The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-30
LABOR NOTES.

January pext.
The annual convention of the Brieklayers,
National uuion will be held in Providence,
Rhode Island, in the month Of January, 1888.
The delegates of the Buffalo Bricklayers'
union were instructed to use their utmost en-
beavers to secure the adoption of sick and
death benefits as feature of the national
union. - 80 - =. 5&
To prevent an influx of scabs the PlasterS'
union Of Buffalo, New York, works in con-
junction with the Bricklayers' and Stone
= masons unions, and union plastefers refuse
to work with any bricklsyer who has not
proper card from either association.
I The Trade and Labor council of Joliet
Illinois, are boycotting two newspapers, the
Sun and Republic, and all merchants who
j pstranize them, on account of the denuncis'
tory articles in the papers directed at 'he
unions. ! r.
The Nav Orleans Trades assembly is com
posed of seventeen unions, and is III d
fiourishing condition.
The iourneymen printers of Boston nave
secured an increase of wages in the leading
book and Job printing establishments.
A NEE ing of workingmen was held IN Lon
don, Ontario. The advisabilitY OF forming
Trades assembly was discussed.
A correspondent, writing from Albany, New
York, states that the hours of labor on the
new capitol have been reduced from eight to
seven, in consequence of the shortness OF the
days of the present season.
At meeting of the shoelasters on strike at
Montreal, Canada, resolutions were passed
urging manufacturers to reopen their factories
It's now stated that the manufacturers will
meet dsputadon, when an agreement may
be arrived at.
The Delaware rolling mill at Phillipsburg
New Jersey, was started up after being idle
several weeks. A full force was employed
After running twelve hours the mill shut
down again on account of strike by the
heaters for higher wages.
From St. Louis. we learn that about fifty
rollers, who commenced work few days ago
at the, Laclede rolling mill, in Carondolet
have stopped again by an order from the
head of the lronworkers' anion. The mill is
now entirely idle.
The iron moIders employed at Golden State
and Miners foundry, San Francisco, have
struck for an advance of 25 cents day on
present wages, which range from So 25 to
$3.50. Rumors of strikes in other fOundries
are reported. - ,.,
, The Horseshoers' union of New. YORK City
met recently and elected officers for the
ensuing year.
All The collieres operated by the Philadel-
phia and Reading Iron and Coal company
have been put on three-quarters time. The
working hours are now forty three and one
half hours per week instead of fifty eight.
The company worked every day in the month
except Christmas.
One of the best trades for a young man to
learn is that wood carving. There has been
rapid increase in the demand tor fine wood
carving in the United States during the past
few years. The average pay OF wood carvers
is 81 to IS day. The finest workmen, those
who can do the most difficult parts of such
work, receive as high as $0 per day.
The Riverside rolling mill and the Triton
cotton mill, of Newcsstle, Delaware, have
been closed for an indefinite period throwing
over 400 persons out Of employment. The
closing of the iron mill is due to the dullnes~
of the branch of the iron trade it is engaged
in, and the cotton mill closed because the
toilers ressted>a reduction in their wsges.
The steel mill of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company was not put in operation at
the time expected. I 1t is said that the i'm.
proyements contemplated viii not be effected
before February. The. workmen are much
disappointed at this further loss of time
especially as The holiday season is at hand
1t is said the company have made contracts tt
furnish 10000 tons of rails.
About seventy.fVe BARRIERS met in Turr
hall, Williamsburg, recently, and discussec
the penal code. Several seemed to favO
closing on Sundays. and Reinhold Langenan
who made strong speech to that effect, wa
chosen president OF the Organization. Som
favored a plan to54keep open and do busines
surreptitiously, and others wanted to defy tn
code. Others, who have heretofore bee
charging 10 cents for plain shave, threatene
to raise the price to Is cents if the penal cod
is enforced.
{ No employer who is determined to treat b
employees fairly need be afraid of union; o
the contrary, organized labor is the mo
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