Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22
Proceedings Of the Brooklyn c. L. U


At last Sunday meeting Of the Brook
lyn c. L. U. Delegate Solomon Of Ci-
garmakers Union No. 81 presided.
The Ladies Shoe. Makers Union, re-
Gently organized with the aid Of the
committee on organization, applied for
admission. The application was, under
the rules, laid over for a week.
The committee of arrangements for
the eight-hour demonstration reported
that mass meeting will be held at the
Labor Lyceum on Washington's Birth
day, Sam. Gompers, S. E. Scheviich,
Thomas B. Mcclure and j. Bennett will
speak.
the Ale and Porter Brewers in cu.ll-
munication complained that saloons
where Tracy and Russell's scab-ale was
for sale were still patronized by labor
men. Printer Sullivan, patron Of the
scab ale, is getting some printing orders
from the "Phalanx Club, democratic
organization. The corresponding secre-
tary was instructed to call the Clubs
attention to the matter.
Delegates of Cigarmakers Unions
charged The Clothing Cutters with boy
cotting the blue cigar.label. Certain
members of the Clothing Cutters Asso-
citation had made demand at Patt-
berg's Hall that only X. of l.. labels be
kept. The Clothing Cutters delegates
will be notified to appear at the next
meeting to answer these charges.
An invitation was received from the
United German Trades to joint meet
| ing of the committee ON the Budweiser
| boycott and the eight-hour demonstra-
ton of both bodies, to be held ut Patt-
berg's Hall on Wednesday the 10Th. The
| G. l.. u. committees were instructed to
! attend.
At the request of the State Branch of
the Federation of Labor the weekly
payment bill was endorsed.
Factory Inspector Mckay of New York
City appeared before the G. l.. U. to
answer certain charges brought against
him by Miss Van Etten at meeting of
the c.. l.. U. some time ago. He denied
the charge that he ever notified any en-
ployers of his intended visit. As to the
statement that in one factory at the
time of his visit boys under the legal age
had been concealed in room, Mcnay
said that such thing was possible in q
large establishment without being found
out. AS to the general charge of want
of energy in prosecuting violations,
which, according to Miss Van Etten,
was evidenced by the total failure of the
inspector to bring any legal proceeding,
Mckay said that one proceeding was
mentioned in his report, and in general
it was difficult TO obtain sufficient proof
to hold offending employers. He pointed
to his report as proving that he had done
all that he could do with such a large
district to attend to. Inspector Jour
dan of the Brooklyn district also spoke
IN defense of the factory inspector
The Brewery Engineers complained
that the New York & Brooklyn Brew
ing Co. had employed scab engineer,
who took the place of locked out
union man during the last lockout and
had expressed himself as opposed to all
labor organizations. Appropriate action
will be taken.
At the request of Bakers Union No.
"a special boycott was declared against
boss baker Heseman.
The Legislative Committee was in.
, structed to call on the Board of Alder.
men in conjunction with committee
of Typographical Union No. 9S aud pro
test against awarding the contract fol
/ printing the minutes of the Board Of
. Aldermen to scab-printer Sidebottom.
+ The discussion OF the revised constitu
/ tion was concluded. and the same wal
: finally adopted with the amendments
passed during the discussion.