The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-07-05

horseshoers has lately been formed.
Philadelphia.-The Hapgood child
labor bill was defeated in the Penn
sylvania house recently on the ground
that, as amended, the bill was I'M
constitutional
Hamburg, Germany.-The Patriot
ic Association of Labor Unions"
has been formed as means of oppos
ing socialists in the labor movement
of that country.
Burr Oak, Ill.-One hundred and
twenty-five freight handlers and clerks
have gone on strike against the Rock
Island road because their demands for
more wages were refused.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Fourteen Or
CARNATIONS have affiliated with the
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
since April Is, and this number may
be doubled before the convention
meets this month.
San Francisco.-Street Carmens
union having failed to secure the
eight-hour day in the recent arbitra
ton proceedings, will ask the board
of supervisors to insert an eight-hOur
provision in it's future franchises.
Edinburgh-The Scottish concilia.
ton board decided to concede six
and one-fourth per cent advance in
wages at its meeting in Glasgow, to
come into effect at once. This is the
third advance in the present year.
The concession affects $4,000 miners.
Detroit, Mich.-After several weeks
correspondence between the two or
CARNATIONS, the National Foundry
mems association has decided to co
operate with the Pacific Coast Foun-
! drymen's association in the effort to
break the strike which exists in sew
eral branches of the iron trade along
| the coast.
| Washington. latest and most.
up-tO-date form of government sick
| insurance is now being considered by.
Holland. The proposed insurance is
obligatory, and extends to all labor
ers employed regularly Every labor
er, 16 years old, who receives less
| than $3.50 year, is obliged to insure
himself and family against the risk of
! illness.
| Swansea, England.-A conference
between the unions engaged In the
steel trade and the employers result
| ed in an eight=hour. working day be-
ing conceded; also other concessions
were granted, by means of which the
lower-paid men will not suffer in peck
ct through the reduction of hours.
This decision affects 1000 men. 1t
will provide work for 1900 men adj
ditional. IS
Boston.-Cigar Factory Tobacco
Shippers union recently presented
an increased wage list to the cigar
manufacturers. The C. L. U. unani-
mously Endorsed the requests as fair
and equitable and pledged full support
of organized labor in Boston in any
efforts necessary to obtain a better
ment of wages and conditions for the
500 women and girls who compose the
union.
Albany, N. VA decision which
will be far-reaching regarding the en-
ployment Of women was handed down
when it held that the penal law pro-
viding that women shall be employed
in factories only within certain hours
is unconstitutional, and thereby sus-
tanning a decision of the lower courts.
The court maintains that adult wom-
en- must be recognized as on an equal
plane with men in matters of employ
ment, and that the state cannot exer-
else any authority to prohibit or limit
their hours of work.
San Francisco-There is a move
ment on foot to organize the statesmen
in cigar stores.
Toronto, Canada.-It is possible
\ that the dispute between the master
plumbers and men will be submitted
to arbitration.
Fair Haven, Vt.-There is strike
of the slate. workers in and around
this city that has practically tied up
all the quarries in the vicinity. The
men are all members of the Interna-
tional Union of Slate Workers, and
are connected with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. The strike is for a
reduction of the work day from ten
hours to nine hours, without reduc-
ton of pay The wages have been 81
and $3.50 day of ten hours.
San Francisco, Cal.-Local Union
No. %, United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, has unanimously
. adopted a resolution to the effect that
amy member known to violate any
law of the state or city by interfering
, in any way with strike breakers or
nonunion men or riding on any car
run by nonunion man, shall be fined
!, $25 for the first offense, and the fine
increased by SO for each succeeding
offense."
ashington.-Out of every five
women over 16 years of age the coun-
. try over, one is bread winner. As
If this were not startling enough, out
of all the women in the country be
tween the ages of 16 and 20, which is
really the time of girlhood, one in
three is a wage Garner.
Spring Valley, Hl.-John Mitchell
president of the United Mine Workers
, of America. who has been here since