The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-09
Plts.b.rE.

pittsburg.
| [By Associated Labor Press
PIrNBURG, August The ninth an
nual convention Of the Amalgamated AS
sociation Of Iron and Steel Workers be-
gan in this city this morning. The
attendance is not quite as large as for
merlY, owing to rule governing de-
creased representation that is enforced
this year. The work of the convention
will not be concluded until Saturday and
as strict secrecy is mainland, the public
will hear very little of what is accom-
pllshed. The association has now Q
membership of over 25 900 and controls
iron and steel mills as far east as Port
land, Maine, and west to Oakland, Cali
fornia. They are strongest in Pittsburg
and throught the west where wages have
always ruled higher than in the east
Action will be taken that will more
thoroughly organize the eastern mills
and make wages equitable throughout
the country. Trouble exists at present
at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Aurora.
Indiana, and Birmingham, Alabama,
and all three places the fight is against
union men. At Beaver Falls, President
iFWeihe is parlying with the firm in an
effort to end the trouble, Several men
have been thrown into Jail there on.
ltrumped up charges of conspiracy, but
were liberated on bail furnished by SYM
pathetic citizens. At Danville, Pennsyl.
vania, there is also a fight for the union
principle. Wage matters have been set
tied for the year, this convention having
nothing to do with that matter. But
wages in the east will be discussed, Off
GERS will be elected and tits likely lhe
present president, Weihe, and the secre-'
tary, Martin, will be reelected. There
may be some changes in the trustees, etc.
Trouble exists at the Bradford, Penn
sylvania, glass works, where, in tussel,
the non-union foreman had his eyes put
out. The association here has sent It's
officers there to fix up the trouble. The
Bradford is the only works in the coun.
try that attempts to run non-unlon. 1t
will soon be brought into line. as it was
before the summer stop. The wages OF
window glass workers throughout the
country are now fixed for another year,
The eastern workers still get small per
cent les than the western, but both there
and in New York state they have slight
advance in wages. - -
Since the shut down of half the coke
ovens has been made the Huns are
leaving the Connellsville region by the
drove. They return to their own land
and the miners are jubilant. The opera
tors have begun to lay Huns off when
ever they get the chance, as they have
proven failures in the coke regions, all
things considered. The strike along the.
river continues. They will hardly re
turn to work until the end of September,
Railroad miners are becoming buster. \
The molders troubles continue. There
are indicationssthat one large foundry
will start going. 1t can be given as sol
emnn truth that the molders will win
surely the end of the present month
The Westinghouse Air Brake works
laid off 300 mechanics on Saturday. The
iron business continues to improve
slowly. Printers are plenty. Building
trades are busy.
The Post, a rat paper here, is trying to
make democratic capital out of the New
York Tribune and republicans troubles.
This is gall indeed, but there are no suck
ers about this section. ALI indications
now are that labor politics hereabouts
are dead. 1t is possible Hon. J. H. Hop
kins, chairman of the labor committee
Of congress, may run again, although he
has declined. He will be elected if he
does. LABOR HERALD.