The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

Transfers. the latter the recognized
union Of the American Federation Of
Labor. has won many additions 10 its
ranks the past week Red buttons are
10 be issued by the new organization
and its members propose 20 participate
IN Labor Day parade Members OF the
old union say that such an attempt will
cause trouble.
OmciaIs Of the Drivers, Sweepers and
! Holsters Union, employed in the street
/ cleaning department OF New York city,
charge Acting Street Cleaning Commits
sioner Gibson with petty graft. They al
/ Iogc that Gibson holds up every man on
/ the force for s. before he can secure a
position. Gibson denies the charge
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Cor
pany, OF Creighton. near Pittsburg. op-
Grating the largest plate glass plant I'm
the world. has declared war on the
United Mine Workers Of America The
glass company owns and operates for
/ its fuel a coal mine nearby, In which
: the members Of the miners union are
[ employed. and in which there has been
La strike for some time.
Information from the Virginia Con-
! gressional campaign indicates that all
I Of the Congressman up for reelection
are t. -orably disposed toward the de-
mands Of Orga aized labor. and viii not
/ be antagonized by the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor.
Leading coal operators controlling a
] large percentage Of the soft coal mines
+ in the Pittsburg district are fOrmulat-
/ ing plans for the organization OF a coal
! operators protective association to
/ night the United Mine Workers OF
/ America.
Eight members OF the Pittsburg Pat
! tern Makers Association, who left tina [
/ city several months ago 20 work on the
I Panama cannaL have returned home.
/ They were dissatisfied with conditions.
Notwithstanding the high rate Of com
pensation. Is GEMS an hour They say
that 10 would be none too high at a
dollar, and complain Of the commits
sary, stating that the prices eNacted
for table board are out of proportion
to the food furnished.
In Alexandra. Va. great interest has
/ been manifested IN the apprentice and
/ wage questions but all the factories
there have settled with the committee
and will start work on last years basis.
The manufactures report prospects
good and plenty Of good orders ahead.
BrickIayers IN San Francisco are
working eight hours at the rate of 81
an hour, and stin the demand for brick
layers Is not supplied.
81 ErraHrrra-
hanna division OF the Erie railroad. has
issued an order that no one shall be
+ employed I'm the future over the age OF
thirty-five years.
over 800 telegraph operators Of the
Santa Fe railroad have been granted a
voluntary Increase In their wages The
/ road employs only non-union operators
since the strike OF 1900.
over 100000 English-speaking people
now carry trade union cards
The farmers are beginning TO organize
labor unions. The United Brotherhood
OF Rural. horticultural. and Agricul-
tural Wage Workers Of America is the
name OF a new union launched al
Dallas. Tex.
A union casket factory will be started
at Chicago TO supply union-made collins
| to the Union Burial Association.
In 1928 a strike took place among
the tea picI1ers of the central Chinese
province for higher pay. They were
hanged by men in charge Of the trust.
Courts an0 e1aMyrprs