Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-18
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sCandymakers In Cincinnati have. organ
lied
New York City has 10000 organized
wage workers.
The sanitary employees of Santiago,
Cuba, struck recently
AT Ottumwa, Ia. the electrical strikers
have won their fight. s'
Striking weavers at, Toronto. Can,
have declared their strike off,
Leavenworth (Kan) miners have
agreed with the operators on wage
scale. i'' :.
Cement. concrete and the workers. Of
Memphis. Tenn. have, organized union.
New York tailors who went on strike
in 1895 we're fired for demanding higher
wages. - 3 F. sti -
The International Union of Commercial
Telegra pliers was recently formed at Chi
cago. e.. 70
Jacksonville (Fla) carpenters demand
an .eight-hour day and 80 cents an hour
minimum. ts .---
Sheet and metal workers at New Haven
have made q demand for an Increase in
wages n'l.e - .4rri ~, '-s- .-t. rt-
Durham l(England) miners are agitating
for the Parliamentary representation OF
trade unions. 80 - f-
AT the present time the order of Rail
way; Conductors has membership OF
more than 1900 - -
Factory shoemakers at Manchester, N
H, have struck by reason of a change Ia
their schedule of wages. 70
AT Los Angeles. Cal, the Shingiers
Union has advanced the schedule OF
wages, taking effect october l. sos
The union has been recognized and an
increase IN wages granted the stI ...Ins
coal miners at Ottumwa, Ia
"A minimum wage of $3.50 week has
been attained by the union of hardwooS
f1nisherS at Indianapolis. Ind
svahns.4 fr,t,bfsse that huve hae, f,e,,dir, y
among the marble workers at tiouver
neur, N. Y. have been settled. - 9a.'-s
An increase of 10 per cent has been
granted the rsachinists of the Atlantic
Coast Line in the Florence 6S.' c. shops.
New York briekiayers received so cents
day for5li hours labor in 1i76. They
now receive $3.50 for eight hours.
.Elkhart Qnd.) labor unions will organ
ize a trade council and make a demand
for wage scale and shorter hours.
Indications are that organized labor
will take up the cause of the Indianapolis
Qud.l firenen in their claim for increa SeJ
pay. s5fsss ss - ~, .,ls,t4 ~
The National Congress of French
Miners il discussing important mining
problems, including the question of gen
The Bridge 4 Structural Iron workers
Union Of the United States held a secret
convention at Milwaukee recently.
The pit lads revolt In Yorkshire. Eng
land. has ended at the CoilierieS near.
Nuryue vte~ An ssv-~~n in wages has
been conceded to the lads.
AtN meeting of the Central Labor
Union at Boston II was de- q tina, a
union should support legislators who
favor labor measures s, stl t-t
0achinistss at Racine. Wis, are or
strike In support of a demand for a nine
hour day.Ssl Is expected that concessions
will be made to the strikers.
1ourneymen stailors at New Haven.
Conn, who recently rormeo a ani5..,
probably strike Ii a demand is not met
for minimum rate of s. day.
Aemoers of the painters union AT Los
Angeie$ Cah, decided to present a de-
eAnn 70 the bosses for $3.50 day OF
eaY1t hours. II not arranged the brush
wtelders will strike.
All efforts having failed 10 settle the
tslephore lfnemen's strike at Salt Lake
Wy, Utah. the men will sendeaver Is
9xteno the strike all over Utah ana Into
Idsao and Wyoming 49, gl'si.' IS
Iron moldsrs ut Providence. r. r.. have
Sr0ck because their demands that a
1anim0m r&te OF wages be made not IL Sc
1nn N.s5 and thar piece work be aboi-
naeo Were not acceded to. -.
M Buffalo, n. r, compromise has
ueon reached between the m0fders' unions
sao the; employers, through which the