The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-13
WILL NOT HAVE TO STRIKE
Building Trades Council Has
Had Favorable Replies
From Bosses.

The Building Trades Council, which
meets at No. II Hoboken avenue, held
very important meeting Saturday night
AS has already been stated In THE News
the council some time ago inaugurated
movement to make eight hours constitute
a days labor in all the building trades in
the county In some of the trades,
notably the carpenters an increase OF 20
cents day has been additionally de-
manded.
Circulars have been sent out to all the
boss masens, carpenters, lathers plaster
ers. plumbers, painters, ETC., practically
notifying them that if the request or de-
mand of the council is not acceded to a
general strike of all the building trades
in Hudson county will be inaugurated on
Monday April II.
Delegates from almost every local
union were present Saturday night, and
their reports were mainly encouraging
that is, the demands will be acceded to
without the council resorting to a general
strike In the event of refusal on the
part of the bosses to accede to the de-
mands there is not shadow Of doubt IN
the mind of any of the members of the
Executive Board of the Council that the
greatest labor struggle this county has
ever known win be precipitated.
Delegates from the plumbers reported
that the memk ers of the Master Plum
bers' Association had signed the agree
ment for an eight hour day. Circulars
have been sent to the boss plumbers out
side the Master Plumbers Association ask
ing ''That eight hours shall constitute
days work on and after April the 10, 1883,
at the prevailing rates of wages which is
$500 per day.
"All contracts which you may have
made previous to the 1st day of February,
and which are now completed BY date
specified above, will be finished under the
nine hour rule. now in vogue.
Delegates from other crafts reported
that the outlook was almost as bright rs
that of the plumbers, notably the plaster-
ers, carpenters and painters.
Addresses were made by Delegate
O,Hara of the Carpenters, Delegate
Ward of the Painters, Delegate Duffy OF
the Tin and Sheet Iron Workers, Dele
gate Westlake of the Plasterers, Dele
gate Murphy of the Masons and Labor
ers and Delegate Reilly of the Latin
ers Delegates were present from Bay
onne. Hoboken, West Hoboken and
Union Hill.
Secretary Mulvaney of the Executive
Board presided. Business Agent Thos.
F.. Conroy gave complete status OF the
standing of organized labor in the county
at the present day, showing what are the
chances of securing the eight hour con-
troversy.
A resolution was unanimously passed
complimenting Mr.. Conroy upon his GOOD
work among the different crafts connected
| with the council It was evident that Mr.
Conroy will. be unanimously reelected
business agent when the elections take
place in the latter part Of the month
A social session followed the meeting
| Philip Heck, the tenor, sang, and violin
duets were given by Mr. Vernay and son.
| The social session was a lengthy one
Tomorrow is the first day Of registration
| for the municipal election in April.
Personal registry is required.
If you are not registered you cannot
vote.
Polls open at P M. Polls close at 9