Unions Plan Fight in Greater Boston Polls
Boston Central Labor Union moves to back labor friendly candidates and defeat foes. A 500 member committee from locals and Charlestown East Boston shoremen to nominate union men and guide political action. Memorial resolutions for Mellen O Brien and Johnson observed as union labels and new constitution details discussed.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Greater Boston
Organized Labor
Central Labor Union
Charlestown
East Boston
Friends of Organized Labor
Boston
Eastston
James H. Mellen
Worcester
Worcester Central Labor Union
O'Brien
Johnson
Union
Brewers Associations Plan Insurance for Brewery Workers
United States Brewers Association and the United Brewery Workmen's Union agreed at a Washington conference to establish a liability insurance system for brewery employees. Edward F. Ward, international vice-president of the Brewery Workers' Union, returned yesterday from the meeting.
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United States Brewers Association
United Brewery Workmen’s Union
Washington
Edward F. Ward
Brewery Workers’ Union
Engineers Hold Memorial Service for Old Colony Division
The Old Colony Division 312 and Bay State Division 256 held annual memorial services in Ellis Hall Hayward Place with J I Mitchell presiding. Miss M R Kimball Dorchester represented the Ladies Auxiliary, E W Hurley Cleveland and F Evans spoke on progress and work. 95 percent of Old Colony engineers are Brotherhood members and the division is flourishing.
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Old Colony
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Bay State
Grand Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ellis’ Hall
Hayward Place
M. R. Kimball
Dorchester
Ladies’ Auxiliary
L. L. Mitchell
Taunton
W. T. Palmer
Mattapan
P. Shufelt
South Walpole
C. Elmer Moss
E. W. Hurley
Cleveland
Brotherhood
F. §. Evans
Gotham Cloak Makers Union Plans Solidarity Strike Support
The Ladies' Tailors and Dressmakers' Union reports delegates at the recent international convention. A special meeting Thursday will elect officers and review reports. The union pledges full trade and financial backing to New York cloakmakers in their coming general strike. Mass meetings are held each Thursday at Madison Square Garden, with Boston officers slated to speak next week.
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Murphy
George F. Tagen
Piano and Furniture Moving Teamsters
John J. Fenton
Coal Teamsters and Handlers
Union
Joseph J. Hunt
Teamsters’ Union
Konrad Young
Brewery Workers’ Union
Carey
Dominic Spellman
James P. McNally
Blacksmiths’ Union
Michael J. Young
The
Iron Workers
Frank F. Morse
John T. Walsh
Bricklayers’ Union
Thomas B. Keenan
Boilermakers’ Lodge
Francis T. Clarke
Boot and Shoe Workers
Thomas F. Frady
Boston Lodge
Leon Weiner
Cigarmakers’ Union
John B. Potts
Firemen's Union
James R. Crozier
Carriage and Wagon Workers
Roger Taker
Coopers’ Union
Philip H. Sweet
Frank Barlow
Allston Car Workers
Thomas H. Condon
Plymouth Rock Lodge
Miss Sadie Levy
F. A Murphy
Copper Smiths
Charles Jacobson
Arthur E. Morse
Stationary Engineers’ Union
Joseph Hurley
Electrical Workers’ Union
Ernest Connors
Linemen
J. McCarren
Cable Splicers’ Union
John Perrotti
Italian Laborers’ Union
William M. Beck
Downtown Mercantile Engineers’ Union
John C. MacDonald
Elevator
William Devaney
Roxbury Textile Workers’ Union
James J. Burns
Joseph Trainor
Mary M. Murphy
Retail Clerks’ Union
George W. Mooney
Richard Roche
Horseshoers’ Union
Arthur M. Huddell
C. J. Dowd
Hatters
Vincent Incurbarti
Excavators’ Union
M. J. McCormack
P. J. Jordan
Charles Delamain
Journeymen Tailors’ Union 12
J. M. Sullivan
Lumber Teamsters
David Gaddis
J. J. Fay
Mina Lida McFeaters
Edward F. Connolly
H. Schoenfeld
William Gitlin
Ladies’ Tailors and Dressmakers
Frank Jennings
Machinists’ Lodge 264
James W. Kenney
Musicians’ Union
Amy Langlois
Metal Polishers, Buffers and Platers
John H. Miller
Bunker Hill Lodge
A. W. Hammett
New York
Madison Square Garden
Boston
Blacksmiths Nominate Edward J. Ryan For District Agent
Edward J. Ryan secretary treasurer of Boston Blacksmiths Union 209 was nominated for district business agent of Territorial District Council 38. Referendum will decide among locals 209 332 Boston 216 Brockton and 338 Quincy. William J. Dougherty reported wage increases reached by most employers with three exceptions. A special meeting of Boston Blacksmiths Helpers Union 882 was called for tonight at 45 Eliot Street.
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Edward J. Ryan
Boston Blacksmiths’ Union 209
Territorial District Council
Boston
Brockton
Quincy
William J. Dougherty
City of
Carpenters' Council to Decide On Fee Increase
The Carpenters' District Council of Greater Boston will hold a special meeting on June 30 to receive and count referendum ballots from the election of secretary and business agents and on whether to raise the initiation fee for all locals. Secretary Arthur M. Watson faces re election bids from Edward N. Jones and Colin W Cameron. President A J Howlett leads local 33 against Corkum of Everett local 780.
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Carpenters’ District Council of
Greater Boston
Arthur M. Watson
Brookline Union
Edward N. Jones
Roxbury Union 67
Colin W
Cameron
A. J. Howlett
Boston Carpenters’ Union
Joseph A. Corkum
Everett Union
Barbers Union Reports Universal Agreement on New Wages
The Barbers Union working committee said last week every employer visited agreed to adopt the union's new wage and hours schedule to take effect August 1. A special agitation campaign was ordered for the North End and downtown districts.
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Barbers’ Union Working Committee
North End
Iron Workers Nomination Tonight in Springfield and Holyoke
Boston union members will nominate officers tonight and hear a report from Business Agent Michael J. Young on the craft’s condition in Springfield and Holyoke, where he spent the past week.
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Boston United Housesmiths, Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Michael J. Young
Springfield
Holyoke
Labor notes from Boston unions report meetings and elections
The Labor Notes column lists upcoming union meetings and officer elections across Boston groups. It notes targets for July 1 and July 3 ballots, delegate selections for international conventions, and address changes at Wells Memorial building.
Wage Scale Accepted by B and M Brotherhood Lodge
Bunker Hill Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen accepted the new Boston and Maine wage scale as final for now. Five membership applications were filed and several remaining road workers are joining. A long-time employee who sought the highest benefit died in a road accident a day earlier amid his examination commitment.
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Bunker Hill Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Boston & Maine
International
Special Sanitary Department Meeting on Saturday Half Holiday
Boston sanitary department workers call for a Sunday session to decide on granting a Saturday half holiday after months of effort and a recent setback when workers were required to work Saturdays in the afternoon.
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Sanitary Department
Boston
Bill Posters and Bilfers Union Votes Labor Day Parade
The Bill Posters and Bilfers Union voted unanimously to parade Labor Day after talks by Louis R. Sullivan and John J. O'Hare of the Boston Central Labor Union committee. Local employers Donnelly & Sons and Sprague & Nugent granted Saturday afternoons off in May to August and conceded the eight hour day for winter months.
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Louis R. Sullivan
John J. O'Hare
Boston Central Labor Union Labor Day Committee
Donnelly & Sons and Sprague & Nugent
Briscoll Reports Early Success in Labor Organizing
At a Metal Polishers, Rubbers and Platers Union 95 meeting, Special Organizer Cornelius J. Driscoll reports his first week’s work and a local application from 12 craftsmen. John P. White of the New England organizers returns citing progress in Worcester and Fitchburg with plans for Holyoke and Brockton.
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Union 95
Cornelius J. Driscoll
John P. White
New England
Boston Central Labor Union
Worcester
Fitchbure
John M. Gillespie
The
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Holyoke
Brockton
Italian and Boston Building Laborers vote for wage increase
Italian Building Laborers and the Italian Excavators and Rockmen's Union voted unanimously to strike and demand higher pay. May 1 requests ranged from 5 cents for masons tender to 35 cents for excavators, with some firms agreeing only to 30 cents. Officials placed negotiations under International President Tommaso Allesandri. Labor Day parade planned by both locals.
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Thien “A
Rockmen’s Union
Eer
Boston
Taten Aoa
Tia
International
Tominis T' Allessandro
Icklayers and Masons
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