The Jersey City news., 1902-05-29
PROTESTS
Building Trades DenOunce
Fagan's Directors Of
Education.
LOCAL EORKaErs GRIEVANCES
They Demand That Resident
Mechanics Be Employed
on Public Schools
LOCAL WORKMERS GRIEVANCES

The delegates to the United Building
Trades Council at last nights meeting OF
that body at Council Hall expressed
themselves in no uncertain terms about
the employment of nonresident mechanics
ON the new public school buildings Nos.
and 49, when by a unanimous vote they
adopted the foIlowfn resolution
Whereas, 1t is the sense of this Coun-
Gil that where municipal buildings are
to be erected local mechanics should
have at least. an opportunity of work
ing thereon; and
Whereas, Under the present con-
tracts for two of our new public
schools such opportunity Is denied to
local mechanics under the steamtit-
ters contract, or at least it Is contend
ed by the municipal authorities that
such is the case; therefore be it
Resolved, That we vigorously protest
against such a condition OF affairs and
call upon the Mayor and Directors of
Education to at once correct this con-
dition; and be it further
Resolved That we request the
Mayor and all municipal boards OF the
county to see that such provision Is
made in all future contracts for pub
lie work as will guard against Tepe-
tition of this deplorable and seeming
ly uncalled for condition OF affairs
Several of the delegates spoke of the
refusal of the President of the Board of
Education to interfere in the interest of
the local steamfitters to the extent of re-
ouesting the contractors doing the work
on the two schools to withdraw the New
Yarlx mechanics even temporarily. The
general sentiment of the delegates was
that local union labor was being insulted
bv the Indifference of the authorities to
its interests and it was the duty Of all
to retanate If the conditions complained
of were not remedied-
The Council expressed their sympathy
for the Letter Carriers in their fight for
shorter hours by adopting the following
resolution by unanimous vote
Believing that letter carriers as pub
lie servants are compelled to work an
unreasonable and unfair number of
hours each day. and feeling that that
fact should be brought foreibly to the
attention of the National Government;
therefore be it
Resolved, That we urge the senators
and Congressmen from this State to
use their best endeavors to have the
number cf hours served by letter car
riers shortened to a par with other
workingmen throughout the country.
In a communication the Pipe Felters
Association of Brooklyn requested affilia-
ZION with the Council The secretary was
directed to notify the organization that
when it had settled differences with the
rival body of it's industry the request
would be considered
A communication from Secretary VIM.
NJ o'Neil of the Master Builders Pro-
tective Association of Bayanne. stated
that that organization stood ready at all
times to confer with the Council on mat
ters Affecting the different industries
A grievance against Boss Plumber Hig-
gins of Bayonne by Local No. lS1 OF the
craft. was referred to Business Agent
Westlae for immediate action.
grievance against the A. w. Booth
Co.'S mill, Bayonne. for furnishing ma
teriala to the Condict Land Improvement
Co. which is erecting a number OF houses
In the West Bergen section with nom
anon .abor WAS referred to the Execu-
tive Committee.
The Business Agent reported that