The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-07-13
Mass, Murphysboro, Ill.,, and Ham

Funeral drivers Of New York City
were granted their demand for an in
crease wage of $500 a week.
DO it now" There is more real in
spiration in these words than any
others ever grouped together.
Fur workers are now agitating de-
mand for their label, and planning a
campaign for the coming season.
The Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers have formed a new union in
Hamilton, Ont, and Vancouver, B. c.
Pill Posters have lately formed a
new union in Scranton, Pa, and ex-
pect to organize Toronto, Can, soon.
Hardwood Finishers and Marble
Workers of Kansas City, Mo-, have or
ganized. Upholsters and Mattress
Makers are forming unions.
Central Labor Union Benefit at the
Oliver, Thursday evening, July 26,
rendered by the Fulton Stock Co. and
Manager Zehrung.
Max S. Hayes will address the
United Trades and Labor Council of
Cleveland on July 18. His subject will
be Political Action
The Lathers have formed new
unions in Brooklyn New York City,
Philadelphia, Hannibal, Mo-, Chicago
Heights, ILL.,, Waterbury, Conn.,, and
Waltham, Mass.
The Cleveland branch of the Stronl-
berg-Allen Publishing company of Chi
cago, signed the eight-nour agreement
demanded by the Cleveland Typo
graphical Union.
The photographers are considering
demand for an eight-hour day. They
now work fifty-three hours per week.
The various locals have expended IS.
500 IN death benefits.
Typographical Union No. 16 has Sc
cured about 200 pictures Of rats" for
what they style their rogues gallery.
The pictures will be pub! shed AMI
sent broadcast over the country.
The Internal ional Union OF Elevator
Conductors have decided to affiliate
with the Structural Building Trades
Alliance, and application has been
made for a charter from that body.
Elevator Construc .ors have secured
new agreements with the employers
in Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia and
Pittsburg The agree ment aggregates
an increase of per cent in wages.
All truth is safe, and nothing else is
safe; and he who keeps back the truth
or withholds it from men, from mo-
tives of expediency, is either cow
ard or a criminal, or both.-Max Null
Ter.
The painters of Newark, N. J., have
won their demands for an increase
from $3.2S to $3.50 per day The brick
layers secured raise of rs cents a
day. The matters compromised on a
slight advance.
Probably the federal grand jury that
found an indictment against the to-
bacco trust had been treated to one
of the choice brands that are sold in
some of the drug stores land cigar
stands in this city.
What part of your wages earned the
past week under union conditions have
you spent in the purchase of union la
be: products, and what part in the pur-
chase of unfair goods? Take ali in
ventory-The Labor News.
The Lathers of Cleveland have
raised their initiation fee to $25 and
the dues are $3.50 per month.
He that will not reason is bigot;
he that cannot reason is fool; he
that dares not reason is slave.-Sir
William Drummond.
Having sold the Eleventh Street
lunch counter, I opened a table res
taurant ON South Twelfth street. I
have now removed the tables and put
il lunch counter; open at a. m. and
dinner from IL a. m. till 2 p. m
Quick service Don Cameron, ITO So
18th "a
The Curtis Publishing company, of
Philadelphia, publishers of the Ladies'
Home Journal and the Saturday Even
ing Post, has refused to grant the
shorter work day to their composing
room employees unless they retract a
statement that they will not work
with non-union men," Typographical
Union No. has charge and will fight
the case to it's bitter end. Do your
part.
Strong unions prevent strikes.
There is such a thing as armed peace
A boy will kick yellow cur to make
him run and howl. But the bulldog
has the right of way and no questions
asked. The fear of a mighty bite
saves the bulldog many kick. To
all whom it may concern: We are not
yellow dogs. We don't want strike,
but we will if we have to. We want
better collective bargaining. We want
to avoid conflict. There will always
be strikes but it is our duty to minim-
iza them '-E,ychanpe