Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-04-08
BIG DAY
IN LABOR CIRCLES.
State Conference
Boards Met In
Session Here.
MANY PRESENT.

Conference boards from a number
of state unions, together with the
Associated Building Trades Councils
of New Jersey held quarterly meet
ings yesterday two, the Laborers
and Painters, in this city
The State Conference Board of the
International Laborers Union of
America held quarterly meeting in
Fullerton Hall on New Brunswick
avenue, this city, yesterday afternoon.
About forty delegates from various
locals throughout the state attended
the meeting. President J. w Christ
low. of the American Association, adj
dressed the meeting, speaking of the
progressive work in unionism now
being done throughout the country.
Other speakers during the afternoon
were secretary McKeen and fourth
vice-president, Thomas Haley, of the
state organization Messrs. Mckee
and Haley delivered enthusiastic
speeches that aroused enthusiasm in
the minds of their listeners Union
conditions throughout the state were
thoroughly discussed, and many in
teresting facts brought forth The
meeting was followed by a social hour
spent in the hall. Refreshments were
served. Business Agent Peterson, of
the local union. was the delegate
from here The next meeting of the
State Conference Board will be held
July at Red Bank.
Painters at Hartmann's Hotel.
At Hartmann's Hotel the State
Conference Board of the International
State Organization of Painters held
its quarterly meeting yesterday af-
ternoon. About fifty delegates from
locals throughout the state attended
the meeting, at which much enthusi-
asm was shown. A number of dele
gates from Dover, Elizabeth and
eastern Pennsylvania were present.
Refreshments were served after the
meeting. Charles Beck was the local
representative
Masons Met at Newton.
At Newton yesterday afternoon the
State Conference Board of the State
Organization of Masons and Brick
layers held a meeting, which was we'll
attended. The meeting was attended
by representatives of locals through
out the state. James E. Kirby and
Walter Quackenboss. of this city,
were the local representatives
The executive board of the So
ciated Building Trades Councils Of
New Jersey, held a quarterly meet
ing at Railway yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was well attended. Jas.
l.. Donehue was the local delegate.
A big meeting of machinists was
held yesterday afternoon in Saenger
Hall at Elizabeth. The meeting was
called for the chief purpose of dis
cussing shorter hours of working and
better conditions. The present APP
prentice system, which is strongly OBJ
jected to, was thoroughly discussed.
The meeting affected unions through
out the state.
District At, international Associa-
tion OF Machinsts, had charge of the
meeting. District At, which has its
headquarters at 2S Market street,
Newark, includes all the unions in
New Jersey. The association is MAX
ing strong effort TO establish a
fifty-hour week in all the machine
shops of the state At present only
the Public Service Corporation shops
have an eight-hour day.
1t also wants to get higher wage
scale in those places where the wages
of machinists are considerably below
the standard. 1t is also trying to es-
! tablish a better apprentice system, SC
as to compel owners of machine shops
/ TO make competent workmen of the
young men who enter to learn a
I trade.