The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-03

Alleged Action Of Contractors
to Be investigated by
Trades Council.


President John Westlake occupied the
chair at a largely attended meeting OF
the Building Trades Council Of Hudson
County. at Council HAL. No. Il Hopoken
avenue. last night. The reports Of the
delegates indicated that all the trades in
the building line are unusually busy for
this season of the year and that there IS
a steady and Increasing deman for MO
labor.
A communication was read from the
Freight Handlers thanking the council
for the assistance given them in their
recent trouble by Business Agent Conroy,
and commencing his course in helping 70
sett tie the dispute. While, as a rule, the
council is opposed to meddling IN the
affairs of other organizations, an excep-
ton was made on account Of the Inn
~portance Of this matter and the action Of
the Business Agent was endorsed.
The consideration of Jerry buildings.
as those Of fimsy construction are
termed, occupied considerable time. It
was reported that many of this class were
now in course of construction in certain
sections of Jersey City, and the council
considered the ACCESSIBILITY of appointing
a committee to investigate the matter
1t is probable that the next meeting such
action will be taken and a number of
buildings. which, it is claimed, are liable
to collapse at any time, win be reported
to the Building Inspector.
The painters of Hoboken put in a grew
ance against a job at First and Clinton
streets, where it was claimed carpenters
were doing mason work.
The mill workers complained about an
unfair trim which was being used in
certain jobs, and ii was announced that
the council would exert every effort for
the protection Of this industry.
A lob on which it was reported that
Contractor whyte, of Jersey City, was
| employing non-union laborers, like all
other complaints, was referred TO the
Business Agent for investigation.
The Business Agent was instructed to
take away the union laborers employed
by a Chicago firm at West Side and Viz
ginia. avenues, Jersey City. The COM
plant against the contractors is that
they persist in wheeling brick when one
Of the strictest rules of the laborers
union is that ali brick shall be carried in
hods.
The Business Agent reported settling
difficulty with contractors on Public
Schools Nos. 1 and 5 of Jersey City. After
a strike of two hours duration the nom
union plumbers employed on the job
joined the union.
1t was reported that Samuel Renner,
who is doing considerable building at
Highwood Park, had now none but union
men employed. A vote of hanks was
given Mr.. Renner.
The report that certain contractors
were ~endeavoring to nduce others to dis
criminate against the employment of
union labor caused considerable discus
sion. n it was practically decided to
refer the matter to the councils counsel.
The demonstration committee submitted
a detailed report of the work done in
connection with the big Labor Day parade
and picnic to be given under the auspices
of the council. The report was most en-
couraging. The estimated expense to the
council will be about 1895.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
which has a membership of $500 in Hud-
son county, notified the council that it
had appointed a committee to make ar
rangaments to participate in the Labor
Day parade. It was also announced that
the Typographical Unions of Jersey City.
Hoboken, Union Hill and Bayonne had
held a joint meeting and decided to par
ticipate.
A vote of thanks was rendered to
Colonel Dean, who will make the opening
address at Baldwin Park on Labor Day,
for his able addresses before Carpenters
Local No. 4s2 and Tin and Sheet Iron
Workers Local No. Is.