Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30
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Thirteen new theaters, to cost $780,,
600, are building in New York City.
The organization of Federal labor
union has been effected at Kenton, Ohio.
The Order of Railway Conductors of
America will meet at Portland, Ore, in
1908.
Iron molders at Denver, Colo, have
ten hours pay.
Chicago, H., makers of suspenders
were the first to organize a suspender
workers union.
The children of labor engaged in the
gainful occupations of the United States
number 1,75O,0O0
The children of labor engaged in the
gainful occupations of the United States
number 1,750,000.
Portland, Me-, bakers were granted a
10 per cent increase CT wages at con-
ference with the employers.
1t is said that the children of labor
engaged in the various occupations of the
United States number 100000.
Within five years wages for all classes
of mechanical occupations have increased
from 20 to % per cent in Hamilton, Can
ada.
Bricklayers Of San Jose, Oakland,
Stockton, Sacramento and San francisco,
Cal, have affiliated with the international
union.
Boilermakers along the lines of the
Norfolk and Western Railway are asking
the company fer 10 per cent increase
in wages.
The Trades and Labor Congress of
Canada has been organized thirty years.
1t now has become a powerful national
labor body.
Trunk makers at Chicago, who are
striking, threaten to organize a co-opera.
tive factory unless their demands are
acceded to.
At Leadville, Colo, the cooks and
walters union threatens to tie up the
eating industry unless their organization
is recognized.
The new scale of press feeders at In
dianapolis, Ind, which is an increase
over the scale of year ago, goes into
effect in July.
Wages of plasterers in Montreal, Can
ada, have been increased from 2S cents
TO 33 1-3 cents an hour for a day Of nine
hours, instead of ten.
Skilled labor in Indiana controlled BY
corporations average S2.43 a day, and un-
skilled labor s1.33, boys II cents, girls
and women SO cents.
The Common Council of Ithaca, n. Y,
has adopted the resolution to increase
the wages of the city street sweeping
brigade from 81 to SIPS a day.
A rise in the pensions of the French
miners. one of the demands of last years
golfers strike in France. has beer re
solved upon by the French Senate.
Seven thousand boilermakers end iron
shipbuilders viii strike in the snip yards
of New York and vicinity If they do not
get the increase in wages they demand.
The American Federation of Labor has
just begun a vigorous campaign against
child labor, and will press legislation in
the different States favoring its abolition
Last year the Order of Railroad Tele-
graphers secured twenty-six new and re.
vised schedules that brought more than
S1.500,000 increase in wages to the men
benefited.
Pennsylvania is taking steps toward
the abolition of child labor. The State
factory inspectors have been instructed
to demand a birth or baptismal certii.
cate with every minors application for
work
The executive board of the American
Federation Of Labor has decided that IN
the future all the trades and labor coun-
ellis in Canada desiring charters muz
first affiliate with the trades and labor
congress Of Canada.
Essen. Germany. has a population Of
100000. 80 per cent of w-nom are sup
ported by the Krupps. the great German
irOnmakers end gunmakers- The work
men number 5000, the greatest number
employed by any individual
Since 1880. IN which rear the typo
graphical unions Of Germany adopted az
out-of-work .bene1t,p about $780, 0C
has been expend a for hat purpose. o.
this amount. more than S200.OO0 was ex-
pended during the present year.
The Associated Iron Molders Of Great
Britain have voted on the reduction II
wages proposed By the masters associa-
ton. the vote standing 623 for accepting
the reduction and 4.259 against
The Native Labor Association, in the
Transvaal, South Africa. is endeavorins
% obtain 1000 men from the POrtu-
guese territories. and, failing in this. viii
apply for permits for the immigration Of
thousands Of Firms.
Gen- w. ]. Palmer Of Colorado Springs
has offered to the International Brother.
hood Of Boskbinders 4 three-acre tract
Of land adjoining the site Of the Union
Printers Home At Colorado Springs a.
site for hoS1e for thst organization