The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-04-07
TIRE DULUTH STRIKE
Of JOB PRINTERS
After Six Months of a. Struggle
For the Eight Hour
Day. .
The Situation Is Much Better
- and the Union Label Is
=.
in Demand.

which commenced last October in all
book and job offices in this city,
which refused to grant the eight
hour day demand of the Duluth Typ
ographical union, is still in progress.
The officers and members of the local
union are still prosecuting hard
fight against the struck shops. While
these does not appear to be much of a
fight in the face of it to the public,
still those effected by it could tell
story. The employers who have still
refused to concede the demand Of the
striking printers, know it to their sor-
row, that the strike it still on and :
very much on at that. They have
been struggling along with incompet-
ent help, which has destroyed much
work on account of poor workmanship
and have made several changes about
In their composing rooms to try and
better themselves and relieve them a
little from what they have been up
against for the past six months. It
has been bitter six months for them,
they have paid dearly for their efforts
to defeat the union and they don't want
TO ever run up against such a pro-
position again. At first the union met
with united opposition in its demand,
with but two exceptions, and has since
made steady progress in its contention
for the eight-hour day, several shops
having been forced to sign the scale
of wages and hours demanded by the
union.
The struggle of the international.
Typographical union for the eight
hour day is national in character and
since 1naugurated has been gaining
all over the country. Duluth is not
behind in it's effort as local branch
Of the International association and
believes that ultimate victory must
come to 1t. The eight hour day is
just and right and the employers of
printers in Duluth, who have not yet
signed the demand of the union for
the shorter work day, might Just aa
| we'll make up their minds that the
eight-hour day is here and it is here
| to stay. The Typographical union will
never receede from the position that
1t has attained in this question now.
Within three months from the. begin
ming Of the contest we have two thirds
Of the tiles IN the United States aud
Canada working under the Jurisdiction
of the I. T. u, have signed up the
scale of the unions and they have been
! complete victories.
Every friend of labor should not for
| get the printers in their present con-
| fict. They are conducting most
peaceable fight and for this reason we
! should not lose sight of the fact that
it is bigger conflict that we think and
has very wide scope, for it en-
braces the whole country.
! Don't forget the union label on your
| printing and ask your friends to do
likewise. In this way you will help the
union printers, who are now locked out
| OF a number Of offices in Duluth for
| the past six months.
Demand the label on your printing.
Have your merchant with whom you
! do any business, see to it that his
printing Is done in a union office and
bears the trade mark Of union work
| the union label.
Eight hours a day in a printing Of
flee Is enough and conditions can be re-
gulated accordingly and without any
loss to the employers.
Boost the label, call for the label and
thus help Duluth Typographical union,
| No. 1S6 to finish up it's fight for the
! elght-hour day. which is nearly won.
! All together for the union label and
the striking printers. They deserve it.
They are making a hard fight and 4
long fight, and they are going to win.