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The Farmers unions of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory have over 10000 mem
bers. The organization is gaining u foot
hold in Missouri.
Fourteen Chicago printing firms have
broken away from the Typothet9 and
signed up eight-hour scales with the Typo
graphical Union.
Warnings to stay away from San Fran
cisco are being senl out. Workmen are
leaving that city for other points because
of local conditions.
President James NJ. Lynch of the |. 7.
I. reports ii steady gain of offices 10 the
eight hour ranks. The |. Il |. sent $50
Q to San Francisco.
New and revised schedules were OBJ
tanned on 81 systems last year by the
Order Of Railway photographers and 600
members We're added to the union.
The independent contractors of New
York have agreed to pay So q day for
fathers for eight hours work. The Build
ing Trades Employers Association pays
$500.
During the past few months three Of
the conservative labor leaders of the coun-
try have died. T.. J. Mcclure was first,
then J. =. Mcdonnell, and now Edwin
+. Gould.
On the recommendation of President
Urick of the Iowa State Federation Of
] Labor. the trades unionists of the Hawk
eye State have announced their intention
of going actively into politics.
The Chicago Federation of Labor is
said to have decided to boycott the re
ligious revival planned by Bishop Nc
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count of his recent utterance .losti!e to
organized labor.
The honor of having the fist labor
candidate in history is claimed IVY the city
of Dorchester, England. As long ago as
1863 the commons of the city put a shoe
maker named Collins in opposition TO the
nominee of the corporation.
Carpenters District Council RoSton)
last week decided to levy another s. as
sessment on every member Of the SO afiili-
ated organizations for the council defense
fund. The aggregate membership Of the
council organizations is G,OGO.
A years agreement was signed recently
by committees representing the Diamond
Manufacturers Association Of America
and the Diamond Workers Protective
Union. and an increase of about 10 per
cent III wages was SttuINh ny hihoi
The United States is the largest pro-
dncer of nails in the world. 1t is expect
ed that the production for the year will
be considerably over 100000 kegs in
wire nails, while the output in the
wrought iron article will exceed 100000
kegs.
Los Angeles shows the largest yearly
increase in labor union membership of
any city in California, the increase be-
ing more than % per cent. The member
ship in skilled trade unions in that city
increased from $3.50 to 1914 during the
last year.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men has been in existence % years, has
72S lodges. with $4,000 members, $1.5G0.-
600 in its treasury, pays out $14O,Oou
every 80 days in claims, has $S7, 100000
insurance in force, and has paid out SILL
512,636.13 in benefits.
The carpenters employed by building
concerns in the city of Providence gain
for the summer a half-holiday Saturday
afternoons without a reduction in wages.
under the decision of President w. II. p.
Faunce of Brown university, to whom
was referred the dispute over this ques-
ton in April.
Tho proposed Montreal (Can.) labor
temple, which it is estimated will cost in
the neighborhood of 100000, will be
made the headquarters of the newly or
gained Canadian labor party. Every
city in Canada will place labor candidates
in the field at the next general and pro-
vincial elections.
A union intended to include every ne
gro railroad employee in the Pullman car
service in the United States has been or
ganiZed by the p~orters, cafe and dining
car men running into New York City.
The union is known as the American As
ISOLATION of Railway Employees, and none
but a negro is eligible to membership.
In consequence of the lockout in the
metal trades at Berlin and other German
cities. a general strike of all skilled work
men, involving 100000 union a7l 10000
n~on-union workers, nga ged in the brass
and copper trades, was announced The
strikers chief demand is a minimum wage
scale of 81 marks, or about s. 4 week.
John Burns, recently selected for the
presidency of the English local govern
ment board in the new ministry formed by
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, but best
known to American trades unionists as
the successful leader of the great dock
workers strike of over a dozen years ago.
has made an appear TO union men TO De
temperate, even to the point of total alb
stinence.
Colorado Springs is in the race for the
$4,000 international home to be built
by the Plumbers, Gasfitters' and Steam
filters unions of the United States and
Canada. Over 500 packages of literature
descriptive of Colorado Springs and Pixies
Peak region have been sent to the various
unions by the Chamber of Commerce of
Colorado Springs, and these will be fol-
lowed up by personal letters. In each
package was a pamphlet telling about the
Union Printers Home. Thu location of
the home will be selected in a short lime
by a referendum vote of the unions.
1t has been officially announced that
George W. Perkins has been reelected
president of the international Cigarmak-
ers' Union by a big majority; Samuel
Gompers as first vice president; L.. A.
Bolts of Westfield, Mass, fourth vice
president j. A. Roberts of Tampa, Fla,
sixth vice president, and Gibson Weber
of Philadelphia, treasurer. There will be
another vote taken on Jnly ii for the
election of second, third, fifth and seventh
vice presidents, as none of the candidates
Ior these offices received a majority vote,
which. according to the constitution, is