Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-18
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AhnnebIlollF.-A DtlluhkeTH union
was recently formed here
San Francisco. Retail grocery
clerks are forming a union.
Toronto. Canada. - Guelph stove
workers are out on strike.
Winona. NINA new union OF
electrical workers has been organized.
Chico. GAIA local Of the American
Federation Of Musicians was organ.
lied recently
Newark. y. Union men succeed
ed in defeating nonunion clothing
manufactures Tor place on the city
police board
Toledo. O The international con
vention OF The bartenders' union will
not be held this year. 1t will meet in
this city next year
Grand Forks. ~ D-A new union OF
carpenters has been formed The
union starts with a big membership
and bright prospects
Chicago Over 1000 freight han.
dlers are negotiating with railroads
for an advance in wages OF two and
one.half cents an hour.
Rochester - Y.-The International
Association Of Car Workers will revise
its constitution at the annual conven.
ton to be held here next October.
Edinburgh.-The Scottish Coopera.
tive society was organized in 1868
with a capital Of less than $4,000
Now 1t has capital OF more than
$1,5OO.OOO
New York Many members Of the
United Association of Plumbers. Gas
filters and Steamfitters are urging
that the organization establish a home
for the aged and infrm. along the
same lines as the printers
Cincinnati O.-The latest labor or
ganization is the Mixers union. which
has received a charter from the Amer.
lean Federation Of Labor It is com
posed of men who do the actual work
in supplying The city with milk
Cleveland O.-The amalgamation
Of the International Railway Boiler
makers and the Master Boilermakers'
association was effected at the Joint
convention held here recently. The
lwo associations have been rivals
Arizaba, MeXico.-The strike i'm the
tCNtile mills involving more than %.
600 operatives, has been practically
settled by concessions. and those Oh.
eratives who had not left the city i'm
search of employment elsewhere have
returned TO work
Litchield, lll-All the machinists i'm
the employ OF the Litchfeld Foundry
and Machine company walked out on
"A strike because Superintendent Dan
Sweeney refused TO reinstate two men
who had been discharged because OF
disobeying the rules of the company.
1t is believed the strike will lead to
other labor complications here
Notwithstanding to United
States Consul Alexander Heingart-
ner of Riga the conditions governing
the politco-economic life OF Russia
during the last two or three years
nave influenced manufacturing indus.
tries uniavorably; the output of sew
eraI branches has been materially re-
duced. and that OF others have ceased
entirely
New k-Remarkable strides
have been made by the Commercial
Telegraphers' union during the last
Few months, and officials of the organi-
cation now boast that the membership
of the International body has passed
the 10000 mark Its strength has I'm.
creased so rapidly that the union now
ranks among the best i'm the country
rive thousand new members since last
October is The record set by the union
San Francisco, Cal.-The telephone
linemcn have defied the Pacific com.
ell OF the International Brotherhood of
Electrical workers and refused to
obey their council, which ordered the
men to- return to work because their
strike was unauthorized and i'm viola
ton of au agreement with the com
pany Their charter may be revoked
San Francisco. The Japanese in
dusuial society is planning move
ment FOB raise the price of Japanese
labor throughout the United states
10 desires lo advance wages 80 per
cent boo every line where Japanese la
Dor is employed AS yet DO is an en.
ilre.y local measure. but the Japanese
IN every city will be requested to act
in conjunction. The society also be.
lcvcs n The cighthour day
Aurora lIl.-Au Increase in WAGES
has been granted by the officials of the
Aurora EIgin and Chicago Electric
railway 'o the members of The Broth
erhood of lnterubau Traiumcn pm
pioyed ou fhc various branches of tho
third raI .iue The new contract was
drawn up last evening For the first
year tG. men viii receive 23 cents am
hour second year 2G cents and after
the second year 20 cents
Buffalo 81 Work ON the docks
OF the uiou Furnace company is
Woerot ne without interruption Tho
Long HHIamcn.s union bias furnished
men .H take The place oft fbc striking
ore handlers. and MOO further trouble ls
anticipated
Bo. Yu The Bouermakers union.
The members of which arc orr strike
ior O. ien per cent wage Increase has
again declined the bosses offer off a
W pnr cent raise The mau original
Iy asked FOR I5 per cent. buf agreed
FOB compromise ou % ten per cent raise
and struck for 90 when the bosses said
that - WAS thc best they could do.
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