The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Workers. A. f. cf l.. have ended in
failures
strike fund q round million. 70
be used and maintained In connection
with the consolidation of all the metal
workers unions of the United States, Is
proposed
At Fall river the Slashors' Union has
decided TO exempt AN members from
paying dues during the time the mills
are stopped because of curtanmcnt. Dur
ing the curtailmcnt no members will be
entitled 10 stoppage pay
I'm Massachusetts there Is law ITO pre-
vent fraudulent sales n goods wares and
merchandise al public or private sale. hy
itinorant vendors. and 10 regulate such
sales"
Boston girl binders went on strike and
SAT upon the finished copies until they
won their strike.
An the restaurant keepers I'm Duluth
with but one exception have signed the
new scale presented by the Walters
MON. The night men are advanced 81
week. and the women SO cents per
week.
The electrical workers reported an
recent meeting of tho Duluth Trades
Assembly that they have it now ar-
ranged so that il takes an apprentice
SIN years IT. iftiN tif lftlNt instead OK
about 900 days. as formerly.
IL is rum0red among members Of dIf-
ferent unions that one Of 81. paurs
large manufacturing establishments has
reduced the wages Of It's employees fo
eighty cents a day. and also charges
them one cent an hour for use Of arfi-
fetal light when compelled 10 work ever
time
Buffalo hOrsoshoors won strike Three
dollars day for hromen $40 day 10
ft and drive aud $3.50 a day for floor
men. Ten hours aro 90 constitute a DAYS
work for the first FIVE days n the week.
Nine hoIrs.wll make "a days work on
saturday. Fifty cents an hour viii be-
paid for overtime. and there Will be- no
work IN Sunday
American delegates have lett for tho
International Labor Congress an London.
Forty-fwo local three national and
three city central charters We're issued
by the American Federation OF Labor in
June this year. against twenty local and
one national issued boz the same month
last year. The National Building Labor
crs' MON is voting on the question Of
ahilation with the A. r.. OF l..
ErIisewater EngD Dockers' Union lost
strike fer higher pay. They had $4,000
in treasury before the strike.
lNHiN nave NffN iNI"f STRIKES or Stove
mOuldcrs AZ Detroit I'm the past Is years.
and every strike has been followed by n
now stove works coming into existence
"A general strike ar present. says a
unionist. would be FOLLOWED by another
a cooperative stove wo Ks and the esq
tlblishments now iu the field don't want
that"
The $500 locked-out miners Of Indiana
/ have appealed 10 Indianapolis unions for
aid They recall the fact that In tho
wilter Of 1884 that city had many
poor people who were unable 20 obtain
work at any price. and could not buy
food and fuel for their families. The
owners Of the coal agreed 10 give an
the miners would dig for the purpose
and the railroads agreed 10 transport
II free. The miners set aside certain
! days on which they worked for nothing.
| the proceeds Of their work going % tie
poor ~ that city.
Il learned a few things while abroad"
says Manager Brady. OF the Actors and
| Managers Association In Lon.son, that we
would do well 10 pattern afier. in'Io
! is unison OF feeling. and they associate
together 10 remedy abuses. recently
] they forced the united railways OF Great
| Britain 10 reduce their rates anu r.
cei.cd other concessions. There Is very
] little lilElfiON OF Ai''-
/ the actor and manager. everything being
more or less actually settled by their pro-
/ tective association.
|, Girl plckets are the latest. and they
are credited with winning New YORK
strike. The girls did not pursue aggrcs-
sive measures. They were smiling and
| wheedllng i'm their ways. and were sue
cessful In this way in keeping many uon-
union people ont Of the factory.
Frisco riggcrs struck for IS cents per
I hour fer overtime.
Al the election OF st. Paul TWO
graphical Union, No. 30 which takcs
Mace July - the following proposct
| amendments 20 article 6 OF the constltu'
| ton will be voted on: To make salar,
OF secretary treasurer $50 per year. r..
cording secretary. sl2; sergeant-at-afms
! S. without extra pay for special meet.
! ings: delegates 10 International Typo
| graphical linton SOS and transportation:
II convention is held IN ST. Paul. no al
lowance; committeeman 10 receive IS
| cents per hour for lost time.
| Dillonville tO) miners won strike.
The management informed the non-union
men that they must Join the union and
DAY up their dues. =