The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-21
News Notes of Interest Of
Unions and Leagues the
World Over
TALK OF BREADWINNERS
Review of Work in Every Nation of
the Globe Where Manufacture
ers, Mechanics and Arti-
sans Hold Sway.

Clinton CLass) master builders have
granted an eght-hour day.
Biddleford (Me) carpenters have made
| a demand for nine-hour day.
The fathers and plasterers of Colorado
Springs are on strike for higher wages.
The weavers Of Dover, N. H, have vot-
ed not to strike in support of the strik-
ers at OlneyVille, r. l.
The fifth annual convention of the west
ern Labor union will begin at Denver on
Monday. May 70.
The 10 per cent advance has gone into
effect in all New Bedford cotton mills,
benefiting 10000 operatives.
Lawrence (Mass.) hostlers and team
sters are organizing and propose to de-
mand shorter hours and more pay.
The junior drug clerks of Pennsylvania
have organized and locals have been
formed in Pittsburg and Philadelphia.
An Eight-hour League has been organ
lied in the California iron trades and d
petition will be forwarded to congress.
The Portsmouth On. H.) striking paint
| ers have resumed work They will get
eight hours after May l and $225 day.
The Lawrence (Mass) Textile council
has drawn up a new scale, which will be
submitted to mill agents this week.
Indiana labor unions have begun an
agitation against the chainmaking work
done in the State Reformatory at Jeffer-
sonville.
The masons and bricklayers Of Fall
River. Mass, have postponed their pro-
posed strike and accepted eight hours
after May 5.
Three Of the largest cities in Connect
cut now have labor ayors-Hartford,
Ansonia and Bridgeport-and all are able
orators.
''Bushelmen,' the journeymen tailors
who do the alteration work in the offices
of the most fashionable Chicago tailors,
have formed a union.
The 2,OOO structural iron and bridge
workers of Pittsburg will be granted an
increase of . per cent and an eight-hour
day after May l.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
joiners in Philadelphia is arranging for
a concerted move looking to an increase
IN Wa<na and shorter hours.
The San Francisco Labor council has
| has submitted to the board of supervl-
S0rs an ordinance for the maintenance of
free, open-air concerts.
The conductors and motermen of the
Connecticut Railway and Lighting com
pany'S lines in NorWaIk, Conn, will ask
for an increase in pay from 1872 cents
an hour to 20 cents.
Five hundred building Iaborers employ
ed on the new Lake Shore & Rock Island
railroad depot are on strike. They have
been getting 20 cents an hour and demand
q cents.
The 10 per cent increase of. 30. coo Rhode
Island cotton operatives means only 5
per cent because the new 5S-hour law
goes into effect this week Heretofore
6O hours have prevailed.
At the York, Pa, rolling mill, a raise
of 70 cents ton in puddlers' wages will
take effect April Is. This raise win make
puddlers' wages $425 a ton, the highest
rate ever paid in the York mill.
The foundry of American Locomotive
Works, at Manchester, N. H., which was
closed down few weeks ago as the re-
suit of difficulties between the iron mold
ers and the head officials, has resumed
operations.
An effort IS being made, backed bv
the National Building Trades council Of
America, to concentrate the energy and
interests Of all of the Allied BuiIdirs-
Trades and Local unions of the country
INTO one central organization.
In addition to the great blast furnace
ana open hearth plant that the Union
steel company has arranged to build in
Donora. Pa, a contract was awarded
last week by that corporation for a new
blooming mill that is to adjoin the other
departments. '-iNA
The threatened strike of the Interra-
tlonaI Paper laborers at Bellows Falls.