Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-11
SHOWS AN ADVANCE
Monthly Report Of State Fedora
ton of Labor Encouraging.
is ISSUED BY THE HISTORIAN
J. J. Jacobson of Dss Moines chron-
IcIes the Doinss of the Labor orea-
nizations Of the State-Touches Up.
on the Recent Convention.

1.-THE matter published in this column is
furnished by the historian of the Iowa State
Federation of Labor.l
Besides contributing to the general
flood sufferers relief fund, many
unions in Iowa reached the high water
mark for financial aid and benefits
extended to their own members.
Practically all of the inhabitants in
the flooded districts were men and
women who toll, and the only practi,
cal solution for curbing the ravages
of raging rivers is to move into the
mansions labor has built on the hill
sides.
The proceedings and constitution of
the Iowa State Federation, as well as
the monthly trade report blanks, will
be forwarded to local unions about
June Is. All secretaries and organ
| izers are urged to mail their. trade re
i port to Secretary Treasurer j. H.
Strict of Sioux City, on the first day
of each month. beginning July l..
| 1t is only by carrying out this object
that successful and complete news
letter can be furnished the press OF
the state.
South Dakota trades unionists con-
template organizing a state fedora
ton. Information to parties interest
| ed has been furnished by the officers
of the Iowa federation.
Newspaper comments indicate that
efforts are being made to organize the
employers of laLor in Iowa cities
along the line of the association in
Omaha and Denver, where the idea OF
the interests of capital and labor
being identical is being promulgated
by precipitating conflicts with their
organized employees.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
preparing a special chapter on trades
unions and in order that this may be
as complete as possible all union sec
retaries are urgently admonshed to
send in the blanks which have been
furnished them by the Department of
Labor Statistics. The complation of
the cnapter has already been COM
menced.
A district convention Of the Inter
, national Machinists' union will be held
, Of Rock Island -. on July II. Iowa
Illinois ard Wisconsin corfDose the
dirtrict. Each lodge is entitled to one
: delegate
TWENTY-FIVE active members of or
!, sanized labor have been commission
: ed by the A. Il. of L. as special organ
i izers in Iowa.
+ Charters Issued.
: Clinton-Leather Workers No. 12G
Bartenders' League No. $40, Associa-
: ton of Car Workers Nos 10 end S.
l | Dot II 81 ooI- IN
WcoaWorkers' Union Nc. 90. and Meat
J Cutters and Butchers No. ITO.
: Colfax-Carpenter and Joiaers No
: 1142.
Missouri Valley-Federal Labor IN
, ion No 10739
!, Des Moines-Saylor Mine Workers
: No. 1904.
. Boone-Team Drivers No. 279.
!. Buxton-AEine Workers No 1799
|. Unions Organized.
!. Des Moines-Hosiery Mill Employees
!. Gas Workers and Newspaper Writers
S Ft. MISREPRESENTATION Union.
), Sioux City-Unicn Label League.
Colfax-Federal Labor Union.
Davenport-Button Workers.
Fruits Of Unionsn,.
An agreement has been entered into
q between the Typographical Union ant
n the publishers and employing printers
r of Sioux City, by which the linotype
r operators secure an increase of SIS
e per week, the scale now being S21 TO
l. day operators and S24.00 for night OF
). orators The fifty-one hour week goe
l. into effect in the job Offices immediate
1t ly and the forty-eight hour week OF
IS June 1, 1904. In the printing trad
s. Sioux City leads.
O. Transfers employed by the city 0
l. Boone have had their wages increase
fifty cents per day through resolution
adopted by the city council.
After conference of a weeks dura
ton the Blacksmiths, Machinists, an
n, Boilermakers' Helpers of Dubuque, se
cured an increase averaging IL pc
cent. Messrs. Wiley, Gay and Badge
n assisted by Arthur e. Holder, conduct
W ed the negotiations with the officials o
ne the Milwaukee railroad
n Bakers at Burlington have done ava
n with all night work.
cy The Tailors of Keolluk obtained tn
al concessions demanded.
re Grave Diggers of Burlington won.
ed Recently organized button worker
ed at Davenport have been confronted b
ty the following notice issued by th
at board of directors. Prom the eXpel
ne ence this company has had notice
ne hereby given to all employees that
re- they shall become members of the pr
to posed button workers union they sha
by such act demonstrate that they al
ng dissatisfied with their position, salal
* and surroundings which shall be co
ar sidered sufficient reason for permanel
he discharge" The foregoing statemel
re- has been fully carried out and all Ell
nd ployes joining the union have bee
RS locked out The board of directo
be have refused offers submitting Il
nd matter to arbitration. Relief for Il
on locked out girls is being extended
It's the Davenport Federation.
Street car traffic in Dubuque is
a standstill. The company has recer
y ly obtained a twenty-five year fra
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