Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-16
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETINGS OF THE
 CENTRAL BODIES.

CENTRAL BODIES. Progress in the Membership of Unions
 Trade Disputes-The Proposed.
 Amalgamation--Th Workmen's
 Advocate Praised in the c. l. U.
 A representative of Cigarmakers' Union No. IA presided at last Sundays meeting of the
 CENTRAL LABOR FEDERATION, while delegate of Topographic No. acted as Vice.charman.
 Delegate Sotheran announced that he could not accept the nomination as delegate to the Boston convention of American Federation of Labor.
 The question of uniting with the Gen. tral Labor Union was again briefly dis cussed. A member of the Harmonizing Committee having stated that he must resign as he did not approve of the conclusions arrived at by the commit tee, he was reminded by the chairman that the Federation could not act in the matter, as it had been resolved that the conclusions of the committee should be final.
 Samuel Gompers, as President of the American Federation of Labor, asked for statement as to the number of members represented in the Central La bor Federation. The Unions were directed to furnish the desired inform ation within two weeks.
 The Millwrights' Union wanted a com mittee to take part Tn it's discussion of | the eight hour question on every first and third Monday of the month; this was granted.
 Invitations from Bakers Union No. and Furniture Workers Union No. to their annual ball were cheerfully ac- cepted. New delegations were admitted from the German Painters, and from the Coopers' Unions; also from Cigar makers Union No. 90.
 The Committee on Organization re- ported progress in regard to It's negotia- tions with Bakers Progressive Union, which is about io rejoin the National Journeymen Bakers Union, and with Wood Turner's Progressive Union, which desires to re-enter the c. L. F.
 The committees report of the success. full meetings of the Sailors and Bremen, who are about to enter the great Inter- national Union, whose seat is in Lon- don, elicited enthusiastic applause.
 Bakers Union No. reported large increase of it's membership, and recom- mended the bread of the new co-opera. tive Bakery of Brooklyn. Brewers Union No. reported that the saloons of Horn, near Brooklyn Bridge, and of Scherzinger, in Seventh street, are pool beer places. The Coopers reported that Flegenheimer Bros. are employing scab coopers; the matter was referred to the Arbitration Committee. The Ale & Porter Brewers Union pointed out the fact that many saoon.keepers are con- sidered to be Union aloon-keepers although beside their Union lager they are selling Stevenson's scab ale. Con- fectioners' Union No. 64 reportet that they are ready to unite with Union No. 1 of their trade; the report was warmly applauded.
 The Eccentric Engineers repeated their complaint against the Journeymen Brewers National Union for organizing an Engineers Union in Brooklyn; the Committee on Grievances was instructed 7 to settle the matter. The Newspaper Printers Union reported, that the boy colt against the World was progressing favorably. The Barbers' Union com. plained that in spite of all remonstran- ces the great mass of Union men were still patronizing scab barber shops.
 Upon motion of the delegate of Cigar makers Union No. IA conference of all organizations having Union labels was called for the purpose of considering
 ways and means how to protect and ad- ! vance these labels.
 The delegate of the Bartenders' Union 3 stated that non-uniop bartenders are , employed at Phenix Park. The secre-
 tary was instructed to inform the pro-
 prietor of said park, that his place / would be continued to be boycotted, ! unless he employed Union men. s Against the Fresco Painters Union |, the complaint was made that they still persist in meeting at the New York MBnnerciaor Hall, where pool beer is for a sale. The Union declared that no other t hall could be found in that neighbor-
 hood, and that at its meetings Union
 beer was drank. The Fresco Painters
 were told to change their meeting place. if It was also reported that scab cigars e were for sale at Military Hall, where the h c. L. F. meets A committee, which ;. was sent to investigate, reported that
 the proprietor had K. of L. and non-
 union cigars, but that he was willing , to sell none but Union cigars in the a future. The Walters reported that at 10 Lyceum Opera Hall scab walters and