The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-07-20
FEDERATION OF LABOR
News Notes from All Over the State
of Iowa.

dubuque reports organized iapor
we'll employed, with an occasional
shortage OF transfers and about fifty
common laborers out OF work. Or
ganizations all very active In promot.
ing call for union cards. F'orty-tive
trades organized In the city. Won.
ems Union Label league doing very
active work.
Clarinda reports condition OF organ
lied trades very good, with several
trades In need Of organization.
The International Typographical
Union, on request OF the Iowa Printing
Trades League, has decided to appoint
an organizer for the state. Selec-
tion will be made from Iowa printing
trade organizations.
Burlington reports lockout OF car
penters TO enforce open shop" still
on, with great scarcity OF carpenters
caused by these mechanics going tc
other cities where better working con
ditlons prevail. twenty-five trades
are organized, OF which nineteen are
afIillated with the Assembly. g.. ga
trades are In need OF organization and
efforts are being put forth TO give the
necessary assistance for this purpose
oelwein reports the organization Of
Steam Filters Union No. Ais. Accord
Ing TO Jurisdiction agreement between
the international Association Of Ma
chinists and the Amalgamated Meta
Workers, Federal Labor Union No
gi56 Of oelwein was disbanded anc
Special Machinlsts Union No. 754 ano
Federal Labor Union No. 1852 wert
organized. Vice.President Kline o.
the international Brotherhood Of
Blacksmiths, upon his recent visit u
OelweIn, divided the blacksmiths anc
helpers into two separate unions.
The last auditors report Of District
No. 13 Of the United Mine Workers
comprising the miners unions OF Iowa
and three counties In northern Mis-
souri,, shows a cash balance In theil
treasury on February /, 1905, OF sl3l,
70S.00, and on May !, 1905, OF sl49,
5S1.6i A net gain OF st77s3.Gf II
three months.
Davenport reports strike Of Elec
trical Workers for an eighthour worl
day and a minimum wage OF SO cents
per hour. The Davenport and Subur
ban Street Car Company signed an
agreement with the Association Of
Street Railway Employees embracing
all the matters agreed to between EN-
ployes and the Trlcity Company
Several other contracts have also
been entered into between employers
ard employees. The city now haf
thirty.three organized crafts.
The Cigarmasers international I'm
Ion had a cash balance on January ]
1906, Of So, ,2342O. or this amount
the twenty Iowa unions, with mem
bership OF about $50, hold an amour,
In excess OF Si5,000.00.
The United Mine Workers OF Fra
ser dedicated a new hall built espe
cialiy for a meeting place Of their or.
ganization. The hall Is well appoint.
cd In call particulars, and Is a credit
10 tho pTOBreblVenebb anu energy vi
the union OF that city.
The executive committee Of the
state Child Labor Committee on July
LIST held q meeting at Des Moines for
tho purpose of organizing and dis.
cusslng ways and means for the cam
paIgn for law regulating the en-
ployment OF child labor and the re-.
striction under certain ages In certain
occupations. The committee provid-
ca for tentative bill TO BIO submitted
for suggestions TO the entire state
committee and to those humanely in
terested in proper child development.
The executive committee as elected
by the general committee consists OF
Professor !. A. Loos, President A. b.
4 wng us. A. y. Cummins, Mrs. II.
J. Fletcher, Mrs. Julia Clark Hallam,
I'd. d. Brigham and A. Il. Urick.
The Mine Workers local union OF
Boone contemplates the erection Of
new hall to cost at least ten thousar,
dollars The haIl 10 to be CONSTRUCTED.
as meeting place and for entertain.
ments. A. H. Urick,
President Iowa State Federation o.
Labor.