The evening world., 1894-05-01
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

Bakers Union No. has levied an assessment OF
50 cents to establish an agitation fund.
The Journeymen Lathers' Union hold. its nrst
meeting at Its new headquarters. s32 Ninth ave-
ME- this evening
Engineers Union No. 1 and Machinists' Union
No have agreed to assist each other In procur-
ing work for unemployed members.
Grand Chief Clarke. OF the Brotherhood OF Rail-
way Conductors has organized a new division IN
Paterson. n. j.. with membership OF seventy
Ave.
ated with the Hudson County Central Labor Fed
Grafton for the purpose OF establishing labor
yceum.
The brooklyn Machinlsts' Union has called .
special meeting for next Saturday TO consider .
proposition to Join the International MachinistS
Union.
bosses yesterday by the New York Framers Union:
These bosses refuse to sign the Union ahhuA'
contract Twenty-seven nrns have signed
A motion to reduce the working time OF steadily
employed members to Ave days per week In order
to give work to the unemployed has been i,id
eyer 1Sr s onh by bs Labor unoc
were Instructed 10 vote for Independent po'i'eA
action
A special labor convention !. to be held u
Trenton by delegates Of labor unions IN Ne" Jer-
sey to demand that the Legislature OF that state
pass the bills submitted by the EIecutix. Board
OF the New Jersey Federation Of Trades Cniona
nounced by Chairman J. p Mcdonnell
Members OF Federal Union s,oil. A. r. Of L..
laundry workers, have been locked out by Rosa
Chase a Co. Oakland avenue and India street,
PSm Tns and
81 fn' the e0%HS american FEDERATION Of Labor to The
locked-out men.
Fred schaefer has been replaced by II. walters
tation Committee. The blue label was granted to
Manufacturers II. Derin and g. bergen The re-
ssp q hs s,o AgsSn aas ,ss xss ma
tion to print list OF union bosses has been voted
down by the Label Committee
May Day demonstrations were hrst suggested BY
the Internstional Labor Congress whose delesates
assembled In Paris on the centennial anniversary
OF the French Revolution. July H. 1889. The In.
;Nntion WAS to unite the workingmen OF All
countries upon common demand. the introduo-
ton OF the eight hour work day being selected a.
the most appropriate one.
John o'B-ien General Organizer OF the Hotel and
in town trying TO settle differences among Tie
local unions A, the last regular meeting OF Bar
| tenders Union No. ] he stated that some OF the
former National officers made mistake by sas-
pending the bartenders for upholding the Brooklyn
b. inS ae to Union S
| the boycott be lifted from the Labor Lyceum.
Claims for benefits to the amount Of 81, sos were
approved by the General Executive Oncers OF me
Ths receipts al at General seersay p Meuirs
| ONCE were 1916 IS. Charters were granted 70
new local unions at Newark y j. Yonker, \;
Monmouth ill.,. Taylor Pa. Grand Rapids.
Mich Camden. Ark Chicago. Ill.
| The bakers In Sacramento have for seyefai
| years had agreement with their bosses limit
| ing work TO six days per week. Some big facfo-
| rics have now commenced to make bread on SAl-
urday nights and the smaller bosses, cooperating
with the union OF their employees. have requested
| m. CITY Hoard OF Trustees to make an ordinance
prohibiting the delivery OF bread on Sundays They
| say that six days of work Is enough for bakers,
| and they do not propose to return to the seven
| day system.
| Oners have been made to the Socialists In thii
| city by the Belgian Socialists to establish a CO.
| oneratlye exchange OF products. In Belgium the
| SonIalints have more than $50 cooperative fac
tories and stores, where more than 500 900 per
hons purchase their necessaries OF life and II u
| now proposed to export textile fabrics to thil
| country In exchange for American meat, canned
| goods, sewing machines and other commodities moi
| obtatnable In Belgium at prices as low a. IN
| country. Among the cooperative Embellishments
| in Belgium Is a great bread factory at vsrviers
with a surplus OF $50, 900, with which big Labor
| Lyceum is now being built In that city.
| For several months the representatives OF IN,
| local bricklayers unions were unable 70 agres
with the boas builders OF this city upon the terml
| Of their annual agreement. which. however. was
| signed by both parties yesterday. There had oeei
| talk Of a lockout by the bosses Wages an,
| hours OF labor have not been changed. put w
weekly payment rule abolished and journey
men will have to furnish their own tools. m,
bosses had proposed to reduce wages from ~
as cents an hour. but thss receded from snsa
position when the delegates o. the union, aseIars
that reduction would certainly eauss ssA@s
strike