The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-08

Meetings tonight:
Temple.
| Cigarmakers' local 10, Labor Temple.
! Temple.
Stationary Firemen. Labor Temple.
Sausage Makers. Labor Temple.
Railway Freight Clerks. 81 Westminster
| street.
Stationary Engineers. local. 100. i5s
| Weybosset street
HOSTING ENGINEERS MEET.
There was an interesting meeting OF
Local 81 I'm the hall Weybosset street
| last evening. The conditions of the labor
| market were freely discussed. Delegates
from the Central body were heard. A
number OF interesting speeches on the
good OF the order were made, after which
| the meeting adjourned
BOSTON CITY TRANSFERS QUIT
All the 500 city teams are idle today be-
cause the demand OF the Transfers as
| ISOLATION, which called for an increase OF
from = to So for double teams and from
" 10 S5 per day for single teams. II will
require an. appropriation OF $4,000 TO
| meet the demand, and a special meeting
OF the Boston city council will have 10 be
called.
GRANITE CUTTERS.
| The Granite Cutters at Ellsworth. Me,
are on strike, demanding % cents per day
increase. About 100 men are out. There
are unions at Franklin and Sullivan.
| PLUMBERS AT TORONTO.
| Indications now point TO a strike of the
| numbers at Toronto the master plumb
| ers having handed over their case to the
! Employers association. TIE employers
I say after the expiration OF the agreement
on May 10, they will reserve the right TO
they intend running open shop The
| union is asking for a 44-hour week and
$3.50 the weekly wage. Time and. half
| Tor Saturday afternoon and double pay
| for holidays.
LABoRERs POSTPONE STRIKE.
No strike will be declared by the build
| ers laborers Of Toronto, until the mem
bers have chance 10 approach their
posses individually seeking an increase.
| Failing this, the strike will go into effect.
There are about 100 union men who will
be affected by the strike.
-, BAKERS RECEIVE ADVANCE.
The Journeymen bakers of Toronto re
| ceived an advance OF 81 per week on Sat
| urday last. Owing to the use OF machin-
| cry, the masters state that they can get
along with fewer men than formerly.
| TYPOS HOLD ELECTIONS.
Toronto. Typographical union. No. 81,
elected all It's officers by acclamation on
| Saturday evening last.
| STRIKE PAY ARRIVED.
| The striking Cab Drivers union OF To-
| ronto, recently organized. received its
nrst check on Saturday evening from the
internst ,tn ti9nal body The check was for
| $50 men who are out. This amount will
be received each week as long as the men
HAVE COMMENCED TO pIscRlMI.
| NATE.
A number or machinists have been dis
| charged, II Is alleged. from some OF the
shops about the city because they were
gated and II such is found TO be the case
| there will be trouble for those shops. One
| or two OF the men discharged have been
| In the same employ over % years.
| IL
only one shop. and that employing but
tNee men. have given In TO the striking
electricians at New Bedford. Tha men
are out for 50 per day of eight hours. and
| 81 for helpers. Business being very ur.
| gent. it is thought that the bosses will
settle today and agree 10 the advance.
INDUSTRIAL kGEETsl hlET INSURANCE
| At the Institution of the Industrial Life
| Insurance Agents into union. they VIII
receive the united support of thousands
| of members OF organized labor in this city
by affiliating with the Providence Cen
| trail Labor union. Let every agent make
II his business to attend the meeting TO
| be held Thursday afternoon, May .. at )
| O'Clock. at Labor Temple.
| A ROUSING MEETING.
Fully 800 men attended the meeting of
Local 147. I. A. of NJ. In their hall at La
bor Temple last evening. There was inn
portant business transacted, 20 rev mem
bers being obligated and seated and "a
large number OF applications received.
Business Agent Johnston made his report
and Fourth Vice President Wilson ad-
dressed the meeting. The new agreement
which is to be presented to all bosses
was read and as an idea of the fairness
OF the submitted agreement we print The
following abstract article which says:
"In consideration OF the granting of the
conditions named herein. the party of the
second part (machinists) agrees that there
shall he no cessation OF work until every
effort shall have been made to adjust any
grievance that may arise, and II is fur
ther agreed that in the event OF fall
ure to adjust any grievance that may
arise same shall be referred TO an arbi-
tration board of seven men. three TO be
| selected by each of the parties to this
agreement. these six to select the seventh,
who shall be one OF the board so selected.
The decision Of the board shall be bind
ing on both parties TO this agreement.
WILL ABIDE BY COURT DECISION.
President O'Neill OF Local %, Boston,
said I'm regard TO Judge Loring's decision
regarding the injunction: I'VE will abide
| by the decision OF the court This deci-
sion enforces nothing more than what
we have already been doing. All during
the strike we have advised against vio-
lence and this case did not prove that
we were instigating the violence that mas
been committed"
RIGHT TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
Judge Fallon In the South Boston court
| Yesterday discharged Leo Nickerson. a
| strike breaker, and said that he had a
right 10 defend himself and was justified
in waving the iron bar at n crowd that
he thought threatened him with assault
The Judge then discharged Nickerson.
PUTTING IN THE VOTES.
Labor men are much interested In the
voting contest now taking place at O'Gor-
mans store and the voting Is quite brisk.
The labor people especially are taking
quite an interest.
WILL PAY UNION SCALE.
The Boston master teamsters are will
ing 10 pay the union scale OF wages. but
refuse 10 recognize the union. Had this
been done in the first instance the strike
would not have occurred. as the givine
to the men the terms asked was equiva-
lent to recognizing the union.
SHOP MEETINGS.
shop meetings will be held every eve'
ming this week by the machinists. and ~
is expected that before June l. the date
fixed for the strike unless the new agree
ment is signed that all machinists In the
city will have Joined the union.
WILL BE ADJUSTED.
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