The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-29
THE FIELD
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OF LABOR


The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Carpenters. Labor Temple.
Plumbers Labor Temple
Iron Workers, Labor Temple.
Electrical Workers 25s. Weybosset
street.
METAL WORKERS ELECTION.
Last evening at the meeting OF the
metal workers the chief .-siness TO como
before the meeting was the election of
the officers Before this was done the reg
ular routine business was all disposed OF.
Among the items OF business that came
UP for a discussion was the talk concern
ing one OF the shops OF the city where
the men have been having some trouble.
The report OF the committee on the mat
ter showed that there was every indica-
tion Of settlement soon and the COM
mittee was instructed TO continue the ne
gotiatlons and TO report at the next meet
ing.
The delegates TO the building trades
council made report as 10 the work that
had been done at the last session.
The membership committee made re-
port on the number OF new applications
received during the past week. The appli-
cations were all filed for a ton at the
next meeting.
After the regular routine matters were
all disposed OF the election OF the officers
took place The results were as follows;
President NJ Dunn, vice president, Ar
thur q. Kerrigan, corresponding and re-
cording secretary. Joseph Hayes; finan-
cial secretary, Fred Parkhurst; treasurer,
p. 7. Mcdonald; conductor, Henry Ney-
Ion: warden. b. Johnson; trustees. b
johnson, Robert Graham; delegates
TO the building trades council, Louis
Thorpe. John c. McElroy.
The remainder of the meeting was devo-
ted 10 regular routine matters followed
by adjournment.
PLUMBERS ACT TONIGHT.
At the meeting of the plumbers tonight
Mt labor temple one OF the matters TO be
planned and talked over will be the con-
alteration OF the communication received
in reply 10 the one sent TO the master
plumbers. After the meeting by mistake
Il was announced that the master plum
her had asked for the conference while In
fact Il was the union which wished 70
confer with the masters relative 10 the
wage conditions.
There will be large amount af other
business 70 be gone over In preparation
for the first meeting OF the month.
COUNCILS LONG DISCUSSION.
Last evening at the meeting OF the
building trades council the greater part
OF the time was taken up with a discus
sion OF the action OF the previous session.
After a long talk. however the whole
matter was indefinitely postponed.
Among the other matters last evening
was the talk over the conditions OF The
striking carpenters connected with the
Bigney Jobs The progress that was made
was reported. and necessary action taken
Among the new delegates az the meeting
were those froil the steam fitters who
also had a grievance against tho same
contractors as has the council, and they
wished 90 cooperate.
The time was then taken up with talks
on routine matters. after which the meet
ing closed.
BARBERs PLAN STATE BRANCH.
One OF the most important matters Ia
be taken up at the meeting OF the execu-
tive board OF the BARRIERS tonight will be
the talk on the advisabillty OF forming
q state branch. which will eventually Join
the New England branch.
Che object Of the formation will be to