The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-22
General Labor Notes.

Paper box makers of San Francisco have
organized a union.
Plumbers in Memphis and Nashville lost
their strike after a nine months struggle.
The reorganized Trades and Labor Coun-
ell OF Cleveland has just 100 affiliated
unions.
Under a new train code adopted by the
Santa Fe all employees must be able TO
read and write.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, of Norfolk, Va, has donated $500 to
the Mckinley memorial fund.
The Ministerial Association OF Duluth
has declared in favor Of a Saturday half
holiday for all workingmen.
The Trades and Labor Journal is a new
publication that has started in Charlotte
town, Prince Edward Island.
All union printing shops in Omaha, Neb..
have agreed to close on Saturday after
Moons during the summer season.
The Allied Printing Trades Council OF the
State Of New York will hold its annual
convention in Rochester July S.
The custom clothing makers have changed
the name of their organization TO the Spe-
cial Order of Clothing Makers.
II is estimated that there are 1885, 24
children under the age of sixteen employed
in the mills and factories of this country.
An act to legalize picketing and patrol
ling in time Of strike or lockout was killed
by the Senate of the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature.
The John A. Roebling's Sons Company,
of Trenton, \. J., has announced an in
crease in wages to its 1900 employees aver
aging 10 per cent.
The Chicago BrickIayers' and Stone Ma
sons Union pay their president, secretary
treasurer and two business agents So, s.
and 81 a day, respectively.
The bakers strike in Denver has been
settled by the employers conceding the de-
mands for a midnight lunch and an addi-
tiOnal 10 cents an hour for overtime.
Miss Sophia Baker, member of the Shoe
Operatives Union and organizer for the
Working Women's Association, will under
take TO organize the women BARRIERS Of Chi
cago.
Leading contractors of Hartford. Conn,
have donned overalls and gone to work be-
cause of the strike of the carpenters, who
are demanding an increase in wages of
from $50 to So a day.
The Reading Railway Company has
adopted a new pension system TO provide
for all employees over seventy-ive years
of age. The system will be extended over
all the roads the company controls.
The manufacturers of Minnesota are SAID
to be organizing TO fight the eight-houI
movement. There has recently been a gen.
eral increase in wages in Duluth and all
laborers are working eight hours a day.
The American Federation of Labor has
granted a charter TO the Postofice Clerks
Union of Washington, ID. c. This Is the
first charter ever issued TO a labor organ
ization TO an association of postofhce en-
plOyes and the new union was the first to
affiliate with organized labor. The union
will unite with the Central Labor Union of
Washington, ID. G.
a cornet player was recently wanted i'm d
Colorado town for a dance hall. One was
advertised for. Offering a salary of sos a
week and extra money to be made from
band work i'm summer. The advertise
ment read: I'VE are protected by West
ern Labor Union No. 104. We do not lam
wind hut DIaV like musicia The 80
vertisement also stated that the position
was a snap for the right party and
offered TO send a ticket for transportation
If necessary.