The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-12
THE FIELD
ssSeo
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades Council. Labor Tenn
pie
Tinsmiths. Labor Temple.
Molders. Labor Temple
Retail Clerks. Weybosset street.
Engineers, Weybosset street.
PAINTERS INSTALL OFFICERS.
The meeting OF the Painters union
last evening was very largely attended
and the chief business OF the session was
the installation OF officers.
This matter occupied the attention of
the members for much OF the evening.
the record for attendance being nearly
broken One Of the features OF the meet
ing was the large initiation OF the MEM
bers who had been brought into the union
by the membership committee.
From the enthusiasm which the men,
bers show In the matter OF increasing the
membership 1t is predicted that before
long there will be but very few of the
men working at the craft who Will not
be IN the union.
Another matter taken UP at the meeting
was the question OF forming new unions
I'm this section. Mr.. Mccarthy. the or
ganizer for the New England district.
was present and stated that he had In
his districts found n sentiment growing
for the organization OF unions both in
Olneyville and one OF the other suburbs.
The permission OF the unions was OBJ
tained for the formation OF these crafts
IL they so desired.
The preparations for Labor day were
then taken UP and committee was made
up OF Messrs. Hogg. Tappan. Watts and
Baxendale The committee will meet on
next Monday night for the consideration
OF the plans.
A large amount OF other business was
taken UP. after which a general good
time was Indulged in as the result of the
Installation exercises.
CIGAR MAKERS FOR LABEL.
The meeting OF the cigar makers last
evening was for the most part devoted
10 routine business and the consideration
OF further plans for the booming OF their
label II was voted TO ask dealers
throughout the city 10 make more gen
eral use OF union make goods than has
been the case In the past. II was also
voted TO assess each man 81 for the work
OF pushing the label. The next business
was the installation OF the officers. who
had been elected at the meeting previous
and whose names appeared In the News
Democrat.
SAUSAGE MAKERS INSTALL Off
GERS.
The chief business at the meeting OF the
Sausage Makers last evening was the in
stallation of the officers, whose names
were published at the time OF their cleo
ton Some talk was had concerning the
holding OF an outing this summer, but
as yet nothing has been decided upon.
After dispensing OF some further rou-
tine business the ypssion closed
MARBLE WORKERS ELECTIONS.
The chief business disposed of at the
meeting of the Marble Workers last eve
ming was the election OF the officers.
There was some talk as to union condi-
tions but no action was taken OF an i'm
portant nature. Some OF the shop dele
gates made reports that were full OF in
terest TO the members as showing the
conditions under which the men were ut
work.
The election resulted as follows: Pres
ident, William Young: vice president, Jo-
seph Shields; treasurer Frank Savery;
financial secretary, W. T. Dudney; re-
cording secretary. Edward Barton; SER
geant-at-arms. Michael Hurley
Five men were. admitted TO membership
and the following were appointed a COM
mttee on an outing: Frank A. Savoy.
John Carl, w. T. Dudney. Joseph Radi-
gan and Edward Barton. A communica-
tion from General Secretary Treasurer S.
c. Hagan of the national body was read.
EIGHT-HOUR DAY IN BOSTON.
Union labor has triumphed in Boston. In
the future all city Of Boston contracts
are to have an eight-hour clause. And
eight hours will constitute a days work
for laborers.
For years there has been trouble over
this and IL came TO a focus last winter.
when the labor leaders forced the pas
sage OF a bill through the legislature
providing for the eight-hour day
Since then, hardly n week has passed
that Mayor Fitzgerald has not been called
upon TO settle n dispute about the men
being compelled to work longer hours.
To bring an end to this, he. yesterday
issued an order making eight hours a
maximum days work for all public en-
ployes and instructing city officials to
include the proviso In all contracts.