The labor standard., 1919-03-01
AMONG IJllIONISTS
 IN NEW BRITAIN
"One-Man Car" Does Not Meet With Approval of Street Rail- way Men = ROckwell-Drake Strike Situation Unchanged

NEW BRITANNIA the regular meeting of the New Britain Central Labor Union, held Tuesday evening, February IS, the Carpenters report few members out of work, but work never brisk at this season of year anyway. The worst feature of the present situation is caused by the lack of the usual building being held up by the government last summer, which leaves no unfinished buildings to be completed this winter. However, there are two new houses now in the course of erection, and more are ex- pected to be started soon.
 Bakers Busy.
 Bakers are most all working. Had not endorsed the American Labor party up to this time.
 l. Brewery Workmen Anxious.
 Brewery workers expect to be work ing at some other business before long-if they can find jobs.
 ''One-Man Car'' Condemned.
  ness rather slow just at present. The most interesting topic among them at present is the proposed action of the Connecticut company in putting on the so-called "one-man cars," which the men condemn on the grounds of entirely too much work for one man, and too much responsibility for one man to assume, and inconvenience and loss of time to the public. The men have gone very deeply into this matter by communicating with cer- tain western locals in whose territory the "one-man cars" have long been in operation, and. base their opposition on the replies received from these locals, who absolutely condemn the "one-man car" on the grounds stated. If this type of car is placed in opera tion the running time on all lines where it is used will be heightened at least fifty per cent, as one man must make change, since the public will persist in getting on to pay-as- you-enter cars without the proper coins, and must issue transfers as re- quired, neither of which operations he can manage while his car is in motion. It is very easy for any one to see the contention in regard to running time, at least, is absolutely correct.
 Electrical Workers on the Job. Electrical workers still on the job; very much interested in the Labor Party movement, which they endorsed at their last meeting.
 Barbers Endorse Labor Party.
 Barbers have endorsed the Labor party, otherwise things are about as usual with them.
 Wine Clerks Busy.
 Bartenders say business still good with them, only few out of employ ment to date.
 Plainville Strike Unchanged. Machinists say the Rockwell S Drake Company situation remains unchanged; have received no report as yet from the Department of Labor, but notice that although the company told Conciliator Thomas they would re-employ their old hands as soon as business improved with them suffi- ClCAG1y, tI1Cy dIS auES1g4SAAS HI skAS papers for automatic screw machine operators while none of their old hands on these machines have been offered employment. The Interna- tional has notified Local 684 to fur nish part of five hundred men for work on railroads in the south and west.
 c. L. U. Delegates Interested
 All the Central Labor Union dele gates are very much interested in the American Labor party.
 Committee Congratulated.
 The committee in charge of the open meeting held Sunday, February g, re- port having been congratulated by many outside the labor movement on their selection of speakers, etc. The Central Labor Union will hold another open meeting in the near future in a theater.