The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-10-21
CONDITIONS WHERE
STRIKES ARE ON

Ann Arbor. Mich.-Strike roll reduced
to seven men. No desertions.
Altoona, Pa.-Strikc in Mirror office.
Union making great headway.
Atlanta, Ga.-Seyenty-fo four men came
out six offices. Next day large ty-
pothetoe office. employing forty-seven
Of the members on strike. signed eight
now signed. and eight hours is prac-
tically assured for Atlanta. OEly fif-
teen members now out; balance secur-
cd employment in agreement offices.
Aurora, Hl.-Pictorial Printing COM
pany has got out temporary injunction
restraining union from picketing or in
any way interfering with the rodents
imported by the Pictorial.
Buffalo, N. Y.-Twelve typothetae and
one independent office, 40 men, out.
Thirty offices signed.
Canton, Ohio-No change reported.
Chicago-TWo hundred and sixty con-
tarcts have been signed by offices EN-
ploying 1900 members of NO. 16 Four
hundred. and fifty men now out in twen-
ncinnati. Ohio Seventy -nine offices,
employing 1S0 men. have signed eight
hour agreements. Twenty-three offices.
men are out. The list of offices signed
includes some of the largest.
Charlotte, N. Gone office signed
this week. 'Typothetae members pad
ding reports of their side of the situa-
tion. The pressure Oh them is intense
nnd the strain is telling. Outlook en-
couraging. Only four offices now out.
Columbus, Ga.-seventeen men out in
book and job offices, twelve out in two
newspaper offices.
Dallas. Texas-Offices employing
about half the men affected by eight
hour law signed. Typothetae offices re-
fused to sign and strike is on. Pros
poets better than last week.
Detroit. Mich.-Work is piling up in
the typothetae offices and they are un-
able to turn it out. Copy-hook full.
pressroom idle. Customers demanding
their work. No. IS, THE Stone WALL"
standing pat. Less non-unionists here
than a week ago.
Erie, Pa.-Contracts signed with ten
Offices -Four men and one apprentice
still out. No arrivals. Men standing
firm.
Ell Paso,, Texas-Herald, News and
Times, three typothetae offices, signed
eight-hour agreements.
Freeport, Ill.-Four weeks ago the
printers in two printing plants went
out. Today the boys are as determined
to win as on the day they went out.
In finding four incompetents to take
places of eighteen union men who went
out. Four printing plants have arrang-
ed with the union for eight-hour day
and most of our men out are working
in these plants. United we stand
united we win."
Grand Rapids, Mich.-Fifteen offices
out; few men coming in; union secur-
ing most of better ones. Men con-
R6onf 0f yxyjnn{no oil in 49,
Seventy-seven men, one copyholder and
thirteen apprentices affected.
Greensboro, n. C.-All offices signed
up except three; only one of latter Of
consequence. All members working;
not one idle printer in city.
Hartford, Conn.-Situation unchang-
ed. Ninety-eight men out. Fifteen Of
fices employing thirty-f1ve men. signed.
Hannibal. Mo.-Nine men out. Un-
victory.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Conditions as re-
ported last week.
Jacksonville, Fla.-Situation here is
practically unchanged. The office where
thirteen memebers are out is completely
tied up: Men have been out over a
week. and office has not succeeded In
securing single man to work up to
this date. Our men stand firm. >.
Jersey City, N. J.-Sftuation unchang-
ed. Twenty offices signed. Jersey City
Printing company sued union officers,
for 100000 thus acknowledging defeat.
American Tyefounders company bitter
" opposing union. r.. ~
Kalamazoo. Mich.-Thirty men out.
Offices doing nothing. Contracts with
two daily papers and three job offices.
employing thirty men. !. :.
Lowell. Mass.-six offices signed. No
Nh q n 90 since last ren0rf 9'sr :. z.
Lynchburg, Va.-Dhe situation here Is
unchanged. One shop has two men and
four girls to do the.work formerly done
by twelve competent men. The other
has one man and two girls. The work
turned out is Of the crudest sort and
but little of that. Our men are standing
together and will fight to the victory
that IL sure. ~ Il $50 & & 5sA@.
! Minneapolis. Minn.--The opposition
has less than ten competent men at
work. We captured seven Of the best
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