The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-02
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR
LATEST NEWS or WORhfNGMEN
And THEJR WAGES.
Paragraphs of Interest Gathered From
the Busy Worid-About Labor
Organizations.

Chicago has go union lady shoe opera
tors
Chicago upholsterers struck for eight
hours
Chicago bridge and structural IRON
workers will demand on May ISL 70 oen,'
an hour and double time for all Work
over eight hours day.
After May list. Detroit tin and cornice
workers will ask for % cents an hour'
with nine-hour days.
Cleveland (Ohiol unions oppose the
establishment OF penny savings banks
in public schools.
United states and Canada contain 5000
union bricklayers and stouemasons.
Louisville unions are trying 70 compei
the street railways to place conductors on
the cars.
New york has three State labor or
CARNATIONS. and there is talk OF amalga-
nation.
Michigan master plumbers have state
union.
A Kansas City baker wants a law 10
compel him and all other bakers under
the municipal Jurisdiction Of Kansas city
to furnish a bigger loaf Of bread for
cents.
New York union press feeders set sl2
and Slf a week.
Evansville Ind, IS 10 have n lahor
temple
Toledo metal polishers won a strike
against piece work
Lawrence. Mass. moiders won s2.5O
day
England has 1850 cooperative stores.
Columbus bicycle workers are organic
ing.
A Detroit fudge refused 10 issue an in
function TO proven 1.-THE railway transfers
union from keeping man idle. The fell
low had been expelled from the union for
refusing 10 pay a fine
Detroit bricklayers will demand eight
hours
The Boston BARRIERS Union has decided
not to admit women 10 membership.
New York State had 40 strikes in 1895.
Missouri Supreme Court allows Sunday
shaves.
ST. Louis bookbinders won strike for
eight hours.
a bakers hin TO insure clean shops
was indorsod by Brooklyn Central Labor
Union
Fifty-four garment-workers Joined the
Cleveland (O) union on Sunday
New York has 200 union barber shops
Cincinnaty unemployed printers are
given financial aid by the union.
Kansas city (Kan) coopers have been
warned by a judge not 10 declare a boy
colt
Easton Pa) molders struck for s2Cj
/ day
Scotland Oak) farmers formed a stock
company and win establish creamery.
New York printers talk OF abolishing
! pece-worH.
/ A Providence textile-worker secured a
/ verdict against firm that blackllsted
/ him.
Milwaukee wants Scent fares at certain
| hours.
Newark (O) pharmacists have organ
! izci.
Boston unions talk Of building a labor
/ temple on the cooperative plan.
! ST. Louis stenOgraphers have organized
/ Cleveland (O) has a cooperative laun-
dry.
Milwaukee laundry-workers are organ
| fling
Minneapolis has a BARRIERS school
! Omaha unions want contract labor on
/ city work abolished.
Since 1901 the German empire has had
I'm operation a system OF compulsory in
surance with the object OF providing pen
/ sions for aged wage-earners Since 1884
/ it has given 20 lahorers a guarantee Of
| indemnity from their employers I'm case
of any accident happening 10 them whilo
| engaged ut work. whether due 10 their
/ own carelessness or not. The workmen
are divided into three classes Those who
earn less than $3.50 year pay pfen-
nings or So cents. a week for thirty
/ years. and secure an annuity of $3.50.
| The members Of the second class earn
less than $3.50, pay IL cents a week.
| ana receive an annuity OF $3.50 The
! third class earn not more than s2l2 81
/ each. pay 3 cents a week. and get back
/ si0N a year The wages Of those OF the
| fourth class DO not exceed $500 Their
! contribution is 3 81 cents a week anC
| their pension is NI7j.
jamestown doctors will blacklist dead
/ beats
Two Louisville papers have cut ma
| chine typesctters 10 10 l-2 cents per thou
/ sand. Union hand-wOrkers get 90 cents an
| hour for night work.
Grand Rapids painters and decorators
/ viii demand cight hours and 80 cents an
/ hour ln April
Kansas City saloonkeepers threaten TO
| prosecute tho brewers combine under the
| antitrust statute.
Cleveland (Ol councilmen will invesu-
/ gate the Scent fare system az Detroit.
Frisco unions have indorsed the boy
| colt Of Rochester clothing
ElIcott City (Mdl coopors struck
! against i3 cents a barrel.
! Toronto Ratc-payers' Association attrf
butte the Industrial depression to labor
| unions.