The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-13
THE FIELD
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OF LABOR


Electrical Workers 90 weybosset
street
Cab Drivers, Labor Temple.
| BIG MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT.
The members OF Engineers union, local
bT, are To hold very interesting meeting
tomorrow night at the headquarters OF
the union at l52 weybosset street at
which time some matters very much to
| the interest of the craft will be talked
over.
one OF these will be the matter OF
| forming council with several OF the
other unions in the city allied with them
| I'm work. Another matter will be the dis
| cussion of the determination OF the man
| agement OF one OF the coal firms OF the
city to sign the coal teamsters agree
ment.
| At the time when the agreements
were presented this firm with one other
| refused 10 sign agreements with the coal
| termsters. but signed one with the en-
| gineers. The firm is now willing 10 sign
| the agreement OF the Coal Teamsters
union and the meeting OF the Engineers
union tomorrow evening will talk over
| that business. II is thought that all the
members will be on hand at that time
| BARTENDERS SEND COMMISSION
| ERS
AT the meeting of the Bartenders' union
| yesterday afternoon il was voted to send
the police commissioners a letter thanking
them for the order closing the saloons
for the halliday on Labor Day and ex-
pressing a regret that they were not 10
be closed for the whole day
Another letter was planned TO be sent
TO the hotel proprietors asking them 10
allow ell the members OF the union work
ing for them to be free for that day, stat
ing that the union was placing fine on
every man not parading on that day and
II the men were forced to work the union
would ask that the same by paid by the
proprietors
The committee appointed TO take charge
OF the parade of the union on Labor day
consists of Messrs. McHenry, Hayes.
Bowen. German, Fians, Thompson, Hurle,
Daley Harrington and Bro Mitchael
Winters as honorary member.
The communication from the American
Federation OF labor was talked over and
a committee was appointed to look into
the matter and see II the union could not
cooperate with the wage earners' club.
The committee consisted OF Messrs. Ag
new, Bowen, Thompson, Hayes, German,
Flans and Hurle.
The matter of the applications OF sew
eral members was then taken up and
two OF them were turned down. one was
voted down because II had been made
known that he had been expelled from
the union, and the other because the man
was not in good standing with the Fan
River local.
Another member was fined for not no
tifying the business agent when leaving a
job. Three applications were received
with favor and voted into the union. One
man was relieved OF a travelling card
The committee on the outing stated
that there was some trouble over the
cuts, II having been found that they were
made I'm an unfair place. The union voted
70 ,nff h.. al haIt fhas . h,,l
made an agreement with union firm and
without their knowledge he had sub-let
the work to the unfair firm.
The matter OF the newspaper trouble
Of two years ago. brought up at the last
meeting of the central body. was talked
presented II was voted that the cen
trail body be asked not TO rescind it's
vote of two years ago.
The. auditing committee made a report
OF progress and states that the final re-
port would be made at the next meeting
Two firms were removed from the un-
fair list by vote After which the report
on the baseball cards was made and the
result OF the meeting between the man.
agement OF the park and the committee
was made known and approved.
After considering some other business
the session closed.
RAILWAY MEN TO BOSTON.
Tonight a very large delegation OF
the railway men from this city, mem
bers Of the clerks and other unions.
will board a special train for Boston
where monster mass meeting is be-
ing held with the international vice.
presidents, who was I'm this city Satur-
day, as the chief speaker.
The meeting on Saturday evening
was very largely attended and the vice
president was given a rousing ovation.
10 tlaW, tall lx.a1 tla.. 81 q
switchmen's strike and gave the mem
bers of the union here some very good
council. After the meeting he was en-
tertained by the members and visited
places OF interest over the city during
portion OF the day, departing for Bos-
ton in the afternoon.
MUSICIANS MEETING
The meeting Of the Musicians union
yesterday afternoon was very short.
though full OF business. owing to the
fact that a small number OF the mem
bers only could be on hand.
The secretary of the executive board
made a report on the business trans
acted during the past month and then
the delegates to the Central Labor
union reported on the work done in
settling the trouble at Palace Garden.
The remainder OF the time was given
to routine matters and n discussion OF
the general business, after which the
session closed.
FOLDERS ON OUTING.
Yesterday afternoon there was a
meeting of the Folders Protective as
ISOLATION, Local sos. at Labor temple,
when committee was appointed and
arrangements partly made for the first
joint field day OF the three locals In the
state. TO be held at Palace Gardens
next Saturday. Combined with Provi-
dence local I'm the field day are Locals
463. OF East Graeenwich, and sos OF
the Blackstone Valley.
President Il. w. Carroll was
In the chair, with a large attend
anec The committee in charge OF the
arrangements is as follows: From
Local sos, Michael McKenna, Edward
Flynn. william Mitchell; Local i63. East
Greenwich, Edward Wilson, Frank
McGough. Thomas Mcmahon; Local
SOS. Blackstone Valley, James Kelly.
John Cav.