Evening star., 1896-12-15
IN L ABOR CIRCLES
Weekly Meeting of the Central Labor
Union.
Work ON the r Street sewer Not In
he Resumed-The Painters
and Their Troubles.

The regular weekly meeting of the Cen
trail Labor Union. which was held last
evening. was largely attended and the pro-
ceedings for the greater portion, very in
teresting
President Milford Spohn presided and Mr.
j. J. Crowley was secretary
The matter of the employment of plaster
ers at the new Consumers Brewery was
brought to the attention of the Central
Labor Urion by Delegate Proctor of the
Operative Plasterers' Union, who stated
that Notwithstanding Secretary +. L. Jor-
dan of the board of directors of that COM
parry had promised that members OF the
Operative Plasterers' Union who applied
would be given work he had not done so.
and that since then eleven more men have
been given employment on the job. all of
whom were members of No. 1914. Knights
OF Labor.
The report led TO an excited discussion.
during which ii was charged that the Cen
tral Labor Union had not been fairly
treated in the matter
The dele gates from the Painters Union
reported that the painters employed on tine
brewery were exclusively X. of L. men.
and that numbers of members of the for
mer union who applied there for employ
ment were refused work
The following preamble and resolutions
bearing on the subject were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, 1t has been reported to the
Central Labor Union by the delegates from
Painters Union. No. 11O, Brotherhood Of
fainters and Decorators of America, that
members of their union are being discrim-
mated against by the Consumers Brew
ing Compeny In the employment of paint
ers on their plant: therefore, be 1t
Resclved, That the Central Labor Union
WIN not tolerate such discrimination
against any union affiliated with il, and
that equally as many members of Union
NO. 10 must be employed by that COM
pany within forty-eight hours as are en-
pioyed from the Knights of Labor, and
!hat committee be appointed to presen;
tnlS resolution and make this demand"
The chair appointed Messrs Owens. Nc
Srink and Shandley to carry out the reso-
lutions.
A communication was read from Secre-
Iary merry Is. Nissner of Cigar Makers
Local Union. No. ll0. calling the attention
or the Central Labor Union to the proposed
iabel bill. which the cigar makers hope
70 nave congress enact into law at the
TO the legislative committee
The Sewer Work.
The committee which was appointed a
the previous meeting of the Central Labor
Union to call on the District Commissioner.
and request that work on the F. STREE
sewer be resumed reported that they wer,
informed by the Commissioners that tn.
work was suspended because the appropria
ton was exhausted. and that they had ne
opJection to having the work resumed il
the contractor was willing to wait for Con.
sress 10 make an appropriation for tn,
purpose.
ihe committee further reported that they
afterward called On the contractor. Mr.
Lyon. ard told him what the Commission.
erS nad said relative to the subject but
that he was not inclined to push the worI,
under such conditions. The committee werr
thereupon discharged from further consid.
Grafton OF the subject.
Delegate McCrink of the Engineers Union
reported that Secretary Jordan of the Con.
sumers Brewery had requested him to SEM
union engineer to the new brewery and
he had done so: but upon the arrival of IN.
ialter thefe ne found ron-union engineer
al work, and the superintendent refused ia
employ the man sent by Mr. McCrink
me Drlcklayers asked that as the work
oIi ths Soiumbia and Maryland electric
laliroad mas been resumed, the secretary OF
the. Central Labor Union be Instructed tn
communicate with he secretary of the
baltimore Federation of Trades and a sk
him to request that that body have if nos
sioie. none but union men employed there
the latter body having Jurisdiction over 1ha
matter so FAR AS the trades unions are CON
ctrned The request of the bricklayers was
granted.
a dispatch was read from Mr.. Geora.
Edmonston, alternate delegate of the Cen
ua Labor Union to the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. row holding its annual ses-
SION IN Cincinnati, that everything was
favorable to Washington as the future
headquarters of the American Federation
of Labor.
After the adjournment Of the Central La
bcr Union the committee called on Mr.
Jordan and had a talk with him Mr. Jor-
Gan, the committee later stated. refused
positively TO employ any painters belonging
TO Union. No. 10. The committee will
however, go before meeting of the boar.i
of directors which takes place today or TO-
orrow and renew their demand there.
The following officers for the ensuing
year nave been elected by the Stereotypers
ident. A. T. Campbell treasurer. George n
Ihayer; secretary, Joseph F. Torrens ser
geant-at-arms, Thomas b. Waters