The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-22
THE FIELD
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OF LABOR

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Building Trades Council. Labor Tenn
pie
Engineers 5i7. Exchange place
italian Carpenters Spruce street.
Pattern Makers Washington street.
! Sheet Metal Workers Labor Temple.
PAINTERS DISPOSE OF BUSINESS.
| The meeting Of the painters union last
evening was for the greater portion or the
! time occupied with the regular business
! Of the body and the hearing OF the reports
| from the various committees.
The first business was the report of the
| membership committee after the reading
| OF the minutes. This report presented the
! names OF several new candidates for ad-
mission and after they had been investi
| gated by the investigation committee they
! were voted into the union
There were several letters from various
| portions OF the country and from the In
| ternational union telling OF the work that
| was being done elsewhere and also laying
plans for the lettering OF the conditions
! OF the members OF the union in this state.
The business agent then made his re-
| port for the work OF the past week anu
the number OF shops that had been visit
| ed AS well the condition In which they
were found. His report showed tnat tho
/ union was making progress and that UP
| 10 this time the efforts to thoroughly or
| ganze the shops had been consistently
! advanced
one OF the features OF the report was 10
the effect that the fight with those. few
| shops that had not adopted the scale ol
| wages and given the men the hours were
| feeling the pressure and that some OF
them would capitulate before long
Up 10 this time several OF those who
have been with the master painters as
sociation have shown signs OF pCIiSlg
away and the prospects are that before
| very long they will all have so broken
| away that there will he but one or two
shops with which TO carry on the tight.
| The business agent also told OF the
| prospects for work during the coming sea-
! son II the union men will work as they
have been for the past few months
The delegates TO the Building Trades
! council also made report on-the work
done at the last meeting OF that body
/ of which the painters would be interested
( and along with this report came the
| statement Of ne conditions Of some OF tho
! shops where several crafts were at work
This disposed of all the routine busl-
ness and then the time was devoted TO
| general discussions under the good and
welfare. number OF the members took
| part in this and this proved to be the
! most interesting portion OF the meeting
At this time some plans for the COM
ing spring and summer were broached and
! the meeting OF next week will take them
! under consideration then The matter
| OF cooperation of the local in this city
| and that in Pawtucket came I'm for some
comment and the efforts 20 have the two
| unions work In harmony were planned
| 1t is thought these two bodies will soon
be working under one common plan so
that those who 60 from one city 10 the
other will have no trouble.
BUILDING LABORERs MEET
The chief matter at the meeting OF the
building laborers last evening was the
initiation OF the six candidates who pre-
sented themselves. This organization
has been but recently organized and the
fact that six candidates presented them
selves last evening is a sign OF encourage
ment.
Owing 10 the fact that the meeting
night was changed from Thursday 10
| " ednesday a number of those who would
have been present were not on hand The
| meeting night was changed to Wednes-
day so that the large room in the build
ing trades council could be procured for
them.
A number OF other matters came up
for a discussion last evening pertaining
10 the starting OF the union TO work, and
were disposed OF so that the same things
will not have TO be disposed OF again.
ITp to this time there Is great enthu-
siasm shown among the members or the
craft for the organization and 1t Is
thought that before the summer season
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trade will he in the union.
BARTENDERS MOVING.
Another one of the business ONCE. of
the union is moving over to Labor temple
so that that building r. about to become
the centre Of interest for the labor people
OF the city more than ever. The bar
tenders arc having the ONCE tha was once
that Of the musicians. The bartenders arc
planning to have the pest office In the
building and they usually have what they
want They will take up their new resi-
dence during the first part ofnext week.
OTHER MEETINGS.
Amongsthe other meetings OF the even
ing were those of the marble workers and
the National Association Of Steam Filters
At each of these sessions there was moth
Ing done beyond the ordinary business and
the hearing Of the reports OF the various
committees.
MR. DEwDNEY's BROTHER DEAD.
The labor men " the city will he
shocked 10 learn that the brother of one
of tho most prominent labor leaders Of
the city Is dead and they viii extend "a
him their sympathy The brother 50
afflicted Is Mfr. William T. Dewdney the
former president Of the building trades
council lie was informed yesterday after
noon that his brother had died IN Wash
ington. D. G. where he was on n visit
Mr. Dewdney has left 10 bring the re
mains back 70 this city for interment
II IL probable that at tho meeting Of the
council tonight some action will be taken
for extending the sympathy Of tho body
TO the brother in HE bereavement
/ SPECIAL MEETING FOR PLUMBERS
Toomfrow night there will he special
meeting of the Plumbers union TO take
action upon y number of matters pertain
-. "A sSf he Ind
trades The members have all been no.
| ilfeh nd verv warm time is expected.