The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-07
LABOR WINS
Hudson Contractors, Except
in Bayonne, Accede to
Wage and Hour
Schedule.
BIG UNION NEE TING TODAY
No Danger Of Strike Outside
Bayonne Where Building
Is at a Standstill.

of the County except Bayonne, have ac-
ceded to the new wage and hour sched-
ules for the allied industries of the Uni
ted Building Trades Council, many of
which became operative this morning. In
some isolated cases boss carpenters pain
ters and masons have refused to allow
the demands with the result that all un-
ion men have been Withdrawn from their
shops, and from every job they have un-
der way In Bayonne the Master Build
ers' Protective Association has declared
its intention to fight, with the result that
all building operations in that city are
suspended
Union journeymen of the different
building trades gathered in large NUM-
bers this morning at Council Hall, IL Ho-
boken avenue, where the Executive
Boards of the Building Trades Council
of Hudson County the District Council
of Carpenters and a committee OF the
District Council of Painters were in ses-
sion, receiving reports from their Off
cial agents in every section of the coun-
ty relative to the enforcement OF the new
schedules.
1t was announced that the only opposi-
tion thus far developed was to the de-
mands of the carpenters for sa8 day
and a Saturday half holiday; the pain
ters for 50 a day and the stone masons
for $3.50 a day in place of being paid by
piece work as heretofore. Neither the
painters nor stone masolis ask the haff
holiday
The demands of the tan, felt and water
proof roofers for So day for skilled la
Dor and s225 day for helpers. was
agreed to by contractors without opposi-
tomas was the plasterers' demand for a
Saturday half holiday. The new wage
rate of the laborers. s275 for attending
masons. and 50 for working for Jumping
plasterers, became operative on April /
without opposition, but this morning the
Bayonne nasons inaugurated a fghs
against It.
These are the only interested directly
affected today. but all those affiliated
with them stand ready to go out in SYM
pathy should their demands be refused.
From present indications there is little
probability of a general strike excepI IN
Bayonne. In every other section of the
county the new schedules are meeting
with but little opposition. Some few boss
painters in Hoboken and North hudson
are holding out and the carpenters are
son City section and in North Hudson.
John Stanton & Sons, of West Honoken,
acceded to the carpenters demands, as
did Bove & Brandt, who will reorganize
their mill in that town and employ cab.
inetmakers and stairbuilders. The for
mer, who are not allied with the Building
Trades Council will work nine hours,
while the latter will work eight hours
for the carpenters new wage rate OF SS.2S
a day.
Fire Commissioner Henry 2. Niblett OF
Jersey City, is fighting the carpenters
demands, and all union men have been
withdrawn from his shop and jobs.
Bo4s Carpenters's to Meet
The Boss Carpenters Association will
meet tonight at the Avenue House, Jersey
city Heights, when it is probable that
a settlement of all existing difficulties
will be reached.
Painters Slowly Winning
The main fight against the painters is
being waged by the few employers who
refuse to pay Il cents an hear to paper
hangers. This morning Boss Kalshoven,
of Paterson street. near Congress street,
Jersey City Heights, who was opposed to
the demand, gave in and his men are now
working. Other bosses in different sec
tions of the county are hourly agreeing
to the new schedule.
Masons Confer With Trades Council
A conference between the Boss Masons'
Association and the Executive Board of
the Building Trades Council is being held
this afternoon at DeMott street, West Ho-
boken, relative to an agreement on the
stone masons demand.
Agont Westlake in Eayonns
Business Agent Westlake of the Build
ing Trades Council Edwards of the Car
penters' District Council, and Brady OF
the Laborers, are In Bayonne this after
noon endeavoring to adjust differences
there The Master Builders have locked
out all union men of the allied crafts.
Master bricklayers and plastererss have
locked out union laborers pending set
Element of the difficulty and all work on
buildings in course of erection is at
stand still.
Aside from the condition in Bayonne,
everything indicates a speedy settlement
of the difficulties and the general adop-
ton Of the schedules.
Object TO Essex Wcrhmen.
The employment of Essex county work.
men by the contractor who is finishing
the work on the new st. Patricks Par
ochial sschool, Bramhall avenue, is the
cause of grievance. and trouble may re-
suit.
To Enforce Schedule
District Council No. 10 OF Hudson
county, Brotherhood of Painters. Decora-
tors and Paperhangers of America. met
last night at Council Hall, No. II Hobo.
ken avenue, and completed arrangements
for the inauguration Of the new wage and
hour schedule of the craft, which becomes
operative today.
The reports received from different sec
lions of the county were. highly gratify-
ing. The following special agents were
appointed to assist Business Agent Lyons
in enforcing the new schedule; 4.
An Old ana Well Trisa Remedy.
Mrs. winssow's Soothing Syrup for chp-
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