Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-15
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.

Strong Resolutions on the School
Question-The c. l.. U. to Attend
the Cooper Union Meeting in a
Body-A Lively Discussion Con.
cerning Ike building Trades
Record" -- Sailors and Firemen
Admitted.
George X. Lloyd presided at the last
meeting Of the Central Labor Union,
while NJ. Dampf acted as vice Chairman.
The circular of the Executive Council
of the American Federation of Labor
dated January 16, 1890, calling for
financial aid in the Eight Hour agitation
was read and placed on file, as were the
resignation of Hy, Collins, George War
ner and Owen Carroll as members of the
Grievance Committee.
The matter of contractor Volkening,
who refuses to employ union men at
Gerken's new building, corner of Grand
street and Bowery, was referred to the
non-intercourse committee, the arbitra.
tion committee having reported its
inability to settle the matter.
Upon the motion of the Grievance
Committee the Ale Il Porter Brewery
Employees Association was adopted to
recognize the cards of Ale & Porter
Brewers Union No. /, whereupon the
representative Of the former declared
his organization would not comply with
the request. The chairman replied they
would then be dealt with according to
the provisions of the constitution.
New delegates were admitted from
Newspaper Printers Union No. !, Ec-
centric Association Of Engineers No. 6,
Carpenters & Joiners' Branch, No. 513,
and Bartender Union No. /.
Delegate Dampf complained that the
members of the Committee on Agitation
for shorter hours had, so far. failed to
do their duty in regard to making pre-
parations for the Eight Hour Mass Meet
ing on February %. The members of
that committee were requested to appear
at IS East 4th street on Tuesday, October
H., at ?. NJ.
The Committee on 'arks and Halls
reported that proprie' or Stewart Of the
Oyster Saloon at the corner of Third ave.
and 14th street had sneeringly remarked,
when asked to have his walters organ.
lied by the C. l.. u, that if they were
dissatisfied with working fifteen hours
per day he would discharge the and
engage "niggers". The case was relerred
to the arbitration committee. The fol-
lowing corrected list of Halls and Parks
was submitted by the Hall and Park
committee:
Urbachs Park union waiter, otherwise scab.
Weisskopt's Park, union but bat keeper.
Geb's. sCab Ger, otl lerWise union,
Lincoln Hall union ter, otherwise scab
Webster Hall. strict union.
Central urn.Nerein, strict scab.
Westend Hall, l25 It and Sth ave, not 1923 East
1uh st. strict scab.
Michel's Hall. 3I2 ". 2nd st, strict nniOn,
Turn Hall, union waiter, otherwise soab,
Also the subjoined list of meeting pa-
ces of Unions.
Foundrymens Union, Monday, 352 w.
35th ST., not called at.
English Trainers, Monday, ia East
18th ST., strict union.
Iron MouIders Protective Union, 3J2
West 30 h ST., not called at.
Brewery Employees Protective Union,
Sunday, 1913 Bowery, strict Union.
Journeymen Baker Union No. /, Sunday,
263 Bowery, strict union.
Aurora Association, Ordinance Hall,
24th ST. and 9th Ave, not callet at.
Belgian PAYERS Academy Hall, 34th St.,
and Bird ave-, not called at.
Herbert Association, Monday, Tammany
Hall, scab walters.
Bierdrivers Union, every 2nd Sunday,
l45l lst ave-, strict union.
Cement Association, Monday, S55 End
ave-, not called at.
Edison Association, every 2nd and 4th
"Wednesday, Isl lst ave-, not called at.
Whltestone Association.
Amalgam. Carp & JOlners No |.
| Progr. Varnisher Union No. /, Wednes-
day, III East 18th ST., strict union.
Firemens Union No. 1, every 2nd and
4th Thuersday, CPS East 9Th ST., strict
| union.
Baker Union No. So Saturday, 1856
! Bowery, strict union.
German Painter Union, Monday, ia
East 18th ST., strict union
Reliance Labor Club, Saturday, Chimney
| Corner, 2jth st. and 9th ave-, scab.
German PAYERS, every first Saturday,
1873 Ludlow st., not called at.
Progr. Musical Union No. 1, Wednesday,