Evening star., 1896-12-04
F OR CIVIL SERVICE
Present Arrangement in Government Print
ing Office Favored.
Result Of the VOte-Plasterers' Union
and the Trouble With n Brewery
Other Labor Notes.

The result of the special election held
yesterday in the various chaDels in the
District showed that the union printers
here are favorable to the application Of
civil service laws at the government print
ing Office by large majority, the vote
cast being 7G1 In favor and 37S against
The matter was. as will be recollected. re-
ferred to the different chapels by Columbia
Union afte" the latter had passed a reso-
luton at its meeting Sunday last censur-
ing those of it's delegates to the recent
international convention at Colorado
Springs who voted against the present sys-
TEN of employment in the government
printing Office for doing so.
A special meeting of Columbia Union was
held last evening. and the secretary was
Instructed to communicate with the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor at its coming
convention and express the unanimous de-
sire of the members Of Columbia Typo
graphical Union that the headquarters of
the A. +. of l.. shall be established in
Washington.
The union also adopted petition to
Public Printer Benedict askin. him to give
wcrk to as many unemployed printers as
he can. resolution was also adopted en-
towering the officers of the union, in
case they do rot secure the desired result
frcm Mr. Benedict, and think best to do
SO. to call on the civil service commission
and President Cleveland and. If possible.
get their Influence in the matter.
1t is understood that the Central Labor
Union will, at its meeting Monday even
ing. instruct its delegate to the cnnven-
ticn 10 do all in his power to secure the
result to be asked for by the printers.
Plnsterers' Union.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Operative Plasterers Union was held last
evening at Electrical Workers Hall, and
much important business was transacted.
Nest of the time was occupied i'm con-
sderation of the trouble existing between
the union and PIasterers' Assembly No.
1914, knights of Labor. 1t was reported
that a committee from their union. COM
posed of Messrs. F.. w. Goulden and F. NJ.
Proctor. Wednesday evening met Messrs.
James F. McHugh, president of the local
Federation of Labor: John Mahaney and
John Fitzgerald, the two latter members
of the Plasterers Assembly, all represent
ing their side of the controversy: also
MesSrs. William Silver, William Maghan
and Joseph McCrnk, representing the Cen
lal Labor Union and Building Trades
Council. There were also present Messrs
Jordan Connell and Richardson of the
board of directors of the Consumers Brew
cry, the work on which was the origin of
the quarrel.
The report of the committee stated that
lit was ascertained that seven plastererS
are employed at the new brewery, all OF
whom are members of Local Assembly NO.
lGl4. knights of Labor.
The Operative Plasterers requested the
directors that when IL became necessary TO
employ more plasterers som" OF the ment-
bers of their union would be given work
the job.
The directors stated that it re-
ported to their board by members of 1914
innate body. and that they had offered 10
work for less than the standard rate of
wages on the brewery.
This was denied by the committee, and
those of 1G44 were unable to prove the re-
port.
Those present in the interests of The
PlastererS' Union claimed that the latter
bona fide organization. regularly
chartered, and had n majority of the first
class plaStererS in the District connec ted
with their organization; that eighteen of
the twenty employing plasterers were IA
vorable to the body and employed its MEM
hers exclusively.
The representatives of 1914 objected to
the new organization principally because.
as " as alleged, the Plasterers' Union had no
scale of wages and hours. and were work
ing for less pay than were those of Local
Assembly No. 1914.
The members of Plasterers' Union as
serted that the members of the assembly
were not themselves receiving the regular
wage. as for some time past the member
ship have been taking work by contract in
competition with their employers at a rate
which would not pay more than s. day.
ana result the bosses in order to
meet this competition. could not pay the
rate Of SD per day, the scale adopted by
Assembly No. 16ii.''
After hearing the report of the committee
three directors of the brewery. who were
present at the meeting of the union, said
they would call meeting of the full boa rd
at once, and consider the matter, and
forward their conclusions to the Central
Labor Union at the meeting of the latter
ext week
The union az pointed committee which
Will meet the grievance committee of Co.
lumbia Typographical Union, No. 1U1 to-
night, ir. order to lay all the facts of the
controversy before them.
The secretary announced that the Opera
tive Plasterers' Union has now member
ship Of llG Il gain of thirty-five in three
weeks
1t understood that committee from
Piasterers' Assembly, No. 1914, X. of L.,
will also appear before the committee of
Columbia Union at its meeting this even
ing, at which time the whole sub
ject 1T issue will be thoroughly investi-
gated Mr. Shelby Smith of Columbia
Union will appear counsel for 1644, and
Mr.. j. l.. Rodier, also of the union, for the
Plasterers' Union.