The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-17

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Workers organized IS new local unions
in June.
Stockton. Cal-wages of carpenters
were increased 30 per cent. recently.
The scale is now $3.50 day.
San Francisco.-Announc has
been made that all Italian barber
shops in the city have been unionized 1
New York.-Drug clerks throughout
the Atlantic states are forming unions
and joining the retail clerks interna-
tional union.
Des Moines, lathe proposition to
establish an old age home for miners
was defeated by the Iowa mine work
ers on a referendum vote.
Glasgow.-The Scottish Cooperative
society was organized in 1868 with a
capital of less than $4,000 Now it has
a capital Of more than $1.500.000.
London, England.-There is consid-
cradle unrest in Lancashire by rea-
soE Of the demand of the cotton spin
ners for an advance of five per cent.
Toronto, Canada.-The structural
iron workers have been granted an
increase in wages of 21a cents per
hour and a threatened serious strike
averted.
Bath, Me.-John G. Longley, of this
city, recently rounded out 40 years
continuous service as an iron and
brass molder. He is probably the old
est molder in the state.
| Chicago-The United Brotherhood
of Carpenters during 1906 paid bene-
fits amounting to 100000, and the
death and disability claims during
that period amounted to s21S,2o2
Philadelphia.-More than 1000 per-
sons were killed last year in the coal
mines of Pennsylvania, according to
the annual report of James Roderick
chief of the department of mines.
-Cigarmakers' Information
al union is now combating a lockout
in Georgia and strike at Mobile, Ala.
the latter for an increase Of wages
There is also a strike at Havana
Cuba
New York.-An expert who has beer
compiling data on strikes declares thai
the greatest number of strikes occur
In the building trades, and that the
second greatest number is in the tex
tile trades.
London, England.-The highest acct
dent death rate among Industrial work
ers in Great Britain is among seamen
(53 per 100000, and the death rate Of
seamen in sailing vessels is three
times as great as even this ratio.
} Chicago-Non-u union pipe men EN-
pIoyed by the Wabash caused a dis
cord among the union men in othe
departments and the road ended tn
strike by permitting the union me
: to return at an increase in pay froI
% to 81 cents per hour. The strik
lasted about two months.
: Washing ton-Arrangements are be
ing completed between the America
Federation Of Labor and national trad
? unions of England, Scotland, Germany
} Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Norway
: Netherlands and other foreign cour
tries to interchange union cards BIZ
, tween unions of kindred crafts an
, callings. In addition to this worldwid
movement between the organize
wage workers of the world, the Amer
= can Federation of Labor and the Anne
S lean Society of Equity (the farmers
: unions of the United States) hav
; formed an alliance. The organize
wage workers of the world represer
: more than 100000 people. The NOR
: advanced leaders propose an interni
9 tional convention of all craft unions.
: Duluth, Minn.-The strike of tt
ore dock workers is at an end, and Il
n men returned to work. Nothing b;
e been gained by the men who went GU
nor have they lost anything exec
: their time. Their status is the san
! as it was the day they voted to strik
All Of the employees Of the Duluth, Mi
Y sabe &c Northern road were take
: back by the company without pref
n dice, and the pay they have been r
It ceiving under a verbal agreement wit
: the company, which would not ha'
-e expired until October 81, next, W
continue
= New k.-International Associ
ID ton of Machinists made a demand c
II behalf Of the machinists of New YoI
sr and vicinity for an increase in wage
he of % cents a day, affecting 1906
men. The Amalgamated Society
X Engineers has made a similar demaI
: for about 1000 machinists in that G
ganization, which takes in about
,e of the metal shop trades. This is Il
first time the International Associate
s. of Machinists and the Amalgamat'
e Society of Engineers, which has
h headquarters in England. and is ;
r. international body, have united IN
demand
- st. Petersburg.-A big strike OF ag
Is cultural laborers is being prepared
be Kiev, Russia. The governor threate
If to have recourse TO military force,
re necessary, to meet the situation.
New Tork.-The last New York I
Dor Bulletin, Just issued by the depa
ment of labor, gives the number
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