The Washington times., 1903-03-24

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There are 7.I3O members OF organized
labor in New Haven. Conn.
Retail grocery clerks at Cincinnati,
Ohio, have decided TO organize.
Efforts are being made to organize the
patternmakers OF Columbus, Ohio.
City carriers at Toronto, Canada. Will
demand substantial advance in wages.
Iowa records show 72O local unions in
the State. with a membership Of $4,000
Brockton (Mass) electrical workers
have procured 20 per cent increase in
wages.
Fort Worth. Tex. union plasterers are
on strike for an increase from 81 to s.
a day.
shortsviHe. y. Y. drill makers have
received voluntary increases from 10 TO
20 per cent.
Efforts are being made at Toledo, Ohio.
to form union Of the trunk and travel
ing bag makers.
Unemployed union members in the
British engineering trades were recent
" estimated at sc per cent.
The National Railway Clerks Asso-
citation, which was formed recently. has
already a membership Of 1000.
Efforts are being made to settle by
arbitration the strike Of the journeymen
horseshoers in New York city.
All the electric Iinemen in Ottumwa,
Iowa, are on strike, resulting from a
demand for an increase in wages
Eight hundred shipbuilders in the
Humber England district have submit
ted to a reduction in wages.
a recent estimate of the number en-
ployed in the British tinplate industry
places the number about 10000.
Union members in the boot and shoe
trades were recently unemployed to the
extent Of 6.2 per cent in England.
At the London England docks and
wharves the average employees for the
past five years has been 1924
The pay OF the American bricklayer
is as much for two and a half days as
that Of the British bricklayer for a
week
The street car mems union at San
Francisco. Cal. has adopted a new
wage schedule, to become effective
May l.
II is believed that general demand
Will be made by the die-makers
throughout the Eastern States for an
eight-hour day.
During 1902 1885 men were en-
ployed in the mines OF New South
Wales. Australia, as compared with &C.
615 IN 1901.
Des Moines, Iowa. city council will
likely refuse TO grant the request Of the
police and fremen for a s. monthly in
crease.
Many OF the unions that have been or
ganized during the year at Providence,
R. I. viii make demand for an eight
hour day.
Union blacksmiths at Brockton. Mass.
have made a demand for an increase
averaging 5 per cent, 70 take effect
Nay 4.
Experiment is to be made in Dublin
Of taking girls from the congested dis
tricts of Ireland and training them 10 be
domestic servants.
The organization Of Tacoma. Wash,
stree. car employees has been accom-
plished. a demand for an increase in
wages will be made.
Hamilton. Ontario, Trades and Labor
Council has gone on record against gov
eminent assistance being given 10 immi-
grants into Canada.
Union carpenters OF Tacoma. Wash.
recently began working under the new
scale OF $3.50 a day. an advance over last
spring Of so cents.
Some 1900 dock labOrers at Bremen
struck work recently because one or
their number was dismissed without. as
they allege. due cause.
Strong and active efforts are being
made by the retail drug clerks OF Min
nesOta TO secure legislation In support
Of their demand for shorter hours
During the weavers' strike in the
Oineyville Or. l. factory district the
union expended S2S. 900 in the battle
against the American Wooden Company
Steam laundry workers at san Fran
cisco. Cal, have made a demand for a
reduction from ten to nine hours and a
10 per cent increase. TO take effect
April 1.
Ship carpenters and calkers at To-
ledo. Ohio. are on strike for an hourly
increase Of five cents. Indications point
TO a long fight. as the men are standing
firm
Buffalo y. Y, grain scoopers and the
marine cooks and stewards have closed
season contracts with the Lake Car
riers. which carry general increases in
wages.
Union bartenders at Jersey City. n J.,
contemplate the formation OF a tenn
perance society and il is predicted that
two-thirds OF the men will become total
abstaincrs.
Trades people at present independent
Of any labor movement. but who feel
that organization will eventually beuefE
their cause, have formed a union at
Cincinnati Ohio.
The Great Eastern England Railway
Company transports daily $4,000 work
ingmen. many OF them 22is miles, from
London to Enfield and return. TOR two
pence
Wheeling. w Va. union carpenters
may strike April 1. The men notified
the contractors last November that they
would expect an eight-hour day with