Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-18
Brooklyn Central Labor Union.

Delegate Russell of the Carriage and
Wagon Makers presided at last Sundays
meeting of the c. L. U.
Credentials were presented by new de-
legates of the Garfield Association bar
bers), Bakers Union No. "a, Cigarmakers
Union No. 1872, Horseshoers Union No.
20 and Brewers Union No. 1. They took
the regular course.
The Globe Association of File Makers
applied for admission, which applica-
ton was under the rules laid over for a
week,
The Label Committee reported that it
was considering the plan of publishing a
monthly or quarterly journal in which
to agitate for the various labels; by
printing advertisements of strict union
business houses, it is expected the ex-
penses of the paper can be paid.
An invitation and complimentary
tickets were received from the Bakers
Advance Association for its ball to take
place at the Labor Lyceum, on January
18, 1890. The invitation was accepted.
A communication was read from the
United German Trades, referring to the
resolution of the American Federation
of Labor, appointing Washington's
Birthday as day for holding an eight
hour meeting, If the G. l.. U. will take
action in accordance with that resolution,
the United German Trades are ready to
| cooperate. 1t was resolved to arrange
for grand eIght-hour demonstration in
conjunction with the German Trades,
A committee was appointed to take
charge of the matter.
The delegate of Brewers Union No.
reported that d. A. 40 X. of l.. had or
ganized the scabs employed by the Kni-
ckerbocker Brewing Co., and was
publicly certifying to that brewery being
a Union brewery; there was much indig.
nation at this proceeding of the Knights.
A delegate of the Granite Cutters re.
lated an instance in his own trade,
where the Knights organized scab
granite cutters in South Brooklyn into
an assembly under the name of "Obelisk
Labor Club" 1t was then resolved to
instruct the Ale and Porter Brewers,
who belong to ID. A. 40, and who are
represented in the G. L. u, to protest
in the District against the admission OF
the scab-brewers' assembly. The CORE.
spending Secretary was also instructed
to send at once a protest in writing to
the District.
The Carriage and Wagon Makers
stated that notorious scab, named
Stillwagner, who had done much injury
to the Union, was about opening busl
ness of his own on the corner of Broad
way and De Kalb Ave-; workingmen
and friends of labor are asked to take
notice.
The Cigarmakers reported that cigar
manufactures Schweger of Fulton street
is selling his goods, which are made in
tenement houses, as union goods. Work
ingmen should look out for Schweger's
Challenge" cigars. The delegate also
stated that Thurber, the wholesale
grocer, was selling "Ne plus ultra
cigars, which were manufactured in
Monelle's tenement houses, Tenth street
and Ave D, New York.
New Delegates from Beerdrivers
Union No. "a presented credential.
and were admitted.
1t was announced that meeting fol
the purpose of organizing the employees
of the Budweiser Brewing Co. will b,
held at cor. Grant Ave. and Pacific
street on Wednesday night.
Miss Van Etten was given the foo
and she asked the c. l.. U. to endors,
the bill to be introduced in the Legis
lature in few days, providing for th'
appointment of female factory-inspec
tors. The request was granted and tn,
Secretary instructed to communicat
the endorsement to Albany.