Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-09
TELLS ABOUT UNIONS
J. j. jacobson, in Monthly Report
Summarizes Situation in Iowa.
MENTIONS oTTUMWA SETTLEMENT

MENTIONS 0TTUMWA SETTLEMENT
Gives Account of Formation of Five
New Organizations in the State
He Declares the Iowa Telephone
Strike is Still On.
1.-THE matter published in this col
umn is furnished by the officers OF the
Federation of Labor
Ottumwa is mentioned in the month
ly report OF j. j. Jacobson, of Des
Moines, who sums up the labor situa-
ton in Iowa as it locks to member of
the State Federation of Labor. His
report this month shows that five new
trades union organizations have been
added to the already big list of unions
during the month. News of general
interest to trades unionists is given in
the report, which is as follows:
The State Federation of Labor is or
ganized for the purpose of encouraging
the formation of trades unions and to
secure legislation favorable to the
working class.
Affiliation is obtained through city
central bodies. building trades, print
ing trades and metal trades councils,
as well as local unions The per cap.
tia tax amounts to one cent per month
and the benefits labor organizations in
the state derive from utilization is linn
cd Nv I, IF
ceived
To advance the usefulness of the or
ganization the Cedar Rapids conven-
ton instructed the officers to pre-
pare and issue monthly blanks
to secretaries of local unions.
they to be returned for compil-
alton and publication. The accuracy
as we'll as the completeness of these
reports depend on more liberal re-
Spouse from the local secretaries. Cor
respond with ecretaryTreasurer J.
H. Strict, Sioux City, for any desired
information
Charters Issued.
Tri-City Typographical union No.
107.
Fort Dodge painters, No. 1854
Mason City Carpenters, No. 1247..
The two last named organizations
We're organized by State Organizer T.
p. Mention on August 20 and go re-
spectively.
The Employment Feature.
Wanted-Tailors at Waterloo wages
$3.50, ten-hor day; apply at tailor
shops; musicians at Marshalltown
$1.00 per hour, employment irregular;
apply to orchestra leaders.
New Organizations
| Laundry Workers. No. 1873, at Boone
Carpenters union at Corydon.
| Transfers union at Knoxville.
Trades assembly at Boone, organic
ed Sept. %.
Trades unions at Davenport met
Sept % to complete the organization
OF trades congress.
Shorter Hours-Increased Pay.
| Machinists and boilermakers at Gel
| vein have obtained substantial in
| crease.
| Street car employees and electrical
workers in Ottumwa secured recogni-
| ton of the union and d slight increase
in wages.
| The C. & n. W. has increased wages
on their system at Boone, Clinton,
Sioux City and Missouri Valley. and
the c., M. & st. P. employees where or
ganized, have generally obtained an
increased wage.
In General.
The telephone strike against the
| Iowa Telephone Co. is by no means
settled nor has the injunction issued
by Judge Sanborn, Of st. Paul. been
dissolved. The trades unionists OF
Des Moines have expended $500 in
this warfare, and feel justified in ac-
cepting any contributions which may
be made from outside cities to fur
Their prosecute the fight The plan
of the company is to cause delay and
incur heavy expenses for the unions.
! j. G. Byram, editor of the Iowa
Unionist, has been selected by the
West DeS Moines school board as tIu-
ant officer, his duty being to enforce
the compulsory educational law en-
acted by the last general assembly.
AS means Of prohibiting child labor
as well as to compel school attendance
4 trades unionists in other parts of the
state should make an effort to have
lllSlIIJSlS VI u dueS ulliOuS SelGCl6u 10
fill similar positions. 1t is a non
political office.
i A new labor paper will be issued
from Dubuque, commencing the first
week in October.
w. B. Farver. a member of the Gin
ton Typographical union, was elected
mayor OF that city on trades union
ticket. The solidifying of the wage
workers politically as well as econom-
ically is progressing at rapid rate.
John P. Reese has resigned the pres
idency of the United Mine Workers of
this state, and Edwin Perry, of Oska-
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