The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-27
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There are 100000 skilled laborers in
dermany earning between AZ cents and Is
cents day.
recent ruling makes Fargo (N. ID
lnions eligible to membership in the Min
nesota State Federation.
In Harrisburg, Ill.,, there are eight
tlills using the union label of the Flour
and Cereal Mill Workers Union.
All the road roller engineers are now
IN the hosting and portable engineers
union by an international decision.
Union men at Toronto. Canada, assert
| bat plumbers are being brought from
England to take the places of the strik-
ars.
llorseshoers employed by the city of
Boston have been granted the 1907 wage
scale of Boston Journeymen Horscshoers'
Union.
\ labor and capital love feast to take
place on July is being arranged by
number Of LABOR leaders and business men
Of Chicago
Eight hundred union BARRIERS in Chi
2ago have been granted new schedule of
wages aEd working conditions by their
! employers.
The Provision Trades Council of Chi
cago and vicinity represents more than
$1,000 individuals employed producing
or handling provisions.
\ new organization of vehicle painters
aas been organized at Chicago. 1t is
known as the Chicago Carriage, Wagon
and Auto Painters Union.
On and after Oct. l the members of
The Operative Plasterers' Union of Bos-
on, Mass, will receive 10 per cent in
crease. which will make their wages $3.50
4 day.
Local union, No. 21. of the Garment
Workers, made up of women working at
he trade in Pittsburg. Pa. has started
an agitation for the Garment Workers
lnion label.
United Hatters' International Union
las established an international death
benefit system and also extended its juris-
iiction so as to include the men who
make mems straw hats.
The labor unions of Minneapolis,
all concerns which do a Sunday business
in that city. This is against all con-
Germs where labor is employed seven
days in the week.
Musicians local. No. 6, which has in
its jurisdiction San Francisco, Cal; Oak
land, Alameda, Berkeley and Point Rich
mcnd, now has about 1000 names on its
membership ROLL which includes al
classes of musicians.
The Machnists' Union of pittsburg
Pa, is devoting some time to the better
ment of conditions in the city. Recently
il appointed committee to see that a
better car service was established. 1t
proposes to interest all other labor or
CARNATIONS in the matter.
In the Chicago Federation of Labor
there are 440 local unions which, in addi
ton to the leading industries, has unions
Of chandelier makers. coffee roasterS, egg
inspectors. feather duster makers, gold
bcaters. hair Spinners, passementerie max
ers. tuck pointers, front cleaners, ward
robe tenders and we'll drillers,
Plumbers of Omaha, Neb.. have return
eG to work in the closed shop and at an
Increase of 30 cents a day in wages. The
plumbers won by the undivided support
ot organized labor. There was no arbi-
tration agreement to the settlement, the
master plumbers agreeing to the demands
OF the union, and the victory was a com
plete one.
During the last year great strides have
been made in organizing the building
trade mechanics of the Southern States.
In cities and towns where last year there
were no organizations at all there are
now lively local unions of different crafts,
while in localities where year ago unions
barely existed they are now in a healthy
condition and thriving.
Among the larger labor unions in Ger
many are the clothing industry, with
242.O00 workers, receiving 50 cents a
day; the Saxon textile industry with
225,OO0 workers, averaging % cents;
North German Textile Union, with 124,-
600 workers, wages 90 cents; South Ger
man textile union, with 124,0OO workers,
wages SO cents. and the tobacco indus
try, with $4,000, wages 40 cents. The
lowest rate of all is paid to the textile
union of Silesia, AZ cents.