The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
May Day of 1916 Will
 Signalize Institution
 Of Closed Shop Order
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 are now sso in the union. Nearly all the important employers of painters have signed the agreement" declar- ed Business Agent A. J. McKeon to- day. We look for very successful year,
 w. A. Bernard, business agent of Local 82, Wood, Wire & Plaster Lath- CTS, said today. that an agreement is ready to be signed whereby the union men will receive $5 flat instead of $4.50 and s5 for day work, and $3.75 and metallic class The signatures of the principal employers are expected One of the most successful union organizations in the city is the Bridge port Musical Protective union, Local No. 63. Four years ago the union had s2 members. Now it has $50. It is 9b per cent. organized craft in Bridgeport. 4 One hundred and fifty members have been added since May of last year.
 "One thing we have achieved the last year or SOL said Albert B. Eccles, president of the union. ''is placing a union orchestra in virtually every moving picture house in the city,
 The agreement of the union with the employers expires September l, when the union will ask the establish
 nent of a minimum wage, SIS, for | Some are paid SPA and $28.
 A great addition to the union ranks in Bridgeport has been the sCorset Workers union, Local 33, which is af- fliated with the Information Ladies' Garment Workers union.
 Although one of the youngest, the union is one of the largest in Bridge port The big strike of the Warner Bros Go. girl workers last summer precipitated the formation of the union. Girls from other factories followed the Warner girls. Mrs Mary ScuIly and James P. Roche, organlz- CTS of the American Federation of La bor. showed the girls how to unionize first, and make demands afterWard- The strength of organization was shown when advantageous agreements were made with the Warner Bros. Go, the George c. Batcheller Go, the Crown Corset Co.,, the La Resista Cor set Go. and others.
 The union now has 2,771 members. It has been in existence only since last September, but it has proved that It is one of the most active and infiuen- tial of the unions in the city. Three hundred jointed the union during the last month and 102 of these were added last night.
 Working conditions are satisfactory to the union members and no May Day demands have been prepared.
 At the meeting last night Miss Anna Dunn, Mrs. Sarah Bright, Mrs Mary Gould and Mrs. Grace Osborne were named delegates to attend the national convention in Philadelphia next June.
 The Cigarmakers' union, No 20z, IS looking for better things, and althoush no requests have been prepared TOT the employers, the members are hope ful of a change for the better OH- cers of the union say the conditions here are fair, but could be improved. The union has seen a slight improve ment during the last year. There are now 30 members in the organization and 20 of these were added during the year.
 The drop forgers and die sinkers, a large representation of whom are in the Remington Arms 6 Ammunition Go, have a good organization, espe- cialIy in the latter shop, where the union obtained concessions from the company after a strike several months ago,
 The International Brotherhood of Blacksrniths & Helpers, which is also largely represented at the Remington factory, obtained some concessions there early in the winter William Phillips, organizer, spent much of his time here in strengthening the union and Fred c. Bolan, general vice pres bdent of the International. conducted negotiations with the factory officials