The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-03-24
PRINTERS HAVE CLOSED
SHOP CONTRACTS IN
436 CITIES.

The printers are still on strike-for
the eight hour day, and as far as their
finances go, they can hold out indef-
initely.
The situation in Duluth has changed
but little in the last month. The print
ers are using every effort to appeal to
the better manhood of the strike
breakers, In an effort to induce them
to abandon their task and 60 home
They have been successful to a degree,
in this
The union offices, namely, the Trade
News Publishing Co., A. J. Lyle, Mer-
rit & Hector, Geo. M. Jenson, Seipel
& 'Huntley, G.. w. Bputin and D.
Adams are working to their capacity.
For instance; Merritt & Hector are
now working four men, where before
the strike started they employed but
one. This firm has doubled the size
of their office, installing another new
press.
The business men are standing by
the union loyalty with their patronage,
matter organized labor generally in
Duluth is watching with considerable
interest and which they appreciate.
The claim put up by the Typotherae
that they cannot concede eight hours
and compete against the Twin Cities
on nine-hour basis, is badly shat
tered by the fact that right here at
home seven firms are able to compete
with them-and successfully at that
The fact is the Twin Cities cannot take
care of themselves, let alone compete
for work elsewhere, and what is more
they never will be able to do their own
work until the Typothetae settles with
the Typographical union for an eight
hour day.
In Duluth we have had one deser-
ton from our ranks and that was u
boy. We paid this boy $40 in strike
benefits and he had his salary raised
81 per week to return to work, so the
worst he can say for the Typographical
union is that we benefited him.
To all organized labor men in this
city and the northwest generally, some
facts may. be state here of interest
to you.
Do you know it took the Typogra-
phical union twelve years to bring
about the nine hour work day-and the
union was stronger at the finish than
this twelve years Of warfare, privations
and loyalty on the part of our men,
| bers that strike breakers are now en-
joying in a vain effort to keep us from
winning for ourselves and for them,
a greater boom-the eight hour day.
Hundreds Of United States most
prominent business, professional and
political men point with pride to an
unsullied, untainted honorary member
| ship in the International Topographic
cal union. Among the most prominent
| local men, may be mentioned the Rev
DR.. Thoubourn, former pastor Of the
First M. E. church, who used to de-
! light in visiting the boys. The list in
| cludes senator's, congressman and cab
met officers. One big manufacturer
O'Sullivan, the rubber heel manufac-
turer, informed the printers of the
town where his factory is located that
he would pay the entire expense of the
strike for the eight hour day. II was
| once one Of the boys and my card is
a treasurer he added. -.;:~. -.
Do you know that this strike extends
over all the United States and Can
ada? That our mebership is 47,23S, in
| Guiding the allied crafts, and that of
| this total membership 49, 88 are at the
present time working eight hours per
day! We have on strike 5,O79 Journey
| men, 341 apprentices, and 48S members
| of the allied crafts.
! All the big cities Of the west are
working eight hours, and the wave is
gradually rolling to the Atlantic Fol
lowing are a few of the big Eastern
cities where the fight has conferred and
settled, showing the number of men
working eight hours, and on strike: