The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-24
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
A Grievance Against PiIe-Drivers-
COOks' and Walters, Troubles.

At the meeting of the Western Central Labor
Union last night the principal question con-
sidered was the grievance OF the Wharf Builders
and Pile Drivers Union against w. Allen, of the
Allen Il Nelson Mill Company. who is now en-
gagged driving piles for the Montana stables
on a lot belonging to H. H. Dearborn.
on South Third, near Jackson street The
has been fighting Allen for some time past on
the ground that he persists in hiring non-union
men at less than the regular scale OF wages .
The matter was referred 10 the executive COM
mittee, which held meeting after the Central
Union adjourned and appointed a committee of
two TO wait on Mr.. Dearborn and the proprietors
OF the Montana stables and see what Influence
can be brought to bear to force Mr. Allen to re-
cede from his position.
In reply to the demand of the Labor day COM
mittee on the White Cooks, and Walters. Union
for Sl66 shortage the lunch counter and
booths at the Labor day picnic, alleged to be
due on account of the Misrepresentation of the
receipts by members OF that union in charge of
the booths, letter was received requesting
the Western Central to attend in a body a meet
Ing of the executive committee OF the cooks and
walters this evening, in the Knights of
Labor hall. at which the matter is to
be investigated. A motion to request the mem
bers OF the Labor day committee to be present.
was lost. 1t WAS then voted to request the
executive committee of the cooks and walters
union TO attend a meeting of the Labor day com
mittee at the Western Central Labor Union hall.
tomorrow evening, and receive all the necessary
information.
The delegate of the Brewery workmen's Union
presented list OF the saloons in which bow
eotted beer is sold, and stated that several of
the proprietors promised TO stop handling il
The matter was referred 10 the bovco.t commit
tee, which was instructed to wait on the nror-i
etors OF the Ramona saloon and Occidental res
taurant and request them to stop haudlinp
'scab" goods.
}. A Rice and Charles Cole were elected ON
the committee on organization to I'll vacancies
A Communication from the Iron Molders'
Union, of Milwaukee was read stating that the
Fuller & Warren Stove Company has just started
its shops in Milwaukee and hire nothing hut
nou-union men and consequently boycott was
placed on the company's product. The matter
was referred 10 the boycott committee
4 circular from the Iron Molders Union NJ
San Francisco was read giving the status OF the
strike there. Is stated that a boss in one OF the
shops had resigned because the company in
sisted on holding out longer aganst the strikers
letter from Rev. j. b. Silcox. OF Sacramento.
was read, stating that he has just returned from
trip 10 England, and while in London met
Tom Mann and Ben Tilett, the leaders of the
labor movement there and that he was much
pleased with the general situation of labor mat.
tiers in England.
The members OF the labor day committee
were requested by vote 10 meet Friday evening
81 the Western Central Labor Union hall
Nine new delegates were admitted