The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-23

railroad shop men OF Minneapolis anu
ST. Paul. The outlook for strong
organization is said to be excellent.
Miss Jane Adams stated in an adj
dress in Chicago that the public is
giving encouragement to violations of
the child labor law >apatronizing
theatres where children re employed
on the stage.
Union and non-union lumber team
sters of Boston have voted to ask for
an increase in wages and reduction
of hours. They want nine hours
day, Monday to Friday. and five hours
on Saturday.
The strike of the Cigarmakers
against the firm OF Regensburg & Son,
New York, has been settled. Six hun
! bred men have returned to work, as
the firm signed an agreement for one
year, granting union conditions.
A correspondent or the Leather
workers Journal from Macon. Ga,
says as a result of an abused appren-
tice system the white children of that
city are working in factories while the
negroes are going to school
John Egnon Jacobs, of Troy, n. Y,
will be long remembered because of
provision in his will which provides
free hospital service at the Samaritan
hospital for the employees in all of the
collar and shirt manufactures Of that
| city.
The Patternmakers' League of North
| America has raised its assessment
| from 25 to 80 cents per week. 1t is
proposed to use the money paid in
| dues in building up the organization
| by placing organizers in the field in
| this country and Canada.
Union busters in Newark, N. J.,
placed great hope in securing as an
ally the firm of Mangel & Schmidt,
! whose contract with the Bakers Union
| recently expired But Mangel &
Schmidt promptly signed new union
shop, Union Label agreement.
President Gompers has decided the
election of the National Alliance of
Bill Posters and Billers of America,
which was held by A. P. Penny, of
Denver, Col, void, and instructed the
national executive board to elect n
new president to fill the vacancy.
! The state convention of the United
| Mine Workers adopted by a unani-
nous vote resolutions strongly con-
demning Dolan. In view of the Dolan
incident an amendment to the consti-
| tuition of the Illinois district was adopt
| ed giving the state convention power
| to GUST officers in convention.
Cigarmakers joint local unions of
| Chicago have planned to buy $4,000
| tract OF land for the purpose of estab-
| lshisg a trades union cemetery. The
principal object in this movement is to
provide resting place for members
Of this and other unions who die in
Chicago away from family and friends
| The cemtery will hold at least 5000
graves and will be thrown open for
members of other trades organizations.
III is expected that the latter will be
allowed proportion of the lots for use
| when needed
The closed shop principle has secured
;he judicial sanction of Judge Marcau
of the supreme court of Brooklyn. The
United States Printing company of
Ohio entered into an agreement with
stereotypers and electtptypers whereby
| it undertook to unionjze it's Williams
burg plant. Three non-union employees
we're given the privilege of joining the
union, but refused. To prevent dis
charge they secured an injunction, and
in the hearing the decision was against
them. The case, has been appealed.