The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-28
In the World
Of Labor.

The Cotton Mule Spinners union OF
Pawtucket and the Blackstone valley at
meeting last evening elected for presi-
dent Andrew Grimes; vice-president,
James ifarrop: treasurer. Frank Null
iarkey; auditors. Charles Green. George
BlaSdes and James Cliffe. The perma-
hent secretary Of the Union presented his
annual report showing that the union
was IN first class condition, both hnan-
ciahN and numerically. He stated that
work in the cotton spinning trade IN
Rhode Island Is fairly good and the pros
poets for the future are very bright. rev
spinners are out of work.
The Plumbers local held another meet
ing last night and feel very much clated
over the sale OF tickets for their twelfth
psry In Music hall. President Frank @.
Merrewea ther. who became blind about
two weeks ago. Is holding his own, and
the prospects are that he may fully re-
cover
The American Federation of Labor has
issued Ia the past week 81 charters as
follows: National union, l. central bod
les, Ia local unions, 20
The cotton spinners Of Olneyyille and
the state are doing good work for union
label Al American Fedsatlon Of Labor
boycOtts have been pushed by them.
The Coremakers' local met Thursday
night and there was an unusually large
attendance but only routine business was
transa cfed
Newport has 6S machinists IN the city
aud ~ belong 60 the local there.
The conductors AMI mOtormen have a
very large association, numbering now
more than 600. and viii hold one OF the
best dances or The season at Infantry hall
on THURSDAY evening. Jan. =, over 400
tickets have already been sold and they
claim they will be the first local organi-
cation TO have the new leader OF the
American band at public social gath
ering.
est affiliated organization IN the world
| over 23i000 membfrs on their rolls.
The BARRIERS local. 22i. met this week
and had the largest meeting OF the year.
The annual election Of officers took place
and fifteen new members were accepted.
They eNpect from the present sale OF tex
cts FOR their ball on New Years night
that II will be great success.
The Electrical Workers union. No. ~.
met Thursday evening. and there was a
ing was held and they discussed az length
the building trades section and building
trades council Several new members
were admitted Commencing the year
they viii raise the Initiation Zee 10 s25.
The Building T.aborers union met this
week and appointed committee 10 ask
aid from other locals 20 assist them, as
they have no national headquarters.
Westerly has seven unions, all organ
lied this year
Woonsocket now has ten unions where
2 year ago there was only one.
The Team Drivers local held another
OF their spirited meetings this week and
swelsd their ranks again the number OF
| candidates being 81 Nearly as many
applications We're received They now
number nearly 6o0 and President McNair
saws that they Will have 700 votes for
some good man next election.
The Hosting Engineers local reports
sound condition and no men IN their ranks
axe idle
The Amalgamated Association of Engi,
neers held a reg lar meeting and installed
| four new members during the week. They
| are closing the year successfully.
The Meat Cutters and Sausage Makers
met last evening and there was a goou
attendance Several candidates were ad-
mitted To membership aud two concerns
| were placed on the fair list.
| The brotherhood Of Railway Iralnmen
met this week and had a very spirited
| session They viii In the near tuturt
I demand shorter day.
| The Laundry Workers union is rapidly
| growing and doing good work in this To-
| calitv.
The German Brewers will meet Sunday
morning in Labor temple.
a special committee OF brewers met las
night IN Labor temple and arranged their
Echedule OF prices for the ensuing year. I
The Rhode island Central Trades and
| Labor union met last night and had a
| long order of business The most impor-
| tant WAS the report OF the delegate sent
| 10 Washington in regard 20 the Chinese
| exclusion act He states that the Amer
| lean Federation Of Labor has prepared
one OF The strongest bills to he Introduced
| 10 congress- not only for the reenact-
ment of tho Geary exclusion act, but TO
| maxi conditions more stringent
The Oystermen protective union stIlhe
| Is stin on practically. The dealers say
| they have no grievance and the openers
| say that they have, and therf the mat
ter rests.