Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-25
IN LABOR CIRCLES.
interesting Business at the Meeting
of the BrickIayers' Union.


of the BrickIayers' Union.
The regular bi-monthIy nesting of Brick
layers Union, No. 1, was held Friday even
ing at Bricklayers' Hall, corner of 18th and
l. streets northwest, President w. H
Maghan in the chair The attendance was
large and the proceedings were very inter
esting.
The report of the committee in the mat
ter of this employment of non-union men on
the construction of the Potomac electric
plant in Georgetown was heard. and as
1t seemed. in the judgment of the commit
tee, that the company will persist in re-
tanning the men complained Of the union
determined that more positive action should
be taken by IT through the Central Labor
Union and Building Trades Council
communication was read from Secre-
tary Torrens of the Central Labor Union
requesting that a Labor day committee
be appointed by the union. IN compliance
with the request committee Of five was
appointed to meet the other ORGANIZATIONS
III conference and arrange for a demonstra-
ton on that day. The bricklayers deter
mined that they would make every posi-
bic effort to cooperate with other unions
toward making the next Labor day demon
Strauon the greatest affair of the kim! that
mas ever occurred in the District. Atten-
ton was called to the fact that the Brick
layers Union was the first organization in
the District to observe Labor cay, long be-
fore 1t was legalized by Congress.
"A. resolution was adopted indorSing the
action of the steamftters and the steam.
filters helpers in their efforts to secure
an e1ght-hour work day, and pledging tC
them the moral and financial support OF
the organization, and a sum of money vas
donated to aid the idle members OF the
SteamtitterS.
MeSSrS. William Carr and William Moran
members of Carpenters Assembly l7iS
were given hearing, in which they stated
many grievances, and charged that through
the Central Labor Union, the Building
Trades Council and several local organ:za.
tons the interests of the membership OF
the assembly were being seriously injured
As MesSrS. Carr and Moran admitted thai
they had called upon the union of their
own Voltion, and were not appointed as
committee by Carpenters Assembly
their statements were not formally consil.
cred.
Local Union. No 90. Electrical Workers
opened their new meeting rooms at No
DOS 11th street northwest last evening
with smoker. The unions new headquar.
terS are much more commodious than those
formerly occupied by them, and consist OF
three rooms, all of which have been taste.
| fully and appropriately fitted up for tn,
purposes of the union.
| The joint Labor day committee of tn,
Central Labor Union and the Buildins
Trades Council met informally last even
! ing. No business was transacted, becaus,
| II was found that SO many unions had a
| the request Of the Central labor Union
| appointed committees to cooperate will
| the two bodies named, that the hall wa.
| too full of delegates to permit of the prop
| er conduct of the affairs incident to Labor
! day. 1t was determined to get a largo
| hail. and an adjournment was then taker
| until Friday evening next.