The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-20


Chicago Federation of Labor.
The constitution of the A. f. of L.
is to be printed in Spanish.
OF 80 locomotives just ordered for
the Grand Trunk railway, 20 will be
built in Canada and only 20 in the
United States.
Thousands of mill operatives
throughout New England, most of
whom are employed in textile manu-
facturing establishments, have re-
sumed work.
Mayor Fitzgerald of Baston has as
sured labor union officials that there
will be no discrimination in the city
departments against any man because
of his labor organization affiliation.
From little acorns large oaks do
STOW. Porto Rico has three flourish
Shoe Workers Union. The union
stamp travels fast and is today found
in all civilized countries of the globe.
The reputation of the shoe is the
cause of this worldwide publicity.
General President of the CONNER
cial Telegraphers of America, w. w
Beattie, of Chicago, is in Washington,
where he will assist the two tele-
graphers who are members of con-
gress in drafting bills in the interest
Of the operators.
The Damascus Nickel Steel Com
rsny plant of East Carnegie, Pa, has
resumed after a shutdown of four
teen months. The plant is now under
the control of the Carbon Steel Com
pany of Pittsburg. The new manage
ment intends to make the Damascus
grades Of steel besides the crucible
and commoner grades.
Electrical Railway employees of
terurban, secured an agreement with
that company to run until May 1, 1909.
and thereafter unless notice is flied
so days previous to termination.
The Friend paper mill at Dayton,
o.. resumed operations with 1900
men on Monday.
Glass telegraph poles are to be
used in Germany. 1t will be interest
ing to bystanders when the first line
man attempts to go up one of those
poles with pair of climbers.
The Valley plant of the Republi
Steel & Iron Company and several de-
rartments of the Brown-Bonnell steel
pant at Youngstown, O., have re-
sImed, giving employment to 5000
men.
There will be no strike of firemen
on the Missouri Pacific, trouble hav-
ing been averted through the efforts
Of Charles P. Neill, United States La
tor commissioner, and Martin A
Knapp, chairman of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The Ohio Federation of Labor will
fight Senator Foraker for any posi-
bands of Ohio voters.
Trustees of the sanitary district IN
Chicago nave decided to provide ev-
cry employee of the electrical depart
llent with accident insurance, as
does the Commonwealth Edison and
ether large manufacturers of cleo
tlical power IL the country.
The Italian government has present
ed bill prohibiting bakers from
working at night and establishing a
heavy fine in case of infraction, which
will go to the fund for incapacitated
and aged workmen.
Steam and hot water filters in
the fact that their trouble is being
| SO amicably settled.
| Garment workers and bosses en-
| ploying union labor in England have
favorably considered the suggestion
to fight the sweating system by a I'M
| ion label to be affixed to all garments
made under fair conditions.
With the signing of a contract by
| the Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway,
| the machinists' union now has an I'M
Outstanding with six Northwestern
railroad companies. All of these
reads are paying the union scale of
| 40 cents an hour, and the men are
working nine-hour day. There has
never been a time when the railroad
machinists were working under bet
ter conditions than at present.
A Terre Haute, Ind, rat" printing
office has been fined by an Indiana
court for using bogus label of the
Terre Haute Allied Printing Trades