The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-20
THE FIELD - OF LABOR

| by the local were for Is per cent in
! crease In wages and nine-hour day. The
hours we're granted and a 10 per cent
| increase I'm the wages.
The next matter taken up was the vote
on the general officers. which was as
| follows: General President. j. J. Huber OF
| Hartford. first vce president, Frank
| Sweeney: second vice president. w. W.
| Work: third vice president. Mr.. Malopey;
| fourth vice president. William Barry OF
Toronto general secretary-treasurer, j.
]. Fifer.
The last business OF the meeting was
the consideration OF the price list. This
has been prepared so as TO be ready II
IL Is needed. The meeting closed after
some further general discussion.
MOLDERS' REGULAR MEETING.
There was nothing 10 transpire al the
meeting Of the moders last evening
! more than the ordinary routine bust.
ness except the report OF the conditions
relating to the new shop In South Provi-
dence being reported.
II was stated that this was closed TO
the members OF the local until such time
as the conditions could be made fair The
renal inder OF the time was devoted 10 dis
cussing general matters and the hearing
OF the reports Of the various committees.
The talks OF Messrs Mahan and O'Neil
were very interesting. az were also some
OF the communications presented by the
recording secretary.
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
The meeting OF the building trades
council last evening was very fertile i'm
the business items produced and dis
posed OF and the session was one OF the
most Interesting held for some time.
The first matter attended 10 was
communication from the bartenders stat
ing that NJ Lenehan had been placed on
the unfair list
The resolution OF the bakers introduced
was endorsed and action recommended To
the various affiliated locals.
The AFFAIRS OF the bail committee were
wound up and the committee discharged
with vote of thanks
The matter OF the business agent for
the council was treated but. not settled.
IL Will come up again al subsequent ses-
sions
IL was voted TO place l.. Mainey In the
unfair list since IL was learned that he
had employed and was employing "scab"
labor. This will bring difficulties to any
OF the buildings upon which these men
work. The council is determined to pro-
tect Its affiliated organizations and this
Is one Of the steps taken.
Several other matters were taken up,
after which the meeting adjourned.
OTHER LABOR ITEMS OF INTEREST.
There Is a move on foot on the part Of
some OF the officers Of the retail clerks
TO organize the drug clerRs OF the city
into branch local The need OF such
an organization Is felt by all who know
'he conditions IL Is expected that the
Will have great -srccr~s
clam bake and ball game 90 be held et
Fenner's farm In about two weeks. The
oall game between the married men ard
the single is TO be one OF the chief feat
ures OF the day
Manager ONeil OF the married men
has his team an selected and has counted
up the score by which they will win.
The single men are 10 be made look like
boys.
The business agent OF the local OF Hod
carriers i57 II doing great work for the
organization having brought in seven new
members within the past week
The Italian local OF the same craft Is
adding 70 Its membership also and will
have all the men working at the craft
enrolled soon.
At the next meeting or the locals Il Is
expected that there will be n large at
tendance since ~ will not be very long be-
fore the locals will be increasing the init
istion fee and "a number of men are 10
take advantage of the low rate now
communication was received from the
Hartford local % Molders 90 the effect
That the foundries there were closed 10
union men A Providence man has re-
Gently accepted tho position % superin
bno"nt ~ the Hartford Foundry co. 80
~ iF stated
The Retail Clerks ~ the last meeting
entsrtstned several Communications o,S
snoorsfo mo ssnne among them being on-
I"ih me bakers and one from the
Teamsters'
The committee on the early cl,si,, %,
the stores ~ tho North Tnd repo-toa ~,
this meeting that az had aSreed 20 cioss
beginning Nth the nrst ~ june fos
three evenings per week