The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-10-26
GENERAL MENTION.
Interesting Items Mostly Swiped from
Bright Labor Papers.

Demand the LABEL
The union Iabel-that's all.
Look for the union label.
If it is not labeled, refuse it.
Union made shoes are sold by Rog-
ers &c Perkins.
\ union of Italian furniture workers
has been formed in Philadelphia.
Over IS per cent of Los Angeles,
Cal, electricians are now union men.
Brewery workers of indianapolis, re-
port trade good and demand for brew
ers.
There is not non-union broom
maker in Cincinnati. Twas the label
that did it,
The steamfitters in Los Angeles, Cal.
now receive IS a day and Saturday
half holiday.
The Catholic Knights of Ohio will
in the future have all their work done
in union shops.
"Blue Ribbon" cigars are union
made, Lincoln made and we'll made
Sold by all dealers.
According to International President
William Foley of the Plate Printers
Union, SO per cent of the craft is or
ganized.
Seventeen new local unions have
been formed by the Amalgamated
Sheet Metal Workers Alliance in the
last quarter.
The strike of the Stove Mounters is
stil] on at the Home Stove Co., Indian
apolis. Men are requested to steer
clear of that city.
About twenty iron molders and core
makers are out in the Menefee foundry
at Fort Wayne, Ind, because the COM
pany broke an agreement.
Labor unions of Cedar Rapids,
Mich, have a candidate in the field for
state representative, and are working
hard to secure his election.
The National Brotherhood OF Opera
tive Potters, in session at Akron, o.,
recently decided to build a home for
aged and INDECENT potters.
The Los Angeles Herald, without
solicitation, increased the minimum
wage of it's employees from the union
scale of $425 to IS per day
Representative Henry Harrison Bing-
ham of Philadelphia has been placed
on the blacklist of organized labor by
the American Federation of Labor.
The annual convention of the Inter
national Alliance of Theatrical Stage
employees at Boston, Mass, elected
John Stuartz, of ST. Louis. president.
The Amalgamated Leather Workers
Union of America has reaffirmed the
idea of high dues and adopted reso-
luton in favor of the nine-hour day
The International Association OF
Steam, Hot Water and Power Pipe
Filters and Helpers are now affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor.
1t is said that factory life in Man
chester, England, has produced stunt
ed race. OF 1900 men examined in
that city for he army 10000 were re-
iected.
The Steamboat tieup at Baltimore
has ended, the licensed officers re-
ceiying a raise. The withdrawal OF
the captains from the union was moi
urged.
With the exception of some OF the
railway organizations, the bricklayerH
and masons is the largest national OF
international union not affiliated with
The A. F. of l..
The labor unionists of Pittsburg are
,roing to erect labor temple to cost
100000. Each union subscribing fol-
the stock will be entitled to one di
rector on the board.
The Reading railway has decided to
increase the wages of its engineers
ilremen, conductors, brakemen, yard
men and other employees of that class
on all divisions from 5 to 10 per cent
I.athers report a gain throughou
the United States and Canada OF 3'
per cent and financial strength pro
portionately. Metal fathers can nov
work on wood lathing and vice versa
The Standard Oil company has re
instated the officers of the Natlona
brotherhood of Stationary Firemer
and has agreed to take up the question
oe increase in wages as soon as pos
sible
On September L number of Gel
man miners, who had been engage
ostensibly to fill new places in tn
mines at Jumet. Belgium, but VIII
found that they were expected t
take the place of number OF strif