Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

 Consistent union men will look for the label when purchasing goods or any kind.
 Brass Workers union, No 1S6, will hold meeting Ut Congress hall Tues day evening, December 30 A full at tendance is desired.
 On Monday, January the Journey Barbers' unions of Connecticut will meet in state convention in New Ha- ven. Many matters Of vital import ance to the craft will be acted on.
 Start the new year right. If you are not a member of union put i'll your application at once. If you are, turn over new leaf and attend every meeting of your organization And, above all, never get behiRd on your dues.
 The next meeting of Buffers and Polishers' union, No ST.. will be held
 
 meetings for this week and next being postponed owing to their falling on Christmas and New Years nights respectively.
 Owing to the holiday season but little is doing in local labor circles, many of the unions not holding their regular meetings during Christmas and New sarsey Acyr 1fpA T1RA in this line of local nature is de- cidedly scarce.
 The Central Labor union requests that all affiliated organization pass suitable resolutions regarding the pass age of the eight hour bill and forward copies of the same to Senators Platt and HaWley at Washington, D. O., without delay.
 An important meeting of Typo graphical union, No 329 will be held this evening in Buffers and Polishers' hall. Matters of the greatest inn portnhce to every member will come up for discussion and action and every member should be present.
 We are being confronted by trusts on every hand. In the winter we have coal trust to keep us warm. Tn the summer we have an ice trust to keep | us cool. As we come into the world we are confronted by a milk trust, and after we die there is coffin trust to follow us to our grave.-Trade Journal.
 The wood rubbers of the city held | meeting on Wednesday evening and made arrangements for perfecting ar l organization. Their charter will prob ably be obtained from the Amalga | mated Wood Workers and if so, many wood workers not eligible to member ship in the Carpenters union can be taken into the new organization l The New England Bartenders will meet in convention in New Haven on January IS and 19. It is expected that this will be one of the largest district conferences ever held and about 300 delegates will probably be l present. The committee of the New Haven union are making extensive preparations for the entertainment. | F" #E ss f The striking Buffers and Polishers in the shop of Holmes 6 Edwards Bridgeport, at recent meeting, voted to continue the strike. Financial aid from the various cities in the state is being literally extended, and this in addition to that granted by the inter national organization will enable the strikers to hold out for an indefinite period.
 The vote of the Inferna tional Typographical union on g proposition to levy an assessment of 3 cents per member per month fol period of one year for the benefit of the Los Angeles union in it's fiph against the Times of that city wa, carried by a vote of 22.O66 to 3.9T5 This will give to that union $2.OOO pel month aside from other assistanc, from the labor organizations of To, Angeles
 At special meeting of the Centra Labor union held last evening, the fol lowing resolutions were passed:
 Whereas, H. R. Bill 3O76, known a, the eight hour bill has passed tn house of representatives and will soo1 be before the senate, and
 Whereas, The passage of said bil would be of great benefit to laborins people throughout the United State. be it.
 Resolved, That this body does ap prove of said bill and earnestly urge the senators from this state to us all honorable means in their power t, secure it's passage, and be 1t further
 Resolved, That copies of these reso lutions be sent to the senators iron this state bearing the seal of this un ion.
 c. E. WEED.
 GIDEON CHARETTE.
 WILLIAM e. DOUCETTE,
 Committee