Connecticut western news., 1889-09-04
LABOR NOTES.
Of Interest to Trade Unionists and
 Knights of Labor.

 knights of Labor. T. A, Carroll, the secretary of the Heeler's | Assembly at Lynn, has taken a position in | the Labor bureau at Washington, under Carroll D. Wright.
 | The trouble at Barnstead, N. H., has been | settled for one year from date. The lasters secured all advance of 25 cents per 60 pairs | on oil grain shoes.
 The Durham, Eng, miners have decided | by a majority of one to accept the masters | offer of 10 per cent advance. The threat | ened strike is thus averted. The organization of Boston ship carpenters dates back to 1852, and since that time the eight-hour day has been almost continually the rule in the trade. The policeman who, in the late New York 1 street-car strike, shot and killed a striker, has been given medal by public admirers, Col. Elliott Shepard fastening it to his coat lapel.
 AtNottingham, England, the men engaged | on machine-seWn and hand-sewn work in the boot trade have by mutual arrangement gained an advance in price equal to about 10 per cent.
 The value of a thorough organization of labor has been demonstrated by the settle ment of the great strike in the coke regions of Pennsylvania, securing to the workers an advance of from 15 to 20 per cent. Milford, Mass, is the latest place to have Central Labor Union, such body having been formed lately with William Clark president, and Cornelius O'Neill secretary. Steps have been taken to celebrate Labor ] day.
 Cigarmakers' union of Boston has 709 members. Its receipts during July were $209O.S6 and it's expenditures $331.81, of which $12S.71 were sick benefits and $40 benefit to member on account of wife's death.
 Three thousand Glasgow carters are ou upon strike. Their wages have been at 24s, q week, and they ask that they shall be raised to 26s., demanding also that they shall be paid for overtime after o'clock at night. These are said to be Clair" wages of the different workmen employed in the London building trade: Bricklayers, sgd. and 9d. per hour; carpenters, 3d.; scaffolders, 6Rd. and 3d.; navvies, 6d.; bricklayers' laborers, sgd.
 The picnic of the Natick Central Labor Union, which is to be held on Labor day, promises to be the largest of it's kind ever held there. It is the intention of the c. l.. U. to have grand parade on that day, with 15 unions represented.
 The Manhattan Ship Joiners' Assembly of New York, which represents the last of the to have been organized ill 1776, when stephen Seaman kept shipyard at the foot of Cath erine street.
 The nine hour day was gained by the car penters last month in Vancouver, B. C., Ogdon, Utah, East Boston l53 hours week., {, Lowell, Port Townsend, w. T., New Britian, Conn.,, Kansas City, Mo. Twelve new unions were organized in the same time.
 The gas stokers in London and suburbs have formed union of 0,000 members and reduced their working hours from twelve to eight, all within two months. The brick makers, dock laborers, and other unskilled workers are moving for eight hours and a union.
 The eight-hour day will not be solution of the labor trouble, nor is it so claimed. It will give the worker more work, and for time better pay, but above all these advan- tages, it will give him time to think, time to educate himself and the rising generation; time to study the needs of the people, and the best methods to secure those needs through legislation and the use of the ballot.