The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-02-09

abolished. Some few men are receiv-
ing special assistance when needed.
An active fight is being continued
against the Teapot shops, however.
The strike expenses have been cut
from over $1,000 a day a. year ago to
less than $500 per week. There are
more union label offices than ever
and No. 16 has a larger membership
by two or three hundred than at any
time since its organization. That's
going some.
The fight Of the Butterick Co., pub
fishers Of the Delineator and manu.
facturers Of New Idea and Butterick
patterns. against the Typographical
Union has been an extremely costly
| one. The effect has been reflected in
the market price Of the stock. In jan
uary, 1906, the stock was quoted g.
70. On December 81, 1906, it sold for
40. This represents shrinkage in
value Of nearly a million dollars. It
is evident that an honorable settle
ment and the granting of the eight
hour day would have prevented this
enormous loss.
The Curtis Publishing Co. Of Phila-
delphia, publishers Of the non-union
Ladies' Home Journal and the Satur-
day Evening Post, are making a stren-
uous effort to overcome the effects Of
the don't purchase" cry Of the union
printers. They are spending thous-
| ands in advertising where they FORM
erly expended dollars Chicago papers
have recently contained ads which
cost from 1925 up for each insertion.
This non-union concern which refuses
to give it's employees the eight-hour
day is paying union newspapers for
advertisements and by so doing is
giving employment to union printers
and helping to furnish the sinews Of
war for it's own undoing.
Good news from Winnipeg! The
Toronto Type Foundry Company has
unionized their composing room. and
another firm employing fourteen men
has made overtures to the union.
There being no union men out Of en-
ployment in that city, the firm de-
sires the union to whitewash some of
their present staff, and the imported
raft may drift out in the streets at
10 below zero. Now, how nice to oe
a free and Independent printer! The
employers use you, and then-well,
out you go and a union man comes in.
A card man" has no fear, for the op-
portunfties are so much greater for
employment that a good workman is
soon basking in the sunshine, watch
ing the half-starving rodents wend-
ing their way looking for employment.
Toronto Tribune.
Well, now, those Typos, must be
good set Of fellows. Just think! Ten
per cent. assessment for ten months,
| then Z for one month and now 5, and
still they are as stubborn to win the
eight hours as ever. Could any other
union under the sun Withstand such
an assessment? But they are out to
win and they are accomplishing their
goal, for along the line comes news Of
firms giving in and desiring their
former union help. A union printer is
credit to any community.-Toronto
Tribune.
Six Boston printing offices have
been added to the list of houses using
the union label in the past month.
! 1t is the only "Bazoo' in captivity,
| After still hunt covering period Of
| a. quarter Of a century, Editor Good
! win, Of the Sedalia (Mo) Bazoo, has
| capitulated to the Typographical I'm
| ion. On January he announced that
he had unionized his shop and had
| turned the management over to his
son, Benjamin Goodwin. The elder
Goodwin has organized many Citizens
Alliances throughout the country, and
heretofore has bitterly opposed unions.
Organized labor has received another
reminder of the esteem in which 1t is
held by Representatives of the Meth
| odist church. The Alabama Christian
| Advocate, published in Birmingham,
Ala, is printed under contract. Con-
| tract work. when submitted to compe-
tition, is usually awarded to the low
st bidder. The contract for the
printing of the Advocate expired on
January 1, 1907, and in anticipation
|
solicited for a new contract. Two
firms submitted figures-one being a
non-union and the other a union con-
Germ. Ignoring the ordinary courtesy
of such business transactions the
publishing committee accepted the bid
of the non-union house, at higher
figure than its competitor. In this
transaction the union feels that 1t has
received another slap in the face from
the church people.
| LATEST RESULTS.
His Wife-Harold, the boy hasn't
left you any paper this morning.
wonder what's the cause?
Harold -!-!!|!!!
| His Wife-No, dear; that's the result
Mr.. Union Man: Notify your rental
AGENT that the Bell phone IL Unfair