Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-14
AMONG THE TOILERS

The Chicago bill posters have organized
and want their fellow craftsmen in other
cities to do likewise
The great strike in the British shipping
trade is expected to terminate successfully
for the men.
The printers gained three new unions
during last month.
1t Is reported that the miners are display
ing increased activity in organization.
The National Tailors' Union will remove
their headquarters from New York to
Bloomington, Ill.
Much interest is being taken in the vote
of the combined metal trades on the eight
hour question.
Terence V. Powderly now practices law
in Pennsylvania, and 1t is announced that
he has permanently retired from the labor
movement.
Reports submitted to the Amalga mat ted
Street Railway Union state that four new
unions were formed during the past year.
At Cleveland. Ohio. the structural iron
workers have decided to form n national
organization similar to that Of the Anal
CANA ted Association of Iron and Steel
Workers. Fellow-craftsman in Pittsburg
and number of other cities are said to IA
vor the project
The great progress made by the United
Garment Workers of America is shown by
the annual report of General Secretary
Reickers for the fiscal year just ended.
During that period thrty-four locals and
three district councils have been created,
and the receipts were s15,597.15, as against
$4,399.64 the year preceding. The list of
members has increased 5000.
In st. Paul, MIMI, the American Fedora
ton few days ago granted a charter to
the International Printing Pressmen' s
Union. which pays a per capita tax on
$500 members. The difficulties which con-
fronted the Federation were removed by
the agreement recently entered into with
the Inferno tional Typographical Union.
The Indianapolis bicycle people are all
busy, and from present indications 1t is
thought that fully $500 people will be EN-
ployed by the bicycle manufactures Of that
city during the coming year.
More than forty of Debs' A. r. u. lodges
have been organized east of the Alleglanies
and north Of Mason and Dixon's line, and
forty unions will be organized in Tennes-
of Missouri and Texas within a few weeks,
and great prepare lions to receive him are
being made all along the line.
The constitutionality of the California
BARRIERS Sunday-closing law is to be tested
in the courts.
The milk dealers of Grand Rapids, Mich,
are trying to affiliate themselves with the
local labor organizations.
The Iron holders Union has gained
nearly 1000 members during the last three
months, and has not lost a single strike
this year, while 1t has gained several.
The Transfers. helpers. draymen, ETC., are
Suns aiohs wen Win tnelr PROJECT LOT an
international uniCn. There are twenty-five
local unions of these men now affiliate
with the American Federation of Labor.
1t has been decided by a referendum vote
that the Granite Cutters National Union
shall affiliate with the American Federation
of Labor
A renewed effort is being made in ST.
Louis to interest all the local labor bodies
in the building of labor headquarters.
Nathan Strauss, the wealthy New York
phlanthropst, has unionzed his large cigar
mandatory
The bookbinders of the United States
have, by large majority, decided to fed
crate with the printers and pressmen.