The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-08
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

men is lending moral and financial
aid to the printers in their strike for
an eight-hour day.
The brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers has decided to remove its
headquarters from Washington, ID. c.,
to Springfield, III.
state Factory Inspector Delaney of
Pennsylvania has arranged for more
rigid enforcement Of the bill passed
by the last legislature to abolish child
labor in Pennsylvania factories and
workshops.
The reports OF the officers show that
the United Brotherhood of Carpeters
and Joiners now numbers 1859 local
unions with an aggregate membership
OF 1921.
Nine hundred teachers of Schuylkill
county. Pennsylvania, have declared
in favor of forming a protective union,
It being the intention to ultimately af.
fliate with the American Federation
OF Labor The chief aim is TO gain
protection against paying tribute 20
school directors for the privilege Of
teaching.
The New England convention OF
street railway mems unions meets in
Boston next week to take action to
assist in the legislative campaign
for bill regulating the hours of
street railway men, in the interest OF
public safety.
A proposition to raise a fund of
$50, 600 to establish home for aged
and disabled sailors Is being consider
ed by the international Seamens
union.
The American Federation of Labor
will protest to the United States gov
ernment against the employment of
aliens in the United States geological
survey.
The International Union Of Briclay.
| ers and Stonemasons of America
meets in annual convention in Mime
apolis next Monday. The session will
probably last two weeks, as much
business of Importance awaits atten-
| tion.
The brick layers, hod carriers, struc.
tural iron workers, carpenters and
plasterers' international unions have
a combined membership of over 75o..
600 in the United States
The secretary of the department of
commerce and labor of the United
States has issued circular announc-
ing the prohibition of convict labor
on any federal contract, public build
ing, lock or canal.
A bill to come before the preseE.
session of congress has been frame
by the commissioners of the District
of Columbia to prohibit absolutely the
employment to any children under
the age of fourteen years and the EN-
ployment of those under sixteen viii
be limited to certain conditions.
NAA'holNt HlNHtil d'l'lN h'Nt b'''
completed for the annual convention
of the International Hod Carriers an
Building Laborers Union of America
which will be held in Utica, n. Y.
next week. Owing to the expense OF
annual gatherings the matter of hold
ing biennial conventions in future will
be. considered and acted upon.
The recent convention of the Anal
gamated Association of Street Raj!
way employees of Chicago establishe,
an old age pension fund.
What is believed to be the frs. L.
bor union on the Pacific coast of au
tomobile drivers and helpers has beer
formed at Los Angeles. The union has
been granted n charter by the Interna
tional Brotherhood of teamsters
French metal workers have decided
to raise contributions so as TO provide
more funds for strikes. to establish
benefits and to maintain pail district
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