The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-11
FOR ONE CENTRAL BODY
Labor Unions Of the County Trying
10 Consolidate.

| some time past that power has been di-
vided into three elements, the Hudson
County Central Labor Union, an organ
ization composed of the German trades
unions; the Building Trades Council,
body with n strong representation
Of carpenters and tinsmiths,
but deficient in brickIayers,
plast erers, masons, housesmiths,
painters, trainers and all the other rades
that properly belong to council of
builders; and the Central Trades Assem-
bly,, which is miscellaneous section, as
it contains engineers, painters, printers,
cigarmakers, boxmakers, coachdrivers,
cardrivers and others. The prevailing
| sentiment among labor men is that their
work would be more effective il, instead
of three central bodies, single all power
full one existed.
| The views expressed by the delegates to
| the Trades Assembly on Thursday night
show decided tendency To sink minor
! differences and aim for the consolidation
| of labor's interests.
Delegate John Mccain, Of the Engi-
neers, was of the opinion that it was de-
sirable that there should be one place
where knights and trade unionists could
meet on an equal footing and work har-
/ moniousiy in the interests of all labor
He thought the carpenters ought to re-
| join the Assembly. They were concerned
in great struggle just now. in which
they appealed for the help OF other trades.
Delegate James A. Stuart, of the paint
/ ers. said he mingled with quite number
| OF men in various trades in a benevolent
| society to which he belonged. In talking
! with a union plasterer he had tried to in
duce him to see II his organization would
| not send delegates to the Central Trades
| Assembly. But the plasterer declared
,.
| old Central Labor Union of three years
ago was enough for the members. "If it
! can be shown" continued Mr.. Stuart,
that the present central body is opposed
to the sort of thing that has
been complained Of and is really
bent on carrying out the
concentrated will OF the workers, there
/ is little doubt that the plasterers and
/ others like them can be won over A
/ freight handler was complaining to me
that his business suffered from cheap
foreign labor. He assured me that an
organization Of freight handlers would
be helpful. Now, 1t is just this work of
organization which should be taken by
this assembly and the more trades repre-
scented here the lighter would be the
work"
Delegate Knerr, Of the Cigarmakers.
made startling statement He believed
that II the Pocahontas Association knew
that the coming in of its delegates would
cause another organization to leave, the
/ associatiation would never have sent del
| egation to the assembly. For his part he
| would like to see the International Cigar
| makers represented.
Delegate Dickson, of the Printers
/ Union, argued in favor of one central
body for the county. He suggested that
| committees be sent to the German Cen
tral Labor Union and the Building Trades
Councils and solicit the cooperation of
! trail organization of the trades in Hudson
| county.
AdamJ. Zolier, of the Cigarmakers, had
doubts as to whether the German trades
unions would come into the scheme put
forward. They had held their own CEN
sral organization for a considerable time
h and it was questionable whether they
would consent to amalgamate with osaer
bodies.
James McCran, of the Engineers; Jo-
seph Fullum, of the Surface Railroad
Employees; Joseph Engle, of the Painters;
James j. Bowling, of the Printers: Rich
ard Downs, of the Coachdrivers, and
other delegates favored thoroughly re-
preventative and open central body for
labor.
As result of the deliberations Com
mite of the Whole was ordered TO visit
| the organizations OF the county and So
licit their support in the matter.
Labor Notes.
The working people living near Var
1 Worst square are very curious to know
when the authorities propose taking the
padlocks off the gates. The grass is
foot high and the sign on the inside of
| the gates warns pasSers-by to keep off OF
1t. Now that there is SO much fuss being
raised about new parks the people are
asking if the old ones cannot be utilized.
Joseph Engle, James O'Hara and Will
lam Cow are the new delegates to the
Trades Assembly from the Painters
/ Union.
A committee was appointed at the last
meeting of the Trades Assem- bly, to fix
up card with the dates of the meetings
1 of the body and the names of the dele
gates appointed on the various commit
tees for the year. Delegates Stuart. Nc
Cam and Dickson were elected to do the
! work.
This morning the Industrial Senate will
/ hold a regular session at Turner Hall,
! New brunswick.
The Trainers Union of this city will
connect again with the Hudson County
| Central Labor Union.
Carpenters are receiving large num-
bers OF new members into their unions.
The Organization Committee of the
Newark Central Labor Union are doing
| good work. A Tailors' Union is the latest
result.
Better times seem to have struck the
cigarmakers. The organized trade in
this county report work brisk, while over
in New York wages are going up at an
encouraging rate.
AT the regular meeting of Progressive
Painters No. l, of New York, last Mon
day night, the eight hour question came
up again. While pleased with the pro-
gress that other crafts had made in Sc
curing the eight hour day, the union
| decided that it could not make
such demand this season, ms it would
| unsettle the arrangements already made
| with the bosses, who had made out their
contracts on a nine-hour basis. But next
spring the painters propose to be in the
| swim.
A grand Labor Temple is n pet project
| for New Workers. IL looks as if the
scheme will be attempted.
The bookbinders will not withdraw
| from the K of L. Mr.. Powderly prevailed
with them against motion which was
put forward for that purpose.
1t is said that an employing bricklayer
| of Brooklyn told his worknen, who asked
! for an advance in wages, that the brick
| layers were fools not to demand eight
hours, as they would have got them just
| as well as the carpenters.
A new brewers union has been organ
| lied in Paterson.
Frederick White. a leading Boston