Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-17
NEED ANOTHER VOTE.
New Constitution of the Brotherhood
of Carpenters Requires
A REPETITION OF PROCEEDINGS
Vim. Slicker's Suspension Does Not Prevent
Him From Working.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL NOTES

The Carpenters Council meets tonight
and indications point to a stormy session.
As has been previously stated, the revised
constitut ton that was amended at the last
general convention held at Chicago in
August, 1890, were held back from the
membership until after the recent vote on
the eight-hour movement was taken. This
was largely the cause of the dispute over
the legality of the vote.
The constitutions have just been sent out.
large number of them having reached
Pittsburg yesterday. And the question OF
two-thlrds vote being necessary to carry
any general question submitted to the local
unions has now been definitely settled.
Section 139 of the revised constitution reads:
Whenever a general vote of the members is
taken it shall require two-thrds vote to de-
eide, and said general vote shall be returnable
to the General Secretary within six weeks
from date of circular calling for the vote, and
the result. pro and con, in each local union
shall be published in the official journal.
Not Quite a Two-Thirds Vote.
According to the most reliable informa-
ton the vote taken fell 81 short Of being
two-thirds of the entire number voting.
Locals 165, go, 4O4 and 5O6 are said to have
given majorities ranging from 20 to go votes
against the proposition, while Unions 142
and 211 were the only ones voting In favor
of it.
There is another point over which there
are indications of a lively time 1t is said
the EXECUTIVE Board OF the Carpenters
Council has authorized its Conference Conn.,
v.nst Al 3
cents an hour, regardless of the hours.
This report will be investigated tonight,
and if it is proved true, the board is likely
to be called down.
1t has been the purpose of the Carpen-
ters' Council all along to strike May 1, un-
less their demands are granted. Another
halt is called on this by the new constitu-
ton. The vote recently taken was on
proposition to ask for a reduction in hours
and increase In wages. Before the carpen-
ters can strike another vote must be taken.
In support of this, sections 129 and 130,
which are as follows, are quoted:
The Law as 1t Is Laid Down.
In no case shall local union take action on
any difficulty requiring assistance from the re-
serve fund until all the members in good stand
ing under its jurisdiction are duly notified to
attend the meeting. After decision is arrived
at, it shall be the duty of the Recording Sec
retary of the union or unions involved in such
case, to give the members at least ono weeks
notice of any demand upon the employers. If
a twC-thirds vote by secret ballot of the men,
bers present in such meeting shall decide that
the strike be sustained, then the Recording
Secretary of the local union or District Council
shall be ordered to at once transmit a detailed
account of the difficulty to the General Secre-
tary on the official form provided by the
General Secretary for such cases. The General
Secretary sh all Al once submit the application
to a vote of the General Executive Board, who
shall reply to The General Secretary by tele-
graph within three days after receipt of ap-
plicatlon, under penalty of $40 fine.
Members of the Council say that steps
will be taken to-night to infict penalty ON
those members who have been taking such a
vigorous stand against the movement and
giving the secret votes away. 1t is not
known exactly who these are, but it is said
it will not be difficult 10 get their names. 1t
is strongly intimated that charges will be
preferred against them and an effort made to
expel them from the Brotherhood.