The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-07
NEWS OF TRADE AND LABOR
Information Concerning Those Dona
OF

Reports from the brotherhood head
quarters in indianapolis as to the ref
erendum vote of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners on the
two plans of amalgamation of the
brotherhood with the Amalgamated
| Society of Carpenters and Joiners
| show that a majority of the members
of the brotherhood are in favor of the
plan proposed by their organization.
The vote of the Amalgamated Society
will be known this month. If it should
adopt the plan of the brotherhood the
| amalgamation will take place Novem-
| Der Is. 1907.
| In most callings when a member
| happens to meet with fatal accident
operations are suspended for the day.
Local union No. 1904, of the United
Mine Workers, has passed resolu-
ton which provides for the men to re-
main at work and donate rs per cent.
| of the wages earned at the mine on
| the day of the accident. 1t further
requests that the company contribute
an amount equal to that raised by the
| workers.
The stevedores and longshoremen's
|
granted by the employing concerns
with the exception of the American
Hawaiian Steamship company, of San
Francisco. The employees, however,
refused to return to work with non
union men and as a consequence all
the lumber vessels are tied up.
The delegates to the International
Typographical union convention &C
| copied the arbitration arrangement
with the American Newspaper Pub
fishers association, assurance being
| given by Frederick DriscOll, labor
commissioner for the publishers, that
February. The agreement insures the
publishers against walkouts, strikes
or boycotts, they agreeing to arbitrate
all differences respecting wages, hours
and conditions of labor.
The cry for labor sent out from San
Francisco has been heard around the
world. Forty skilled mechanics have
arrived from Australia, where they
were paid So day. They will re-
ceive at least twice that pay here.
Protests against the alleged viola
ton of the eight-hour law and the en-
ployment of Chinese coolie labor on
Panama canal works were filed with
the isthmian commission at Washing
ton by representatives Of district as
sembly No. &c, Knights of Labor
Hot Springs, Ark, was selected for
next years convention OF the Interna-
tional Typographical unioa, the vote
being: Hot Springs, III; Indianap-
oils, 70. The proposition to increase
the salaries of the president and secre-
tary-treasurer from $1,000 to $1,000
per year was adopted.
The new Municipal Federal building
in course of erection at Washington
has been placed under the ban of or
ganized labor because it is said the
contract for the plumbing and gas fit
ting has been awarded to a firm that
will employ nonunion workmen. Fifty
seven building contracts, involving
about $50 structures, have been en-
tered upon the black list" of the
trades unions.
Officials of the Wigan (England)
Card Room Operatives association
made an application for fve-cent
advance in wages. In the event of the
employers refusing the advance 1,4OO
Or $500 car and blowing operatives
and ring spinners will be thrown idle
The successful negotiations of wage
agreements on the different street rail
roads in Chicago has given impetus
to the work of organization among the
street railway men in surrounding ter
ritory.
Revised figures indicate that the
immigration to this country during the
fiscal year ended June 80 last was
1854 greater than it was during the
fiscal year of 1905. The immigration
during last year aggregated 1,1O0,073
against 1,026, 499 for the previous year
Most of the immigrants came from
Austria ungary, Russia and Sweden
and Italy. Fewer came from England
Scotland, France, Germany than for a
good many years.
The union bakers of Chicago sue
ceeded in establishing new wage
scale in every shop but one in that
city. They received a fiat increase OF
one dollar per week over the old scale
Nearly all employers in the carpen
tering trade in Manhattan, whether
members of the master carpenters as
sociation or nonassociation men, so of
ficials of the carpenters union report
have granted an increase in wages
from $3.50 to $3.50 day.
Provisions were made at the con
vention of the Amalgamated Window
Glass Workers association in Cleve
land recently looking toward CONSOLE
dating with the Cutters and Flatten
ers association, which is strong in the
Pittsburg districts. At the last con
vention of the American Federation OF
Labor the former organization was ad
mitted to membership, and is the only
bona fide body holding jurisdiction
over the cutters, flatteners, gatherers
and blowers.
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