Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-20
LABOR TROUBLE
At FUR PLANT
IS ADJUSTED
Labor Men Take HolIander En-
gineer Into Union and Dif-
ficuIty Ends.

Members of the Essex Trades
Council said today that there Is not
the slightest chance of another strike
in the fur dyeing establishment OF A.
Hollander & Sons, at LAB East Kim
ney street Nearly a dozen labor men
attended u conference this morning
In tho factory between Michael Hol-
lander for the firm, Albert w. Miller,
president of the International Fur
Dressers and Dyers Union, and the
arbitration committee of the council
with Henry It. Hilfers at Its head.
Henry Hebeler, agent for local 81
of the Stationary Engineers, who was
at the conference, said that the prin-
cipal stumbling block had been re-
moved by the union of which he Is
agent withdrawing its objection to
the membership of Jacob Colds, en-
gineer at the plant.
The strike of last spring, during
which two we're murdered, was ter
minated when the firm recognized the
union and entered into an agreement
as to wages and hours which was To
run until January l, 1918. Colds, the
engineer, was very much disliked by
many OF the operatives because OF
his activities about the factory at
that time He was instructed by the
firm at the close of the strike to join
the union of his craft
He made application but failed to
secure admission to the union, though
he continued In his position at the
factory. Several persons, not fur
workers, were made honorary mem
bers of the union which was formed
during the strike and at the conciu-
sion of the trouble these men became
n majority of the officers OF the
union. -,
These men are accused of making
trouble at the factory in an attempt
IN cause a second wakout by Which
thew might profit financially. The only
specific grievance they could give was
the failure of the firm to dischars, :,
Colds when the engineer fa1led OF
admission TO the union. Now that
the union has decided to accept Col
dis. the only real cause of dispute Is
believed to have been removed.
Trouble Duo to Misunderstanding.
At the close of the conference Presl-
dent Miller said there never had
heen any chance of a strike being
called, and that the trouble, aside
from the matter of the engineer all
arose from q misunderstanding. A
local Yiddish newspaper printed the
original demands of the men at the
time of the last strike, but did not
print the text of the amended agree
ment, which finally was signed Some
of the workers believed the original
demands had been granted, and when
acts which seemed to be contrary to
the agreement were permitted In the
factory, they thought the agreement
was being violated.
Morris Katz, agent for the local
union, agreed with the other labor
men that there never was cause for
or danger of a strike. He said that
he precipitated the situation by re-
porting at a meeting of the Essex
Trades Council that some of the men
had told him they would strike unless
a union engineer was engaged.
A mass meeting of the members of
the local Fur Workers Union has
been called for tonight at Kreps's S
Hail. Broome and Morton streets, by
Mr. Miller The latter will make a
report Of the conference held at the
Hollapder plant today. There will
also te &, discussion on general labor
questions.