The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-18

Tns forowtns unions VIII hold sessions
koutgft:
Brewers, 1s8. Labor temple.
Brewers. IA. Labor temple.
Coal Transfers. jewelers. han.
General Teamsters, Labor temple.
Coal Handlers, s2s Labor temple.
CENTRAL BODY CoNvENES.
Last evening the adjourned meeting OF
the Providence Central Trades was held
TN jewelers. hall to hear the reports of
tho several committees. Some Of these
had very important matters under In
veetigatton during the week, and their
reports last evening were very interest
ting.
The first report TO be heard was that Of
the committee out for the Jewelry Work
ers, this committee reported that the
frm OF william Loeb was found to be un-
fair TO organized labor and recommended
that such action as the recognition OF the
fact be voiced in the minutes OF the meet
ing. This was done and the place
advertised 10 the body as unfair.
The next matter, and that which war
OF greatest interest TO the members. was
the report of the committee in behalf OF
the freight handlers. This committee re-
ported at length and almost verbatim
the conversations had with the chief
official OF the road, President Mellen, the
sentiment OF the same being that there
was some misunderstanding connected
with the case
II was stated that the grievances OF the
Oocal had not reached the president and
the sentiment Of the COMMITTEES was to
the effect that IL ought TO be given a little
snore time. though this was not voiced In
the records. AS II Yves the best thing
the body thought II could do was to vote
an appropriation OF 800 to the organlza-
tion and to order the secretary to com
municate with the president OF the inter
national body. asking that some definite
action be taken relative TO the men The
secretary was also 10 urge that some
recognition that the men are out be taken
at the earliest convenience and OF the
said official.
The committee out on the matter OF the
O'Gorman printing also made n lengthy
report tho substance OF which was as fol-
lows: The committee interviewed the Of
hcials OF the O'Gorman company and was
told that when the transfer OF the work
was made IL was with the understanding
that the publishing firm doing Il was
union and that no had made application
The committee interviewed the officials
OF the firm doing the work and was told
that the shop was unionized with the ex-
oeption OF one man and that he would be-
come member as soon as possible Also
that the label had been applied for but
hnd not bee ngranted as yet owing TO tho
fact mentioned.
The committee then met the officials OF
the Allied Printing Trades Council OF
Pawtucket and found that instead OF
their being one employe not a union man
some I'VE or six were found. AT this the
committee reported back 20 O'Gorman and
was told that Il was too late TO stop this
one issue but that unless the place was
made union this printing should go else
where. being thoroughly In sympathy
with labor unions.
A communication was then read from
the Building Trades Council asking that
the body place the firm OF Max Gertra-
cove on tho unfair Hist There was some
heated discussion over this after which the
body voted that since this man was only
= tenant IN the building under question Il
could not consistently accord with the re.