The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-10
union men WIN
Grievances Against Gonsum-
ers Brewing Company Is
Amicably Settled.


The long standing grievance Of the
United Building Trades Council OF Hua-
son county against the Hudson County
Consumers Brewing Co. has been anlca-
hly adjusted to the satisfaction Of both
parties and the possibility Of boycott or
other heroic measures being resorted %
Is now averled.
The trouble began with the employment
Of non-unfon labor BY the contractor
erecting the eompany's brewery in West
Hoboken. The local union men employed
on the building were Withdrawn and a
bitter FIGHT waged b. the allied buildirs
trades against the "scabs workmen woo
company we're appealed 10 but were APP
parently powerless to control the situation
although expressing Willingness to slo
SO.
So the matters continued until the brew
ing company was ready to begin business.
Then the battle began by the labor people
was renewed and last week the Jersey
City Liquor Dealers Association Joined
with the Building Trades Council in the
fight, with the result that on Saturday
afternoon the committee of the latter or
ganization appointed to handle the mat
ter: President P. ]. Mulvaney. Recording
Secretary VIM. E. Ward, Jr.; Treasurer
Jas A. Gallagher. Business Agent j. E.
Westlake and Carpenters Business Agent,
George Odell, visited President Basse.
Treasurer Brogmann and other repre-
sentatives Of the brewery company at the
brewery.
Tie committee was received courteousiy
by President Bender and his associates,
and the details Of the long standing griev-
anee gone thoroughly into. The labor
representatives on their part showed that
the affiliated trades locals had suffered
to a considerable extent through the re-
fusal of the contractor to employ union
labor, aside from the fact that the CEN
trail organization, with which they were
allied, had lost no little prestige by rea-
son of its inability to control a matter of
so much Importance within IS jurisdiction.
On the other hand the brewery officials
oiselaimed any responsibility for the ac-
tions of the contractor; they protested
desire to act in harmony with the or
ganization represented by the committee.
and while admitting that the conditions
complained of must have operated to the
injury of organized labor pointed out as
an evidence of their sympathy with the
labor movement the fact that all Of Their
employees We're union men.
The members of the visiting committee
expressed themselves az satisfied that un-
der the conditions of the contract for the
building that the brewery officials were
unable to control the situation. and that
the fact that the plant was now entirely
operated. within union lines was an evil
dence of the desire Of the brewery people
to give Just consideration to the labor
movement.
Under these conditions an agreement
was soon reached by which the commit
ice sanctioned the withdrawal of all op
position to the output Of the brewery.
The exact conditions of the agreement
were not made public but will be pre-
sented to the executive board of the
Building Trades Council for ratification
tomorrow night There is now no doubt
of the concurrence of that body in the
report of the committee, and thus tnds
what promised to be one of the bitteresr
fights ever waged by union labor in this
county.
The members of the committee are
eiated over the outcome of their efforts
in this matter and are especially CRATE
full to the Central Labor Union of Hud-
son County and the Jersey City liquor
dealers for their support.
On account Of the trades union people
having taken no part at the formal open
ing OF the brewery President Bender has
extended a special invitation for them 20
inspect the pant. Admission will be by
the current working card of their orgaas-
zation and it is expected that many viii
avail Themselves of the nnportun.ty