The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-04

,sIaijDG aEslIst cDEylct IsbOr. The
feD,ft ~ Serrs,sry gDrrle shoWg the
balance IN ihe treasury ri the state
branch ~ be I.jzs.7s on June ~.
EDln bolrs and wages prevail at
Decatur, III, Dkere there is great
demand for The union label and
Dbrte the unions prevented all az.
iemD'g ~ lower the wages from the
sosIes secured the previous year.
Butchers and meat cutters recently
DImed q strong union and reports
state that nOnUDiOn workers are very
scarce In thc city and their effect Is
not f"lt NJ the organized workers.
a jury has awarded the Centre Star
Mining Company ~ Rossland, British
Columbia, verdict for $l2,50J dam.
ages against the Western Federation
~ Miners, the Rogglnnd Miners union
|. and their officers for malIcously con.
spiring 10 mOlcst and injure the plain.
I'm and other Rossland mine owners
during the strike last year n the yer.
dict stands. the right To- strike In
British Columbia Is practically for.
blddcn.
The committees ar the Alton cngi.
noora and bremen concluded their
conference with the oncials. and the
new schedule ol wage regulations
waa signed by both General Manager
&, A. Goodnow aud the chairmen of
Tho committees. Thee principal
change In pay goes to the fremen.
who receive IN average increase of
so per month. and are also exempt
from cleaning the exterior of engines.
The work Of cleaning being limited
To the Interior of cab.
New York Is again threatened with
u general strlko Of 1000 toamsters
against the New York Truck Owners
association An agreement for one
year was entered only recently. II
Ia now charged by the tcamstors that
tho truck owners are deliberately VIC.
latmg tho agreement and that some
or them wish to provoke general
strike, II is declared general strike
viii he ordered against every member
Of the Truck Owners association II
any or It's members try 10 assist truck
owners whose employees are out,
Closed shop" contracts between
labor unions and employers were de
clared unlawful by Judge Ludwig nj
milwaukee,, In a decision In the Mar
nitt case tho court ruled that con
tract between Marnltg 4 Co, and
the tailors union. providing that nc
popunion mon should Ne employed hy
the COMPANY, was contrary 10 public
policy and therefore void, The union
had secured an Injunction from 4
court commissioner restraining the
company from breaking the contract
eut the ruling 10 the court rever>es
this writ
rhe Illinois State Federation Of La
hcr is growiug rapidly and the quar-
teyDN report ~ Secretary Treasurer
lSmes +, Morris ~ Springfield. which
has iNS, been issued. shows eneo0g
SNemeut in the incomes The -
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