The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-24
Labor Notes


Car Workers has been instrumental
IN securing a wage increase Of from
20 to 30 percent for the men en-
ployed in the construction and main
tenance of railroad cars.
The Illinois Allied Printing Crafts
union will hold its fourteenth annual
convention in Peoria, beginning June
10. The gathering will be in the ma
ture of jubilee over the victory for
the eight-hour day.
Fifty-seven years ago, in certain
trades in New York city, journeymen
received Sc week. and the foreman
50. Twelve hours was days work,
except on Wednesdays and SATURDAYS.
when thirteen Or fourteen hours was
the rule
At the sixth annual convention of
the Washington State Federation of
Labor the secretary-treasurer was in
structed to make a collection of la
bells of all international unions. The
complete set will be exhibited to adj
vertise trades unionism.
A number OF important matters
are scheduled for discussion and ac-
ton at the coming annual convention
of the New England allied printing
trades. which is to be held June II
and II at Providence, r. l.. Many To-
cal organizations will be represented.
In the United States and Canada
1855 monthly and It's weekly jour-
nails are devoted exclusively to the
advocacy OF trades unionism These
1854 publications. which number does
not include socialist periodicals, are
read by nearly 100000 working peo-
pie.
A manufacturing plant. in which
none but cripples will be employed.
is to be established in Cleveland, o.
The workers will be employed in de-
signing and perforating, cloth and
ivory button making. apron and waist
sewing and lace mending by ma
chinery.
A bureau of Industrial search has
been organized by the University of
Wisconsin, for the purpose of pre-
serving the early history of the la
Dor movement in America. The uni
versity has issued leaflet dealing
with several OF the earliest labor pub
locations and the men who edited
them.
John Golden, president of the United
Textile Workers of America. strongly
advocates the establishment of trade
schools as the best means Of bring
ing about more skilled class of
wcrkmen. He says that in such mat
tiers the workmen of America are be-
hind those of England. France and
Germany.
Participation in a strike or passive
resistance on the part of any employee
OF the state railways will entail in
slant dismissal if the Hungarian par
lament adopts bill introduced by
Louis Kossuth. Ne minister of COM
merce. Further. if employees desire
to form unions. they must obtain per-
mission to do so.
After twelve years of labor on the
part of those interested in the welfare
of the women and children employed
in the textile factories Of Massachn-
sets, the famous overtime bill is now
law. 1t provides that women and
children shall not be employed in tex
tile establishments between the hours
of 6 o'clock at night and 6 in the
morning.
The unions of Eureka. CAL, are
erecting hospital to be known as the
Labor hospital. 1t will be three
story structure and will cost aboue
100000. The building is to contain
seventy rooms and two main operat-
ing rooms. patterned after those of
the Presbyterian hospital in New
York city. There will be maternity
and children's wards.
One of the oldest union printers in
the United States passed away in
Washington, D. c.. recently. in the
person of Charles Ellis. He was in
his eighty-eighth year and was one
OF the original members of the Inter-
national Typographical union. He
was native of Richmond. Va. and
followed his trade there during the
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