Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-15
ORGANIZED LABOR.
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Brosd ST., not C lied al.
Progressive Carpenters No, ,, LIST & Bird
Thur,day, 14G +. 4lh st., not called IA,
Progressive Assembly of Clgarmakers,
2nd & Attn Thursdays, l46 +. 4th ST..
me- called at.
Enterprise Association, Monday, IA +.
18th ST.. strict union.
The organization committee reported
that the following unions had been
attached to the Building Trades Sec
ton: Carpenters & Joiners No. 5I3,
Furniture Workers No 7, Custom
Varnishers, Eccentric Association No.
6, Fremens Union M |. German Pain
tiers, Machine Wood Workers No 10,
Phenix Labor Club, United Machni,t~
No |. Fresco Painters, Artificial Stone
Masons, Progressive Laburers' Union.
Credentials from the Sailors and
Firemens Union were referred TO the
proper committee, and then the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted upon
mn'inn by the committee on School Con
ference:
Whereas 20.0O0 children are denied
admission to The public schools OF tins
city lee ,use our municipal authorities
have persistenty failed to provide the
necessary buildings and teachers;
Aud trhereUS it is d stIlpendOus but un-
deniabp fact that a total number Of at
least 100 600 children between the ages
of and IA are receiving no schooling
whatrver many Of them beng allowed
to roam on the streets IN ldIen~sS or
seeking n precariouS living as bu0thlacks.
newsbo, s, messengers, &c, or emploN ed
in tenement factories, stores, and Other
establishments in disregard Of the Fac
tory Act aud Compulsory Education
Law;
Therefore be 1t Resolued, that the Cen
tral Labor Union attend in body the
great mass meeting to be held at he
Cooper Union. Wednesday, February
-, for the purpose of taking steps
against these cry ing evils of compulsory
ignorance and child labor.
That every labor organization of this
city is hereby requested to also attend
the said meeting i'll body.
HENRY A. HICKS.
The financial secretary having read
list of unions in arrears with Their dues
it was resolved that the delegates of
unions being in arrears three months
and over VIII he deprived of their right
of voting if the arrears are not paid up
next Sunday.
Hereupnn ensued lengthy and some
what spirited debate upon report of
the special committee which had been
appointed to investigate the affairs OF
the Building Trddes Record The com
mitt-e recommended that the assOcla-
ton formed to pubIi-h the said paper
amend its constitution such IN ID manner
as to exclude persons not connected with
any Building Trades Union from hold
ing shares of said ASSOCIATION. AIlusou
was made t. J. 7. McKpchnie, late of
The World, who, it was nsinualed had
acted in tn" interest of t'iat newspaper,
and that The W"rid money had been
used to help the Built'ng 7rades Record
The discussion lasted hearty two hours,
and it resulted in the rejection of the
committees report by IA vote of So
against 30, the majority holding that the
finding Of the committee was an insult
to he Central Labor Union. The COM
mitlee was then discharged and a new
committee, composed of delegates NJ.
Dampf, B. Davis, Michael Doomed,
Henry Collins and W. Keller, appointed
to continue the investigation.
The new delegates Of the Sailors and
Firemen. Geo w. Reid and Hugh Nc
Grpgor. were admitted by a vote of &c
against 80 after discussion as to the con
s'itut'onallty Of admitting Mr. McGresor,
who, although beng j-weler by trade,
is a member of the Sailors and Fire
mems Union and was elected It's prpSi-
dent. Mr. Reid. the Secretary, declared
that the British as well as the Pacific
Coast Sailors Unions had presidents
who are not seaiaring men, as the latter
could not attend to the business of their
union, and they were compelled to
select officers among trades working on
the lan1.
A complaint of the German Painters
against walking delegate Mclaughlin
OF Progressive Painters Union No. 3.
who. they allege, has Disseminated
against them during the strike at Ste
phen Rogers shops was referred to the
Grievance Committee.
Not Represented by delegates were the
following Unions:
Amalgamated Carpenters & Joiners
No. l, Progressive Varnishers Union No.
!, Baker Union No. 80, &c man PAYERS,
Journey men Pie Bak RS, Gohim Asso.
citation, Machine Wood Workers No. 10,
Derrick men, Rammermen, o. stermpn,
Cement Labor No. |, Bale Musical
Club, Hackmen. Miller & MiIlwrights
No. and 2 Coopers No. l, Eccentric
Engineers No. 3. Carl Sahm Cub. Gas
filters, Mystic Tie Association, operate
Cement & Asphalt Layers, Pr grrssive
Laborers Union M. |. Carpenters and
Joiners No. aud No ,, Italian Marble
Workers.