The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-08
THE FIELD
Co. Co. rs
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades council, Labor ren-
pie
Building I.aborers, North Main street.
Molders. Labor Temple
Leather Workers. Labor Temple.
JEWELERS. LIVELY MEETING.
There was very lively meeting of the
Jewelry Workers union last evening. and
the business transacted was OF the most
interesting sort.
The membership committee made a re-
port presenting the names OF two can
ddates for Initiation and four men for
reinstatement The report was received
and all the names acted on with favor.
The delegates who will represent the
union at the next convention 20 be held
i'm July were given their instructions on
matters which are sure be brought up
at that time. II was also announced
that there would be meeting OF he
executive committee on the eighth OF that
month just d few days prior TO the
-eet4FeHt4a444-
one of the most interesting bits OF news
received at the session last evening and
thusiasm was the announcement of the
renewal Of ;he agreements for two OF the
shops in this city. the &. G. Darling com
pany and the William & Anderson COM
pany. The applications for the renewals
we're sent on 10 the headquarters OF tho
international for approval
Auother matter that received the at
! tention OF the meeting was the announce
| ment OF the fact that there had been 2
| label shop established at Attleboro and
there was very great prospect that the
Unions there would now begin 10 prosper
as never before. Every member Of the
craft here knows that there Is great op-
| portunity for the success OF the unions In
the AttleboroS and when II was known
that such a start toward ganization had
been made there was great enthusiasm.
! II was stated that the next meeting
would be the quarterly one for the unions
| and that every member would be ev-
! pected 10 be present or fined according TO
| the ruling OF the constitution.
| II was stated also that after the next
! quarterly meeting the quarterly card
would be enforced and every member in
good standing would be forced 10 show
one of these wherever he applet fpr
work
The last business 10 he transacted at
| the meeting was the announcement that
| one OF the firms OF the city was making
the miners union button. md that The
! button was being made by a non-union
shop. The local voted 10 take the mat
ter up with the miners unions with tho
purpose Of having the button made I'm ono
Of the union shops.
When this amount OF business had oern
disposed OF the session closed and the
meeting adjourned.
PAINTERS ACT VS.. ASSOCIATION.
Last evening some strenuous action was
taken against the Master Painters as
ISOLATION. and the members OF the union
who arc working for them but are what
the members term "weak-kneed" IN the
cause
Since the commencement Of the strike
OF the union some time ago these mem-
I bers- -crf-t(--MastAr- Painters t4aE.
who have not signed the agreement with
the union have held some of the lass or
thusiactlc members of the union In their
pay by paying them the wages demanded
but have not signed the agreement there
fore are privileged at any time "a lower
the pay.
There are some thirty OF less ~ these
men employed by tho master painters as
sociatlon who are barely p third of the
whole number Of master painters I'm the
| city. Last Saturday evening at a meeting
! OF the executive board there was a ques-
| tlon Of just the status Of the men work
ing for members Of the association and II
was then decided to send all of them a
letter explaining the situation and asking
them 10 appear AZ the meeting last even
Ing for instructions. IL they had any In
terest In the union. A number OF the men
appeared as bidden and were instructed
but q large number OF them ignored the
request when ~ was found that they
were not disposed 20 heed the request OF
the union and preferred To work against
the union II was decided TO declare the
places where they were at work unfair 50
as 10 bring charges against them and re-
/ move them from the union and place them
In the category OF non-union painters
Now the shops employing these men and
members OF the master painters associa
tion have been placed on the unfair list
| and tho men working there will either
have TO come out or be known as non.
| union mon The matter will be taken "a
tho building trades council and perhaps "a
the international headquarters.
There were number OF bills audited
last evening and ordered paid
The membership committee stated that
there were seven APPLICATIONS 10 be con
sdered and four men 10 be initiated The
report was received and the limitations
took place
Tho building trades council delegates
made n report that was received with IN.
vor
4 r'trr rxrrtr-tve board f44sAA- re port thai
was accepted by the union and placed on
, | Gle
The committee ~ two appointed 60 in'
yestigatc tho total disability claim of on'
J II tho members Chas. Holmes made re'
port stating that an that was claimed was
found - he true and recommended that
J the claim FOR total disability be forwarded