The labor world., 1899-07-08
lied and applied to T. T. U. for char

mond branch of the American Tobac
co Co. struck. 1000 involved.
Beginning July 3 the pattern max
ers of New York and vicinity will de-
mand nine-hour day at $3.25.
An independent labor party has
been organized at Toronto, Can, by
prominent trades unionists.
Social democrats organized branch
es at North Abingdon, Mass; Leeto'
MIA, O.: and Cincinnati.
200 Baltimore ma4,hinists struck fol
nine-hour day without reduction
from the old wage rate.
United hatters have appointed a
committee to attempt to unionise all
non-union factories.
Photo-engravers of Chicago on
strike to enforce a minimum wage
scale of $21 per week.
Memphis enjoys the distinction of
being the best organized city in the
South.
St. Louis street railway lines coal-
solidated on 1OO,OOO,OO0 basis.
Pittsbure' stoneuasons won theil
strike for 35 cents per hour.
Machinists organized 60 new unions
curing the last two years.
Electricity is to be introduced in
the cotton mills Of the South.
Servant Girls Union Of Calumet
Mich, is 200 strong.
Denver, COL, coke makers are de-
manding SO per day.
The lockout of the Danish workers
still continues.
Strike at Newport News shipyards
fizzled out.
Brewery workers of Springfield, Ill.
organized.
Boiler makers of indianapolis, re.
organized.
| Bricklayers' issued eight charters
last month. ....---
Savannah, Ga, ,,machinists organ.
lied. =. - = 8
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers
and Brass Workers International un.
ion convention came to a close Satur-
day at Newark, n. +. J. Lynch was
reelected president; John A. Rumsay
Toledo, Peter Curley, St. Louis, Jno.
A. Bagley, Bridgeport, Richard Gray
London, Ont, John Barr, Waltham,
P. E. Duffy, Pullman, Thomas Reil-
ley, New York, vice presidents; Jno
J. Kinney, secretary-editor; c. r.
Atherton, treasurer; delegate to A. r.
of L., Jas. Cullen. Next convention
will be held at London, Ont.
Machine woodworkers have recently
organized unions at Peoria and Joliet
The two unions of Baltimore unit
ed.-Strike at Springfield, Mass,
averted, and ten per cent increase
made.-Denver millmen secured a
nine-hour day and 271% cents per hour.
San Francisco woodworkers will de-
mand a minimum wage of $3.50 for
nine hours work, to go into effect
Monday. 9 .,A. T.. - .rs @
The Molders' District Conference
Board Of Albany, n Y, and vicinity.
is out with an appeal for funds to
fight. an injunction, restraining. union
molders from making war on an un-
fair employer in Watervliet. VIM.
Jones, s Thompson street, Troy, N.
Y, will acknowledge contributions
received.
Returns received from 1,194 CO.
operative retail distributivc societies
in the United Kingdom, with total
membership of 1855 ,943,s show total
sales for the first quarter of 1899
amounting to over $50,00O,OOO, ac
cording to the Labor Gazette. s.
S. T.. and, A. L. issued charters to
mine workers, Shenandoah, Pa; arti-,
fetal stone workers, New York city;
cigar makers, London, Ont; laborers,
Vancouver, B. C. n
At Butte, Mont, 5000 workers par
AIDED and celebrated Miners day
Edward Boyce, pres4uent of the West
.ern Federation, was the orator of the
day.
Plumbers at Winnipeg declared
strike off. Most bosses conceded the
demand. ! .':,5@
Twenty New York employers have
agreed to pay the. scale of the Iron
Molders' union. .-,- ,-I': ~. - (.
Carpenters organized another union
at Brooklyn, n, y. .3::.; !'s
Switchmen organized a lodge at
Chicago.