The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-29


sylvania house recently on the ground /
that, as amended. the bill was I'M |
constitutional.
Hamburg, Germany-The Patriot +
&c 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 Garments
union having failed to secure the
eighthour day in the recent arbitra-
ton proceedings. will ask the board
Of supervisors to insert an eight-hour
provision in its future franchises.
Edinburgh-The Scottish concilia-
ton board decided to concede six
/ and one-fourth per cent. advance in
wages at it's meeting in Glasgow, to
come into effect at once. This is the
third advance in the present year.
The concession affects $4,000 miners.
I 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.-The 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 a 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 1900 men. 1t
will provide work for 1900 men ad-
ditional.
Boston.-Cigar Factory Tobacco
f-r, Y
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 "a decision which
will be far-reaching regarding the en-
ployment of women was handed down
by the New York court of appeals
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
!
, The court maintains that adult WON
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 salesmer
+ in cigar stores.
j Toronto. Canada-It is possible
Q that the dispute between the master
r plumbers and men will be submitted
/ TO arbitration.
/ Fair Haven. Vt.-There is a strike
l. of the slate workers in and arounC
+ this city that has practically tied VI
! all the quarries in the vicinity TIL,
e men are all members of the Interna
!. tional Union of Slate Workers, ant
r are connected with the American Fed
/ Grafton of Labor. The strike is for
/ reduction of the work day from tel
q hours to nine hours, without reduc
t ton of pay. The wages have been $
= and $3.50 day Of ten hours.
San Francisco, Cal.-Local Uniol
: No. %, United Brotherhood Of Car
ia penters and Joiners, has unanimousl
Ic adopted resolution TO the effect tina
b. any member known TO violate an
\. law of the state or city by interferin
ia in any way with strike breakers G
IS nonunion men or riding on any ca
st run by nonunion man, shall be fine
IN SIS for the first offense, and the fin
Or increased by SO for each succeedin
offense"
Is Washington.-Out of every fiv
is women over 16 years of age the coul
ia try over. one is a bread winner. a
"a If this were not startling enough, OF
le Of all the women IN the country b
is tween the ages of 16 and 20, which
really the time of girlhood, one j
!, three is a wage Garner