St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Items of Interest

The painters ard decorators union holds
special meeting tomorrow evening at the
Labor Temple. ALI paperhangers and paint
ers are invited to be present. Steps will be
taken TO organize the paperhangers into
separate union, SO that both branches of the
trade may be in better shape next spring to
obtain shorter hours.
The carpenters union met Thursday even
ing and discussed practical plans for getting
the e1ghthour day next spring. The union
is growing rapidly, and within the next six
months expects to enroll every skilled car
penier in Minneapolis i'll its ranks. COM
mittee was appointed to wait on The bosses
and ask that they take their contracts for
1891 on the basis of an eight-hour workday
No further steps will be taken until this
committee reports, but the carpenters state
that they will make determined effort to
establish the eight hour day, and hope the
bosses will see the justice of their PROPOSE
ton and accede 10 it after Il friendly confer
ence. The carpenters report that work has
been brisk this summer and the season I'M
usually long. Work is just closing, and the
carpenters will devote their spare time this
winter to pc feeling their organization in
anticipation of next seasons work.
The typographical union will hold memo
rial services for the victims of the Tribune
hire Sunday. Dec. z. An appropriate vocal
and instrumental programme is being ar
memorial address.
The state eight-hour league holds its reg
ular meeting at the Labor Temple Sunday
afternoon, Dec. z. Every labor union and
assembly is entitled to one or more delegates.
E1ght hour legislation will be the principal
business of the session, and a committee will
be appointed to look after such matters at
the coming session of the legislature
The trade and labor assembly, at its meet
lug Friday evening, elected A. S. Edwards,
ii. b. Martin and Frank Murphy to repre-
sent it at the meeting of the state federation,
to be held at st. Paul Sunday, Dec. ID. A
change i'll the constitution is proposed by
which the assembly will meet the second nnd
fourth Sundays of each month, instead of
the first and third Fridays, as is the present
custom. The proposition will be voted upon
at the next meeting. Quite q number Of the
delegates favor the change.
The organizing committee of the assembly
holds weekly meetings and is planning for
active work this winter. All branches of
trade desiring to organize are requested to
correspond with Ii. b. Martin at the Labor
Temple.
The assembly took q new departure in set
ting aside portion of the time each session
for the discussion of practical economy CUES
tons. Delegate Hotchkiss suggests that the
SUBJECT LOT ulScuSSlOn at tQe next meeting
be: THE Best Method of Preventing
Strikes
The stonecutters' union reports that work
has been plenty this season and wages at the
usual grade. The season has just closed and
the stonecutters will now go into winter
quarters.
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The plumbers union met last Wednesday
and decided TO send delegates to a state con-
venlion of plumbers that will be held some
time in December. Duluth, st. Paul, ST.
Cloud and other cities will be represented
The OBJECT of the convention will be to ar
range plaus to insure the prosperity of the
trade. The different unions are discussing
bill which will he brought before the coming
session of the legislature to protect the trade
from incompetent mechanics. The union is
still investigating the government job of
plumbing at Fort Smelling, and will address
communication to Gen. Kruger on the sub
ject.