The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-29
THE FIELD - OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Carpenters Council, Labor Temple.
Plumbers. Labor Temple.
Electrical Workers, 25s. Exchange
place.
COUNCIL TO ACT
The meeting OF the building trades
council last evening was one OF the best
sessions held among the labor unions
this week and a very large amount OF
work was done
Owing to the absence OF Mr.. Thos. #.
Kearney, the secretary. Mr.. Frank Mac
Arthur was made the secretary pro tenn
and the business proceeded.
The first business after the reading of
the minutes OF the last meeting was the
receiving OF the credentials OF the new
delegates
There were new delegates on hand
from the piasterers' union and after the
perusal OF the credentials by the commit
tee the men were seated.
A communication was then read from
the executive board which had to
do with the members OF one craft in
fringing on the work OF another. For
some time past this has been done at va
rfous times and there has been com
plants made. A few Of these made with
In the past two weeks caused the COM
mittee to act
The communication was presented To
the meeting last evening and referred TO
new business. When taken up under that
head II was voted TO lay the matter on
the table for one week
The labor day committee made a re-
port OF progress also announcing that the
bakers were 10 have a field day on oct
Sth and that the ball game between the
council and the central body for the
hN ho
would be played then. The outing Is TO be
held at Palace Garden
The referendum vote on the proposI-
ton OF the council was then reported on
The delegates from the painters union
then made complaint against the Eagle
brewery for employing non-union paint
ers, there being at present i've non-unIon
painters employed there. The delegates
requested that some action be taken and
committee OF three was appointed 70
see " the trouble cannot be amicahIe ad
Justed
The fact was then made known that
Aneys brewery was not treating the
union men fairly. and n motion was made
70 place the firm on the unfair list This
was amended 10 the appointment OF n |
committee OF three 10 investigate and ,rv
70 adjust the differences amicahIv af,or
which report will be made 10 the hodv |
Ine matter OF engendering better har-
HVhy between the two branches the /
council and the central body. was dis
cussed. and committee OF three was an
pointed 10 act with like committee from, |
the central body with a view 10 bringing
about the relations between tho tue
bodies that Is desired
The Iron nrm Of ]. II Tower g. CO was
placed on the unfair list. as was also the
firm OF Murphy q Co.
The remainder OF the time was devo,oA
20 talk on the political situation ana
outlook for the labor men and pians wero
laid for ascertaining just the number o.,
labor men on tickets that were succesa
ful In the Democratic caucuses and IN
plan so that they may secure Soma
recognition this year. The meeting then
adjourned.
BAKERS FOR FIELD ~AY
The bakers Of Local $50 have issued cir
culars stating that they are 10 have their
ennuel field day and outing AT Palace Gar
dens on the sth OF next month. and the
expectation IL that there will be a very
large crowd on hand
Tor features OF the day. aside from the
general good time and the clambake. the
game OF baseball scheduled for Labor day.
between the teams representing the Cen |
trail Trades and Labor union and the
Building Trades council for which tho |
O'Gorman company has offered a cup. |
viii be PLAYED There will also be a /
vhippet race for a purse of $50 distributed
In three parts. tS5 for the winner OF first /
place. so for the second and IS for the
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