The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16
LABOR NOTES.

1'ne synopsis Of the report Of the sec.
rotary of the American Federation Of
Labor is herewith given:
The receipts show an increase of
$34,36S.e9 over last year, and $2,752 20 add
ed to the general balance. The increase
in the amount received for per capita
within few dollars of being twice as
much as was reported for last year, viz:
1889, $2l, lG7 1909, $i2,OS5.O7; in
crease, $2e,687.96 The doubling of
tend tt.t the membership has increased
10l per cent. The major portion of this
remarkable increase is realized from the
,05G local unions directly affiliated and
paying 80 cents per member FER year. 755
of which were added during the fiscal
year.
The expenses are $6S, 373.3 against $780,
1922 last year, an increase of $3S, Il4.1i.
A large portion of the increased expense
SIS, 399. e9-was expended for salaries and
expenses of general organizers, 2n I'M
usual number of whom were commits
stoned and kept at work assisting the
nationals and internationals to strength
en- tneir unions, and forming new unions,
directly affiliated with the American FED
Grafton of Labor.
The tabulated statement shows that
3,743 unions We're chartered during the
fiscal year and affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, either directly
or through their respective nationals or
internatiOn9ls The gain in membership
is 800, 446; 1858 Of the gain is contained
IN the membership of the 100 local trade trade
dnd federal labor unions chartered direct
by the American Federation OF Labor
during the past year.
The report shows that during the year
fees have been received for 849 charters
issued to national, Internal ional, central,
local trade and federal labor unions and
that there are now th1rty-one labels and
three. cards recognized by organized labor.
A careful compiling of the reports shows
that 6S8 strikes were officially noticed
during the year, involving 213,10 mem
berS. Of this number ASS were won, "a
compromised, 106 lost and 50 pending:
For the list time in the history of the
American Federation OF Labor, sufficient
funds were available to keep general or
ganizers in the field cOntinuously..4Up
to June 80. fully twenty organizers were
actively engaged in different localities.
The expense thus incurred gradually ex-
hauSted the treasury, and by the middle
of July but $4,000 remained. forcing the
discontinuance of all but three organizers
for short, period. to prevent The funds
falling below the $4,000 mark. Since that
time the treasury increased sufficiently to
warrant the reappointment of eight or
ten organizers. Besides the amount paid
for general organizers nearly $1,000 We're
received by district organizers for the for
NATION Of local unions.
The report continues by saying that the
American Federation is now in a position
numerically and financially, to accomplish
during the coming year more remark
able results than have been achieved dur
ing the present year. Members of unions
are beginning TO realize that higher dues
and united action are necessary for sue
cess. The organization and utilization OF
fourteen national and international unions
to the fedora ton during the past yea. is
ample proof Of the desire for closer Gffilia-
ten.
The following unions meet Monday
night: Boilermakers, Electrical Workers
and Building Trades Council
b. b. Steele, chief engineer at the
Printers Exchange building, and Al W
turner, chief engineer for the I1ennepin
County Barrel company, are the lead
ing applicants for the position of boiler
inspector for the district of Minneapolis.
A large contingent of the Painters
union went to Minneapolis last night to
1raternize with the union in that city.
It's needless to say that they We're right
royalty entertained.
The elecrtic workers. of Minneapolis
will hold a series of meetings at which
lectures will be given instructive to
those engaged in electrical business, the
same as is being done here.
W e. hurry, secretary of the state
BARRIERS board of examiners, has re-
turned to the city after an extended
| trip through Wisconsin, whece he has