Evening star., 1896-12-18
IN LABOR IRCL ES
Operative Plasterers Union Holds an I'm
portant Meeting.
Painters brotherhood and Other Or
eanixatfOn Transact Inter-
esting Business.

The meeting of the Operative Plasterers'
Union which was held last evening at
Elec trical Workers Hall, No. sos 11th
street northwest, was largely attended
President F. NJ. Proctor presided and Mr..
F. W. Goulden was secretary.
The subject of discussion was the status
of affairs conc cerning the plasterers at the
Consumers brewery, and the action of the
board of directors relative thereto, and
some of the members of the latter were
very severely censured for their course
toward the Operative Plasterers' Union
1t was stated that the entire job of plas-
tering on the brewery, which is now being
done under the superintendent of the di-
rec tors, will be completed in a day or two,
but that there will have 10 be come ad-
ditional work done. and that the commit
tee in charge of the matter for the union
intends TO make peremptory demand that
members of the latter be employed on the
job.
1t was also decided to publish list of
plastering firms who employ members of
the union exclusively.
Mr.. Patrick Flynn was elected a delegate
to the Central Labor Union to fill a va
carey.
Local Branch No. 10. of the Steam and
Hot Water Filters Association met last
evening and elected officers for the ensu-
Ing term as follows: President, John A.
Brett; vice president, C. Z. Allison; re-
cording secretary, William Whyte; treas
urer, Thomas Chapman; financial secre-
tary. Michael Cation; inspector, ]. Slyder
trustees, H. O'Nei1, T. Lodge and r. Louis.
Full delegations were elected to the Cen
trail Labor Union and Building Trades
Council respectively, and a special COM
mittee of three was appointed to see the
owners of buildings who employ engineers
in reference to having their repairs made
by members of the association.
1t w&s decided to have a ball for the
benefit of the branch in the near future.
The special committee appointed at the
last meeting of Painters Brotherhood No
10, called on the directors of the Con-
sumers' brewery yesterday, and asked that
members of their union be employed on the
work. and also protested against the action
of Secretary Jordan regarding the pending
troubles in reference to the work on the
brewery. The committee was informed
that the directors of the brewing company
would have a meeting today when the
matters complained of would be brought to
the attention of the full board
The members of the grievance committee
of Columbia Typographical Union, No. 1O1
Messrs. F. S. Brown. ]. B.. Showers F. NJ
Lewis. T. B. Hoagland and c. V Juno met
last evening at Typographical Temple and
II is understood, prepared their report to
be made to the union at its regular meet
ing next Sunday, concerning the difficult
ties between the rival plasterers' organiza-
tions of this city. 1t is further understood
that the report will be exhaustive, and deal
with the subject at issue in all its details,
as the committee has given much consid-
Grafton to the matter.
The regular weekly meeting of District
Assembly No. 66. Knights Of Labor. was
held last evening, but no business of pub
lie interest was transacted.
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