The wageworker., 1906-10-05
GENERAL MENTION.
Interesting Items Mostly Swiped from
BRIGHT Labor Pape-..

Demand the label.
The union label-that's al.
Look for the union label.
II it is not labeled, refuse it.
Union made shoes are sold by Rog-
ers & Perkins.
New York nov has an eight hour
law.
BARRIERS have organized in Salisbury,
N. G.
Walters have organized in Atlanta,
Ga.
Plumbers of Miami, Fla, have Or
eanized.
There is a scarcity of unskilled
laborers in WaukeEan, Ill.
Blacksmiths and horseshoers OF
Camden, N. j., have organized
Brick, tile and terra Gotta workers
are organizing in Marion. Ill.
Miners in Indian Territory had the
1903 scale restored after strike.
State and county employees of Mas
sachusetts enjoy the eight hour day.
Unskilled labor of Kalispell, Mon,
receive from 81 to $3.50 per day.
All organized trades of Mt. Vernon,
O., are enjoying a Saturday half holi-
day.
Mill workers of Mascouta, ILL.,, are
the only unorganized workmen in that
city. f
Structural iron workers of youngs-
town, o., are on strike for Increased
wages.
Plumbers of Sherman, Tex, secured
an advance of SO cents a day after a
short strike.
Blue Ribbon cigars are union
made, Lincoln made and well made.
Sold by all dealers.
Cigarmakers of Sault Ste. Marie are
going after trust made products in
strong shape. ..... -.
Masons of South Haven, Mich, have
advanced wages to 81 per day of nine
hours.
WalIa Walla, Wash, trades union
lists have made their first payment on
their new labor temple.
After the first of next year painters
of Poughkeepsie, N. ", will receive s.
per day of eight hours.
Coal handlers of Westfall, Mass,
have increased their wages 81 per
week without strike.
The Massachusetts, legislature has
passed an eight-hour bill and two laws
relating to child labor.
Powder workers Of Marion. ILL.,. re-
sisted a cut in wages and are working
at last years scale.
An Injunction issued against the
meat cutters of Louisville, KY, was
dismissed in court.
In Boston the organized laborers re-
ceiye 50 per day. while the unorgan-
lied receive but $1.5O.
Wages of union men in Burnside,
KY, have increased about 71a per cent
over those of last year.
Patrick Carr, of the United Mine
Workers district board, is a candidate
for the Illinois state legislature.
The Georgia legislature has passed
a child labor bill which marks great
industrial advance in that state.
Flour mill employees and bakers OF
Los Angeles refused to handle non
union products and are on strike.
Efforts are being made to have d
bill passed in Nevada making the first
Monday in September Labor Day.
In Augusta, Ca, organized workers
have secured shorter hours. better pa.
and conditions than the unorganized
Unionists of Logansport, Ind, are
fighting the attempt to dispose of the
city light plant to private corpora
ton.
Iron molders, printers, plumbers
bricklayers, timers, plasterers ant
hod carriers are on strike in Bridge
port, Conn.
Detroit street car employees have re
oeived an advanced wage scale.
Six unions of Steam Engineers have
been chartered since May.
Unionists of Louisville, KY, are
striving for an eight hour day for enl
per day wages.
Press reports stating laboring mel
are needed in Topeka, Kas., are un
true. Plenty of workmen to suppl,
the demand.
Machinists OF Williamsport hav'
won their strike for nine hour da.
and now have control of the appren
tees.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES