The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-15
NOTES FOR W0RKINGMEN
Results of Strikes and Growth Of
0rganizations--Labor and Politics.

The Pioneer Association OF Foundry
men of this city is in a healthy condition.
The association meets at Germanfa Hail.
Newark avenue and First street., every
Friday evening. A cordial invitation is
extended to all foundrymen to attend and
get acquainted with the objects of the as
ISOLATION.
The New York Foundrymeh's Uuien
has Endorsed the women's suffrage petit
ton.
The Organization Com mittee of the
Hudson County Central Trades Assem-
bly, is actively at work.
Silk ribbon weavers in Paterson have
been cut fifteen TO twenty per cent.
New delegates have been admitted to
the Hudson County Central LABOR Union
from Jersey City Trainers Union, Bakers
Union No. 20 and Section Gutenberg of
the Socialistic Labor Party.
The Union Hill Painters Union Will
not demand uniform wages in the shops
under It's Jurisdiction this season
Some OF the employing trainers of
Union Hill want their men TO work nine
hours on Saturday, but the Framers'
Union insist that eight hours shall be the
rule.
Ali organizations represented IN the
Hudson County Central Labor Union re-
port steady increase III membership.
At the next meeting OF the central body
the question of taking political action
next fall will be discussed.
Fifteen Newark employing bakers have
signed the agreement of the Bakers
Union and will employ only union men.
A valuable tea set will be ratified for at
Newark on Tuesday. The proceeds are
to be given to the widow of Thomas
1un NJ IN, v5o q m n Lar In,
labor organization.
Brewers Union No. ! has number of
special committees at work assisting to
organize the BARRIERS in the neighborhood
Of the union brewers. Several members
of the union have been fined S. each for
working overtime.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners is asking tor another fifty cent
assessment from all its members through
out the country.
Sixty new local assemblies have been
chartered during the last four weeks by
the Executive Board of the h. of l..
Fourteen lapsed locals have also been re-
stored to usefulness.
I. V. Powderfy is said to favor the
proposition of the United Labor League,
Of Philadelphia, 70 start a State organizes
ton OF labor bodies for the purpose of
taking political action.
Ihe General Executive Board Of the
Knights of Labor will meet in New York
this week. Besides looking after the in
tereStS OF the order, 1t Is understood that
the local leaders will be conferred with in
regard to the proposed political move
fneht.
The Furniture Workers Union has
scored a victory. The men In twenty-three
factories OF The Boss Association were
locked out because they insisted on the
discharge OF an Objectionable foreman
from one OF the shops. Al the expiration
of two days the foreman was discharged
and the men resumed work.
With the assistance of The Carpenters,
Cigarrnakers', TailoFs' and other unions
the Brotherhood OF Painters has gained
nearly one hundred new local unions
during the past twelve months.
Philadelpnia building trades are to be
organized after the New York pattern.
The next issue OF Mfttu0l AID will come
from the eight-hour printing Office of the
Knights OF Labor J0itY7tat The Execu-
tive Board of the Il. of L. think enough
OF the work which Henry A. Beckmeyer
and some others started in Newark a
short tilie since to take it to the head
quarters in Philadelphia. and run it in
the interest OF the whole order. Notwith-
standing its change OF location Mr.. Beck
meyer will continue to edit the columns
of Mutual did.
Mrs. Aoey has been recommended for
Il factory inspectorship in New York by
a number of labor organizations. She IS
the widow of we'll known labor organ
izer.
Advances in wages have been secured
forever three Thousand cigarmakers in
New York by the strikes conducted by
tho unions IN forty different factories
during the last six months.
Several dry goods firms in New York
will keep the Saturday half holiday for
the summer, commencing with the pres
ent month and closing with September.