Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-14

an goods they buy they win compel
every factory 20 obtain that label ana
this means that the factory VIII pay
fair wages, give fair hours ana estao-
ish good working conditions FOR us
hands. by demanding the union card
they 'Sil make IL SO that every woman
clerk must belong 10 the union. ana the
result VIII be that 9i per cent oi our
women workers win get higher wages
for shorter hours and that under be''
ter sanitary conditions
edo trades unions make women mas
culne? Certainly not; why should theyF
They tend to make women practical
and show them that their sex does nor
protect them from the greed Of an un-
fair employer They teach them mat
they must organize to protect their own
interests"
What is the aim Of womens trades
unlons2'
"The same aim rs that Of other
trades unions, the bcttermeut OF
our conditions. We want more pay
and less hours Of labor. We want
better conditions Of work, ana
by our union we secure them. In some
of our factories Wo now work Do hours
per week. In others % and in some the
girls have a half holiday every Satur-
day She year round our wages are no"
whore less than SO per week, and upon
piecework the girl cigar shippers make
from 81 to Si2 per week ~
WOMEN WORKERS VS. MEN.
"Wnl the time come when women will
| receive the same pay as the men|
Yes. Just as soon as they realize that
| they must adopt the same methods to
, get it, The advantages men have are
only those which they have been able
| to demand When women are organ
| lied as the men they win secure the
! same advantages, At present the Wo-
men cigar-makers receive the same
wages as the men. The same rs true
In many other trades whore unIonlsm
| prevails.
WOMAN AS A STRIKER.
Il think the women stand by their
| demands in strikes as steadtastly as the
| men, This Is shown by their actions In
the recent strikes I'm Fan River Law
| renee. Gloversville and in the garment
| working trades, and also In the shoe
workers strike of Lynn, Marlboro and
| HaVerhl. ! do not believe In strikes
| except when they are absolutely nee
| essary, and think every possible means
toward an amicable settlement should
! be made. ! do believe IN the boycott
In all cases where an employer threat
ems to lower the standard Of labor In
given industry, and think 1t the duty OF
the whole people TO boycott such en-
ployers.
you ask me what organized labor
has done for my trade? 1t has raised
the wages from 10 to - per cent, has
bettered our working conditions ana
has reduced the hours Of labor one hour
per day, with a Saturday half holiday
during the summer months, II has
raised the self-rcspect Of the working
girl by making her feel that she is
something more than a mere working
machine and that she has an influence
in fixing the conditions under which she
works This has been to the mutual
advantage Of both employer and en-
ploye.'
win trades unions eventually prevail
among our clerks, typewriters and SER
want glrls?'
Yes. they have already extended to
clerks and typewriters, The trades
union is big enough broad enough and
liberal enough to cover all classes OF
labor irrespective Of It's nature
Miss vida Scudder of Wellesley col