The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-23
LABOR UNIONS AGREE
Knights and Building Trades
Council Are Now
Harmonious.

NIB " Ut
limited Building Trades Council Of Hud-
son County will in all p~ropaplhty -
amicably adjusted and the two orgahiza-
tions placed on a harmonious fooung' "A
conference of committees OF the Two
bodies was held at Council Hall, NO. Il
Hoboken avenue, last night
The conference was the outcome OF
grievances presented to the Building
Trades Council by carpenters and painters
delegates about the mechanics OF those
trades who were employed in the
breweries of the county, and VINO, Wnns
affiliated with the Knights OF Laoor' ~
not recognize the authority OF the Duiiu7
ing Trades Council. The latter ORGANISE
ton appointed a committee OF hse'
which its Business Agent Ihomas
Conroy was chairman and james 1a'
hgher secretary, and requested DiStii
Assembly No. 1877, Knights Of LABOR no
anpoint a similar committee TO cohs.uer
painters. The knights OF Labor responeeo
promptly by appointing a commlpiee u
five. with Richard Allen as-ehairman anu
August Zoeller secretary.
The conference was behind closed oools'
II lasted for over two hours. ana Whiie
all that was done will not be given ous
until the two committees have reporteu
back to the main bodies it Is annouhceu
that a complete and satisfactory unuel-
| standing was reached and that there WAS
every prospect OF the two organizations
working together hereafter in absolute
harmony.
One of the main points raised oy =
committee of the council was that when
painters and carpenters employed ny ens
breweries were sent out to ut up saioohs
they offered no objection to worAlis
with non-union mechanics Of other traces.
It was commended that only brotnernoou
mechanics should be employed on such
! occasions. and that the brewery EN-
Moves should refuse to work with non
union men or any not full-hedged me
| chanics.
All the meeting of the Building Trades
| Council, which was held tne
| report of its committee was received anu
| referred to the district councils OF car
| penters and painters for their approval.
If it proves satisfactory to these suDorol-
| nate organizations it will be ratified by
| the council and the committee Will be IN
| structed to prepare an agreement TO DC
| signed by both parties.
President Westlake occupied the chair
at the meeting of the Council. Business
| Agent Conroy reported tina after a con-
| ference with the William Peters Brew
ing mpan it had cancelled a contract
made with a non-union painter Tor a ]oD
at Central avenue. opposite Franklin
| street, and had given the JOB to a union
employer.
The secretary-treasurer OF the executive
| hoard read a report showing that several
| locals were in arrears for working caros
| and the different delegates were instruct
ed to inform the delinquent locals to set
tie at once.
Al the meeting of the executive board
| which followed, the following grievances
were Observation-Disclosures Local. NO. "a,
of Union Hill, against job at Boulevard
| ana Clinton street, non-union men en-
| ployed. Laborers, No. !, Jersey CITY, JoD
at washington near Morgan street, not
| paving union scale of wages. Jersey CITY
| Carpenters, against job on Rallroao ave-
| nue.. in which two non-undon men are
| employed. These were referred 10 the
Business Agent.
The Business Agent was instructed TO
at all times look out for the interests OF
the tfnsniths, plumbers and carpenters
| belong the Building Trades Council OF
| Greater New York.
The recently united Building Trades
| Councils of this county and Greater New
York have won their first fight on Jersey
| soil. This vas announced at the meet
| ing of the Hudson County Council last
| night. Business Agent Conroy stated thai
theStin and sheet iron workers grievance
! against the job on the German Lutheran
church. in course Of construction at Nc
Adoo avenue and the Boulevard, had Deen
settled by the contractor d~ischarging the
cornice maker, who is a member OF a
local Identified with the Board of Dele
gates of New York, which central body
IS fighting the Building Trades Council
of that city. .
Business Agent Conroy read a detailed
report of his actions. He said he had
worked In unison with Delegate James
RYAN of the New York Roofers, and to-
gether they had called on the contractors,
Cooper 6 Wade, and had demanded the
discharge of the offending mechanic, and
nod Insisted that hereafter all work done
nv the firm in Jersey City shall be done
Nv men affiliated with the Local Councll
or with the Council of Greater New YORK,
the members of which will hereafter pc
recognized here. Everything asked had
been granted vou,-
-4--lA ~Ao du q u6& willing All all