Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-24
INDUSTRIAL T

At the conference between employers
ST several States and the officers of theI
Coopers' International Union at Indian
apolis a working agreement and an i,I
creased wage scale was decided Upon. /
The Nevada Supreme Court has de-
cided the eight-hour day law of that
State as all right and constitutional
The Supreme Court of Michigan has
held that the law requiring that a clause
be inserted in contracts for public works
to employ union men is constitutional
A circular letter has been issued by
the American Federation of Labor Off
Gals, calling the attention of all union.
lists to the struggle between the Shirt
Waist ard Laundry Workers Interna.
tional Union and the Shirt and Collar
Manufacturers Association of Troy.
N. Y.
The representatives of organized Ia.
Dor proved labor's attitude in regard to
trade schools at the hearing at the
Massachusetts State House recently. All
were opposed. The State branch, A
r. of L., the New England plumbers,
and other conventions held within the
past few weeks have all gone on record
as absolutely opposed to the schools
rs a "short cut" to the imperfect learn
ing of a trade, and thus overcrowdinG
the ines with m~akeshifts to combat the
skilled, experienced men who served long!
apprenticeship and have given years tel
secure their present efficiency.
Bricklayers in New York make more
money than many lawyers and doctors
but if the demands of the PlastcrersI
Union are acceded to. these artisans will
have incomes that rival those Of some
of the lesser lights in the insurance field
The plasterers now receive $50 for an
eight-hour day. The union is demanding
So a day, with double pay for extra
time, and the men estimate by working
twelve hours a day they will be able to
earn So. Twelve dollars a day would
be $72 a week and S3,744 a year. The
average income of a physician is not
over $500.
If a union man tells a contractor he
will not work with a non-union man.
and if, as n result, the n~on-union man
is discharged and is unable to secure
employment on account of the attitude
of the union toward him, the union is
not liable for damages to the non-union
man. This is the substance of q decis.
ion rendered in the Superior Court at
Chicago recently by Judge Gary. when
~instructing a jury to find a verdict of
not guilty in favor of Local No. III. Of
the brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers, which organization
had been sued by John p. Burgher, a
non-union man, for $50, 600 damages.
The Pattern Makers League of North
America at its recent convention adopted
numerous amendments to it's constitution
and raised the assessment of the MEM
bers from % to so cents a week. 1t IS
proposed to use the money. which is paid
as dues, to strengthen and build up the
organization and pay for the placing OF
organizers in the field in this country ana
Canada. There are 5000 member IN
the Pattern Makers Association ana
there are only about $500 in the entire
country. Their work is similar to thai
Of the craftsman. 1t has also been de,
cided to divide the United States ana
Canada into four districts. thus reducing
the number from seven TO four. The Or
gs.aiza.ias has no fights with employers
because it believes in arbitration !.