The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-05
LABOR NOTES.

H. j. Shefhngton, Of Boston, was n
minneapolis last week investigating the
condition of the boot and shoe workers.
union.
has now nearly 300 members and con-
tains most of the team drivers in the CITY.
The union is still increasing it's mem
bcrShip SteaCily.
~ A committee was appointed by the
Trades and Labor Assembly, MINNEAPOLIS
10 investigate the charge made by one of
the delegates that the employers of St.
Paul had blacklisted members of the
PreSSfeeders' union who went out during
the last strike in that city.
The Servant Girls Protective associa
ton, Of Minneapolis, is growing steadily.
Ihe organization is now on o firm foun-
oatlon, ana so, far as membership Is
concerned ranks well in the trades ana
labor council
The printers of Vancouver, B. c. back
eO up by the rest of the trades unions
are trying to have all school books print
ed In the government printing offics and
issued to the children free
The Women's Bindery anion, local No
~. Of Washington, u. c., is now the ban
ner local of the brotherhood, as they
have over 500 members on their rolls.
have Just signed new scale with their
employers, by which an increase of 10
per cent in wages, and modified working
conditions are provided.
Lie 1dpOr commissioner office in Me-
b1eska has been practically abolished
the legislature refusing to vote money to
run it. :"
The Arkansas legislature has passed a.
Dill making Labor day q legal holiday
Brass rnolders in folr of the largest
1oundrles in Jersey City have gone on
strike for a nine-hour working day.
tlremen on the entire system Of the
Lake shore road have been granted a
t ti,aeepdd " increase In wages and the. ac-
threatened to be serious trouble. The
rev rev Schedule which went into effect On
May l gives freight firemen s.. 20 Instead
o. S2.iO per 100 miles; passenger fireinen
rate of 20 cents per hour instead Of ISL
cents. The increase will affect several
hundred men. 90
Hopkins county. Kentucky, place
W W. Tor the past ten years has furnish~
ed men to break every miners strike
IN Indiana. Illinois, and other fields where
the coal miners We're battling for union~
ISM, has succumbed to unionism. -Four.
In that county have been organized
The labor laws passed by the Colorado
legislature are: An eight-hour amend
Trent, an employers act a bi-weelkly nav
gay street car Yestibule bill. dbal weisn-
lng at the mouth of the mine. extension
of the hours of rest of all railroad men
IN the train service, and the repeaI Of
the law against boycotting. -
1Wenty-elght factories, it Is claimed
nave already been absorbed by the
american Cigar company which is erect
ing mammoth factory at Binghamton
y; Y, where 5000 people will be ennpIove,i'
I Inc factory is to be equipped with the
nIest OF modern machinery.
Bookhinders at st. Louis are iuhiIan+
over the success Of their new scale sc
tthey now receive higher wages for nine
ncCrs' work than they formerly received
Tor ten. The best Of feeling prevails he
tween them and their employers.
The Republic Iron and Steel comnanv
pcsted notices In their two big mills ~
MIaduncle, Ind last week, Informing tho
4VO common laborers that wages had
Deen increased from Monday 10 per cant
Inc increase was unsolicited
austrian employers have a system ,,n-
oer W1lcn, II a factory in which there Is
strlke, is closed, the owners are Maid ali
Jesse! !s out of general fund. Some CANT
ttallsts IN this country are seriously talk
ing oil adopting similar plan
Inc New Jersey legislature lust an
9ourned refused to pass a bilI aboIjsb9ns,
the board of arbitration.
The Musicians union and Typoera nbic.1
Union No. 30 will meet this AFTERNOON in
Inc following unions hold meetings In
assembly hall Monday evening: ITyno-
graphia No. 10, Electrical workers md
SuiIdlng Trades council. --N