Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-02
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Journeymen tailors at PaIo Alto, Cal,
have organized.
In several States the machinists' unions
have increased nearly 800 per cent in
membership during the last year.
Fourteen new unions have affiliated
with the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor since the beginning of the year,
and five applications are pending.
San Francisco (CaL) union men affil-
lated with the iron trades council have
voted to strike May l. Over 5000 men
are involved. They demand an eight-hour
day.
Chicago (IlI.) elevator men have been
negotiating with the building managers
for an increase of so a month in wages
and the matter has been submitted to ar
bitration.
During the twentyone years of the
existence of the United Hatters of North
America they have used 270,000,000 la
bells. Last year the union hatters made
nearly 100000 hats.
A new wage scale increasing the wages
of the union BARRIERS of Oakland, Cal. is
under discussion between the bosses and
the employees. The wages will be arrang-
ell upon a sliding scale.
The International Union of Bill Post
ers and Billers have articles of agree
ment with all circuses and outdoor shows.
through which all bill posting and billing
will be done by union men.
The Musicians Union of Cincinnati.
Ohio, is in a tangle with the Cincinnati
Orchestra Association. The main cause
of the trouble is over the desire of the
association to draw on European talent
to the detriment of musicians in this
country.
Many members of the United Associa-
ton of Plumbers, Gas Filters and Steam
Filters are urging that the organization
establish a home for the aged and in
firm, along the same lines as the typos.
At a meeting held in New York re-
Gently it was announced that arrange
ments are being made for the formation
of a permanent organization in favor of
abolition of child labor. 1t was stated
that the movement was national, and
hope was expressed that the Organization
would succeed in arousing public senti-
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of no use.
Record figures are presented in the last
quarterly report of the Amalgamated So
ciety of Engineers of England. Its re-
serve funds now amount to f12S 931, and
during the last three months its member
ship has risen from 102,S06 to 1O4. $50.
The society has never been so prosperous
in its history.
St. Paul (Minn.) tailors, who have
been affiliated with an independent
union for long time, have concluded to
become a regular" organization. A
committee from the Minneapolis union
has been comforting with the st. Paul
men. and it is announced that the change
will be made soon.
Chicago (Ill.) electricians wish a scale
of So a day, an increase of so cents day
over their present scale. They do not
make any agreements with employers.
They set their own working rules, and
they have had no trouble in enforcing
them for several years.
Chicago (In.) machinists propose to
raise a defense fund of $4,000 in the
local district TO meet any strike emer-
gency that may arise. Each member at
work will be assessed 81 a week during
the four weeks of this month, and in
case of strike this fund will be used
for emergency purposes, outside of the
regular benefits paid by the international
organization.