The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-10-20
VICTORIES
FOR UNION PRINTERS
Steadily the I. +. U. is Gaining
In It's Fight For the Shorter
Workday.
Within One Month Twelve AID
ditions Have Been Made to
The List.

The List.
The International Typographical
Union has been engaged in one of the
greatest industrial fights for the past
year that has ever been waged by any
labor organization.
It has been the struggle for the es-
Establishment Of the shorter workday
and since its Inauguration on JAM. l..
last, steady progress has been made,
which nears complete victory for the
union printers in the very near fu-
ture. They have certainly proved
themselves loyal to the cause OF UNI
ionism by the manner in which they
and the heavy assessment which they
have paid each week to carry on the
struggle. There never has been such
an assessment in any labor organ1za-
ton and mono ever paid 80 willingly
and cheerfully. This, in brief, is the
whole story Of the fight Of the union
printers for the eight-hour day.
Duluth Typographical Union, No. 1876
is one Of the unions working under
the jurisdiction of the great I. T. u,
and on Oct s, 1905, it threw down the
gauntlet to the, propritors of book and
job offices. demanding that eight
hours constitute a days work. The
demand was refused and the local I'M
ion is still on strike to enforce its de-
mand. A number Of the Offices have
signed up with the union and are
working at peace with the local typo
graphical union, having signed an
agreement to that effect.
The officers and members Of the Du-
luth Typographical union have re-
| ceived the following cheering news
| within the last month. The Brooklyn
! Eagle Of Brooklyn, N. Y, has entered
| into an agreement with the Big Six
under which the composing room be-
| comes a union department and oper-
ates under union rules. Contracts
| with the various unions Of the printing
trades cover the departments Of that
| paper.
1.-THE Robson Printing Co., Of Easton
Pa, signed an agreement with the To-
l
strike roll to one in that city.
| The Mcconnell Press Co., Of New
York, also signed contract for the
eight-hour day and union conditions
with Typugrap hical Union No. 6 Of the
| city of New York.
The Passaic, N. Y, News has signed
an agreement covering the News job,
stereotype and press rooms. The
News has been non-union office for
years.
Freeman's Job Printing office of
shop contract, Passaic is under the
jurisdiction of the Patterson, New Jer-
sey, Typographical Union.
The Barr Printing House, New
York, as noted previously, has become
a. union shop. The concern changed
hands,
The A. H. Kellogg Co., a large pub
fishing firm Of New York, has also
made it's peace with No. 6 of New
York.
From New Haven, Conn.,, comes the
signed an eight-hour agreement with
the New Haven union. This is the
first break in the Typothetae ranks in
that city in twelve months.
The Foreign Language Press Co., of
Boston, Mass, has entered into a. con-
tract with the Typographical union
for an eight-hour day and the union
shop. Fourteen men went back to
their former positions.
The. German Demokrat of San Fran
cisco, as announced previously, signed
now use the label.
The Rob't. o. Law Co., Of Chicago,
effected settlement and about thirty
| men went back to work under a closed
shop agreement.
Calder, Conklin & Co., OF Charleston,
8. c., signed contract with the I'M
| ion and there are signs off further
accessions in that city.
The Laning Co., of Norwalk, Ohio,
has unionized its composing room and
the eight-hour day will become effec-
tive Jan. l, 1907. Twenty employees
will reap the benefits.
The above list is a pretty good rec
ord for about a. month, and the fight is
still on to the finish until every office
accedes to the demand Of the striking
printers for the eight-hour day.
Now as to the local situation There
are still a. few offices struck In this
city. Demand that your printing bear
the union label and this will help the
local boys in their fight; No office can
furnish it unless they have made peace
with the union.
Business men, remember the pledge
you made to the striking printers one
year ago, that you would have your
printing done In fair Office The
members of" the local union and their
friends are watching YOU to see If you
are men of your word. It is to your
advantage to keep. that pledge and
prove that your word is not an empty
statement made for the moment. The
merchant who refuses to have the
printers label on his printed matter is
the man who complains that the
working people do not treat him right.
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