The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-30

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pay the lowest wages in the trade.
And that's no dream. Their, religion
needs a little more revision.
Latest from New York is that the
powerful bosses organization that has
been formed to wipe out walking dele
gates" and the unions also if possible,
has decided to boycott bosses who re-
main independent of the association.
Yet they talk about the tyranny of
trade uniOns!'
New York report has it that prom
inent flnanciers are working on ascheme
to form a great international electrical
!; trust to include all the leading plants
of America and Europe. Many of the
nationalized.
formed an association to fight unions
and they are also organizing a non
union union" u1der their protecting
wing.
After the BARRIERS of New York la
bored many weary months with the leg
islature to secure the passage of Ii
cense law and inspection of barber
shops, Gov. Odell refused to sign the
bill and it is dead. Odell gave out that
the bill was too "drastic'' and later on
said it didn't "go far enough" Now
the BARRIERS are telling each other that
there was an understanding between
the legislators and Odell-that the lat
ter was to Withhold his signature and
allow the bill to die
Wireless telephoning is coming. A
system is now carried on between two
ferryboats going in opposite directions
on the North river. The voices are
heard distinctly and the sound does not
have the metallic twang so annoying in
the ordinary telephone. This invention,
it is expected, will prevent collisions
in fogs and be of great value to harbor
and shipping interests. -.
While President Roosevelt has been
busy making speeches to labor, his Of
flee holders in st. Louis revoked the
licenses of 30 pilots and engineers who
are on strike and others were Informed
that unless they return to work they
will also forfeit their licenses The
strikers remain firm and declare they
will fight in the courts and in Washing
ton.
The three-cornered jurisdiction fight
III New York between the brother
hood carpenters and the amalgamated
carpenters and the wood workers has
taken a new turn in that the brother
hood signed an agreement with the
cabinet and decorating bosses associ-
alton providing that only members Of
the first-named organization are to be
employed.
The working week in all the shops
of theCincinnati Metal Trades Associ-
alton, about fifty in all, employing 5000
men, was reduced from 81 to IS hours
without reduction in pay. Machin-
lists, moulders, patternmakers, handy
men and laborers share in the reduction
Of hours.
A1nalgamated meat cutters in the
Louisville, (Ky.,) packing house were
locked out by fresh young manager.
In a few hours the fresh guy changed
his mind and the men walked in as
solid a body as they came out, and now
the fresh man isn't saying much.
A dispatch from Kansas City says
5000 employers in and about that place
have combined to fight unions. The
association o-day decided to refuse to
deliver goods to those places where
non-union made goods are discriminate
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Employers Of Elkhart, South Bend;
and several neighboring Indiana cities
have formed an organization for the
purpose of fighting trade unions, and
labor papers in that state announce that
the movement is spreading. -: i
Longshoremen covering the territory
between Newport News, Va, and the
Gulf Of Mexico are holding conference
in New Orleans to arrange a general
scale. A fight is expected at some
ports.
The Western Federation Of Miners is
| vending its way eastward. Plans are
! In process for the organization of the
| iron and copper miners Of Northern
| Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Secretary Mikol, Of the cloth hat and
| cap makers, reports that but Is per
cent of the members Of that craft re-
| main unorganized and it is expected
| that they will be in line soon.
| Chicago butchers and clerks have en-
forced demands for early closing. Sum
days and holidays doors will be locked
and every night at except Saturdays.
1t is estimated that fully $4,000 union
Workingmen and women of Chicago
have secured increases Of wages or
shorter hours or both this spring.
The Cannery owners of Black Dia-
nsond, CAL, have conceded the demands
made by the union fishermen and the
'trike has been settled.
Michigan miners took another holi-
lay Monday. They celebrated ''In-
junction Day" by holding big demon
;tration at Saginaw.
Over LOO boilermakers and ship.
builders in Baltimore enforced their
demand that nothing but union men
be employed.
Glassworkers of Louisville, KY. have
been hit by an injunction thrown by a
judge who was elected by workingmen's
| votes.
Carpenters, painters, masons and
plumbers of Bennington, VT, have been
granted ten hours pay for nine hours
| work. .-.