The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-26
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Mnch business Of Importance Trnn..
@ acted a.nSI EYeninr

! Inc regular monthly meeting OF tho
Central Labor Union was held last n.rht
a. .t, TIER hall, corner Church and Cove
When President NJ J. Lyons called thc
meeting to order there was a fairly good
| representation present.
| The delegates from the ya,iol,s tr,do,
| reported conditions to be somewhat i'm
proved. though not as they would like to
The fact was brought ont that there vo <
c nHt an 'dle PAINTER or decorator in the
Mr.. Chas. G. Kizer. on behalf of the re-
| tai clerks of Norfolk stated that those
Gentlemen We're anxious to secure the
movement in this city. and with that end
| II, IN, view proposed to associate themselves
tsrna the Ion. Gen5pa body as vel The in
Mr. Nlzer asked that all possible, aid be
rendered them, and a committee was APP
a,nl,t 10 act in conjunction with the
clerks committee. The great ma iority or
me nl"rchants have agreed 10 the request
Tor earlier closing, thereby giving thor
EMPLOYEES a deserved rest during the heat
\ circular letter was read from State
oecretarF Robert j. Carly, of the Vir-
delegates and altcrnates be chosen to rem
resent the Central abor Union on the oc-
casion Of the. second annual meeting OF
mat body. which convencs IN this city the
second Tuesday in June. Nlessrs. Casey,
keefe and Hopkins were elected dele
Sa a;' hnd power was given them to APP
point their own altcrnatcs.
me trouble OF the Richmond printers
was discussed AT length, the chairmen Of
me various delegations giving the result
OF the action Of their respective bodies
letter was also read from President
Mullen. OF Richmond Typographical
Union giving a review OF the trouble and
thanking Norfolk for the valuable snn-
port already given them.
The committee having in charge the en-
tertainment Of the delegates to the con
vention are leaving nothing undone to
insure the delegates Il royal time The
credentials of n number have been RECEIVE
ed. ana the convention promises TO be well
attended. The meeting will probably be
held IN Emerald Hall. The committee on
ARRANGEMENTS are: Chas. G. Kizer, Jas.
casey and S. j. Hopkins.
"A special meeting will be held Oh next
tuesday night, at which time the commit
tee Will make their final report
| Mr.. kiZer. from the Typogra phical
WHICH We're unanimously adpoted
| Whereas. For some past large num-
bers Of tenement sweat shop and prison
made cigars have been imported into Nor
folk and Portsmouth. thereby coming into
competition with honest la Dor and at the
| same time depriving resident mechani
| OF livelihood by such competition, and,
| WhereasH many dealers and cons,lmers
| or cigars buy goods without Il thought of
whether such brands are union made or
not. SIMPLY because they can get them
manufactured at starvation wages It be-
hooves all friends of union made goods
and honest labor to examine closely pach
brand to see that tile blue label Of the In
ternatlonnl Cigar-makers' Union OF Anne
! riGnn appears thereon: therefore, be It
or southeastern Virginia condemns the
| tenement sweat shop and prison made
bra nds OF cigars. and heartily dsa pproyes
81 inc GROWING tendency OF dealers to han