Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-25
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETINGS OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.

Boycotts to be Decided by a Two.Third
Vote Progressive Cigarmakers
Admitted Government Work and
COntractOrs-No Pool Bread-Or.
ganizing the Barbers-Knicker.
booker Beer Declared Unhealthy
to Union Labor.
The delegates of the English Trainers,
Cement Labor Association, Artificial
Stone Masons'. Coal Shovelers, Derrick
mems Union, Newspaper Printers, Oy-
stermen, Carpenters and Joiners No. 2,
Theatrical Progref i've Union, Hack
mems Union, Plumbers, Amity Associa-
ton, Sash and Blindmakers, and Silkwea-
vers were not present at last Sundays
meeting of the Central Labor Union,
which was highly interesting August
Delabar presided, while fly. Collins
acted as vice Chairman. New delegates
were admitted from the Upholsterers,
Silk ribbon Weavers, Millers and Mill
wrights, Adams Cylinder and Press
men, and Canal & Harbor Protective
Union.
A motion from the Building Trades
Section that important measures, to
be adopted, must receive two third
majority of all delegates present was
adopted after long debate during which
Dan. Harris declared such rule to be
un democratic as it afforded the minority
an opportunity Of overruling the major
ity.
Delegate Collins said, in reply to Har-
ris, that the object of the proposed rule
was to prevent important resolutions
from not being carried out. Enrich
held that an amendment of the constitu-
ton was involved in the motion. II the
movers had any particular object in
view, they should openly state it; il
the rule was adopted, the G. l.. U. might
find its hands tied in important matters.
Delegate Dyman claimed that the whole
purpose of the resolution was to prevent
the declaration of a boycott against the
World. This was denied by Collins. who
stated that this could not be, since the
proposed resolution was of an older date
than the World boycott. Enrich pro.
phesied that the adoption Of the rule
would lead to innumerable complications
He did not believe that boycotts would
be any more successful when adopted by
a two.thIrd vote than il adopted by q
simple majority. Mathew Barr said the
resolution had the object of preventing
arbitrary "one.man" rule, which de-
cided important questions in case Of a
ie-vote.
The vote stood 54 against A in fa-
vor of the new rule. Immediately after
this resolution was adopted making
the new rule applicable only to boycotts.
Then lengthy discussion arose upon
the question of admitting the Progress
sive Club of Cigarmakers. The creden-
tial committee could not agree upon the
question but its Chairman took 1t upon
himself to recommend the admission OF
the Club. The Cigarmakers among the
delegates refrained from voting. For
the admission voted As, against 30 dele
gates.
Upon motion by the Eccentric Asso-
citation of Engineers No. /, resolution
was adopted asking the U. S. Govern
ment to abolish the contract system for
all kinds of public works.
Delegate Conkling mentioned rumor
that the contract system was to be re-
sumed in the street Cleaning Departe.
ment of the City of New York, and that
Chinese were to be employed. No action
was taken, however.
A special Committee was appointed to
investigate the affairs of the Building
Trades Record, an insinuation having
been made that some kind of Doodle was
behind that undertaking.
An invitation to participate in the
mass-meeting to protest against the
extortionate elevator and wharfage
charges was accepted.
In regard to the Brooklyn Cooperative
Baking Co. selling its bread in scab gro
cery stores it was resolved to assist tha,l
Company cordially as long as it will as
sist in the fight against the baker bosses
pool.
The BARRIERS Union asked for assis-
tance to reorganize the shops it has lost
owing to the indifference of organized
labor 1t was resolved to recommend to
all unions the appointment of commit
tees for the purpose of carrying out the
request of the BARRIERS Union.
Delegate Harris urged the delegates to
see that their organizations were repre-
sented In the School Conference and
support its agitation. He asked for an
advance of $40 towards defraying tho
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