The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-15
LIFE AMONG THE IO|LERS
Hammer Taps From Work
shops of the World.
WAGE FARMERS TALK
Pointed Paragraphs From Many
Landls--.Itemso of Interest From
All Crafts

All Gratis
Carpenters have 453 unions
Colorado has 10000 unionists.
Japan has As watch factories.
There are 10000 union BARRIERS.
indianapolis coopers won strike.
Cleveland, o., prohibits Sunday tuner
ais.
Marion, (Ind) printers Won nien-hour
day.
Missouri undertakers held State con.
ventiOn.
Montreal plasterers won strike 10:
%! cents an hour.
Buffalo structural steel workers struck
for so cents an hour. -
New York tile layers helpers get S. 4(
for eight hours.
Girls employed at Il Cleveland rubber
works struck against a cut
New York varnishers complain because
their work is done by painters.
Duluth 'iongshorcmen now get 80
cents an hour, an increase of 10 cents.
Cigarette rollers at New York struck
against cut from 81. 10 to 81 per 1000
Mayor Quincy, of Boston, suggest:
that instructions in swimming be given
in all the public bath houses.
At Detroit the street car mems union
leads all other organizations in enlist
ments and enthusiastic effort.
Detroit team owners will hereafter
charge $3.50 a day for their teams. The
wage since April 1 has been S3.
Denver's ordinance requiring station.
airy engineers to pass examination has
been declared unconstitutional and void.
Miss N. Daniels, of Washington, has
been elect> second vice. president of the
Bookbinders' International Brotherhood.
Sixty New York walters struck be-
cause their employer reduced wages from
$ll week and board to 50 and board.
The five labor organizations whose
members are employed in the Hebrew
theatres of New York have formed a
council
The first convention of the bricklay-
ers' international organization was held
at Roylston Hall, Baltimore, Md. Oh
Monday, January s, 1866.
One Buffalo brewery pays $l36,5OO for
saloonkeepers' licenses this spring:
another pays So, 200, and six others pay
from $35, 200 to $40, 900 each.
At the meeting of the New York Cen
trail Labor Union last week the cigar
MAKERS delegate was charged with
drinking non-union beer. A member OF
the same union was condemned for
smoking non-union tobacco.
Des Moines la. bakers are organic
ing. The pay ranges from ST to SIG a
week and the hours from II to Is a day.
The unnion will insist on a uniform scale
of Sl2 week for bread bakers and a
working day of not to exceed Il hours.
In England changes in the rates of
wages of about 81 900 work people were
reported during March, OF which num-
Der $3.50 received advances and l2,25O
sustained decreases. The net result was
an increase estimated at about 23d per
head in the weekly wages OF those
effected.
Employees of the Japan Railway Com
| )any won strike for increased wages.
There was a compile tie-up of the entire
noin system for several days. This VIC
tory was followed by voluntary in.
crease of cents per day in the wages Of
the employees of the Government system
The election for officers of the Int A.
national Typographical Union will take
place on Nav 81. For the first time in
the history OF the organization the vote
wilt be taken by the referendum instead
of by conventions. 1t is expected that
5000 votes will be cast by the subordi-
nate unions.
The Amalgamated Society of Painters
and Decorators has a membership in
New York OF over 5000, and at the meet
ing of the union last week it was decided
to organize volunteer regiment 1000
strong, to take part in the war with
Spain. About 400 men have already en-
listed.
Denver journcymen plumbers demand
that only one member OF firm shall be
allowed to use tools, and that he shall
work only eight hours. The further de-
mand is made that no manufactured ma
teriat Xix boltcd joints and traps with
ferrlles attached shall be permitted in
work. They get 81 for eight hours.
In the l6 trade unions OF England
making returns with al aggregate mem
bership OF 4G6, 7Ol, 1861 Tor 81 per
cent. were reported as unemployed at
the end of March, compared with IA Der
cent. at the end Of February, and with
% per cent in the | 4trade unions with
a mem bership OF 453, 9b3 from which re-
turns were received for March 1897.
A Louisville flour mill shares its profits
with employees. 1--WE find this plan to
work excellently,' said Charles I. Bal
lard, the proprietor. at holds our men
together, and they take an interest in the
success of the company, because they
recognize a sort of proprietorship. This
feeling brings out their best efforts, be-
cause they know as the profits of the
company increase their profits increase
in proportion"
The National Union of United Brewery
Workmen has refused the request of the
Rochester Masters Brewers Association
to modify the contract entered into with |
General Secretary Bechtold in such a
manner as to allow the smaller breweries
to pay less than SIS for their first men
in the wash house. Article 8 of the con-
tract already makes an exception where
less than three men are employed in a
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