New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-09
NEWS OF TIE LABOR UNIONS.
PROTESTING AGAINST ANTI -PINKERToN LEGls'
LATIoN-CLOAKMAKERS WINNING
SoCI ArISTS ORGANIZE NC.


AT the meeting OF the Central Labor Union yester-
dav resolutions were passed denouDeng and protest
ing against two bills introduced in the Legislature Ds
Assemblymen Suzer and Nolan, Democrats piOhlo'V
ing railroad corporations from hiring Plnkerton de-
tectives The bill which the Central Labor Union
wants passed Is prepared by the JOINT comhilecS
anpointed by the Knights Of Labor, American Fedora
tlon Of Labor and the State Trade Assembly. Mem
bers Of the Central Labor Union and other labor men
believe that the two bills now before the Legislature
have loopholes by which railroad companies may
eyade the law Delegates from the Westchestcr County
Central Labor Union reported that on account OF INC
machnaHons Of the Socialists the union had become
dsorganged bnt that the Socialists had now been ex
pelled The delegates asked the help Of the Central
Labor Union to reorganize The Brooklyn Central
Labor Union asked tire Central Union Of this city to
investigate the report Of it's delegate to the annual
convention of the State Trade Assembly there
great difference between the reports OF the delegates
Of the two Central Unions. This will be done.
resolution was also passed protesting against the re
mova Of the animals in Central Park from their present
home.
For the building contractors ard unions Of this
city will cooperate. Both suffer from the competi-
ton Of contractors from Of town. who put in bids
on contracts here. but who pay smaller wages and
force their men u work longer hours than the union
men of this city. The men and bosses will cooperate
to drive these contractors away by ordering strikes
strike Of this kind began on saturday the Colum
bus Bank Ninety -fOurth-st and Columbusave.
against the work Of the Buffalo Woodworking Com
pany.
Hugo Vogt, Ernest Bohm and Henry Schneppe were
elected by the Central Labor Federation at its meet
Ing yesterday as its delegates to the Joint general
Executive Board Of the Socialist FedeatOns Of Brook
yn, YOnkers Paterson Hudson County, n. j.. and
this city. Ernest BOhm will supervise the organza-
ton Of the board. resolution passed to assist
the Cloakmakers' Union to drive the cloak contractors
out of business.
At meeting Of the Executive Board Of the Cloak
makers Union at No. 365 Bowery last night IL
was announced that Meyer Jonasson d Co., of No.
358 Broadway had been expelled from the Cloak Man
ufacturers' Association, and that Mr.. Jonasson had
promised TO help the union in any trouble which it
might have with either the contractors manu-
facturerS' associations.
Wurtzhurg, Goldsmith d. Co. have signed the new
Dricelst of the ClOakmakers' Union. and 800 men
will return to work this morning. The Cloakcuttcrs
Union has signed agreement to cooperate with
the operators Union in its fight against the manu-
factGrers. .
Jofph BarOndcss, the manager of the Operators
Union, wrote a letter tc BluInenthal brothers yester
uay threatening 10 order general strike In their fac
tory unless they forced their contractors to employ
union only. 1t resolved 10 make the con
tractors pay all the expenses OF the lockout.