The evening world., 1893-12-01
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

Local labor unions in Utica y. Y, are about
to form n Union Label League.
A mass meeting Of ran'smakcrs is to be held at
ia Cannon street o-morrUw evening.
The first annual ball NJ the Dry Goods Sales
mems Association will take place on Jan. "a
In the lumber and coal trade on the Pacific
COT 1t seamen's wages have come down To SIS per
month.
Fifty-Hve local unions Of the Journcymen brew
crs National Union have contributed size to
the strike fund of the furniture workers in Gin
Cinnati.
Carpenters Union No. 1875 has draped It's charter
In mourning 10 honor the memory Of William
Cow, who died from injuries received by &C
cilcnt while at work.
on Wednesday Dec 90 Machinery Moulders
Union No. "a will hold special meeting to take
measures to relieve Its unemployed members.
The Railroad Postal Clerks Association has
elected the following officers President. william
Blakcmorc ninth division; Nice-Presdent. L. ".
Norris, second division Treasurer j. L. Wallace.
sixth division.
In place Of ]. ]. Hassctt. who declines to serve.
Rhoady Kenehan Win reIrgsent the interna,ionnl
American Federation Of Labor.
Many meetings being held in the Pennsyl-
vanla mining towns looking to the reorganha.
ton OF the Miners and i.ab3rsrs AmaIsamated
Thirty-six new members were gained by the lIar-
lem branch of the Workmens General Benefit
Union last month, The receipts, amounted to
81, tO2l 10 and $77O.25 were dtshurscd.
The wages paid to the worklngwomen in West
ern Andalnsia are so low sometimes 60 cents a
week. that the political parties OF Spain have
agreed to support measures which will favor an
Increase.
| Local Assembly 3 263. the Dry-Dock Protective
Associations meetings are we'll attended and con.
siderable interest is manifested In the proceedings
| one Of the few local unions Of the Iron-Moull-
| ers Union Of America whose members are opposed
! to the movement for permitting each union to fix
| Its own initiation fees Is the Mouders Union in
Albany, N Y.
| rab MoL, INIT No b,g "a d,
members working at the shop o. Contractor Brown.
| on West Twelfth street. where the piere-work
system is to be introduced, that they will be
| fined for working under that system.
| The headquarters OF Local Assembly 254 X. of
L. Plastercrs. has been removed to 40 Third
| avenue, and the meeting night was changed from
| Tuesday to Wednesday. The Brckhnndlers Union
has also moved to 10 Third avenue.
The hottest mines in the world are the Com
stock On the lower levels the heat ia so great
that the cannot work over ten fifteen
minutes time. Every known means Of miti-
eating the heat have been tried in vain Ice
melts before 1t reaches the bottom Of the shafts.
No delegate will be sent to the Convention Of
The Rricklayers and Masons' international Union
by several Of the local bricklayers' unions. Some
Of them say they cannot afford to pay the dele
No !, do not consider 1t to be Necessary TO hold
d Convention.
Secretary c. A. Walker Of the Rostor Branch
ping masters in that city are still reducing wages,
and that captains bitterly complain - getting
incompetent crews. Many captains are oHcring
to pay the difference in wages ont OF their own
pockets in order to get union men.
Since the first labor day parade In Bost Mas T..
the organized wasr.earners OF that city have ap-
prOxmately reduced heir hours of labor 10 900
per day. $40 600 week and 2G.52O 900 hours an
nually II Is claimed that employment is provided
for additional men in n corresponding ratio with
the shortening Of the days work. II this claim
Is accurate the reduction OF hours enforced In
Boston since lNS5-s6 will furnish 9.S22 more men
with employment in 1898 than given amount Of
labor eight years ago.