The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-21
THE WORLD
OF LABOR

China hasn't shoe factory.
Milan has electric omnibuses
Paris has dog dressmakers
England has 400 union musicians
America contains $500 oil wells.
America Is FIRST IN salt prOducilOn
London printers union Is so years old
boston bakers want night work aoo-
lished.
FAN Rivers Central Union consists
OF twenty-four organizations
Troy. n. Y. municipal printing must
carry the Union label.
About $500 cloakmakers struck in
New York last week.
Saginaw Mich. has adopted the eight
hour day for city employees.
Chicago WOOdworkers nave been con-
coded - for a nine-hour day by thirty
firms.
Paris omnibus fare Is three cents. and
no one may enter after the seats are
occupied.
New York's 5000 organized msson's
laDorers get 20 cents per hour and en-
Joy tho eight-hour day.
All road men Who shall ~ on WIN
the union on a strike will be allowed
one-hst OF tnelr regular Haees
Trade unionism. says the National La
Dor Tribune. stands as a strong f-afd
between an kinds ~ social ev'~T'n
OIL City. Pa, Central Labor Union
sent 10 Pittsburg for uniou l..lsi. ......
Result A local union OF musicians.
North Adams Mass. Typographical
Union sls has levied an assessment OK
n cents per month on ~
shorter workday purposes
The Brewers Union. OF Hartford.
Conn. transacfs an brsi77ee
permits no English Interpretation ana
fines the English-speakmg member for
being aosenf
The Twentieth Annual Congress o. the
New Jersey Federation Of Trades and
Labor Unions will be held IN the City
Hall Cf Hrl ct fatrl-...
August 18th. z zen
Moo, - fae Nov Yc-t ''hilG (
Trades Council. formed by seceders from
the Board or Walking Delegates. have
Announced that they viii b. ne arst 10
begin the building war which will In
voive more THAI 10000 building work
men in Greater New York. Ins purpose
OF the war will be N abolish sympathe-
tic strikes.
The New York Pattern Mixers Az
ISOLATION pays $40 a week IN case OF
strikes and lockOuts. and from 50 TO
$50 for loss OF tools. Six dollars
week Is paid for thirteen weeks In case
OF sickness The graded funeral benefit
runs up 10 500 A free eriploymens
bureau IS maintained
Syracuse street car employees won their
strike. The Rapid Transit Company res
oinds its order that every employe shall
deposit s25 with the company and II
agree 10 settle all future difficulties with
a committee from the men. This 10
equivalent TO recognizing the union.
though the contract does not 20 supu-
late.
..e New York Bill Posters' Union
announces that the managers OF five
theatres, or places OF amusement. have
granted the new demands OF tho UPTON.
The demands Of the union are a mini.
mum wage rate OF so a week. payment
for overtime. and not less than sl2
week for bill posters when acting as
ushers.
The name OF National Alliance Of
Theatrical Stage Employees has been
changed 10 National Alliance OF Stage
Employees OF the United States and
Canada and the subject " making tina
association an international alliance has
been dropped. The Offices OF secretary
and treasurer have been made one. with
one man 20 act for both.
The only tea plantation In the Untts1
States Is located near 6wnmervills. 3.
c. II is the property OF DR.. Charles U.
Shepard who has undertaken to provo
that tea. one OF the greatest staple ax.
.icles used BY Americans so-Hsv. can
DO raised ey our farmers probably iaSo
season Or. Bnspard cont 70 msikst Up.
wards OF LOO pounds Of the dnset -
obtaiEable and this years eeen ~
states. win anesnt - nAee 49, ~
peuAAs.