Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-21
GoMPERS HERE NEXT MONTH
President OF American Federation
VIII speak In
Omaha.

Samuel Gompers president Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, will be In Omaha
and address the labor unions early In July.
President Gompers has written to the sec
rotary OF the Central Labor union OF this
city. saying he ~contemplates making Omaha
one Of his stopping points on his way to
San Francisco to attend the meeting Of the
national executive council next month. The
exact date OF his visit is to be fixed later.
Robert Mclean OF Springfield. ILL.,, a ma
tional organizer, who is In Omaha for two
weeks, addressed the members OF Central
Labor union at the Labor temple last night.
His remarks pertained chiefly to the domes-
TIC affairs Of the union. He said his ser
vices were to be at the disposal OF any Of the
unions who needed him while in the city.
He is here to promote and strengthen
unionlsm and was anxious to be used In the
best possible way.
Mr.. Mclean urged union men to stand
closer together. To be invincible the work
ing classes must be thoroughly organized
and compact. He then cited them TO learn
lessons from their enemy" tn. capitalist.
who allows no political. religious or other
faith or belief 10 interfere with his fnan-
cial interests. To successfully cope with
capital he declared labor must be as thor
ougly organized as its competitor.
Meat Cutters Rules.
The Meat Cutters union, No. SO, OF
Omaha submitted a proposed agreement,
which will be presented to every proprietor
in the city for signatures. Twenty or
thirty shop owners already have signed Il.
The central body indorsed the agreement.
The most important features Of this agree
ment provide that proprietors shall furnish
all shop linen; the meat cutters shall be
paid once a week; extra men not working
full time shall be paid % cents an hour
for actual time; meat cutters must quit and
leave the shops at Z o'clock in the even
ing except on Saturdays, when all these
cutters who work Sunday morning shall
quit at 1880 Saturday evenings and others
at 1890; those quitting at 1880 Saturday
evening may work from Z until 10 Sunday
morning; extras not working full week may
be required to work Saturday evening and
Sunday morning provided they quit at 1890
Saturday evening and 10 o'clock Sunday
morning; cutters may be required to work
until II o'clock noon on the Fourth Of July,
Decoration day and until 10 o'clock In the
morning on Labor day. Thanksgiving day
New Years and Christmas hours to be the
same as those on Sundays; a proprietor
shall give three days notice before dis
charging a meat cutter and the latter shall
give the same time before quitting; no meat
cutters shall be required to work on Sun
day under any circumstances after october
IL, 1902; that Meat Cutters union, No. 50,
use every effort to secure a general obsecv-
anco and to invite the cooperation Of other
labor bodies to this end.
scale of LinSmen.
A proposed agreement was submitted BY
the electrical workers to be submitted to the
Now Thomson Houston Electric company
tho Nebraska Bell Telephone company, the
Western Union and the Postal Telegraph
companies for their approval. This 1gree-
mont was also Endorsed by the central union
It fixes n scale OF wages OF $2.75 q day fol
journeymen linemen; $3.50 for FIRST class ap.
prentlces; 81 for second class apprentices
and So a day for foremen. Nine hours IL
to constitute q working day and time and
q half to be paid for Sunday work and
double time allowed for work on holidays
The contract is to stand for one year. Pro.
visions are made which are calculated tc
adjust and cover all the points Of differ.
ence between the linemen and the electric
companies.
After much discussion the central bod,
Endorsed the decision Of President Samue
Gompers rendered May 20 on the engineer
hremen and brewery workers trouble. Tht
decision provides that each trade shall hav,
its separate union and not be absorbed II
the brewery workers organization.
The grievance which the BARRIERS unior
hold against certain MEMBERS was deferred
until the next meeting without action,
Central Labor union will meet next, Sun.
day, July 6, at 2 o'clock p. m. in tn TEN
! pie.