The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-18
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS OF INTEREST
General Matters Affecting the Wei
fare of the Workers.

fare of the Workers.
The seventeenth annual convention
Of mine workers has been called to
meet in Indianapolis Jan. 16.
The Glass Blowers Union some time
ago adopted the income tax for dues,
and each man pays per cent OF his
earnings until defense fund Of $780,
600 is raised.
Boston musicians union has decided
to be the first Boston labor organiza-
ton to erect building Of its own. A
committee is now out to secure loca-
tion and plans.
Bradstreet sees the loss in wages
during the Chicago teamsters' strike
at $1,000,00O, and the loss to employees
in increased expenses and diverted
trade at $12.000,O00.
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-earn-
ers is to be used as the central force
to strengthen the newly formed Inter
national Union of Employees recently
formed at Chicago, and promote the
welfare of its members.
John Mitchell, president Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers Of America, is bet
ter but it may be week or more be.
fore he can return to his work at
indianapolis. He is suffering from ner-
vousness caused by overwork.
A new wage scale making an ad
vance of $3.50 a week (about 91z per
cent? for skilled labor has been agreed
upon by the Wage Committee and
Executive Board of the Ausalgamated
Window Glass Workers of America.
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.
Several firms in the Northwestern
Brewers Association, a 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 cleo
trical engineers, filters and wiremer
into a good union, forty of these crafts
men joining as members at the initial
meeting.
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
suffer more injuries from the dangers
of their work than any other Chicago
trades union. A report for the pas
eight months shows the Chicago loca.
No. | has paid to injured members 81,
$50, for total disability $40O and fol
deaths, $1,000.
Sixty disputes Qncluding 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 11.129, as compared with 1889
who took part in seventy-nine of the
July disputes.
It is announced that as a result Of a
conference between officials or the
Lake Shore railroad and representa-.
tives of the International Association
OF Machinists over the entire system
between Chicago and Buffalo the work.
ers will receive an increase Of L cent
an hour over the present wages. The
advance is effective at once.
The Gympie (Queensland) Mineown-
ers' Association has promised to give
every consideration to the. request OF
the local Minister'S Union for the
granting Of a half-holiday on Satur.
days to mine employees. so that they
can indulge in football, cricket, or
other forms of recreation on that day
in stead of on Sundays, as at present.
John B. Lennon, the national treas
urer OF the American Federation of
Labor, and who is also the national
secretary of the Journeymsn Tailors'
Union Of North America. occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational Church
at Danvers, ILL.,, on a recent Sunday.
He spoke In response to an invitation
upon the subject. "The Church and the
Workingman."
Preference to unionists Is granted in
the last four awards given by the New
Zealand Arbitration Court. IN every