The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-13
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The Victor Fuel CO., of Trinidad.
Col, has brought a damage suit for
t:$S5,ooos against John Mitchell presf-
| dent of the United Mine Workers and,
| other union men, in, connection with
the strike.
| The supreme court Of the state Of
| Nevada has affirmed the constitution
atty Of the <eight-hour law passed by
the legislature Of 1903. The law makes
it unlawful for any Individual, COM
pany or corporation TO- employ men in
mills, mines, smelters or reduction
for perior of more than eight hours u
day.
Massachusetts comes to the front
with new law which seeks to pre-
| vent strikes by publicity. This law.
just enacted, gives the Board OF Ar
bttration Of that state power to in
vestigate all strikes and lockonlts and
TO compel employers: and employees to
appear and lay before the board their
respective sides OF the case. After
hearing both sides the board issues
statement to the public giving an I'M
| biased version of the controversy and
containing it's recommendations,
Ihe supreme Court Of New York
has rendered adecision by which the
| issue the union label to a manufacturer
| unra1r to their union. A manufacture
| er by the name Of Francis refused to
| comply to the demands OF the Car
| ment Workers Union No. 116, of East
Buffalo, whereupon they ordered
strike and refused to supply him with
/ the union label. He went into the
courts with the story Of their action
had reduced the profits to IS a week.
The learned Judge considered such
conduct as most intolerable and not
to be endured" and decided that the
| union must restore the label to the in
| jured sweater
| The declaration in the suit OF M
M. Trauten for $4,000 damages against
Timers Union No. 22O has been filed
in the Circuit Court Of Kane county,
He alleges that the union prevents
him from making a living and has
caused HIM to become poor, penniless
and helpless"
| This is the only suit Of this nature
tnat mas ever been commenced in this
state, wherein a laborer or workman
brings suit for damages against a
union, or wherein one 1aborer sues a
larger number Of laborers who have
combined against him in the same line
Of employment for damages
| Trauten, who Is timer and sheet
iron worker by occupation, had worked
FOR hardware merchants in Aurora for
several years. The union demanded
that, he should Join the organization
| and keep up his monthly dues to en-
! able him to get work at his trade and
| make living.
In his declaration the plaintiff says
! that by threats of strike and boy
! colt the hardware merchants were.
! compelled to discharge him on July
3, 1908, and thereby he lost his job,
| when he was getting So day at his
trade, and he has been out uf work
ever since.
: Thirteen members !. of the Candy
! Manufacturers Association, which has
been called the "Candy Trust" were
held under 500 bonds each by Justice
! Wyatt in the New York Court of
| Special Sessions for trial on a charge
Of having inspired to shut out COM
petition. They were arrested last July
on the complaint of Moses Goldberg,
of 1913 East Broadway, and David Sieg-
Ter, of 178 Essex street, who alleged in
1 affidavits filed with the District At
torney, that they had been driven out
of business and ruined by the associa-
ton because they have been accused
of having disobeyed the orders of the
organization.
Goldberg stated that manufacturers
in the combine had refused to sell to
him because they had been told that
he had supplied candy to a blackllsted
dealer. Assistant District Attorney
Kreselt obtained warrants for the ar
rest Of thorteen Of the accused men
under the section of the Penal Code,
which forbids combinations for the
purpose of. maintaining prices or for
shutting out competition.
! A suit was filed in the District
Court, Of Denver, COL, having for it's
purpose Establishment Of the principle
that labor unions are partnerships and
! that Islander committed by a member
makes the organization itself liable for
damages. Neil Henderson is the
plaintiff, but in reality the suit is
brought by the Citizens Alliance. The
Firemen's and Engineers Helpers
Union No. 1853, Of Denver, is the de-
PENDANT. Henderson charges that a
committee from the union circulated
the report that he Was taking coal
from the company, selling it to other
parties and pocketing the proceeds,
thereby intirnating that he had been
guilty of larceny. For this alleged
SANDER he wants $1,000 damages.
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