The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-08
In the World
Of Labor.

The following was received at Business
Agent Moore's ONCE, yesterday:
Office of the International President.
You are hereby notified that the Nor
gan Engineering company OF Alliance, o..
has locked out their machinists and APP
prentices 10 the number Of 1eS and we
have had more or less trouble with this
firm for about year They agreed to the
shorter work day, but instead OF 81 hours
per week, they have been running 72
hours. You are hereby called upon TO see
that advertisements or agents soliciting
machinists In your city in the interest of
the above firm Is prevented: also at Osk-
the Brown a. Sharpe company are on the
unfair list JAMES O'CoNNELL,
international President,
The Freight Handlers local met this
week and initiated five new members and
four applications were received This
union is fast growing and will be a strong
ally In the ranks very soon.
The Building Trades council met this
week with a large gathering and dis
cussed the advocacy of shorter hours
They will probably act on this very i'm
pplNulN HpluA III Atlt near luluTt.
The Oystermen's Protective union IS
beginning 20 be felt In the trade, and
there is a project on TO form a stock COM
pany and 10 make a strictly union shop
for next season and to employ $50 openers
with an output OF about 1900 gallons
daily. A large trade has already been as
sured them.
The Pawtuoket retail clerks formed a
protective association this week, and
start of with about $50 members
Thomas Il. Farrell, of the BARRIERS union
and Joseph Mcmahon OF the Providence
retail clerks made stirring remarks Com
mittees were appointed from all the
stores 10 secure the names OF the clerks
and 10 report Tuesday, March IL, at p.
m, in Mule spinners' hall, Pawtucket.
There will be an open meeting Of the
stationary engineers at Labor temple.
this evening. Prominent labor leaders
will address the meeting and every en-
gineer In the city IL invited TO be pres
ent
The plumbers met last evening and had
a very lage attendance. Several matters
OF Importance were disposed Of and three
new members were obligated,
IL Is reported that the Team Driv-
ers' union will take exceptions TO the new
white Line" at the depot and. az they
claim they are entitled 10 make their liv-
ing. as well as anyone else especially
when they have 90 pay taxes on their
sproperty, they will make n stubborn fight.
II necessary, they. threaten 10 enter poll
tics 90 gain their point, and they have
$4,000 10 help the thing along.
The granite cutters met this week and
obligated two new members. They re-
Ceivcd four applications and several Inn
portant committees were appointed.
The horse shoers met THIS week and
had n good attendance Three candidates
were Initiated and three applications were
referred.
Local ~. I. A. OF NJ. will meet Tues
day evening. and viii have q number of
new members 20 initiate. They will have
musical treat and entertainment for
the members and all should be there.
Preparations are being made TO organize
two new lodges OF machlnists. one at
Pawtucket aud the other al Woonsocket.
and charter lists are being very promptly
filled
The Team Drivers local met this week
and obligated % new members.
The bartendcrs met this week and took
In over 100 members with about % appli-