Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-03-31
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

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Sources.
Every one is pleased with the
speedy adjustment of the Quincy
(Mass.) granite cutters troubles.
The thirtieth convention OF the
Amalgamated association OF lroh'
steel and tin workers will convene IN
Detroit, May 2, President ShaHer Is
rot a candidate for reelection.
The next session of the grand d.
vision of the order of railroad teleg-
raphers will convene in biennial ses-
sion in Buffalo, Monday, May Sth'
1905.
Nearly 300 wool pullers went on
strike at the plant of Armour Dc Co..
at Chicago, to protest against the ais
charge of two men who had been ac-
tive in union affairs. The company
closed the plant.
The Alligator Catchers' union, on
the southernmost coast OF Florlda'
has disbanded, it is said. The reason
given is the scarcity of gators, which
has caused most of the former mem
bers to engage in other branches OF
industry.
Bricklayers' and stonemasons'
urions in the East are considering In
GLIDING the Saturday half holiday all
the year around in their 1905 working
code. The carpenters have requested
the half holiday in their agreement
now under discussion with the posses.
Saturday, April s, has been decided
uron by the Boston Church associa-
ton for the advancement of labor as
the date for the beginning OF the III
o'clock Saturday night closing OF gro
Gerry and provision stores. More than
6CC of the less than 500 stores have
already agreed.
International association of bridge
and structural iron workers has with
drawn from the Structural building
trades alliance. Official announce
ment has just been made of the vote
on the proposition to continue ANNA
ton with that body. The result was
l2,12O for and 3,343 against.
Carl o. Olin of Boston electrical
" orkers' union 1913 has been elected
chairman and John A. Mclnnis OF
union 1O4, the secretary of the big Or
ganizing committee of the Boston
unions, which volunteer their services
to any union in New England to assist
in the craft organizing work.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men won a great victory for the
switchmen of New York and vicinity.
The $500 yardmen have been granted
Is per cent increase in wages. Day
foremen will be paid 81 cents an hour,
night foremen SO cents, day switch
men % cents and night switchmen ~
cents.
The new wage scale as fixed by the
Illinois Central and the North West
ern Railroad with committees from
the blacksmiths' unions ranges from
30 to 37h cents an hour, affording a
graduated increase to the men, and Is
generally satisfactory. The working
day is ten hours with three hours off
Oh Saturday.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men and the Order Of Railway Con-
ductors have formed an alliance to
better conditions on the railway sys-
TENS of the South. Committees repre-
senting all lines south of and includ-
Ing the Chesapeake & Ohio and east
OF the Illinois Central have just ad-
journed in Atlanta after agreeing to
work together
International President Michael
ponnelly of the butcher workmen has
revoked fifteen charters of unions
whose members work in the Chicago
stock yards. There are only seven
unions now holding charters, and
these are all composed of the highest
skilled workmen. During the past ten
days President Donnelly has issued
fifteen charters to unions in various
parts of the country.
The strike of laborers at the plants
of the Republic Steel & Iron Company
IT. East Chicago was settled in a
Joint conference, and the plant was re-
opened to 1000 workers. The confer
ence which ended the strike was ar
ranged with the two sides by the East
Chicago Commercial Club. The men
were awarded the old seven and one
half hour day and they waived the
demand for an increase of ~ cents
an hour.
A bill has unanimously passed the
house in the Missouri legislature
which makes it misdemeanor pun.
ishable by fine not to exceed 500
and jail sentence of one year for "any.
one who shall be guilty of any decep-
ton to any person applying for en-
ployment or who shall fail within
three days to procure acceptable en-
ployment for an applicant and upon
demand refuse to return such appli-
, cant's money" The new measure al.
so makes it misdemeanor TOR TN en-
ployment agent to direct woman APP
plicant for work to any disreputable
! resort.
The International Association of
Blast Furnace Workers and Shelters,
4 which is said to have a membership