The morning times., 1896-12-23
AMONG The LABOR UNIONS
Federation Of Labor Meets and Re-
ceiveS Reports.
Legislative Committee Making Prog
ress on the Day-Iabor Bill.
Building Trades Council.

The Federation Of Labor met last even
ing at PlaSterers' Hal President McHag
was in the chair and eighteen local tabor
ORGANIZATIONS We're represented by full
seloF delegates Messrs. SiiChIes and Bailey.
members OF the special committee which
metthe directors Of the Consumers Brew
c:y in reference to the troubles with tie
plaSterers, made oral reports of the con
ference, referring particularly To the
courteous treatment accorded the com
mitUee by the board of directors.
The Legislative committee reported that
they We're making satisfactory pTogr.ss
witt the bIll before Congress, which pro.
poses TO do away with contract work and
substitute days labor in all government
work
The bylaws were so amended that in
future the fIpancial secretary will be com
PEELED TO report to the financial commit
tee instead Of as at present to the Fedora
ton
Delegate Keep, OF the TailorS, reported
Isaf nl> organiza bnu sa adopted label.
At the Sem-annual meeting OF the Tile
y
Association, on Monday night, the follow
M officers were elected:
} A. McIver, NJ w; Ed Wilson, ". T.;
william Eggeman, recording secretary;
L. Elliott, financial secretary; William
Thompson, treasurer, and II. Hopkins,
Sergeant alarms.
Delegates to District Assembly, No. CO,
X. OF l., Messrs McIycr. Elliott. and
NesSrs. McIycr, Thompson, Boyd. Wilson,
and Dowd.
1t was also decided not 10 initiate any
more apprentices until the time OF those
now serving as such expires
"
Nine trades UuIoIS were represented by a
fUlI set of coIcqatcs ut the meeting OF the
BUlda Trades Council held last even
ing at Electrical Workers Nan.
President Silver, who had returned fIum
Cincinnati during the early part of The
day, where he had gone as a delegate "a ON
the Central Labor Tn on to The sixteenth
annual convention ofthe 4 mericar Fedora
tion OF Labor, was in the chair and gave
an interesting account OF the proceedings
of the session. He referred particularly to
the removal OF the national headquarters
" lll'N III anu II Oht bl liit Ettu tIitttN
il would have on organized labor in WASH
ington.
A special committee was appointed to
act with the committee from the Central
Labor Union, which Will call on the di-
TeCtors OF the Consumers Brewery in ref
ercnco to the trouble with the painters
aud plaStercrS' unions affiliated with the
council. The committee is especially in
structed to call to the attention of
the directors the statement made toy the
secretary Of the toard, Mr. + / Jordan,
In recent communication to the council
TO the effect that after that date the
plaSterers affiliated with the Building
Trades Council would be given an equal
share OF work in the construction Of the
brewery. Since then, it was stated last
might, that eleven additional plaStcrers had
been gwen work. but rome Of their menu
hers had been employed.
Tie result OF the vote on the question
of establishing universal working card
wasannounced and showed that hepropoSi-
ton was lost 10y n vote OF 6 TO B. The
vote 10y unions was: Granite Cutters
Carpenters No. 19O, Society of AmaIea-
mated Carpenters, Hod Carriers. Steam
Filters, yes, 3. BricHaycrs, Stonemasons,
Ilastercrs, Painters, Galvanized Iron
Workers and Electrical Workers. no, 6.