Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-01
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
DEMANDS OF LOCAL oRGANIZA-
TONS FOR ADVANCE IN WAGES.
Central Body Endorses Both - Strike
Probable in Case Increase
is Denied.

The demands Of Journeymen Bakers and
Confectioners' Union, No. us, and Carriage
and Wagon Workers Union, No y, for an
increase of wages was unanimously ap-
proved at the meeting of the Central Labor
Union, held last evening, and the support
of the body was pledged if it becomes nee
essary for the organizations to enforce the
demands
The journeymen bakers, in a communica
tor read by Secretary Winslow, stated
that several weeks ago they decided to de
mand an increase of wages from $3.50 to
S27o per day, and the employing bakers
were notified and requested to concede the
advance. Since then, it is said, joint
committee of the Central Labor Union and
the LEGAL bakers union has endeavored to
confer with the employers and obtain their
consent to the advance desired by the jour
neymen.
1t is further stated that at meeting of
the joint committee held several days ago a
communication was read from the employ
ers, in which a number of counter PROPOSE
ti0ns were submitted to the journeymen,
with a positive refusal to pay the advance
scale of S2.15 day. The journeymen have
persisted in their demand and have deter
mired to enforce the new scale after next
Saturday.
The journeymen carriage makers reported
that they had submitted to the employers Il
proposition that after April the minimum
wage of $50 for an eight-hour day shall
be paid to members of the union. The
minimum wages now paid, it is said, is 50
a week for nine hours daily, ranging to d
maximum of S2.15. 1t is stated that the
employers have the proposition made by
the journeymen under consideration and
that as yet they have not arrived at any
definite conclusion, though the men are as
sUred that number of employers will
grant their demand without contest.
submitting o
prevail and support of the Central Labor
Union, the carriage makers stated that the
conditions of employment of those of their
craft in this city are far worse than those
which govern any other skilled workmen,
and that in their effort to obtain relief they
have determined to persist in the demand
submitted to the employers even to the ex-
tent of a strike if necessary.
BARRIERS Early Closing Hour.
The action of Journeymen BARRIERS
Union, No. 259. in deciding to close their
shops at o'clock pm, five days in the
week, and Saturday at IL pm, was in
dorsed and the members of the various
unions allied with the Central Labor Union,
are requested to patronize only those shops
closing at the hours named and to assist
the BARRIERS in their endeavor to make the
early closing general
The credentials of delegates from an or
ganiZation known as the Ladies' Tailors
Protective Union, who desired representa-
ton, was referred to the committee on or
ganization for investigation and report The
committee was directed to inquire into the
status of the organization, it being report
ed that it is allied with the local tailors' Or
ganization, affiliate with the Socialist
Labor Alliance, an organization antagonis-
tic to the Journeymen Tailors National
Union, which is affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor
The credentials of the Steam Engineers
Local. No. 30, were referred to a special
committee for investigation. This union, 1t
is stated. was recently organized from the
membership of former Engineers Local,
No. IA, and Eccentric Assembly, knights
of Labor. An inquiry by the committee on
credentials developed the fact that the as
sembly still holds its charter and that it
will be maintained a social and bene-
fetal organization. The purpose of the
committee to whom the matter is referred
will be, it is stated, to ascertain whether
the membership of the assembly have sew
cred all relations with the Knights of
Labor.