The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-25
STEAM FITrERs' MEETING.


L. A. steam ntters was held at Labor
temple with very large number of the
members on hand for the transaction of
business
The first thing done after the opening Of
the meeting was the hearing of the re-
port OF the business agent on the work
OF the past week. He stated that the
union was progressing rapidly and taking
in a very large number OF new members.
This meant the increasing OF the financial
resources and then the prosperity of the
union
He stated that he had visited number
of the shops OF the city during the past
week and found that some OF the condi-
tons were not just what they should be.
lie told OF the efforts he had made To
have them righted and the successes at
tained.
A number of communications were then
read pertaining to the work of the craft
in general all over the country. Some OF
these were requests for aid and were
treated as the union voted
ports OF the delegates from the Building
Trades council and those from the Plumb
ers' union. When that was concluded the
time was taken up with various matters
OF general interest, followed by adjourn
ment
ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL
The Allied Printing Trades council met
last evening at Cemence street for the
transa ction of the regular business OF the
union and the discussion of all other
items that were up. Among the first
things done was 10 talk over the horrors
of the San Francisco disaster. \ donation
was then made to aid the cause.
-A-iaFse- number Inatters- pertaining
20 the work OF the allied crafts were re-
ported upon by the delegates from the
various unions. among them being the
condition of the strikes of the photo
engravers and the typos. These matters
were talked over at great length and
some suggestions made as To ways that
might bring the trouble to conclusion.
A large number OF the delegates were
on hand.
CARPENTERS TRY TO SETTLE.
AS last resort the Woonsocket carpen-
ters are trying TO settle IN edifference be-
/
question OF the new scale without the
necessity OF a strike.
Some time ago the agreement were pre-
sented asking for "A shorter day. but the
masters refused to grant this Several
conferences We're held and now IL has
reached such point thas the carpenters
have decided upon May / as the time for
n final decision.
In order that there might be no trouble
they have sought the aid OF an interna-
tional officer. and II is thought that one
will be sent to their aid Wehn he arrives
the whole matter will he placed In his
hands and the result will be watched.
ENGINEERS MEET.
There was a meeting OF tho engineers
| last evening at tho new hall on Wey-
| bosset street. wher one OF the vital mat
ters pertaining 10 the work OF the union
| was the chief topic.
The matter was the action that would
| be taken relative to the agreements with
| the coal dealers and the action Of the
! Central Labor union last Saturday in
| placing one OF the firms of the city on the
| unfair list.
| Just what action was taken Is not def
| nitely known, but there was an attempt
made 10 have matters so adiudica ted that
all would end well,
SMALL STRIKE ON.
This morning there was n small strike
! started which has deeper significance
! than one would at first believe. To under
! stand the whole thing one would have 10
refer back TO last year when the agree.
| n1rutv- -wrrr-t,rftieF consideration Ia thA
| coal delers.
At that time tho coal handlers council
was I'm existence and because OF the de-
| sire on the part of one OF the unions 10
| ask for an Increase In the wages this
| was dishanded.
| II will be remembered that strike en-
| sued In all OF the yards OF the city and
| one OF the firms was placed on the un-
| fair list. The result OF the strike was
rather unsatisfactory 10 two OF the
unions starting II and caused n break in
| the harmony of the three. The substance
| of the whole matter was that this year
when Il came time for the signing of tho
| agreements one or two OF the unions
could not secure any signatures with the
| yards In general while the other unions
! secured the signatures Of all the yards
! with the exception OF one.
Several attemps have been made 20 Sc
| cure the signatures i'm this yard by the
coal teamsters but each attempt has fail
| ed up TO this time and the result was
! that themen were called out this morning
That caused "a little furry in that yard Il
was delcering coal TO two OF the brewer
/ les OF tho city NhoR are Saiu 10 pc lnof'
| oughly union In principle.
When Il was found that the agreement
would not he signed tho whole thing was
/ Investigated and II was found that ths
! company I'm question has signed the
! agreement With the union that has caused
all or most OF the trouble last year, IL was
alleged that this was done TO controver
the action OF the central labor union II
placing it on the unfair list The cond
tions in relation 10 the two unions Is ex
actly the same as was the case last year
only the positions OF the interested par
ties are reversed.
IL would seem that the one that started
the trouble last year IL blocking matters
by having signed an agreement with th'
one place not signed by the teamster
and that the tight is between these tw'
organizations.
The engineers claim that the action o
the central labor union In placing tn
coal company on the unfair list wa
xVropU under tho circumstances when 4