St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-03

more tolerant and reasonable condi-
tons of employment The Minneap-
oils union has a strike on against one
of the theaters, and the trades and
labor assembly has taken up the fight.
The men are asking a rase from so
cents a performance to 70 cents.
An important meeting of the CO.
operative hall board will be held at
Labor hall tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock. Election of officers will oc-
cur, and the semi-annual financial re-
ports will be submitted. A full attend
ance is desired as other important mat
tiers besides those mentioned will come
before the meeting.
The Typographical union will meet
at Labor hall this afternoon at 2:30.
During the past week the printers
have been voting on a proposition
submitted by the International union
to levy an assessment of one per cent
of earnings for the purpose of creating
a fund to inaugurate a shorter work
day in the book and job branch.
The A. r. U. meetings have been
changed from Thursday to Monday
nights of each week, on which day joint
meetings will be held. The meetings
have of late been largely attended,
and much interest is being manifested
in the future OF the organization. The
members claim that they are working
quietly but effectively.
The BARRIERS union held a well-at-
tended meeting Monday evening last
at which it was decided to give a bali
on the evening of Feb. IS. The :
engagements were placed in the hahAs
of capable members, and the affair
bids fair to be vey successful.
The retail clerks union will give
another of their delightful entertain
ments at Labor hall on the evening Of
Monday, Feb. q.
The national convention OF the
Brotherhood of Bookbinders will be
held in Buffalo, N. Y, in May. The
local union is considering two very
important propositions that will come
before the convention-the question of
matchmaking with the International
Typographical union and the appren-
tice problem. But two more meetings
of the local union will be held previous
to the national convention, and much
interest is being manifested. The SEN
timent seems to prevail that it would
be wise move to unite with the L. L.
u, and such a course is quite probable.
The union will hold meeting at Labor
nall Wednesday evening, which prom
ises to be both we'll attended and. in
tereSting.
During the past few weeks the stereo-
typers union has succeeded in enroll
ing every worker in the city among Its
members with the exception of one,
and it is believed that his application
will shortly be forthcoming. The union
is now in better shape than ever be-
fore in it's history, and the members are
naturally somewhat elated.
Confirmation of the appointment of
Labor Commissioner Powers is being
held up in the senate. During the past
week the statement was circulated that
opposition to the retention of Mr..
Powers came from labor unions. Such
a statement was wholly without foun-
dation in fact, ard has been publicly
denied by President Becker, of the
trades and labor asse mbly. The trou-
BILE seems to be within the bureau it
self. and the statement is made that
there are more aspirants for promotion
than there is desire to promote. With
a settlement of the internal strife, the
appointment of Mr.. Powers will I'M
doubtedly follow.
There is a growing sentiment among
those who have given the mater any
thought in favor of the trades ana
labor assembly absorbing the cooper
alive hall board. The hall board is con-