New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-28
TROUBLES IN DIFFERENT UNIONS.


The Executive Board of the Empire Protective As
soc;at,on has had - bands so full with the Brooklyn
railroad troubles that it has not Yet had chance
IN take action on the complaints preferred by the East
Side Cardrivcrs and Conductors against the Dry
Dock East Broadway and Battery Railroad of viola
lions of IL agreement entered into when the last
tie up was declared off, Now that the broadway
lines in Brooklyn have succumbed ii is probable that
the Executive Board will investigate the complaints
and that a committee will wait on the superintendent
early next week and insist that the agreement shall be
Ii, cd up to under penalty of another he-up.' The
Same conplant of violation of the agreement having
been made on Mr. Richardson's Brook yn roads, 1t Is
probable that the two will be taken up together and,
ifa .teupD is ordered both roads will be stopped to-
oetber. 1t is not expected that 4" tie up will be
found necessary
The position of affairs with the longshOremen has
changed In no material point The Cromwell line is
dons the beet il with the men ION Castle Garden,
the strikers i'll the meantime gathering IN knots on the
opposite side of the street but making NJ effort to III
tcriere with the al work be same applies To the
Bristol ana Ward lines. he 'LOngshoremens Union
rrouo,es 10 organize the strikers and make the fight
their own aud II is probable that unless some settle
meut is arrived at before long the lines will be boy
cotted and any other union men that they have en-
ployed will be called on TO strike.
lie boycott against the New York Steam Company
has beouu in earnest. AT meeting of the Steam Fit
tiers and Helpers unions on Friday night II was de
edrd send circular 10 all the customers OF INT
COMPANY calling attention TO the causes which led 10
the strike and the subsequent actions OF The COM
papv Inc circular winds up by asking tie recipients
Ia cease the of the CONF any steam bnd 10 reply
within three DAYS In case the request is denied
boycott will he declared against the customers ne
men are confidence that they will he able 10 cripple the
compauys business sufficiently to force satisfactory
adjustment of the troubles.
Al meeting OF Blue Stone Cutters Union, delega-
lion, IRON the Dealers Association and the outside
dealers were heard on the question of removing the
boycott from The latter lbe outside dealers promised
10 pve w the practice OF cutting stone outside the
CITY % pay union rates and employ none but union
men 1t II Cbable that the boycott Will be removed
a meeting of derrick Triggers was held last night III
COSMOPOLITAN Hall. al Cathanncst. and East Broad
Joseph T.. Caligan presided and speeches we've made
showing the necessity of organization III order to
regulate abuses which exist IN the trade. There was
not large attendance but "A number OF men sgnlned
their willingness Join the union. Another meeting
" II be held next Saturday night Tor the purpose OF
peIiCctug the organization.
tlme a was taken into Brlcklayers
Union No who had had trOuDe "lh some OF the otheF
labor organizations The Central Labor Union de-
mauded that be expelled from tie union As the man
IN question possessed good character the Oncefs OF
No refused to do this Tie Outcome OF the trouble
AN order from the Central Labor Union Tor Union
No 2 TO pay d fine Of $4,000 aud consider Itself suo-
ters cOEce we'd idea Of starting pew Orgahllaoh
aud breaking up the old union. Several n'ghts ago
meeting held 20. Z33 East Thirty tLri ST. 10 en-
roll members. There many however, that lhey
membership roll of the order. which Is TO he known
rs Brcklaysrs Union No. 7, aud they met again last
night the place and over 400 names were added
50 the roll