The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-09-16
KNIGHTS OF
The HAMMER
International Brotherhood OF
Carpenters Unions in
Session at Atlanta,
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
Delegates Present From Hud-
son County History of
the Organization
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES

|
The twelfth biennial convention OF the
International Brotherhood of Carpenters
| opened Yesterday at Atlanta, Ca, with
about three hundred delegates present,
representing 900 local unions scattered
| through every State and embracing about
| 10000 members.
Representing Hudson County are:
| David Morrison, e. r. Vreeland, r. u.
Edwards, 2. T. O'Hara and w. Spot
| ford.
Amendments to the constitution. which
have been reported and which will prob
ably be adopted by the convention, will
read as follows
Local No. 3O6, of Newark, will offer
this amendment
ssSection 9S-A semi-benefcial member
shall be entitled to a funeral allowance
of $1OO, instead of $50, provided at
death he is over one year member IN
good standing, and when three months in
arrears he shall be debarred from all
benefits until three months after all ar
rearages are paid in full. He shall not
be entitled to the benefits specified IN
sections "a, 90 and &c.
Section 15S Id to read as follows (the
words quoted being the words changed
or added):- -
Section 15S I'D. The trustees shall
notify all members of the local union
to be present at the last meeting OF each
quarter for the purpose OF comparing
the members due card with the books of
the financial secretary. A fine of not
less than twenty-five cents shall be Inn
posed on each member who fails to attend
this meeting and bring his card OF mem
bership.''
STITuTIONAL REVISION.
Among other important additions or
Provisions Of the Appointments to the CON
stitntion to be considered are:-
Section. So. That $40 be charged
ex-mernbers for reinitiation when
member apses in failure of pay
ment of dues.
Section 49, A candidate cannot
join any labor union other than the
one in the district in which he re-
sides, unless permission be granted
him by the labor union or district
council where he resides.
Section 80 to read as follows
A member owing a sum equal to SIX
months dues shall be suspended,
and when he owes a sum equal to
twelve months dues his name shall
be stricken from the books, after
which he can be readmitted only as
a new member, subject to such re-
admission fee as his labor union or
district council may provide in their
bylaws.
Section 1853 (a). Any member who
endeayors to create dissension among
the members, or who works against
the interest and harmony of the
United Brotherhood or who adyo-
Gates or encourages division of the
funds or dissolution of any labor :
union or the separation of any labor
union from the United Brotherhood
shall suffer suspension.
Section 6S (b). Any member in
capable (through age or accident) OF
earning the regular rate of wages
may work for less than said rate
by consent of the local union or dis
trict council.
Section 20 (b) A member who
becomes an employer may retain his
membership so long as he pays the
union scale of wages, hires only union
men and does not belong to an em-
pIOyefS OF cOulTdClUIS dSSOCfstl
THE BROTHERHOOD.
The International Brotherhood of Car
penters' Unions was formed in Chicago,
August 10. 1881 Since then it has grown
to form solid chain Of nearly 900 local
unions, stretching from Nova Scotia to
San Francisco and fro mCanada to Mex
leo, under one head, numbering $4,000
members, and constantly growing in
strength and power as an organization.
The objects, to quote from its constltu-
tion, re:-sTo rescue our trade from the
low level to which it has fallenfi to en-
courage a higher standard of skill, to
cultivate feelings of friendship among
the men of the craft, to assist each other
to secure employment. to secure adequate
pay for our work, to furnish aid in cases
of death OF permanent disability, and by
legal and proper means to elevate the
moral in tellectual and social conditions
of all our members
The benevolent feahtres of the United
Brotherhood commend themselves to
every thinking man. From Jenuary,
1888 to July /, 1890, the United Broth
erhood paid out to the widows and or
phans of deceased members and disabled
members the sum of $685., ,822 from the
general fund. In that time about $780,
600 more were paid out in sick benefits
from the funds of the local unions. Inc
general benefits are graded according to
time of membership, and are at the rate
of $100 to 5000 for funeral benefit on
death Of member; 500 to $500 in case
of permanent disability, and $25 to $50
on the death of the wife of a married
member. The total cost of maintaining
these benefits is but a small trife each
month, and through the cooperation of
all the unions in the United Brotherhood
these yarious benefits are sustained