Workmen's advocate., 1888-05-19
J0URNEYMEN BAKERS
 NATIONAL UNION.
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OFFICE NATL SECRETARY,

rx107 Ilo William st, New York
 The National Executive committee held it's regular meelugon Saturday, the l2th inst, with Mr. Bockstahler in the chair. Union 30, Syracuse, sent an application to erase from the black list one of their former members, as he is willing to re- cognize the union again and straighten his affairs with the same; on motion 1t was resolved to report the matter to the Board of Appeals, and should they sus- tain the action his name will be erased. Union B, Philadelphia, appealed to grant them the amount of SlOO for agl- tatlon purposes; on motion the National Secretary was instructed to visit this union, and impure as to the standing of the same. Should he find 1t necessary and for the good of the organization, the amount shall be granted
 Member Ph. Frey appealed from de- cision of Union l3, New York; the ap- peal was sustained, and the union or dcred to investigate the matter ace rding to the constitution.
 Union l3, Kansas City, brought charges against the following members, now in different locals; William lrume, Jacob Ratfelder, F. Stau, Fred Eggerle, Alhin Franckcnhauser Henry Schu- macher, Caspar SieboId and Louis lIalon All unions W here they are as present will notify the National Executive Committee at once. The action of this union on be- half of John Bronger was sustained.
 On motion the National Executive Committee decided that Unions 6l, New York, and 3S, Bridgeport, Conn.,, shall stand suspended May 2d, if at that time they still refuse to obey the laws of the National Union. The National Secre- tary was instructed to notify all local unions to pay the twenty-five cents per roptu tax for the Pacific Coast, ordered by the last convention; also to send | amount now on hand to San Francisco. On motion all local unions are held here | after to publish the names of newly ad- mitted members, and those travelling by certificate, in the official journal, The trustees were ordered to revise all books and bills, and to report at next meet ing.
 Unions report as follows;
 Union 49, Wichita, kans., reported by telegraph that they enforced all demands in less than twenty-tour hours; only three members were forced to go on strike.
 Union II, Hartford and Union 6, Mil waukee, report the same, and all de- mands endorsed by the National EXecu- tive Committee last week are enforced this week without strike; the men were all firm and united to d man.
 Union 1, New York, forced two bosses to adopt union rules.
 Union, 3l Brooklyn, expelled Charles l0lmann
 Union 21, pittshurg, Pa, is preparing for lively campaign Their demands are similar to those of Chicago The union is well organized.
 Union 35, Philadelphia, k at last awak- ening from it's winter sIumber; they have fitted up a union labor bureau, and seem to be improving in general; next Sunday they will have grand mass meeting, when the National Secretary will be present,
 The Pacific Coast has encouraging re ports of late The unions are again in the front, COmrade Barrett writes that all old sCab named Stewart saw it tu take his own life. He is the same fellow who some time since went sCabbing in a shop where our men struck; after the union forced the boss to surrender he was discharged, and failed to secure a position since. Our men, of course, never again sought his company, and the result is he aid just as Judas in despair took his life The most remark. able thing about the case is that this i> the second one of the same sort in San Francesca since our great strike, and you may judge from this that umionlsm is still i'll the front out here.
 The joint session of the Conference Committee of all local unions of New York and vicinity will take place at 26; Bowery on May 26, at , r. ", The next session of the National Executive Com mittee will be held May 26,
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