Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-07-19
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERA-
TON.

Steady Progress COntemptibleAction
of the Central BOOdlers' Building
Trades Section and Board of
Walking Delegates-A Building
Trades Council to be Established
by the c. l.. T. for the Protection
of its Members-PreparatiOns for
Labor Day-The Fleischmann Boy
colt, etc.
The last meeting of the Central Labor
Federation was held Friday July II. 1t
was largely attended. Delegate Delabar
of the Bakers Union acted as chairman,
delegate Bucksath of the Bookbinders as
vice.chairman.
The following new organizations were
admitted: United Upholsterer's Union,
Boot and Shoemakers Union, and United
Buttonhole makers Union No. /.
Credentials were accepted from the
following organizations: Journeymen
BARRIERS Union, Silk-ribbon Weavers'
Progressive Union No. /, Hans Won
Sagan Society, Beerdrivers' Union and
Progressive Musical Union No. /.
There were several members of the
East River Protective Association, the
Brick Handlers, and the Truck drivers
among the visitors, who declared that
their organizations will undoubtedly at
their next meeting send delegates to the
9. l.. F. The information was received
with great applause.
The committee which had been ap-
pointed to get the charter of the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor, reported that
in spite of all efforts they had been un-
able to obtain the same. The secretary
was therefore instructed to write to the
President of the American Federation
of Labor and to demand said document
for the next meeting of the c. l.. F.
The Labor Day Committee reported
that they had co-operated with the
Eight,Hour Conference and already
taken steps in the direction of engaging
park and making arrangements for a
parade and mass meeting. The re-
port was accepted and the committee
was then instructed to issue Festival
Journal. For this purpose Press
Committee was appointed, consisting of
Delegates Sanial and Thimme.
The German Ale 4 Porter Union No.
reported that the Brewers Protective
Union had requested the Eagle Brew
cry to discharge one of their members.
The firm are not willing to comply with
the request. The delegate of Brewers
Union No. | stated that the Ale & Por.
ter Brewers Protective Union is always
trying to attack the German union of
the same trade. This is especially the
case with the Knickerbocker Brewing
Co and the Fitzgerald Co. of College
Point, L, l. This is fight of the K. Of
l.. against the open unions. Resolutions
were adopted providing for the emelg.
ency.
The adjourned election of certain
officers and committees was next taken
up.
William Handler, of the Upholsterers'
Union, waselected Recording Secretary.
Delegates Brockmeyer, Chaser, Stof-
fers, Fledel and Tucker were elected as
Arbitration Committee. Bumenberg,
Stotfers Thimme and Freund as Organ
ization Committee. The election of the
Auditing Committee and Supervising
Committee was postponed to the next
meeting.
1t was decided to send special COM
mittee 10 the Lew "Indian Wharf Brew
ing Co." in Brooklyn to request them to
make their establishment union
brewery.
Clgarmakers' Union No. 80 reported
that they had won strikes during the
last week.
The Barbers Union took the union
card from the barber boss Ulsemer, No. 8
First Ave-, because he refused to keep
his agreement with the Union.
The walking delegate of the German
Painters Union stated that the Board of
Walking Delegates..were working against
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters,
and had already begun war against the
members of the said Brotherhood at the
Imperial Hotel on 32d street and Broad
way.
1t is nigh time, he said, to take steps
against the action of certain reckless
elements in the c. L. U. and the Board
of Walking Delegates, for the Painters
and Locksmiths and Raiiingmakers are
also threatened by it.