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the bool<binding and paper-box making
establishments in Saxony have been
working to secure higher wages.
President Ryan of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers decided, at, the request
of the New York District Council of
Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Unions
to call a national strike against the
Iron League. 1t will affect 10000 struc-
tural iron workers and indirectly throw
more than 100000 workers out of en-
ployment.
Chicago mattresses opened a union
hospital in their rooms at 1S9 Dearborn
street, where it is proposed to furnish
first aid treatment to members of the
organization suffering from injuries re-
ceiVed while at work. The hospital will
be conducted under the auspices of the
union and the president has been chos-
en- head nurse
The recent decision handed down by
the Appellate Division of the New York
Supreme Court, declaring that the law
which prohibits the insertion In a con-
tract between an employer and an en-
ploye Of a clause forbidding the latter
to join trade union is unconstitution-
al, was based upon the broad assump-
ton that such laws are in the nature
of 'class legislation
The sixth annual convention of the
California State Federation of Labor
was held in Oakland. Cal. recently.
Over $50 delegates were in attendance.
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals. at Cincinnati, O., recently rem
dered decision to the effect that the
Chinese Exclusion Act of April Z, 1904,
Notwithstanding the lasping of the
treaty between the United States and
China.
The work of the Japanese and Kor-
can Exclusion League has recently been
formally Endorsed by organized labor
throughout California.
Plumbers of Boston, Mass, and Hart
ford, Conn.,, have been granted an in
crease from $3.50 to 81 per day.
Plasterers at Pittsburg were granted
an advance OF 20 cents per day, making
$3.50 per day Of eight hours.
The Journeymen Bookbinders' Union,
of San Francisco, has secured the eight
hour workday to take effect July 1,
In 1880 week for forwarders finish
ers and rulers ..
Out of 247 printing. houses in New
York City. 40 have signed the eight
hour day and CLOSED shop agreement
with the printers, according to a state
ment issued on January 9, by. President
Mccormick of Typographical Union No.
s.
The Supreme Court of Colorado has
granted supersedeueas in the case
brought against the mine operators of
Leadville which will result in testing
a portion Of the new law on black
listing when the case Is heard on it's
merits.
The 1sthmian Canal Commission has
adopted suggestions made by chair
man shonts to experiment. with labor
from the North part OF Spain in con-
struction work on the Isthmus.
The last monthly report of the en-
ployes' relief fund for the Pennsv1van;a
Railroad company's lines east of Pitts
burg and Erie shows that the pay
ments Of benefits to its members and
the families Of deceased members for
the month of November, 1906 amount
ed TO $1l3,6O9.91, of which. $45,739.36
was on account of death and $67,87O.65
on account of disablement by sickness
and accident. The payments thus far
are stated to have amounted in the az
gresate to $14,217,475.s5, of which S.
S43,S39.64 was on account of death Of
members and $8,373,636.21 on account Of
disablement.
Austrian country doctors who ..r
dissatisfied with their rate of payment
are preparing to strike They declare
that they will no longer. vaccinate the
poor for four cents a person, when
veterinary surgeons receive sixteen
cents for inoculating each head of
cattle. They point out that qualified
doctors for examining "tramps and
Migrants" receive less than BARRIERS
who cut the hair of the same individ-
uals. They declare that they will cease
work except in cases OF extreme peril
unless the government increases the
wholesale payment of public medical
attendants.
A strike has been declared on the
Cuban Central Railway at: Cienfueeos
and in the Sagua district. The men are
demanding that they be paid in Ameri-
can money. If the strike continues there
will be considerable financial loss as
number of sugar estates depend upon
the railway for transporta ton of their
cane to the mills for grinding. Nearly
all traffic has been tied up.
Detroit Electrical Workers have ar
ranged for series of lectures on the
ethics of their calling.
There were 1O1 deaths in 1905 amonp
the members Of the Chicago Truck
Drivers Union. The benefits paid
amounted to $13,12S. About $50, 900 was
paid in strike benefits.
Blacksmiths employed on the Rock
Island railroad system have made
new agreement for the ensuing wear.
A slight increase in wages was grant,
ed.
About 100 men employed on the Tren-,
ton division of the Philadelphia and
Reading railway have received notice
of increase pay and shorter hours,
A new. embarrassment to the govern
ment has arisen in connection with the
digging of the Panama Canal. This
time it is the likelihood of a fight with
no In or mt