The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-05-05
{ Co. SIGN
UNION PRINTERS SCALE
Secretary of Local Typothetae
Finally Agrees to Run
Union Printing Office.
Hereafter Will Conduct Estab-
lishment on Eight Hour
Basis with Unionists.

The local situation in the book and
job printers strike of this city has i'm
proved very much. The latest firm to
accede to the demand of Duluth Typo
graphical Union No. 1885, is that of F.
HI Lounsberry & Co. Previous to the
strike the firm was known as Peachy
& Lounsberry, but recently a dissilu-
ton of partnership took place which
changed the name of the firm to ths :
OF F. H. Lounsberry & Co. Mr.. Louns-
berry is the secretary of the local as
ISOLATION of employing printers, which
Is also affiliated with the United
Typthetae of America. The Duluth
printers are steadily winning in their
hight for the eight hour day. and the
latest addition to the list of Union label
Offices In this city is another step to
ultimate victory for the striking print
ers.
Last week the Typothetae crowd
brought man from the outside to take
charge of the machines of the Duluth
Typsetting Company. He was prom
1sed an interest in the business, stock in
the institution, eight hours day, ETC.,
etc. Under the conditions represented
to him he came here, but as soon as
he arrived he found that everything had
been misrepresented to him. He invest
igated the affairs as they are and he
very soon came to the conclusion that
he would have nothing to do with the
Duluth Typesetting Company, and so
informed the directors. He had been
led to believe that things were entirely
different from what they are and he
very soon discovered that the Teapot"
crowd here were playing the same
game that is worked in other cities to
get men to go to work-misrepresenta
ton of the true facts. The man is now
working in q union office.
bulletin received Monday from the
I. T. U. headquarters Announces an
other break in the ranks Of the
Typothetae in St. Louis. The large firm
of Geo. D. Barnard has ben unionized.
All the former employees Of the concern
returned to work on April 23 The nom
union men were summarily discharged
and the office is we'll again in the
hands of it's old men, who go back to
work on the eight hour day basis as
demanded by the union.
In New York City only twenty-sev-
en- offices are now on the unfair list
of New York Typographical Union No.
6. Their has been a marked improve
| ment in the situation in the last two
weeks. The shorter work day has made
demand for more men in the union
! offices that have signed the agreement
with No. 6, and the strike roll has
been lessened.
Gains have been made in all the
struck ,citi>s and the members of the
International Typographical Union
have every reason to feel proud of their
victories in the great struggle for the
eefght-hour day. In the city of De-
troit the directory publishers, R: L.
Polk & Co., recently signed the agree
| ment for an eight hour day and un-
| ionized the office
The fight for the shorter workday
is most effective.
Have you noticed the advertising
desperation of the Butterick Company.
| in an effort to bolster up the unfair
Delineator?
Have you noticed that McClure's
Magazine is also member of the Fren-
zied Advertising Club i?
Have you noticed that the Crowell
Publishing Company (Woman's Home
Companion) granted the eight-hour
day to the non-unionists in the COM
| pany's employ, in the hope Of regain
ing public favor?
All in all, the condition in the struck
cities again demonstrates that the
printers have the strike situation we'll
in hand and that the result depends
entirely on the continued loyalty of the
membership affected by the eight
hour battle. -..@.s'-,s e.
JUDGEMENT AGAINST %<..