The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-04-30
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Cincinnati bricklayers want $500 for
eight hours.
Chlcago's Federation of Labor has
81 900 members.
Members of the Omaha. Neb., fire de-
partment, who formed labor union a
few weeks ago, have been regularly
recognized by the Central Labor Union,
and delegates elected.
The first step toward building the
Temple of Labor at Los Angeles. Cal,
has been taken, The Woman's Union
Label League having raised the initial
sum. A building fund OF $4,000 is to be
created.
Golored BARRIERS Of Indianapolis, Ind.
will form a union The white BARRIERS
have been endeayoring to get the col
ored men unionized without success, so
1t was decided TO form separate union
for eolored men.
According to statistics published by
the New Jersey bureau OF labor, union
carpenters In that State average S2.63
a day for fifty-three hours a week, and
non-union painters $2.13 day and
fifty-eight hours.
The Metal Pollshers, Buffers, Platers.
Brass Molders and Brass Workers In
ternational Union OF America will
shortly ask for nine hours day. In
Connecticut the movement will take on
the character OF State movement.
The New Orleans Ua) Central Trades
and Labor Council will shortly organize
the union men of the city into pollti-
cal body. TO be known as the Civic
League. The league will hold Its own
convention and nominate Its own can
didates.
The Trades Council of Plainfield,
n. j., has formulated plans for the or
ganlzation IF the American League of
Workmen. Sixteen unions have Joined.
Members of the league are prohibited
from working with unnaturalized for.
eigners.
French railroad fremen get S25
month. foremen In the shops S4S
month, and ordinary workmen about
$40 per month. Station agents have
proportionately low wages. and the
scale on the whole Is far under that of
this country.
The Rock Island Company has volun-
tarily granted an increase In wages TO
all helpers in the recently purchased
Ghootau ahopS at Ghounaa N n and
South McAlester, |. T. The increase is
from Is TO 30 cents on the day, and
affects 300 men.
A. b. Wolyin, general manager of the
Plttsburg Steamship Company, the lake
end OF the United States Steel Corpora
ton, he's made the masters Of the YES
sells of that big fleet nice present. All
the captains will get an advance OF 10
per cent in their wages for the season
of 1908.
Quincy, Mass, Granite Cutters Union
has notified the Granite Manufacturers
Association that a change involving an
Increase In the present bill OF prices ia
desired. The cutters desire that for day
hiSh the ihihIAhuni price Sudli I've T%.0O
instead of S2.64, and that the average
price shall be $3.0S, instead of $3.50.
with an advance of 10 per cent on all
piecework.
Independent workmen are endeavor-
ing to form national association of
Independent workmen of America, TO
assure themselves the right TO sell their
labor at Will. The association would
demand protection from the govern
ment, and would take legal measures
to compel organized labor to observe
the laws, bringing 10 the attention of
the proper officials any attempt to inter-
fere with independent labor
The Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees of America,
through its official journal, urges divi-
slons making agreements to insist on
nlne-hour day. The international
president, w. ID. Mahon, says that an
eight-hour day is impracticable for
street car men. from the fact that most
cars are operated eighteen hours day.
By working nine hours the men could
have two crews for each car, which
would give them more leisure.