The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-26
IN THE WORLD or LABOR.
;Review Of Weeks Work wnere Me
ohanies and Artisans Hold Sway.

trail have been reduced about two
hours a week
The open shop has been declared
by the Boston. Mass. Carriage and
Wagon Manufacturers association.
international Bricklayers' and Ma
sons union recently formed a union
Of the craft in Santa Rosa. Cal
\ plan is proposed in New York
city 10 establish labor union theatre.
II is proposed by this means 10 eX-
tend the labor union propaganda.
81 Paul. Minn.. cigarmakers adopt.
ed a resolution which was signed by
every member pledging himself 10 buy
none but union labe. clothing.
At Ottawa. Canada, the members oi
the International Painters union have
gone on strike to enforce the Satur-
day haifholiddy at present wages.
Mayor Fitzgerald Of Boston. Mass.
has agreed To- request the heads II
all city departments to bring me
wages of painters mp a. the union
standard where such Is not paid.
In Milwaukee. Wis. there area totai
OF 5iI47 factory employees Of which
S763 are. female and i5i33 are male.
Female employees over 10 years ~ age
comprise 1874 per cent
At the last meeting Of Carpenters
Grand District Council Of Eastern
Massachusetts the proposition oi
uniform initiation zee Tor every union
within IT, jurisdiction was discussed.
Oakland. Cal. street railway men
were receiving less than 20 cents an
hour at the time N organizing Nter
less than four years of organization
they the receiving % cents IN hour.
President Gompers Of the American
Federation Of Labor, ~ being over
whelmcd with letters indorsing the
positlon recently taken 10y the eNecn'
tive council on the subject Of labor
entering politics.
Chicago. M. gas and electric hN'
ture hangers went on strike recently
for an incrosc IN wages Of - cents
a day. The men. who are members oi
the brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers. were receiving $3.50 a day.
A union of opera singers hNo been
formed in New Yorl, city. The new
organization has charter from th'
American Federation Of Labor. Its
members will include French, German
English and Italian singers.
meeting OF labor men at Mon
treal. Canda, the question OF organ
izIng IN, Chinese laundry workers
into a separate organization OF thei
own WAS discussed at length. but NJ
action was taken. The matter Is to p'
further considered
decision 10 demand a general IN
crease in wages for every employe o
the elevated railways OF Chicago III
has 5rh made at a meeting OF tn
various unions Of the l. employees
Nore than 1000 employees were rel
resented az the meeting.
Strikes are threatened on man
bulldings In course or erection IN Ch
coeo. H.. by action taken recently D
the Associated Builing Trades 20 vi
hold the Intednational stonecutter
Union instead OF an independer
union orgaized during the lockout !
1901.
The increased wage rate for IN
conductors and trainmen OF the Ne
York. New Haven & Hartford raj
road recently went into effect. II Il
creases wages from 10 to 20 cents
dav I'm about every branch and give
better conditions to nearly all u
men.
new contract between Bunal
n. Y. plumbers union and the Ma
Ter Plumbers association has pee
made which provides for an increa'
of 20 cents day for the journeyme
The union has the clght'hour da
with the advance the men VIII !
ceive 81 day.
Representatives of 5000 chieaI
machInists have served on their el
ployers a SO-day notice OF DE- Al
for shorter working day, better al
conditions and many other minor
tails that have been refused by e
ployers in the siging OF the preVio
agreements with the men.
Before adjournment several REL
Iutions aimed against organized
boo were passed by the Cleveland
convention Of The National Me-
Trades Association. 4 resolution "
adopted approving Of the pJpose a
methods of the Citizens lnduS'r
Association of America.