The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-17
UNION LABOR ACTIVE
ON THE PACIFIC COAST
Mayor of Spokane Will Recon-
mend Union Scale and Hours
on City Work.
Other Labor News of Interest to
Men in Every Trade from
Western Town.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 15.-Mayor
Floyd L. Daggett will bring to the at
tent1on OF the city council of Spokane
at Its coming meeting a resolution
l1,624 urging that no more franchises
be granted in Spokane. unless each
provides for the employment Of union
men and the payment of the union
scale of wages. The Federal union is
composed largely Of men employed on
city work. The measure, it is under
stood, has the support Of the mayor
and most Of the councilmen and If
adopted it will be enforced Immediate
ly after its passage.
F. M. Allen, business agent for the
Electrical Workers union, has return
ed to Spokane from San Francisco
with the information that Frank Did
ish, formerly of Spokane, has been
elected special organizer for the Pa
c1fic Northwest and will be kept in
! the field constantly.
Announcement is made that the city
Of Spokane will employ a sanitary ex-
pert, not connected with the health
department. the plumbers union or
the plumbing inspecting department to
draw up new plumbing ordinance.
The purpose Of this Is to show the
status of the masters. the unions and
the health department.
George Stecher and E. H. Quick,
said to be residents Of st. Louis, Mo-,
were arrested in Spokane a few days
ago at the instance Of the Switchmens
union. The men represented them
selves as being agents for the Craig
Publishing company authorized to
! collect funds for the Swltchmen's con-
vention at Detroit, Mich, in May, 1907.
The police were notified through E.
A. Cooney, president of the Spokane
Switchmen's union. The two men had
| collected more than $400.
A general advance in the wages Of
! the railway dispatchers on theh roads
| In the Pacific Northwest has been an
nounced. The chief dispatchers will
receive increases Of SIS, making their
| monthly wages SITS, while the advance
| ing their pay $40. -,
j. E. Kelley, president of the Spo-
kane Walters union, was presented
| gold badge, bearing the facsimile Of
| the union label and the emblem Of the
B. P. O. E. by the members Of that
body few nights ago. Every member
| Of the union is employed and the bust
| ness agent Is unable to supply the de-
| mand for men.
w: ]. Chord, business agent of the
| Spokane Transfers union reports that
| the organization is in an unusually
prosperous condition. New members
are being enrolled at every meeting.
| Eighty-five boilermakers in the en-
| ploy of the Northern Pacific railway
have obtained an Increase in wages,
| the scale ranging from 40 to as cents
| an hour. The highest wages are be-
ing paid in this part Of the country.
An agreement has been reached by
! the Spokane Central Labor union and
the Structural Building Trades alli-
ance for the exchange of delegates at
| their various meetings. ..
| The Structural Trades alliance of
| Spokane has named committee to
prepare new by laws and constitu-
| ton of that body the purpose being
| to have new working rules to place
! the organization on a more substantial
! footing.
The Mattresses Union Of Spokane
| entertained at it's annual ball in Col
umbia hall last Friday night, when
| representatives of every union in the
| city were in attendance.
| The Womeps Label league Of Spo-
! kane, has levied an assessment of 10
cents per capita to defray the expenses
Of delegate to the next annual con-
ventlon of the American Federation Of
Labor. The league has no voice In
the deliberations. but the members are
| loyal enough to be represented.
| Word has been received in Spokane
that the request Of the. .switchmen's
union for more pay to its members on
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific railroads has been granted.
The Carpenters union in Spokane
! announces there is Not an unfair en-
j ploying carpenter on it's list adding
o1o hot fnxxy mi
| penters in the city and district.
! Louis Shears of the electrical work.
ers> has written a letter to Secretary
Morrison Of the American Federation
of Labor to send representative to
Spokane to investigate the action of
the unions with reference to the Home
Telephone company. The union has
been Instructed to prepare statement
giving the history Of the disagreement.
If the washington legislature at its
coming session gives attention to all
the measures which the labor union.
| Of the eastern and western parts Of
the state seek to have enacted, the
solons will hav something to think
about for several days. Most of the
| measures are to the mutual benefit
Of employer and employe and will be
adopted.
Governor Albert E. Mead has given
out a statement that the railroads,
numbering and mining companies in
Washington, can give immediate en-
ployment to 10000 men, and employers
and business agents for labor unions
declare that several hundred skilled
mechanics and craftsmen IN Spokane
Structural steel workers, bricklayers
plasterers, carpenters and electrical
| workers are needed.
Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your print
er that the Bell Phone is Unfair.