Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-28
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.


Sources.
Thomas Neal of Chicago was re-
elected treasurer of the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners by
reclamation.
A State Federation of Labor has
been organized in Utah, and efforts
are to be made thoroughly to organize
the workmen in that territory.
The ten leading laundries OF To-
ledo, Ohio, have declared "open shop"
and as a result 200 men and girls
belonging to the Laundry Workers
union are on strike.
The Monongahela works OF the
American Sheet and Tinplate COM
pany have resumed operations, giving
employment to a large number OF
men.
Efforts to bring about peace be-
tweer the cotton manufacturers ana
their employees were given slight
setback when 1900 striking weavers
held a mass meeting and by unani-
nous vote decided not TO return to
work.
At its recent convention the Wor.,-
ingmen's Federation of the state of
New York decided to send commit
tee to wait on President Roosevelt
and urge him to appoint William 5.
Waudby of Rochester, N. Y, as the
successor of Carroll d. Wright.
The paper mill employees of the Fox
River Valley district in Wisconsin
have sought aid from the State Fed
Grafton of Labor in plan to purchase
and operate a mill on the cooperative
plan. The union workers in the
trust" paper mills have been locked
out for several months.
The Chicago Sausage Makers union,
comprising 1000 members, which re-
Gently seeded from the Butcher
Workmens union. has decided to re-
turn to the parent body. AT meeting
vote was taken in favor OF keeping
within the fold of the organization OF
which Michael Donnelly is president.
Correspondents in The Photographer,
the official organ of the Order of Rail-
road Telegraphers, suggest that
general demand for a 81 day mini
mum rate of wages east of the Missis-
sippi river, and $3.50 day minimum
west of that stream, be adopted for
all telegraphers, agents and levermen.
One of the newest international
unions to show rapid growth is the
Brotherhood of Foundry Employees.
Jurisdiction has been granted this or
ganization over the clippers. cupola
tenders, grinders, mill men, handy
men and helpers. Chicago has large
quota and they are enthusiastic union
members.
Employees of the Summit Cnd)
mine to the number Of $50, struck
because the miners were not per-
mtted to select their own 'buddies,"
or fellow-workmen. Three mines of
the Island Valley Coal company are
shut down because of the company's
refusal to give the night firemen an
eighthour day.
After struggle which has lasted
nearly four months and cost the or
ganization $4,000, the Amalgamated
Woodwork union of Chicago has
given up it's fight against the Furni-
ture Manufacturers association. Prac-
tically all of the 1900 men involved
are back at work without having OBJ
tanned any written contract with the
employers.
The United Typothetae of America,
the organization of the employing
printers of the country, at it's conven-
ton recently, threw down the gauntlet
to the union printers by the adoption
of resolutions THAT the United Typo
thetae of America declares that 1t is
opposed to any reduction of the fifty
four hour week" and that the United |
Typothetae of America will resist any |
attempt on the part of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union to reduce
the present hours of labor"
The REIMBURSEMENT" at the Joliet |
plant of the United States Steel cor
poration has resulted in a sensational |
reduction of wages. Nearly all Of the |
4 600 men employed at the big plant |
are affected, and in many cases the |
decrease amounts to so per cent. The
tonnage system has been eliminated
and all have been placed on fiat sal
airy rate. The anger of hundreds OF
The skilled hands is at white heat, al
Enough many have remained at their
posts, with the intention of submitting
until after election.