The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-10-13
THE UNION PRINTERS
Make MORE Gains
Two Firms in Washington Sign
the Scale for the Eight
Hour Day.
The Duluth Union Begins the
Second Year Of It's Fight
With New Life.

With New Life.
The International Typographical
the eight hour day, which was inaugur-
ated In January LIST or the present
year.
Duluth typographical union No. 1856
received word last Monday morning
that the George E. Howard Publishing
company of Washington, D. c., one of
the most important Typothetea firms
Of the capital city has signed the scale
for the eight hour day and the closed
shop. The victory was clean, all the
non-union men being discharged and
union men took their places. Nego-
tiations with other Offices in the city
indicate that In the near future the
Columbia Typographical union will
have some more good news to report
on Oct 3. Thos. w. Cadick, manager
of the Globe Printing company of
Washington, D. c. signed for the eight
hour day and the closed shop. Mr.
Cadtck was the local secretary for the
Typothetea Of Washington, a delegate
to the national convention of the United
Typothetea of America at Buffalo last
July, and also member of the execu-
tive committee. The victory was clean
and honorable, all the strike breakers
being discnargeu.
From Grand Rapids, Mich, also
comes good news Of a signing of a firm
there for the eight hour day.
The Duluth Typographical union
starts In on the second year Of its fight
for the eight hour day with renewed
energy and vigor. The committee hav-
ing the local situation in charge will
pursue new plan of action In the
struck shops of this city which will be
very effective. The union label will
be the factor, and the local union will
boom 1t with determination that Will
win. One year IS a long time to be
in a fight but the members of the local
typographical union seem to sterngtn-
en- with age. The reduction or the
assessment for strike purpose Is an
assurance that the end is drawing to
a. close. From all over the country
the news is being daily received where
the Typothetea shops are surrender1ng
to the International Typographical
are needed by the employers In the
printing business, and they well know
from experience that such men are not
to be found outside Of the international
Typographical union. 1t stands to
reason that men who know their bus
mess do not have to work long hours
at any wages. Nobody better knows
the fact than the employing printers.
The skilled mechanic in his line is
worth all he gets.
For the past year every effort has
been made all over the country to try
and fill the places of striking printers
who made the demand for the eight
hour day. With what success can
clearly be seen. Over 500 cities in
the United States had to sign up with
the closed shop. The men could not
be had to 40 the work of the men who
demanded the eight hour day. The
printer is skilled workman and a
person well advanced in intelligence.
His habits are those Of a gentleman.
His Views on social and political econ
omtcs are inclined to conservatism.
This knowledge Of the printers char
acter, along with his peaceful efforts to
shorten the hour; of labor, have won
for him the sympathy and approval
OF the thinking MASSES A clean and
orderly strike Is a rare spectacle. This
is what the great strike of the Inter-
national Typographical Union has been
since it was inaugurated the first Of the
year, and this is the reason that it is
a. winning fight Remember the boys of
Duluth are still fighting for the shorter
workday. Help them out by demand
ing the union label If you belong
to society Of any kind outside of
your local union, see to 1t that the
printing is done in fair Office and
bears the union label-the emblem of
all that Is just and right.
The Union Printers Home at Color
oado Springs, Colo, erected and main
tanned by the m embers Of International
typographical union is certainly an
institution of which all members of the
organization can very we'll be proud,
says A. Murphy, the delegate from. the
Duluth Typographical union to Color
ado Springs at the recent convention
there. It is truly monument to
unionism and speaks louder than words
Of the cause which it represents. The
old and the intirm members Of the 1. T.
U. here find haven of rest where every
comfort and convenience Is furnished
to make them happy. It is conducted
in a first class manner, and the strict