The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-14
THE FIELD
60 60 s;s,
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight and tomorrow:
Bakers, Labor temple.
Bottlers. Labor temple
brewers, Labor temple.
Brewers, ia. Labor temple.
Coal teamsters. Labor temple
Coal handlers. Labor temple.
General teamsters, Labor temple.
CARPENTERS COUNCIL ACTS.
There was a very interested meeting OF
the carpenters council last evening at
Labor temple. when several matters or
business came up for consideration that
proved 10 be very lively.
one or the first acts OF the union after
the opening OF the meeting was TO talk
over the matter OF the cards from the
council under which the men work
There had been "A complaint made by
the workers from Pawtucket that the
card issued 10 men from that city work
ing In this district cost too much. The
delegates were present from that city TO
talk over the matter and when the dis
cussion ended all was adjusted satisfac-
torily so that there Will be no trouble In
the future and all will work harmoniously.
The delegates who had the matter OF the
trouble with the Nara gansett brewery 20
deal with reported that after consultation
arrangements were made satisfactory and
a letter was received from the firm stat
ing that In the future tho rights OF the
union men would be recognized
A large amount OF other business dis
posed OF during the evening upon which
the delegates reported. After all the mat
ters were taken up the session then
closed.
PAINTERS TROUBLE SETTLED.
The trouble of the Painters union with
the Nara sansett Brewery company was
settled and now the conditions are favor
able TO the union The matter was adjust
ed by The busfHess agent of the union
yesterday and the announcement made
that the'men can work there.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION MEETS.
The meeting OF the Central Labor union
last evening had a very strenuous ses-
sion, and IL was after the midnight hour
before the members departed for home.
One OF the first bits OF business that
came before the meeting was the seat
ing OF the delegates. OF whom the electri-
cal workers sent two. the stationary engi-
neers one. tremen one machlnists one and
the typos one. There were some delegates
from a new union in this city. union OF
painters, on hand with letter asking
for admission and the seating OF the
delegates. The question was discussed al
some length and some one moved TO table
the matter indefinitely. This was not
done, however. IL was laid over TO new
business, and then when II came time for
the consideration Of the new business II
was 80 late that the question was not die
"A
settlement at the next meeting
communica uon was received from one
OF the representatives asking for the privi-
lege of addressing the body concerning his
attitude on the unincorporated bodies BILL
That was referred to new business and
in the rush was not taken up.
A communication was received from the
typographical union OF Springfield, Ohio,
stating that they had gone on
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gained all their concessions from employ
ers except from one concern, The Ladies'
Home Companion. IL had been necessary
to place the publication on the unrair list
and that had been done. They asked for
the assistance OF the unions here.
Under special committees it was an
nounced that the committee having in
charge the investigation OF the concerns
OF Robert Tobin and E. Olsen had not
met with success and the recommenda-
tion was that they be placed on the unfair
list. This was done.
The rally committee made a report 70
the effect that the negotiations for the
rally that was intended were off and they
recommended that-the- moneys collected
be returned to the locals This was done
and the committee then discharged with
a vote OF thanks.
The committee having In charge the or
ganiZatlon OF the teamstcrs stated that
they had visited two OF the stores con-
cerned but that they had not been able TO
make any headway az yet.
The committee reported progress and
was continued.
number OF the contracts for the pres
ent year were read and endorsed, amons
them being those OF the engineers. fremen
and the typos.
This being about all the business 90
come before the meeting the session
closed.