
Bakcrs Union No. 10. the U"iversai Labor cub tue
Issarimakrrs Union ami the German shoe'n"kers
UuOn The LIth"grapners Union reported mat man
called I0cs Office Aud IL presented hlhseil as
from M" Cent al Labor Union ana thr. h'u wy
unless he paid money. Ihe 'entl"' I~'Dor
Union rcpu'iatcd the man, ana the teeIr.s2
slated that nobody was eniiihd 10 IeP'cseus
the Cenual Labor Cn.on unless ne hau
proper credentials. james vne an tOn-nouurr rom
Troy aske aid for 500 nou des VINO AR" on sAe LOT al
Of 10 per cen, IN wa-e-. Ihe gas Hteis COM
pldinrd IA tt the men n th'r trade worklhY ID the
theAtren nou-uniOn men. A committee Was hp-
pointed 10 see the managers The bu'tOuh1'c-h"Aris
stated that had struck the request 0f u uTrss
ad cloak makers when the sfIlke over thty naI
been refused work hy tue Brighton suit and CloaA ON
pa committee Instructed To ssA LOT
tne TeLs Alemept the mcu. Tue BARRIERS ana
the ana grocery clerks were gwen ihe prNHesr
VI u~l OF the Genital Labor Unioh i"E tho
cards he furnished 10 union shops committee was
appointed to wait on De!ury. the s1th-nvr tailor VINO
ALLEGED his discharged union man without cause
The painters ked approval ~ circular addressed 10
architects. stating that no union man would ""rA Oh
buildings winch Moran GOn had any thing 10 40
Ihe circular was approved The I'm ana STATE rooiers
complained that j. b. iiedden Il Co, drin Of Newark
cont rActor. IA secured WORK public buildings
through the influence OF F,tZ John Porter. ana were
uaNlug low wages. committee VS. appointed 10 III
vnstigatc The bOok-kcepcrs reported IN they now
have branches III New York, Harlem. jersey Oiy.
BROOKLYN and y, wa-k The brass workers say mat
they have 1000 members in tins city ana are ell
gagged IN organizing other cities.