Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-22
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Standing Committees ADpointpI-
StraC Gral ininters Sill Ohiectcd To.

StahothG Committees Appointed
Structural Painters StiIl Objected to.
AT the weekly meeting of the Central
Labor Union, held last evening. President
James i. Feeney announced the appoint
ment of the following standing commit
tees: Legislative committee, Henry VI.
Szegedy, f. w. Tucker, William Silver,
John Doody, James l.. Stevens: grievance
committee, G. i. DIETRICH John Hammer
strom, Edward Wagner. John F. McVey
u II. Manning; contract committee NJ. J.
Mccarthy. j. II. Babcock. Charles Wins
low. George 4. McCathian, William Hunt:
credential committee. \. II. Dahler j. NJ
Heisley, +. j. Ratigan; organization com
mittee. w. \. Morrison, Walter F. Thonp-
son, Henry T. LaClair, John +. McCrack-
EN-, n. 5. holland; label committee, George
b. Squircs, II. R. Fellinger, John Willis,
John G. Schmidt. C. w Herzinger; build
ing trades section. J. d. Wilson, Daniel
Sullivan, William Hagaman, William Sill
yer, w. E. Kennedy, Milford Spohn.
After the obligation of delegates from
Washington Lodge of Machinists No 1873
and Carriage and Wagon Builders Union
No. !, Mr. William Mahon, president of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees, was introduced and
addressed the delegates relative to the or
ganization of street railway employees.
Several bridge and structural iron paint
crs were given a hearing relative to the
action of the central body in refusing to
indorse their application for a charter from
the National Brotherhood of Painters and
Decorators. 1t was stated that Il number
OF those who are employed at painting
structural iron work exclusively organized
several weeks ago and applied for a char
ter from the national organization of
painters as a local union, but at the re-
quest of the Central Labor Union the char
ter was not granted. The structural paint
cfS complain that the action of the central
body prohibits them from organizing and
compels them to work for wages much less
than they would receive if they were or
ganized and allied with the Central Labor
Union. II is stated that the central body
refuses to encourage the organization of
structural painters for the reason that the
painters have a local assembly which
claims the work referred to- While the
painters organization is a Knights of La
Dor body and is not affiliated with the Cen
trail Labor Union nor the National Brother
hood of Painters andl Decorators, it is
stated that they have been officially in
vited to become allied with both bodies
and that the recognition of dual organi-
cation would tend to defeat the desired
local and national utilization. After an ex-
tended discussion of the matter, further
consideration was deferred until the next
meeting of the union. In the meantime
the local organizers, the organization COM
mittee and representatives from the struc-
tural painters will confer with w. f.
Ward the painters national organizer, rel
alive to the matter
A delegate from Columbia Lodge of Ma
ch1niStS, NO. LII stated mat an eHOft was
being made TO have the wages of the ma
chinists employed at the bureau of en-
craving and printing advanced to 81 per
day, and that they be paid the standard
rate for overtime. 1t is stated that the
machnists employed at the bureau re-
ceive less pay than machinists doing SIM
liar work in other government depart
ments. Resolutions to this effect were
adopted and n committee was appointed,
Jointly with a committee of machinists. to
bring the matter to the attention of Sec
retarN Gage.