The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-09-06
LABOR NOTES.
News of the Labor Field Boiled Down
|. To Minimum.

/ to Minimum.
| London, Ont.-An additional branch
office of the Ontario bureau of labor
has been established here.
Beaumont, Textile workers in
the oil fields are planning to reorgan-
Boston.-The N. Y, N. H. & H.
railroad has announced an increase
CT and 10 cents day for it's railway
clerks.
Fall River, Mass.-Fall River weav-
ers have accepted compromise that
47k yards constitute cut, and the
Threatened strike is off.
| Buenos Ayres.-Nine men have been
killed and many injured in a fight at
Bahia Blanca between harbor strikers
and the police.
London.-The number of women
employed at printers in England in
creases every year. At present there
are 200 in this city alone.
London.-In the paper-working in
day for men is Is cents; women, 8
cents, and children, cents.
Washington.-The headquarters of
the International Union of Carriage
and Wagon Workers of America will
shortly be established in this city.
Washington.-Pres. Samuel Com
pers of the American Federation of
Labor is writing book on Organ
fized Labor in the United States.'
| Portland. Ore.-Two longshore
mems unions will shortly meet for the
purpose of forcing the Hartman lines
to- meet the rates charged all other
lines
Springfield, Ill.-The striking pipe
men at the Wabash shops returned to
work, the company having granted
them an increase of wages from % to
81 cents.
/ Boston.-Coopers' Union No So has
announced that it is out for raise
Of 25 cents day for every member
at every shop. Many Of the largest
firms have already grapted it.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Drug clerks of
this city have taken up the matter of
the law regulating the hours of work,
a number of druggists having failed
to carry out it's provisions.
l. Mexico City.-The Mexican branch
OF the A. F. of L. has membership
of over $4,000, and all classes of labor
are included, but SO far membership
is confined to Americans employed
J in Mexico.
4 Washington.-By an executive order
the employees of the government print
ing Office are now enjoying a half
holiday during July, August and Sep
TENDER, the same as employees of other
departments.
New York-The United Hatters'
International Union has established
an International death benefit system
by which the nominee of a member
receives a stipulated sum upon the
death of member.
, Boston.-Church Organ Workers
Union, whose members are on strike
vorable prospects of an early and
complete victory. r
Readville, Mass.-The 2k per cent
wage increase for the carmen at the
shops of the n Y, N. H. & H. rail
road has gone into effect.
Medford, Mass.-William Foley, a
reelected president of the Interna-
tional Union of Steel and Copper
Plate Printers. Mr.. Mahan, who now
lives in Washington, was reelected
s secretary for the sixteenth consecu
time time.
Glasgow-The Scottish Cancellation
board decided upon another six and
! one-fourth per cent advance for the
5 miners. 1t is the third advance
s granted the miners within year, and
faffects $4,000 men.
London.-The highest accident
5 death rate among industrial workers
s ir Great Britain is among seamen (5a
( per 100000, and the death rate Of
seamen in sailing vessels is three
times as great as even this ratio
MISUNDERSTANDING 1907 strikes
( for increase of wages have been more
successful than those for any othe'
cause During 19O1-'05, per cent o.
all strikes and IL per cent of all lock
s outs were settled by joint agreement
and less than 2 per cent of the
strikes and a little over 2 per cen
of the lockouts were settled by arbi
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