Workmen's advocate., 1888-06-09
J0URNEYMEN BaKERS
 NATIONAL UNION,
IoFFICrALl l
N OFFICIAL - OFFICE NATL SECRETARY,
 cor New C Chamhers * William,

The weekly reports are as follows;
 Kansas City Union, I4, is expecting trouble.
 Cincinnati Union, 9, is rapidly in. crea,ing ill membership,
 Allegheny City Union, 2,, won a strike in twelve hours, only two men out.
 Detroit Union, 20, is arranging an eN- cursion to Cleveland, tO visit Union IH in body.
 St. Louis Union, l9 may have a strike soon, as the bosses refuse to recognize the Union,
 Denver Union, 31, reports everyuour- newman baker in that city uA it's roll of membership.
 Indianapolis Union, l2, is still holding the fort, having successfully reduced the hours of labor.
 Columbus Union, II, k enforcing l, demands, and the bosses show consider able opposition.
 Boston Unions, and 5l, are rapidly increasing in membership and propose to unionize all shops in Boston soon.
 Brooklyn Union, B, has little trouble with some of the larger shops, and the Union is hard at work regulating all shops under control
 Louisville Union, 26, is actively pre- pairing for summer campaign; the Union is in a prosperous condition and will present its demands to the bosses in a short time.
 Springfield Union, 5o, complains that the master workman" of bakers K. of l.. assembly is trying to inJure the Union by inducing men not to Jom 1t nor attend meetings.
 Jersey City Union, 29. reports that the Union and K. of l.. assembly are work ing hand in hand at present; also that the two organizations will hold joint picnic next month.
 Newark Unions and 43 are hard at work to reduce the hours of labor or en- force day work. The two unions are well organized, and will hold joint meet ngs for the next two weeks.
 Chicago Union, 49 has expended much money in defending the members ar rested for boycotting, and their request for S5o0 will be acted upon at the next meeting of the National Executive Board.
 Bakers are requested to stay away from the following places, as there Is | trouble: Chicago, over two hundred men out of work; Kansas City, over one hun dred idle; St. Louis; Denver, all jobs | taken.
 Meriden Union 60. is in a tlourishing condition and is successfully boycottng Boss A. B. Brown, of New Haven, who is trying to sell his bread in Meriden, and which the New Haven Union has commended to the protection of Saint | Boycott
 Philadelphia Union, B, sent its first | encouraging report. Since It opened Its labor bureau and reading room, the union has rapidly improved, from ten tc fifteen members being admitted every meeting; and most of the bosses engage their help at the bureau.
 New York Union, 1, has appointed { committee of twenty-five, five from eacl Section, to assist in organizing the bakers wagon drivers; also a committee to reorganiHe Confectioners' Union, 6l
 
 Union. The Union also raised the boy colt on Bosses Pfeii1er and Meyer, botl having signed the Union rules.
 Milwaukee bosses feel tired over thei defeat and are trying to reorganlze thel bosses union, The journeymen are lirn and held splendid meeting last Satur day night, Lhe first time the have beel able to meet in the evening, as bctor the victory they were compelled to WorI every evening. They are determined , never to go back to seven day shaver. , again,
 This evening (June 9, d mass meetn! of bakery wagon drivers will be held a the Labor Lyceum, . East Fourtl , street. The Conference Committee vii f meet at 263 Bowery st , o'clock P. m tO . day. The next session of the Natona Executive Board will be held at the La , bor Lyceum, D East Fourth street, thl afternoon at two o'clock. AUG. DElABAR, Nut. Sec.