The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-30

The seventh annual convention of
mine workers has been called to
meet in Indianapolis Jan. Is.
The Glass Blowers Union some
time ago adopted the income tax for
dues. and each man pays per cent
Of his earnings until a defense fund
Of 100000 is raised.
Boston musicians' union has de-
cided to be the first Boston labor or
ganization to erect a building of Its
own. A committee is now out to Sc
cure location and plans. !.
Bradstreet sees the loss In wages
during the Chicago teamsters' strike
at $1,0OO,0OO, and the loss to en-
ployes in increased expenses and d.
verted trade at $12,000,000.
There is a threatened tie-up In the
building trades industries at Santa
Rosa. CAL, growing out Of the effort
of the Carpenters union to enforce
the union shop in the local lumber
yards.
The purchasing power Of wage
earners is to be used as the central
formed International Union of EN-
ployes recently formed at Chicago,
and promote the welfare of it's men,
bers.
A new wage scale making an ad-
vance of $3.50 week (about 81 per
cent? for skilled labor has. been
agreed upon by the Wage Committee
and Executive Board OF the Amalga-
mated Window Glass Workers OF
America.
Several firms in the Northwestern
Brewers Association, Pacific Coast
concern, have conceded the terms OF
the Brewery Workmen's Union, thus
indicating an early settlement of the
conflict, which has existed for some
months.
The Perth (West Australia) Build
ing Trades Vigilance Committee has
succeeded in organizing the local
electrical engineers, filters and wire
men into a good union, forty OF these
craftsmen joining as members at the
initial meeting.
The Switchmen's Union of North
America is not In the movement
launched by railroad brotherhoods in
Chicago for the purpose of opposing
government regulation of traffic
rates, according to F. T. Hawley,
grand master Of that organization.
Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers suffer more injuries from the
dangers of their work than any other
! Chicago trades union. A report fol-
the past eight months shows the Chi
cago local No. l has paid to injured
members $3.50, for total disability
$500 and for deaths, $1,000.
Sixty disputes Including one lock-
out) were reported to the Italian La.
! Dor Department as having begun in
August, compared with 80 In the pre-
| vious month. The number Of work
people taking part in fifty Of these
! was IL, 1923, as compared with Is, 1922
! who took part in seventy-nine Of the
July disputes.
| 1t Is announced that a ga result OF
a conference between officials Of the
Lake Shore railroad and representa-
tives of the International Associa-
ton Of Machinists over the sys.
tenn between Chicago and Buffalo the
workers will receive an increase Of
cent an hour over the present wages
| The advance is effective at once.
The olympic (Queensland) Mine
owners Association has promised tt
give every consideration to the re.
quest of the local Ministers Union
for the granting of hAlf-holiday on
Saturdays to mine employees, so thai
they can indulge in football, cricket
or other forms of recreation on thai
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present.
John B.. Lennon. the nationa
treasurer Of the American Federation
OF Labor, and who is also the ma.
tional secretary of the Journeyme1
Taylors' Union of North America, oc
cupied the pulpit of the Congrega
tional Church at Danvers, ILL.,, on, {
recent Sunday. He spoke in re-
Spouse to an invitation upon the sub
ject, 1.-THE Church and the Working
man."
Preference to uni0nists is granted
in the last four awards given by tn
New Zealand Arbitra ton: Court. II
every case the usual provision To-
incompetent workmen, to work a
less than the minimum rate is ais,
included. The awards apply to tn
carpenters and joiners and operative
bakers in the Auckland district, ant
the Osborne district carpenters an,
joiners, painters and decorators.
Chicago union labor's new bank
to be known as, the Commonwealth
Trust and Savings Bank, has received
the Endorsement 0f the state authori
ties. State Auditor Mccullough is
sued permit for its organization
with capital stock OF 5000, 900. Tn,
institution in Chicago will be tn,
second union labor enterprise of tn,
kind in the United States, the othe
being at Washington. It win be con
trolled entirely by union wage-earn
ers.
The courts of New York have de
cided that the closed shop is lawful
The decision passed off thus: A con
tract existed between a union and at
employing firm for a closed shop
The firm ignored the ;contract, brok,
it, and the case went to the courts
1t was held that tho contract wa!
not un1awful-fhat II viold+od or