Evening star., 1896-12-09
IN LABOR CIRCLES
Building Trades Council Holds an Important
Meeting.
Federation of LabOr-The Trouble
Over the Work on the
New brewery.

The regular weekly meeting of the Build
ing Trades Council was held last evening.
There was a good representation present.
President William Silver occupied the
chair, and Mr.. j. M Boyce was secretary.
Announcement was made that the long
pending trouble between the Central Labor
Union and Plasterers Assembly in refer
ence to the plasterihg he new Con-
sumers' brewery had been settled and that
the members of the Operative PlasIerers'
Urion would hereafter have tn. same
rights as to getting employment there as
those of Plasterers' Assembly.
President Silver stated that chairman
of the special committee appointed at the
last meeting of the Central Labor Union 10
attempt to bring about a settlement of the
controversy he yesterday called on the
board of directors of the brewery and re-
quested that the Operative Plasterers'
Union be recognized in the giving out Of
employment at the brewery. and that in re-
sponse to that request communication
was sent TO the Building Trades Council,
of which the following, signed hy Edward
l.. Jordan, secretary of the board, is a copy:
The board of directors of the Cons sImers'
BreSing Company, after hearing the argu-
ments presented by L. A. 1914, X. of L.,
on the one hand. and the c. J.. L. and
Building Trades Council on the other, Rave
reached the conclusion that It is beyond
Of factional differences existing in these
OF organizations
THE request made by the Central Labor
Union and Building Trades Council ap-
pears to the board to be both fair and lib
eral, viz: That should any additional plas-
terers be required on our brewery,
those VINO are memDers Of the Operative
Association of Plas.ere.s, no are attached
to both the Central Labor Uni On and Build
Ing Trades Council. also the American
Federation of Labor shall have recoe eniti on,
and that we do not desire any of the plas-
terers now working there to be discharged
for the purpose Of employing our members
The beard have instructed me to say they
accept this proposition. and that when airy
additional men are employed, your men,
berS VIII be given the first opportunity"
President Proctor OF the Operative Plas-
terers' Union accepted for the association
these terms, which We're also accepted by
the Building Trades Council.
Tie delegates from The p,as.e stated
that there was no desire on the part of any
or the members of their organization to
have any of the X. OF l.. men now employed
On the work discharged, but that they
wanted favorable decision by the board
or directors as a matter cf principle
IL was also reported that the L. of L.
painters employed on the brewery objected
to tn. employment of members of the
PAINTERS Union, the former asserting that
the latter is not a legitimate labor orgari-
zaticn. and ought not to be regarded as
entitled to recognition in the giving out of
contracts.
The matter was referred to the proper
committee of the Central Labor Union for
investigation and report.
The secretary was instructed to inform
the District Commissioners that their order
requiring the reconstruction of the dam
aged front of the Inter-Ocean building has
not been complied with. Several members
of the council expressed their belief that
the front Of the building referred to is in
very dangerous condition and should be
attended to without delay.
The local Federation of Labor at its
regular weekly meeting last evening Presi-
dent James F. McHugh in the chair in
structed the legislative committee Mr.. r.
NJ. Blake. chairman, to prepare a bill for
submission to Congress which shall have
for its object the reduction of street car
fares in Washington to three cents. 1t is
understood that the bill will be at once
drawn up and sent to Congress. as it is
hoped to get the proposed law passed dur
ing the present session.
The Federation also considered the recon-
mendation of Building Inspector Brady TO
the District Commissioners that all public
buildings erected in the future in the Dis
trict be constructed by days work, ami
decided to make an effort to carry the
recommendation into effect.
There was quite a lengthy discussion re-
garding the present eight-hour law, as il
is on the United States statutes. 1t was
the generally expressed opinion that the
law, when properly administered. is very
effective, and that no effort will be made
to have the law amended, as suggested by
the American Federation of Labor.