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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1913
Page
6
Boston Typographical Union 13 announces its annual officer election set for May 28 with polls open at 694 Washington Street from noon to 2 PM and 4 30 to 6 PM. Nominees span president to trustees and delegates to ITU and state conventions.
Boston Street Carmen's Union reps join with statewide committees to back the 9 hours in 11 bill as it comes up for consideration in the House calendar. Scores of street car workers plan to attend the State House to push the measure amid reports motormen and conductors at the Boston Elevated Company face shifts that exceed nine hours.
Vice-President John J. Kearney and Secretary-Treasurer Martin T. Joyce appointed a committee to visit Governor Foss on labor matters. Union reports from Pattern Makers and Sheet Metal Workers note wage gains and officer elections. About 50 workers who quit shops for union reasons returned, and delegates were chosen as unions prepare wage talks with company representatives at the National Shawmut Bank building.
The Boston Telephone Operators Union plans a May Party at Horticultural Hall Friday night with tickets selling well. Miss May Matthews receives a gold watch for her service during the threatened strike as chair of the dance committee. Officers named include Annie Malloy president and Mary Murray floor director, with 200 aids drawn from 53 exchanges. Arbitration with company officials is set for Wednesday to address divided hours and advancement grievances. International Organiser G M Bugniazet will attend as special guest. The union meets Thursday at 7 Warrenton Street due to Friday’s cancellation.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt will tour Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston to probe employee complaints about the alleged installation of Taylor and similar business systems. Union workers and the Navy Yard Metal Trades Council have protested, aided by Congressman Curley, with a conference planned between employees and Roosevelt.
Conferees from the street car company led by President Schoepf and union leaders including John Mahon Rozin Orr and local officials met late tonight without reaching a definite conclusion. No cars ran today and there was no violence during the discussions in Cincinnati Ohio.
Mayor Kunt filed an application for receivership of the street car company yesterday. The matter is set for tomorrow before Common Pleas Judge Geoghegan to hear arguments from the companys attorneys.
Boston labor unions passed resolutions thanking Councillors McGregor and Collins for their votes against Prison Commissioner Randall's appointment. The C L U opposed his appointment, and the Boston Central Labor Union praised the two councillors, with President Moriarty urging Governor Foss be condemned.
Delegates report seven additional East Boston barber shops have signed the union agreement in recent days, expanding union coverage across the district.
Chief Justice Wilfred Bolster of the Municipal Court is favored for chair of a new legislative commission to study handling the drink question. Governor Foss proposed the panel with reference to inebriety boards, aiming to shift the issue from criminal courts and grant boards power to commit or release as needed, inspired by New York law.
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