St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-01
GENERAL LABOR NOTES.
Items of Interest Clipped From
Leading Trade Journals.

The Cigarmakers' Journal says: 1.-THE hui
man family is growing wiser and the next
generation will know better what it wants and
better how to get it than we do. All should
strive to raise the standard of life and the
condition of the people by all means in our
power, but the trades union movement should
not be hampered with issues not clearly de-
fined or asked to carry load that will retard
its natural development"
Five hundred photographers in New York
went on strike Monday to enforce recognition
of their organization, the abolition of piece
work, minimum wages OF SIS per week or
forty-e1ght hours, pay for overtime and the
allowance of one apprentice to every five
journeymen. The strikers are employees of
over 100 firms and are affiliated with the In
ternational association.
The Brotherhood of Decorators and Paint
ers, at meeting in Pittsburg, decided to strike
March unless their scale is accepted. They
demand So day of nine hours, eight hours on
Saturday; 30 cents an hour for overtime 81 per
hour Sundays; insist that the employers pay
cal fare going and returning, and will allow
but one apprentice to each journeyman.
Women employed in mending old mail bags
for the postal department at Washington re-
ceive one cent apiece for darning old bags,
two cents for patching on a machine, and
three and a quarter cents for sewing by
hand AS twenty-five or thirty bags make
days work they evidently not getting
any Of the ''spols of office"
The strike Of the cutters and trimmers'
union is likely to assume gigantic proper
national organization. kilograms have been
received from New York, Cincinnati and other
cities stating that all employees in the differ
ent unions are ready to go out at a moments
notice.
The world is certainly moving at speedy
pace when Count Herbert Bismarck favors
an eight-hour day for all workmen employed
on the imperial docks in Germany, to go
into effect April 1 next. So, at least, the
count said in a recent speech in Germany
The lasters in the employ of Kennard &
Co. and Jacobs & Co., Of Cleveland, are out
on strike to enforce an increase on a new
paying better prices than competing concerns
In the state, which the men deny.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald, of Cali
fornia, has asked the national manufacturers,
resolution calling upon all state legislatures
to pass laws compelling all convict-made
goods to be specially branded.
Prominent trade unionists of Chicago have
organized Lieral club, the purpose of
which is "to Increase public interest in
questions OF immediate concern to the mass
es, and more especially in the less hour
movement
The out-of-work fund question is receiving
considerable attention at present by all the
labor organizations throughout the country
Big Six of New York, recently defeated a
resolution In the interest of unemployed
printers.
The Stowbridge, Eng, iron Patchwork
ers; after being out on strike two months,
reached a settlement. Employers and en-
ployes agree to establish wages board,''
VINO snail settle all disputes arising in the
future.
Iron molders have gained twenty-four new
unions and 1000 members since their last
convention. With the added beneficial feat
ures it is thought the union can withstand
all attacks quite easily in the future
The Sidney, N. S. w., Daily Telegraph has
investigated the clothing sweat shops of that
city 1t says girls get 81 cents per week
nine and ten hours per day. Frequently 25
cents is deducted as penalties.
Cleveland Central Labor union has appoint
ed committee to present resolutions or draw
up bill looking toward abolition of the
competition of convict labor under the con-
tract system with free labor.
The Central Federation of Labor of Troy
has passed resolutions that tickets for enter
tainments of any character shall not be pur-
chased by union men unless they bear the
label Of the printers union.
In Victoria, the government, which oper-
ates the railways, has made 1t a condition
that miners shall receive a minimum wage of
IS 90 (slSol per day In mines supplying the
railways with fuel
The Alice rubber mill of Woonsocket R. l..
owned by the United States Rubber company
employing 1,3O0 hands, has shut down on ac-
count of alleged dullness in the rubber busi
ness.
A correspondent in the February number of
the Typographical Journal advocates the estab-
lshment of schools of instruction as the best
twenty-five pickle peelers, employed at the
burlington vinegar and Pickle works, struck
last week because Of a reduction in wages to
i've cents gallon for peelng onions
~ Discouraging reports come from New South
wales, the government sending many unem-
ployed to the forests to do thinning in order
to give them employment.
Unless the demands OF the street car en-
ployes in Chicago, Milwaukee and all the large
Eastern cities are acceded to, it is said the re-
suit Will be general strike
The percentage of unemployed in English
trade unions making returns to the board of
trade for September is lower than at any
period since 1891.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald. of Califor-
mia, urges all unions to endeavor to have laws
enacted compelling all convict-made goods to
be labeled. .
The workingmen of Springfield ILL.,. have
opened free library and reading room for
the use of members of labor organizations in
that city.
Representatives of 1900 Alabama miners
met at Birmingham last week and resolved
to go into politics Independent of the two old
parties.
A bill has been introduced in the New, York
assembly forbidding pawnbrokers loaning
money on the working utensils OF a working
man.
The tailors' strike, which has been in force
for the past month in Germany, has ended
the employees securing an increase of 12k per
cent
Boilermakers and iron shipbuilders are re-
ported as likely to affiliate with the A. F. of
L. before long.
Civic Federation and unions of ST. Louis
are going to make an assault upon the child
labor problem.
Carnegie has ordered seven large blowing
engines of Milwaukee, Wis, concern, to
cost S210, 900.
The trades assembly of Cripple Creek. Col.
Is composed of delegates from twenty one
local unions.
The street railway employees will secure a
ten-hour day in nearly all large cities this
summer.
In Canada lumber camps workmen earn
from $40 to $2S per month during the winter
season.
The printing trades of Chicago have formed
a new council. It's membership is over 5000.
The trolley lines of Pittsburg have been
trustified and stock watered to $10,000000.
Uphosterers' Union No. "a of Chicago ia
on strike for the eight-hour workday
A million dollar syndicate is gobbling up
the best stone quarries in Vermont.
The bicycle machinists' strike at Feather
stones, in Chicago, was success.
There are eighteen women in Melbourne,
Vic, employed at stone-breaking.
Only union men are to be employed on the
Baltimore exposition buildings.
The printing pressmens difficulty in New
York city has been settled.
There has been a further advance in min
ers' wages at Ishpeming.
Louisville has between 15 900 and II 600
members of labor unions.
Labor of all kinds has had very prosper
Gus year in Milwaukee.
Livery stable employees of Utica, N Y, are
forming union.
Detroit bricklayers have made demand for
eight hours.
A lumber trust has been formed on the
Pacific coast.
The molders at Elizabeth, N. j., have scored
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