The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-07-11

SETTLEMENTS.
DUBUQUE CAR STRIKE IS OFF
American Book Company Will Unionize
Tits Plant Haskell Shirt
Company Makes Terms.
Dubuque, Iowa.-The strike Of the
Union Electric Company's conductors
and motormen was settled through the
good Offices of the municipal affairs
committee Of the Dubuque Club. The
company agrees not to discriminate
against union men, to recognize the
unions grievance committee; to allow
appeals to directors from the general
strikers and to give clearance cards to
Devereaux. Noonan and Hennessy,
whose discharge caused the strike. The
militia was Immediately withdrawn.
Helena, Mont.-The American Book
Company, through its representatives,
has filed an agreement with the State
Text Book Committee, now engaged in
the consideration of bids for text books
for the public schools of Montana, to
unionize it's plants. The last legislature
enacted law requiring the commission
to contract only for books containing
the union label. This action ends a
long standing war between the COM
pany and the International Topographic
cal Union.
The Chicago Board of Arbitration ad-
justed the wage differences between the
railway express companies of the city
and their wagon employees. The decree
gives the men an advance varying from
to Is per cent, and requires the COM
panies to sign.the first agreement they
have ever made with labor organiza-
ton. The new scale affects about 1000
men, and adds approximately 500, 900
to the yearly pay rolls Of. the COM
panies.
Glen Falls, N Y.-The strike of the
operators of the Well Haskell Shirt
Factory, which has lasted for nearly
ten weeks and involved 700 persons, has
been. settled. The company agreed ia
take back as many of the old employees
as they could find work for under the
same conditions as prevailed when the
strike began.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The trouble between
! the sBricklayers' and Stonemasons
! Unions, which has tied up much of the
building operations for a month in
Plttsburg and Allegheny, was temper
| arily settled. and all the men returned
to work. Nearly 10000 men are affect
ed by the settlement: ..s., ..:. .
d, a,aociationElr
sI1n
I tf1eHc presented annoiullne IA
| intention sof extending sthe olive branch
by. recognizing the Garments Union, 8
point, that has caused strikes, riots an6
! bloodshed in the past
Huntington, w. Va.-The strike a,
! the c.. & 0. shops here has been settled
1t being understood that the compan,
has decided to transfer Mr.. Davies, thu
Objectionable city councilman who wa.
an employe of the blacksmith depart.
ment.
Omaha, Neb.-.After being out over {
! month: and a half the teamsters have
called their strike off. All members o.
the union who care to do so can return
to work at the old pay as individuals
but not as. union working under ar
agreement.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The American Tin
plate Company has signed the annua
wage scale with the Tin Workers In
ternational Protective Association. L
is practically the same scale as is nov
in force, and will 80 into effect July Is
Huntington, w. Va.-Members of tn
Builders Exchange and carpenters ant
joiners reached an amicable agreemen
and the strike was declared off. Th
carpenters were given an advance of
cents an hour.
Bakersfield, Cal.-Tl1e scale of motor
men and conductors asking Is cents a,
| hour has been signed, being an increas
a half cent for conductors.
Lexington, Ky.-Mechanics employe,
in the Lexington shops Of the Chesa
peake & Ohio Road have returned t.
work pending a final settlement of thei
demands.
Houston, Texas.-The strike of work
men in the creosote works of the South
ern Pacific. here for an increase OF /
per cent in their wages has been com
promised.
+ Dixon, Hl.-The Contractors Build
ers,, and Millmen's Association ha
agreed to, pay the union scale OF wage
and hours and thus the strike is ended
Davenport, Iowa.-Boss BARRIERS .fav
asked the journeymen to meet them t
arbitrate demands, and a~settlement vii
be made on an equitable basis. - .
Bedford, Ind.-The strike in. the ston
mills and quarries here has been 5ende6