The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-25
IN LABOR'S FIELD.
Facts of Interest Gathered from All
Over the Country.

At the Central Trades Assembly meet
ing on Thursday night a delegate
brought forward the trouble which the
Painters Union had recently expert
enced with Barber Bros, of Monticello
avenue. In It's usual style the Journal
misrepresented the labor organization
and came in for the customary denuncia-
tion from the delegates. But as the dele
gate from the painters declared that his
union had not instructed him to act In
the matter, no action was taken by the
Assembly.
A delegate from the Surface Railroad
Association wanted the unions affiliated
to be warned against giving their print
ing for picnics 70 q printer who will not
employ union workmen. This man had
big posters announcing his terms for pic
mic outfits all over the county and would
be likely to entrap the nnwary or careless
committees.
a smile of satisfaction went around
when a delegate from the Coach Drivers
Union declared that at the last meeting
of the Undertakers' Association, in
Roche's Hail, q motion to levy an assess
ment ON the members to defray the ex
penses of the indictment proceedings
against some members OF the Drivers
Union met with disaster.
Secretary JHmes A. Stuart reported
that several trades unions which had
not previously been represented in the
Assembly were favorably disposed and
inclined to send delegates. TWAS under
stood that the proper committee would
go to work and bring them in.
A communication from the Jersey AS
ISOLATION announcing picnic on Labor
Day at Caledonian Park was received
The Building Trades Council is re-
eeiving new Organizations. Tine Stair
builders Union has sent delegates, and
it is understood that the Lathers Union
is considering the advisability of rejoin-
ing the Council
Secretary James J. Bowling, of Typo
graphical Union No. "a, is very much
sought after individual just now. He
saws the secretaries of other unions are
inquiring very anxiopsly as to the square
Job printers in the county where they can
get their picnic work done. while
tell them that No. 81 is represented In al
most every print shop of any consequence
in the county" said Jimmie, - 'at the
same time don't forget to add that can
only recommend three establishments
that are thoroughly organized. These
are THE JERSEY CITY NEWS job depart
ment, Griffiths'. OF Montgomery street.
and the job room OF the Hoboken EUening
Ne9US."
The Sheet Metal Workers and Slate
Roofers' Association of Passaic county
has successfully enforced nine hours with
ESQ day.
Union Hill has new organization Of
painters
A mass meeting for the purpose of gain
ing converts to labor unionism was an.
nounced to be held at Gutenberg last
night under the auspices of the Hudson
County Central Labor Union.
Newark matters are striking for an in
crease in wages.
Silk ribbon weayers complain of bust
ness being dull. In Paterson shop an
attempt was made recently to bring in
cheaper labor.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers meet today in annual convention at
New Haven. Lhauncey M. Depew, Chief
Arthur, Lieutenant Governor Merwin
and others are expected to make ad-
dresses.
Chief Arthur, Of che brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, opposes the feder-
alton OF railroad mems unions, and in.
stances the strength of his organization
as an example of the benefit to be gained
by going 1t alone"
For some years the organized printers
of the country protested against The
printing of the official organ of the Bro
tnherhood of Engineers being done in a
rat Office. 1t is only lately that the
publication has been given to a union
Office
1t is charged that members of Progress
sive Carpenters Unions in New York are
yet working nine hours a day.
United Order of American Stairbuilders
will demand eight hours on July 4.
New York Trainers Union will loan
s.. 500 to the Brooklyn Labor Lyceum AS
ISOLATION for the purpose of building a
gymnasium and bowling alley to the
Lyceum.
Miss Ida Van Etten has been invited to
address the Primary School Teachers
A oafo of Nay Nnrt no Lab
question in its relation to the organiza-
tion of women. The meeting viii take
place in New York College on June l6.
Twenty-Five non-union tallors are en-
ployed at lower wages than the Tailors'
Union demands in the tailor's shop in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Secretary OF
the Navy win be notified.
Daniel 0 Leary, u prominent member of
the X. of l.. at Glen Falls, N. Y, is can
didate for the chief factory inspectorShip
of the State. Glen Falls Typographical
Union protests against the candidature of
Mr.. O'Leary on the ground that he was
instrumental in hiring non-uulon print
ers in a newspaper office in that city in
which he was interested, and which had
formerly employed members of the union.
The Socialistic Labor Party is organic
ing rev sections in West Hoboken and
Gutenberg.
Al a loint meeting of the American.
German and Hebrew sections of the So
cialistic Labor party in New York, on
Thursday night, it was resolved to 90
into politics next fall. A conference OF
delegates from all labor organizations in
sympathy will be held.
A resolution to enter politics next fall
will be introduced in the New York Cen
trail Labor Union at its meeting this after
noon.
In Claus Spreckels' Philadelphia sugar
refinery the workmen are grumbling at
having to work twelve hours day for
fifteen cents an hour.