The evening times., 1895-09-11
AGAINST CONTRACT WORK
Federation Of Labor Adopts a For
NAL Resolution of Protest.
Building Trades Council, Laundry
workers and Other Organizations
Meet and Transact Business.


Grafton of Labor was held last evening
at Plasterers' Hall, corner Four-and a half
street and Pennsylvania avenue. The
meeting was presided over by President
McHugh, there being present representa-
tives from thirty-six local organizations.
Credentials were received from five
delegates from Bricklaycrs' Union, two
each from Laundry Workers Assembly
No. 1895 and the Electrical Workers
and one from Theatrical Stage Employees.
The contract committee, who called on
Mr.. Charles Baum III reference to the
employment of union labor. reported that
the work would he done by union labor,
and also that Mr.. Baum intended building
flats on Fourteenth street. the building
contracts for which specified that the
work shall be done by union men.
1t was determined that all matters OF
Importance of this kind should be referred
to a Joint committee composed of the CON
tract committee OF the Federation and
District Assembly 66.
The differences between the Theatrical
Stage employees and the architect OF AL
baugh's new thea ter not being finally
settled the matter was referred to special
committee.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That we solicit the active CO.
operation OF the press with our committees
in the interest OF the building trades or the
District of Columb bia in their efforts to have
passed by the incoming Congress a bill en-
acting that all labor done on public build
ings and improvements, whether skilled or
unskilled, must be employed by the day,
and no work upon any OF such public build
iDgs and improvements shall be done by
contract, and that the Commissioners shall
be required to pay the maximum rate OF
a.
in the District of Columbia, and limiting
the hours of labor to eight hours per day,
also bill looking TO the protection OF Dis
trict mechanics in the cons truction of
proper scaffolding.
All delegates were urged to bring the
Labor Bureau question prominently before
their local organizations.
The report OF the delegates from PlaS-
tcrers' Union ON the Marine Band matter
was similar to that already published in
The Times in the report of the meeting Of
the union.
Delegates from the Pair'ers' Union re-
quested that the name OF Mrs. +. A. Haines,
OF Eighth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, be stricken from the unfair.
list.
Representatives from the Cigarmakers'
Union distributed lists containing the names
of those who deal exclusively in union
made cigars, and requested that none other
be patronized. The delegates from the
Butchers Assembly also distributed lists OF
those dealers who handle Auth's meats.
A communication was received from the
Laundry Workers Assembly, requesting
hat all organized labor patroniZe only
those laundries which employ American la
Dor exclusively. They also made strong
protest against Pearl laundries, and re-
quested urgently that they be not patron
lied.
The impression that the Laundry Assem-
bly, is working in the interest of one
laundry, they say, is false and dam
aging to them. Instead of this being the
case, they say the assembly is for the
good of all the laundries, and they request
the cooperation of the employees OF all
laundries in the interest of organized Ia
Dor.
In the absence of the president and vice
president, Mr.. William Silver presided
over the meeting of the Building Trades
Council held last evening at Costello's
Hall, corner Sixth and g streets north
west. The small attendance was ac =
counted for by lack of sufficient notice OF
change Of place of meeting.
Delegates were received from Painters
Union 30. 1898, K. of L., and Bricklayers'
Union No 1.
The special grievance committee ap-
pointed to confer with the Galvanized
Iron Workers not having concluded its
work was continued
The actioh of the Federation of Labor
and District Assembly &c in placing Nick
Auth, butcher, and the Eckington and
Soldiers Home railway on the unfair list
was Endorsed, and members of all affiliated
trades were requested to approve this ac-
ton.
Committee on hall reported that it had
secured Costello's as the future meeting
place.
An adjourned meeting of representatives
of organized labor in favor of securing rep
resentatives of labor interests on the
school board will be held at O'Clock in
the organized labor committee room in
The Times building. The attendance last
night was not such as 10 warrant pro-
ceeding with the business in hand 1t is
expected that large attendance will be
had this evening. The folio wing were
present last night: j n. Keating, g. c.
Havenner, of the Columbia Typographical
Union; W. j. johnson, president of the
Protective. Paperhangers' Uniol; w. E.
Carr, of Carpenters Assembly 174S, K of
L.; and c. l.. Lomax, OF Carpenters
Union No. 100.
Fell Twenty-Five Feet.
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