Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
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The Farmers unions of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory have over 10000 mem
oers' The organization is gaining a loot
hold in Missouri.
Fourteen Chicago printing firms Lave
broken away from the Typothet@ and
signed up eight-hour scales with the Typo
GRAPHICAL Union
! warnings to stay away from San Fran
cisco are being sent out Workmen are
leaving that city for other points because
of local conditions.
President James NJ. Lynch of the /. IT
U. reports a steady gain of Offices to ths
eight-hcur ranks. The l. T. U. sent $780,
600 to San Francisco.
New and revised schedules were OBJ
tanned on "a systems last year by the
Order of Railway Telegraphers and 600
members were added to the union.
The Independent contractors of New
| York have agreed TO pay $6 day for
fathers for eight hours work. The Build
ing Trades Employers Association pays
| $3.50.
During the past few months three of
the conservative labor leaders of the coun-
try have died. p. j. Mcclure was first,
then ]. p. Mcdonnell, ami now Edwin
f. Gould.
| On the recommendation of President
| UricR 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
| Cabe of the Methodist church, on ac-
count of his recent utterance hostile to
| organized labor.
The honor Of having the first Labor
candidate in history is claimed hs the city
of dorchester, England. As long ago as
1858 the commons of the city put shoe
maker named Collins in opposition to the
nominee of the corporation.
Carpenters District Council (Boston)
last week decided to levy another 81 as
sessment on every member of the 80 affili-
ated organizations for the council defense
fund. The aggregate membership of the
council organizations is 5000.
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 in wages was secured by the union.
The United States is the largest pro-
Queer 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 1000, 900
kegs.
Los Angeles shows the largest yearly
increase in labor union membership OF
any city in California, the increase De-
ing more than % per cent The member
ship in skilled trade unions in that city
| increased from 3,2S6 to 1914 during the
last year.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men has been in existence % years, has
/ 72S lodges with $4,000 members, $780,
900 in its treasury, pays out $4,000
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.
The 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 porters, 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 negro is eligible to membership.
In consequence of the 10 -iout in the
metal trades at Berlin and other German
cities, general strike of all skilled work.
men, involving $4,000 union a7l 100000
non-union workers, engaged in the brass
and copper trades, was announced. The
strikers chief demand is a minimum wage
scale of 81 marks, or about So week.
John Burns, recently selected for the
presidency of the English local govern
ment board in the new ministry formed by
Sir Henry mpbell-Bannerman but best
known to American trades unionists as
the succC ssful leader of the great dock
workers strike of over a dozen years ago.
has made an appeal to union men to be
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, Gasftters' 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 pamphlet telling about the
Union Printers Home. The location Of
the home will be selected in a short time
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 Westield. 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 July II for the
election of second, third fifth ana seventh
vice presidents, as none Of the candidates
for these Offices received a majority vote,
which, according to the constitution, is
necessary for election.
Over 100000 was paid in sick and
death benefits last year by unions afil-
fated with the American Federation of
Labor.
Corporation Counsel Lewis Of Chicago
has decided that union wages and hours
shall prevail for the employees Of fhe city.
IF they work on holidays and Sundays
he holds that they should receive double
pay.
There are $1,000 miners out Of work in
districts II, 81 and -. About 10000