St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-12

and 1t will not be long before all the boys will
be enrolled as members. A delegate will be
elected in June to attend the national conven-
ton at Grand Rapids, Mich. There are ninety
members in the local organization. and over
1000 in the United States. Over 400 delegates
VIII attend the meeting at Grand Rapids
The carriers have an insurance annex, which
pays $500 and $4,000 at DEATH The local
branch has benefit fund, from which sick
members are entitled to draw $40 a week for
thirteen consecutive weeks
So
At the meeting last Sunday the following
proposed amendments to the bylaws relating
to salaries, We're laid over until the next reg
ular meeting Of Typographical Union No. 80:
Reducing salary Of secretary-treasurer from
$500 to $3.50; recording secretary to $12; door
keeper to $6; no pay for special meetings;
delegates to l. T. u, $25 and transportation;
to pay committeeman forty-fve cents per
hour for lost time.
Four candidates were admitted into the
ranks of organized labor at the meeting of
typographical Union No. 80, on the 9Th inst.
and six applications were received read and
referred.
American Railway Union No. PA had an
undressing session at Assembly halls Mon
day evening. Routine work was the only
business transacted
A large number of the members of Branch
70, of the Carriers association, went to Min
neapol1s last evening, where they attended a
joint meeting for the discussion of measures
for the benefit of themselves. Refreshments
consisting of cigars, ETC., were rendered the
ST. Paul delegation by the wearers of the
gray in the Flour city.
The entire force, ten, in Schultz's tailor
shop was taken into the tailors' union at it's
meeting Monday night. AS usual the sweat
ing system received its share of attention
and considerable other business of secret
nature was transacted. An assessment Of
fifty cents per member was voted to assist
Inherent unions of this organization on strike
throughout the country.
The entertainment and dance given by the
Retail Clerks association at Assembly halls
TUESDAY evening, was largely attended. The
programme consisted of piano selections
songs, Rotations and a laughable after
piece. Louis Nash, the irrepressble and IN
conquerable advocate of labor's rights. re-
ceiVed an encore.
Inc hrst of the series Of joint meetings of
the printing trade unions of the city, under
the auspices Of the printing trades council, &C.
CURED last Thursday evening" in connection
with the regular quarterly meeting of that
Dody. Ihere was representative attendance
and some interesting discussion was INDUCED
IN. Credentials were received from the press
teeder's and bookbinders unions. C. A. Rinke
OF the pressfeeders' union was elected to serve
out the unexpired term of Secretary-Treasurer
Pampusch, who retires from the council. A
committee was appointed to investigate a
grievance the various trades have with a GER
tain firm, owing to an irregular system of
paying wages. A committee was also ap-
pointed to take up label agitation, and sys-
tematic course of action for that purpose was
outlined. Considerable interest has been ex-
hibited in the joint meetings, and they will
prove valuable to the different unions in many
ways
The executive board of the pressfeeders'
| union met Friday noon and passed several
claims against the sick fund.
The committee Of the cigarmakers' union at
Thursdays session, sustained the applications
| of the unions at Scranton, Pa, and New York
! city, to strike against a reduction in wages.
Visitors from Minneapolis to the number of
| ten were present at the regular weekly meet
| ing of the bricklayers' union, Thursday even
ing. Several important subjects were dis
! cussed, but the boys declined to "give up"