Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERATION,

CENTRAL LABOR FEDERATION.
A delegate Of Cigarmakers' Union No.
80 presided at the last meeting of the
Central Labor Federation while rep
resentative Of the United Machinsts
acted as vice-chairman. New creden-
tials were offered by delegates from the
Millwrights and Millers, German Paint
ers, Confectioners' and Cake Bakers
Unions No. GA, and from the Advance
Association of Bookhinders, X. of L;
the delegations we're admitted.
Forty copies Of the WoRKMEN's ADvo-
CATE were distributed among those pres.
ent and paid for from the treasury of
the Federation.
The Arbitration Committee reported
Its intention of visiting the shop meet.
ing of Hayes Bros silk workers, to
persuade themito boycott pool beer. The
Progressive Silk Weavers' Union will
also be notified
The central body of the German labor
organizations of Baltimore sent COM
munication announcing that they are
boycotting the World in Baltimore.
The president of the American Fed
Grafton of labor sent communication
asking that delegates be sent to the
coming convention to be held in Boston.
1t was resolved to elect the delegates on
November 8.
The Eccentric Association of Engi-
neers' Union No. renewed its COM
plant in regard to the Brewery Engi-
neers' Union organized by Journeymen
Brewers Union No. in Brooklyn. The
Arbitration Committee recommended
that the case be referred back to the
Eccentric Engineers in order to confer
with Brewers Union No. 30 of Brook
lyn. The Secretary was also instructed
to demand of the Journeymen Brewers
National Union to keep its contract
made with the Eccentric Engineers to
the effect that all engineers working in
breweries, and not having belonged to
the Brewers Union before, be directed
to join the Eccentric Engineers.
Brewers Union No. / reported that
the proprietor of Kunz's brewery had
broken faith with the union. He had
promised to leave the bosses pool on
October |, but had failed to do SO; and
he also refused the Arbitration Commit
tee to speak to his men. 1t was resolved
to place special boycott upon Kunz,
and all labor organizations are requested
to cancel their contracts with the pro-
prietors of Webster Hall and Welskopfs
Phoenix Park, who are Kunz's principal
customers. Unions refusing to do so
will be expelled from the Federation.
The delegates Of the Urania Labor
Club and of Waters Union No. re-
ported that they have amalgamated,
and that they expect the Teutonia La
Dor Club to soon join them.
the delegates of Ale and Porter Union
No. | reported that their organization
had voted against participating in po-
litlcal action this fall, and that all of its
members have promised to subscribe TO
the weekly labor paper to be published
by the Volkszeitung. The union is also
negotiating with the Ale and Porter
Protective Association, with a view of
amalgamating both organizations.
The Phoenix Labor Club offered a
resolution inviting all labor organiza-
tions of New York and vicinity to par
ticipate in a convention to demand of
the Legislature that the conspiracy
laws be amended. The matter was laid
over for two months to await the action
of the convention of the New York
State Branch of the American Feder-
alton of Labor.
At five o'clock the business meeting
was adjourned to enter into discussion
of the eight-hour question. Several
speakers having addressed the dele
gates it was resolved to invite Samuel
Gompers and Henry George to partici-
pate in the next discussion ON Nov. 3.