The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-05
THE FIELD
ae1s$sse asss|s!e
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades Council. Labor temple.
Bottlers. Labor temple
Retail clerks. Weybosset street.
Leather workers. Labor temple.
Molders, Labor tempe.
Stationery engineers, Exchange place
STEAM FILTERS IN SESSION.
Last evening there was held the regu
lar meeting of the Steam Filters union
at Labor temple when the greater part
Of the time was devot.s 20 routine busi-
ness.
The first thing done after the opening
Of the meeting was the hearing of the
report Of the membership commattee. Sew
eral names were presented for consid- q
Grafton and were referred,
The delegates to the other unions then
made a report and several OF the stand
ing committees also
The condition OF the craft at this time
was talked over and then time was de-
voted 10 routine matters after which the
session adjourned.
COOPERS' MEETING.
The meeting OF the Coopers' union las,
evening was a very interesting one owing
20 the fact that several matters pertain
ing to the good Of the crart were taken
up.
The first among .hese was the agree
ment that will be presented to the masters
very shortly. The dra-; or the same had
been presented from the committee con-
sisting OF the executive board and last
evening was gone over for a final ap-
proval
The agreements will be presented very
shortly and then the work will progress.
II Is thought that there will be no ques-
tion OF the success OF the securing OF sig
natures.
TRANSFERS SUCCESSFUL
Word has been received from reliable
source to the effect that nearly all the
teamsters agreements with the coal deal
ers have been signed and any prospect OF
general struggle is out OF the question.
From the information at hand all 81
the larger dealers had signed with the
business agent among them being the
Eastern Coal company. II. r. Smith, John
r. White and another large concern as
we'll as one or two OF the small ones.
From the general attitude Il IL thought
that all OF the dealers will have signed
before the expiration OF the present agree
ment
PAINTERS DETERMINED.
Last evening at the meeting OF the
painters union there was a determined
spirit manifested ana the desire 10 i've
up TO the agreement was never better
shown than from the sentiments and the
voting expressed at the meeting
The agreements with the masters were
signed last August, and from then on TO
the present time. until now there are but
very few OF them who are not paying the
unions demands
Up TO this time there have been n few
, OF the members OF the union who have
prevented the entire success Of the move
ment by working during tho half holiday
The masters stated 10 the men that unless
there was unanimous action on the part
OF the men 10 enforce the half holiday
among themselves they could not arrange
the matter. and so they voted last evening
TO be strict with any ~ the members
found working on the Saturday half holt
day.
The opinion expressed last evening in
favor OF enforcing the half holiday was
so strong that 10 has been decided that n
any or the men are caught working on
that afternoon they will be hailed before
the body and n found guilty. sre liable
TO be suspended or expelled from the
union.