The labor world., 1899-07-22
Label Leader.

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trades council for refusing to come
out in support of the carpenters.
Pennsylvania Judge knocked out the
#|law protecting workmen In theirsright
to form, join, or belong to labor Or
I foundations. .s. 5s5.
Treasurer Snyder, ,of the Macon, Ga,
i Boiler Makers union, absconded with
i the funds of the organizat ion, about
$6O. Now some noddle- head will again
come forth with the claim that unions
are no good. SIS
Much classification exists among
the iron workers at Homestead.
Strike said to be brewing
In 1898 129 emp! !oyes Of railways in
the United Kingdom engaged in
shunting operations were killed and
2,164 injured.
The Iron; Workers Union of Toxic,
Japan, has purchased a building to be
occupied as headquarters for the or
Iganization.
Kansas coal miners and operators
have amicably adjusted their differ
Iences till the next dispute arises. s
Washing ton delegates to II. N. !.
convention will try to have headquar-
tiers removed to that city. ff#.s s5s
Boston cklayers voted against
afiliating their international body
with the a.
Brewery engineers and firemen OF
Ruffalp enforced new wage scale.
Chicago elee eetrot pers have decided
to8g its alone. Left the! z 4. =.
a. The Chicago Federalist has been
launched IN The Windy City. ss.
a paste board trust was just organ
lied with d cal apital Of 100, 600 yen. ss.. 55s.
Enamel workers Of Baltimore have
organized.
Plumbers 81 Providence, R. i, Or
lganized E S. S.
Freight handlers At Buffalo organ
s. u. q. issued Charter to- Pana, Ill:
Galesburg 5Ill., bakers organized.
Japanese work kers are federating
September 4, Labor Day, has beer
declared a legal holiday in the Philip
pine Islands. s5Es5# s5E.5s
According to the Cigar Makers Off.
cial Journal but few members Of the
unions are idle, and the organization
has practically lost no GROUND, from
IA wage stand point, during the long.
depression. The trade disputes in
which a reduction Of wages was in
volved were remarkably few; in fact
not more than accrue during normal
trade conditions: Aside from that,
all other favorable conditions (hours
of labor, etc, obtained by trade
union effort, have been maintained,
hence we have nothing to recover.
Except to recuperate our funds, which
suffe cred enormously during the long
seige. Fully three times as many
members have gained an increase in
wages this year than were involved in
all the lost strikes we had during the
long depressio This argues we'll for
the future and is q genuine cause for
] congratulation. While we at no time
during the dark days had the slight
est doubt as to the final outcome and
our ability 20 successfully weather The
storm, still the fact that we came
through and are in such magnificent
shape today is sufficient occasion for
all trade unionists to feel a justifiable
pride, and a sense of security in the
international Union.' tz.s .s
The street car strike at London,
Ontario, is assuming a very serious
attitude and there is every indication
that there will be serious trouble. The
militia has been called to quell The
riots and the town is practically un-
1 der martial law. So far the union
men have prevented the operation of
cars by non-union men and it is un-
.delstood that the public lis behind
the union men and are giving them
every aid. There is hardly a street
car system in the country where the
general managers association has not
forced the men to. strike.
\ St. Louis boss brewers conceded the
nine-hour day.
4 Boilermakers in Honolulu, Hawaii,
are organized.
4 Textile workers of Atlanta are or
4 ganizing.
i Tinsmiths OF Haverhill organized.
n Winnipeg bakers organized.
8 Vim. H. Sage, the able secretary of
the American district of the Amalg.
Society of Engineers located at New
York, has resigned his office on ac-
count of ill health and left for Eng
land. A hanGsome testimonial was
. presented to him by the American
I Ibranches before sailing. AfcEwen
Il has been elected as afis successor. Tie