The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-23
in THE LABOR FIELD.
typographical Union and the State
Federation of Trades.


At the meeting OF representatives OF
various typographical unions of this
State held recently at Kaufold's Hall. No.
As William street. Newark, to perfect
ways and means, of changing the present
contract system of State printing. much
practical good was accomplished in the
way of airing the matter thoroughly, and
after a general discussion. in which
Messrs. F. /. Kresge Of Trenton: William
Comes of Newark, Benjamin X. Cham
berlain of Elizabeth, Samuel Mellor. Pres
ident Of the State Federation OF Trades,
and James j. Downing of Jersey City,
handled the subject clearly and thought
fully, a bill, which was IA hered By Sena-
tor Wlnton at the last session of the Leg
islature, abolishing the contract system
and allowing the State TO fix the price to
be paid for State printing at rates not to
exceed the highest current rates. was
endorsed by the conference aud recon-.
mended TO the Legislative Committee of
the State Federation OF Trades to push
forward at the present session OF the
Legislature.
A bill relative to the printing of the
laws passed ut each session of the Legis-
lature, making vt mandatory that such
work be gigeu to offices employing only
union men was also endorsed and will be
presented at this session.
At the same meeting a committee, on
sisting of one Der Of each union in
the State, was appointed to formulate
rules and regulations for the formation
of q State Typographical Union. The
chairman of the committee Is X. L..
Kresge, of Trenton, aud Edward Sweet
wood is Hudson connty's representative.
IN HUDSON COUNTY.
Matters in the field OF labor in Hudson
county are extremely quiet. No trouble
Of any kind has occurred to disturb the
harmony existing between employer and
employee since the settlement OF the diff
Guilty in the shops of Ringle Il Son, and
the various building trades unions report
plenty OF work and plenty of men to
do it.
The Essex County Trades Council at it's
last meeting elected the following officers:
Financial Secretary, Ernest Leske; Cor
responding and Recording Secretary, An
drew Bratsch; Treasurer. Abram Silver
stone; Thomas O'Brieu, il. Berkovitch
and Charles Farrell. Trustees.
The trouble existing between Daniel
Bermes, the Union Hill brewer. mi the
Framers' Uuion has been settled, the
firm agreeing to employ none b Union
men in the future.
Thirty-four charter members signed the
roll of Il new Bakers Union at Reingard's
Hall, Elizabeth, this week. AT the e
meeting, which will be held next week, q
permanent organization will be formed
aud officers elected.
A VICTORY AT ELIZABETH,
For the last two months a quiet but
effective warfare has been waged on two
o union newspapers in Elizabeth by
Typographical Union No. 150. One was
the Daily Leader. General j.. Madison
BRAKES paper, which was for years run
as a Sunday paper, but was some years
ago turned into a daily, and the Fret
PresSe. u German weekly.
They received a fair SHARE of the public
printing, and at the January meeting of
the Union, a resolution was passed to the
effect that all candidates for State. county
or city positions should be required to
pledge themselves that the official print
ing within their bailiw:cks should be
given to no paper that did not employ
union men. Then a committee Of five
from Union No. $50 secured the official
endorsement of every labor organization
III Elizabeth, and it had the desired effect
aud today both these papers employ
union men and pay union wages.