The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17
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MOBILE AND OHIO STRIKE.
The conductors, brakemen. yardmen and
baggagemen employed by the Mobile anu
Ohio Railway between st. Louis and MO
bile struck May 9th for higher wages
About 800 men were involved, and the tie
up was completes.
NEW HAVEN TRANSFERS STRIKE.
Early In the week transportation OF
freight at New Haven. Conn. was COM
pletey tied up by the strike OF wy team.
STEERS, and manufacturers prepared 70 smut
down for lack Of coal. Tho point at Is
sue is the transfers insertion OF clause
in the proposed agreement that mono put
union drivers shall be employed.
REPORTERS UNION RECOGNIZED. rs
The publishers of San Francisco daiiics
Newspaper Writcrs'@Unlon OF that CITY,
chartered by the International Typo
graphical unlon.s and providing for min
lmum wage scale. Space writer's are 10
get 81 for first assignments, 81 for second
on the same day. and 81 Tor aooitloHal
assignments on the same ahy' VI t"en. =.
cents an Inch minIon. Salary men are TO
| get t least s22 a week, with fifty cents
| nm hour extra above nine hours day.
| Orlv the city EDITORS department Is con-
| cerned.
INJUNCTION AGAINST employees.
A new and somewhat startling factor
In Omaha's battle between organized Ia
| Dor and organized capital was introduced
Tuesday, when Judge Dickinson, OF the
| District Court, on application Of the Ia
| Dor unions attorney, issued an Injunction
| against the members of the Business
| Mems Association and other employers,
| restraining them from refusing 10 sell
| goods to dealers who employ union Ia
Dor or from boyctting union labor or IN
any way interfering with the unions In
the mana cement OF their affairs. 1t also
! enjons them from intimidating any per-
son Into Joining the Business Mems Asso-
citation or from offering bride to union
officers, or from importing laborers Into
the city or State with the object OF de-
stroying labor organizations. or from
bringing any other Injunction suits IN pur-
suanCe OF plan to Dreah up IapoI
unions.
Early In the week conference was
held with Governor Mickey. attended by
employers and union men. but basis
for arbitration could not be agreed on
The union men would not concede thai
recognition, bycotts and sympathetic
strikes could be arbitrated.
; DENVER RESTAURANTS CLOSED.
Following the refusal OF bakeries anG
groceries to make contracts with the Ia:
Dor unions OF Denver Col. the Pure Foot
Council Wednesday called out on strike
many of the cooks. waitors. butchers and
bakers leaving the city without restau'
rants. It was feared that other trades
would Join In the strike.
EMPLOYERS FIGHT BOYCOTT.
Kansas City employers, numbering 5000
have formed an organization to oppos
boycottlng by tho labor unions. The!
have decided to refuse to deliver good
to places which discriminates agains
non -union men or non-union made goods
EMPLOYERS NATIONAL MOVEMENT
t At n largely attended meeting OF build
Q ing contractors and other employers ar
filiated with the Building Trades Asso
citation of New York city Friday nigh
there was considerable talk OF organizing
a national federation OF employers as a.
offset to the American Federation OF LA
Dor. The building tie-up at New for!
has been nearly complete as the result o
the lumber and brickyard lockout OF drlV
ers last week. A similar movement Q
: employers has been started by the Iextll
' Manufacturers Association OF l'hllade'
: phla, This association decided to offe
h concerted resistance to the demand 70
t shorter hours and higher wages, I'll
\ subway strikers at New York refused 7
0 return and on-union men were put
d work under police protection