The Forrest City times., 1907-05-24


 state organization Of eitE employees unions will be called in Boston.
 Beginning May {. at Columbus. Q. the Tin Plate Workers International association will hold it's annual con veHtioE.
 Last year the membership o5 the Australian Workers union stood al 25.000; to-day the roll shows 5U0g0 and t Is still increasing.
 So great is the rush of Australians to get back from south Africa thaJ r is necessary To secure a steamer pas- sage six weeks ahead
 Miners at the Gwalia Consul mine Hest Australia. refuse 10 work. owing to the reduction in their wages under the arbitration courts award.
 The members of the United Labor CTS, society. eE-Plored a the Cement works. Portland. x $. N. after a prolonged arbitration case. lasting three years. are to have improved con difions
 South Omaha. Neb.-The entire working force of all the packing houses in South Omaha, comprising about 5000 men. were notified that an advance in wages of from , to b Der cent. had been granted.
 Twen,y-ene new locals were char tered by the Amalgamated Associated of Street and Electric Railway Elm ployes in 1906, and the six that had lapsed were revived. making total gain .n membership of 6,701.
 The Washington. D. C. Central La hor Union is making extensive prep arations to celebrate Labor day The exercises will be held at the Benning race course. and the principal speak CTS will he William Jennings Bryan and Vice President Fairbanks.
 At the close of the Jamestown ex- position all union labeled products ex- hibited will be transferred to Wash ington. D. C, where | is proposed to hold an exhibit of all goods bearing the union stamp The local commit tees are enthusiastic over their work.
 The Master Builders association. of Seattle. Wash. has served notice upon the executive committee of the Build ing Trades Council that unless d setz tlemeat of the labor troubles he ef- tected The builders Will introduce Heu= union crews and proceed with their contracts.
 New York.-The second. third and fourth officers who resigned from the l service Of the eoastwise steamship lines because an increase in wages had not been granted them, with but q few exceptions cane to terms with the companies The outcome is a vie tory for the men, who receive sub tantial advances.
 South Omaha Neb-Au employees of the South Omaha backing concerns have been granted aa increase in wages of from to 15= per eeat. As q result of the announcement 201 men oa strike from Aemours aa8 Cuaahys plants returned to work. The G.a0e aasAaed labafefs eot the five Hes cent raise The highest increase goes ta skilled labore4s.
 Chieaeo.-Master pfastezers= a6IIiat- d with the Mastering Contractors as. s8catien declared tos an open shop and notices were estad in shops con trolled by these contractors declaring that in the faaee no discrimination wiH be shown as between union and nouanion piastc-ers. t is understood that similar action VIII be taaen by the m2ster plumbers and master faint- CTS associations
 l. is il the maintenance of way ao= parlmeHt that the youth with a diYlo- ma from technical institution finds a place First he is rodmau Then he is sent 10 the wards at Altoona. 1 Pa which are tfe greatest in the world-segea mics loue-wfta g10 miles ef track There tae candidate l for railroad Eeeozs learns to keep eas records and classify e4as to handle switches, "a manipulate signals. and fo da many another job th8t .At =fran= CT sort of railroad men mus know al about
 Philadelphia -Moae college trained men are wanted in the service If The Henns&ivau.a eaiaroa1.- aHa steps are being taken to obtain them. The com any s tremendous improvements in New York and area. extensions als along It's lines have created new pos.- liens which must he filed hv eH- einces and operating officials CT a3al- " and judgment Some employees wh1 have not had technical raining VII, ol course fise from the bottom 10 the because some men caa1 |. ke9g down Ha,. other thiass hatne# equal The nan waa has eoae through a ss5a- lar cesrse If tgoia.ns ls Che ore v.l VII fe eiFea preference.
 san Francisco acaeaEv al cf ths operators of tfa Pa5lHc States Fe'e=rauh and Telarhaae canfa7r suucA for increased Naees. Book keepers aad ether amfl layes if tha company are aeHus 4s operators peRaHs the engagement ot uaa4aton girls
 \ circular has been calculated h- he Panama canal a.aarfri5s abolish iae cumulative leaves of absence and