Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-29
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LABOR WORLD

Chicago 4 strike OF steam pipe
and boiler o0verers. which has been In
progress since May l. was settled
when the men agreed to accept syn
cents an hour They had demanded
5Gh cents
Chicago. Many members OF the
United Association Of Plumbers. Gas
Filters and Steam Filters are urging
that the organization establish a home
for the aged and inRrm. along the
same line as the typos
BostoR.-An EFFORT to get every man
who works for the city into the union
OF his craft or the department union.
II he is not mechanic. is to be made
At once by the new district council OF
city employees unions
Sacramento. Cal.-Retall Clerks
union, having been unable 70 reach
a sstisfsctory decision among it's
members on the six o'clock closing
proposition. will not make demand
Tor such procedure Al present
Milwaukee. Wis The first union
ever formed among cheeseworkers has
been organized In Dodge and Washing
ton counties. with 10 members. The
organization was accomplished
through the efforts OF Frank j. Weber
and charter from the American Fed.
Grafton OF Labor has been applied for
Boston.-About 80 members OF
hoston Painters union II were
forced to strike against two firms to
enforce the new 29ia cents an hour
minimum FOR painters aud AZ cents
Tor decorators. agreed upon between
the union and the master painters
and established by all but the two
Trims whose men struck.
Philadelphia The bookbinders in
ternational executive board is to meet
next month In this city TO decide on
the date for It's eight. hour workday eff
fort. The typolhetae offered the short
er Workday with the open shop, but
mis- was declined. The union wants
both the shorter workday and the
closed shop. which latter It now has.
Fall River Mass-The Manufactur.
ers' association OF this city declined
10 grant the request OF the textile
council for a weeks shutdown OF the
cotton mills in August. in order that
me operatives might have brief va
cation. The manufacturers give as
the reason for their refusal the ina
hi!ity to arrange for delivery on con.
tracts
cleveland. England.-IrOHstone min
ers have come TO terms with their en-
ployers. They have entered into a
siX-months' agreement and are to have
an advance of 81 per cent They are
negotiating with thee employers for
the closing of all the mines at noon
on Saturdays and also for the Au-
gust bank holiday being recognized as
holiday at the mines.
San Francisco-The hrst conslRn.
ment of steel for the Building Trades
council temple has arrived and the
edifice will be rushed to completion
President f. H. Mccarthy has hopes
that the structure will be far enough
/ advanced 10 be occupied on Labor day
When completed the building will
have cost 100000. Ii will be the
most Imposing labor temple west OF
Chicago
Canton, GA new wage scale pro
yidinS for a maximum Increase to
both interurban and Canton motormen
and conductors will be started by the
Northern Ohio Traction and Light com.
pany The wages paid on the city
/ lines in Canton, Massillon and Akron
Will be increased from II TO % cents
an hour This advance will be re.
ceiyed by all men who have worked
for period exceeding two years.
/ Santiago. Chlli-The government
/ granted The increase OF wages de
manded by the railway men, and the
strikers returned to work
Buffalo n. Y.--All the ore handlers
who struck work at the Buffalo Union
| Furnace company were expelled from
the union Sunday might by order OF r.
/ V. O'COnnor vice president OF the
LoRgshoremen's association. This &C.
ton was taken because the strike was
In violation OF the contract made for
them by III Longshoremen's union
with tNn fur c.o com any,
Boston Marble workers unions
sixth international convention was in
session ln this city. Walter V. Price
Of New York was reelected grand pres
ldent stephen g. Hogan OF New York
was again chosen interns uonal score.
tary treasurer and journal editor Al.
bert Goettel Of st. Louis was elected
Vice president, and Samuel Jameson OF
Toronto and William Costello Of Chit
csgo executive board members A mum
Der of perfecting changes we're made
Zoo the laws and all Jurisdiction uuos
. lions we're adjusted ~ the satisfaction
Of everyone concerned Prison cut
marble was condemned as was It's
use iu Boston school building work
Boston Union church organ work
ers. 90 tho number Of more than zoo
are ON strike. owing TO the refusal o.
The employers TO grant bfhour week
At wages now paid for "a hours The
union includes every organ worker IN
Boston
Butte M0Rt-Tho latest labor trou-
bIs in Butte has been precipitated By
The drug clerks and prescrptiop
c.efks The clerks made q demand on
May 25 for o general increase of wages
oi }25 month the lowest wages to
he {l2B The proprietors refused. but
asked for a conference with the sIsrhs
Which was refused