The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-02-15
NEWS FOR WORKERS.
Building Trades and Federation-Oreau-
izing the Women.

The Building Trades Council met at
the rooms in Cooper Hall on Friday night.
Nearly all the delegates were in attend
ance. A committee on bylaws Will be
appointed at the next meeting, when the
executive delegates will be ready to per-
form their duties. Considerable business
OF routine character was transacted,
after which the meeting adjourned.
Delegate Levey, Of Carpenters Local
No. 594, is ever watchful OF the interests
of labor, and Is always ready to battle for
its rights.
The Universal Cooperative Supply
Association OF Jersey City met on Friday
night at Cooper Hall. There was good
attendance and all the reports made were
favorable 10 the enterprise. = conn
mittee was appointed TO bring the matter
before the different labor bodies of Hud-
son county and later on public meeting
will be held, at which all the benefits of
such an institution will be explained.
Speakers that have had considerable ex-
perience in the management Of suca con-
Germs will be on hand. The next regular
meeting Will not ba held until after the
committee at present at work has re-
ported. Mr.. John Porter OF No. 104
Grand street will gladly furnish all in-
formation on the subject.
President J. s. Alker Of Clrpenters'
Local No. 48S il au earnest worker, and
what he says. Bhich ia not much, is right
TO the point. He Is delegate from his
union to the Building Trades Council
and watches the doings OF that body very
closely.
The painters. plasters and carpenters Of
the Hill, between the Elevator and Union
Hill. have considerable trouble with men
who do not know anything about unlon-
ism or it's benefits. The trades mem
toned have decided to hold meeting in
the near future and devise ways and
means for enlightening these strayaways
aud bringing them within the fold MIR.
Frank Mooney of the Painters is one OF
movers of the scheme and he generally
succeeds In his efforts.
The delegates of the Hudson co-nty
trainers unions have failed to put in an
appearance at the Building Trades
Councils meetings lately.
Cigarmakers' Union No. 157 is now con-
nected with the Hudson County Central
Labor Federation.
ergeant-at-Arms Callaghan so over
| worked himself on Friday night distribu-
ting pamphlets for building trades
academy in New York among the Build
| ing Trades Council delegates that he
slept during the remainder of the session.
The National Builders Convention
which was held in New York last week,
was one of the largest ever held Among
that the strades unions should instruct
enough American apprentices per year to
prevent large drafts upon foreign labor.
Altogether the convention seemed TO be
in perfect harmony with the building
trades unions.
The Erie Railroad commenced gen
eral reduction in the force of employees
last week. 1t is stated that it will take in
the entire road from New York to
Chicago. This city has already felt the
blow, aud large number OF men in all
branches of the service have been dis
charged. At the Different shops and
roundhouses one third the force has been
laid of, and brakemen, train hands and
engineers are out Of work. the cause is
alleged to be the cutting down OF ex-
penses. There issno hope neld out either as
to when the men will be taken back. To
add to the trouble new system has been
devised of paying the me n, the pay
master beginning ut Port ] ervis instead
OF New York, which throws pay day back
| nearly a week beyond its usual time.
The Hackensack carpenters have or
! gained and applied for charter to the
| United brotherhood of Carpenters and
| Joiners.
The Mutual Aid Society Of the North
| Hudson County Railroad Employees had
well attended meeting on Tuesday
night at Notes Hall, West Hoboken.
| The HUDSON County Labor Federation
meets today.
The grand secretary treasurer of the
1 Locomotive Firemen's Association holds
u balance of S41 1000 after paying sci 900
| for sick and death benefits last month.
The Hudson County Labor Union will
| hereafter be known as the Hudson County
| Central Labor Federation.
| The various branches OF the building
| trades are rather slow at present in this
| city, quite number of men being out of
employment. The spring boom is near at
hand, however.
| An immense organization scheme has
been started in New YORK city. IL Is pro-
| posed TO organize all working women in
| trades unions OF their own, to be man
| aged and conducted by themselves. The
| unions Will be formed upon the principle
| of the Typographical and other kindred
| unions When q sufficient number of
| locals are formed a central body will then
| spring into existence. which will be com
| posed Of delegates from the various
| unions. Strikes are TO be discounte-
nanced. aud legislative aid will be invoked
instead TO settle and prevent disputes
| The brcklayerss, piasterers and hod-
| carriers are not connected with the Build
| Ing Trades Council. Several attempts
| have been made TO induce them to con-
meet themselves with central body but
| while they acknowledge the benefits OF
unionism among themselves, they don't
seem to be able to enlarge upon the idea.
| An effort is being made in New York TO
have the bricklayers join the central
body, and very likely another ate NJ pt
will soon be made in this city TO gather
in the few trades not at present repre-
scented.