Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-07
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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Local labor leaders state that the Ques-
ton of reinstatement Of the plumbers or
ganization to the Central Labor Union, con-
tingent upon their reinstatement to the
Council of Allied Building Trades. will
rather complicate the local labor condi-
TONS A member of the central body In
referring to the matter said that should the
plumbers become affiliated with the Central
Labor Union since the steamitters have
been expelled from that body, in all mat
tiers of contention as between the plumbers
and the steamfitters the central body
would have to support the plumbers. This,
Notwithstanding the fact that the plumb
ers will be affiliated with the steamfitters
in the Building Trades Council. which is an
adjunct of the Central Labor Union.
The plumbers will also be allied with the
local Structural Building Trades Alliance,
which is regarded by the council and CEN
trad union as a dual and antagonistic or
ganization. Should this be the condition
the important question will be: What will
be the relations of the plumbers ana
steamfitters? For more than two years
these organizations have been engaged In
jurisdictional contention In which the
plumbers have refused to recognize the
steaulfitters as a separate organization.
The plumbers in their contention have
been supported by the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and the recent expulsion OF
the steamfitters from the Central Labor
Union was by the order of the federation.
It is also stated that the federation is
not kindly disposed toward the structural
alliance although william l.. Spencer,
vice president of the federation, is secretary
of the alliance.
AS a. local branch of the structural al
lance has been permanently formed, the
question is. what will be the relations OF
the Central Labor Union and the Allied
Council RIlil6inp
ganization? The alliance is composed Of
the largest and most important building
organizations and will be the ruling FACTOR
in the local building situation. This being
the fact, in matter pertaining to the build
ing trades both the central body and the
building council will be, IL not directly SUBJ
ordinate. largely dependent upon the al
lance.
The thirty-ninth annual convention of the
Bricklayers and Masons' International
Union will be held at San Francisco. CAL,
commencing January 8. and will probably
continue in session two weeks. It is stated
that several matters, Of general importance
will be considered BIZ the convention the
most important being that Of the referen-
dunn. Additional Importance attaches to
the question from tk33 fact that last year
by referendum vote of more than two
thirds OF the subordinate unions. the sys-
tenn as 1t applies to the enactment OF law
adopted. but much dis5atisfaction was
caused by the action 81 fhe last national
convention. which refuseaoto accept the de-
cision of the subordinate b unions, and pro-
vided for and electsd THO additional vice
presidents, This, dfSHegAM Of the will Of
the membership. 1t iSssa3as provoked gem
eral protest and a RdHfer OF subordinate
unions have decided I'd formally protest at
the coming convention a&ainst the action
OF the former convepffoH.
The local Bricklayefs' Union, No. 1. will
send three delegates to the. convention.
Those nominated are: Charles p. Stewart,
William Maghan, John G. Wolfe WilIorl
Sorreli n NJ. Shook. Robert H. McMackin.
Chester Haislip. Thomas Doyle, Maurice
Davis, J. I. Gleason, M McNulty. Frank
Miller and u. s. O'Brden
The election will be held tomorrow even
west.
The recent convention of the American
reservation of Labor at San Francisco was
one OF the most memorable in the history
OF that powerful organization, which really
dates pack to 1851. when the seeds for the
gigantic oak. as 1t has been termed, were
sown at Pittsburg The real start under
us present name was made In 1889 at
Columbus, Ohio. It's origin Is traced to q
convention held In Terre Haute. Ind,
August 2, 1881, which was called by two or
ganizations, known 1T that time as the
Amaigamated Labor Union and the knights