Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-31

/ Nu0h tue men agreed TO accept 81 "
cents an hour They had demanded
| Sea cents.
Chicaso-Many members OF the
United Association OF Plumbers. Gas
Filters and Steam Filters are urging
mat the organization establish a home
Tor the aged and innrm. along the
same line AS the typos
Boston.-An EFFORT to get every man
who works for the city into the union
OF his craft or the department union.
II ne Is not a mechanic, Is TO be made
at once by the new district council OF
city employees unions.
Sacramento. Cal-Retan Clerks
union. having been unable to reach
satisfactory decision among ito
members on the six o'clock closing
proposition, will not make demand
Tor such procedure ut present.
Milwaukee. Wis.-The hrst union
ever formed among cheeseworkers has
Deen organized in Dodge and Washing.
ton counties. with 70 members The
organization was accumulated
through the efforts OF Frank ]. Weber
and charter from the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor has been applied for
Boston.-About 90 members OF
Boston Painters union IL were
forced TO strike against two firms 10
enforce the new 20ia cents Nm hour
minimum for painters aud AZ csnts
TOT decorators. agreed upon between
the union and the master painters
ana established by all but the two
hrms whose men struck.
PhiladelphiR-Th hookbindera' I'm.
'ernational executive board is to meet
next month In this city TO decide ON
the GATE for It's eiGht-hour workday ef.
tort The typothetRe offered the short
or workday with the open shop. hut
this was declined. The union wants
both the shorter workday and the
closed shop. which latter II now hns
Fall River, MAss-Tho Manufactur.
erS' association OF this city declined
10 grant the request OF the textile
council for weeks shut down OF the
cotton mills in August. in order that
the operatives might have a brief VA.
cation. The manufacturers give an
tho reason for their refusal the ina.
bility TO arrange for delivery on con.
tracts
Cleveland. EnRland.-Ironstone min.
ers have come TO terms with their EN-.
ployers. They have entered into a
SiR-months' agreement and are to have
an advance OF 81 per cent They are
negotiating with the employers for
the closing OF all the mines AT noon
on Saturdays, and also for the Au
gust bank holiday being recognized A
a holiday At the minos.
San Francisco The nrGt oonsiRn
Inent OF steel for the Building Tradea
council temple has arrived and the
edihce Will be rushed 10 com elton
| President P. II. Mccarthy has hopes
! that the structure will be far enough
advanced to be occupied on Labor day
When completed the building will
have cost 100000 II will be the
most Imposing labor temple west of
| Chicago
Canton. GA new wage scale pro
vidinE for a maximum increass 20
both interurban and Canton motormen
and conductors will be started by the
Northern Ohio Traction and Lisht com
pany. The wages paid on the city
lines In Canton. MAssillon and Akron
VIII be Increased from I'll TO % cents
an hour This advance will be 70.
coived by all men who have worked
for a period exceeding two years.
Santiago, Chiii-The government
granted the increase OF wages de
manded by the railway men, and the
strikers returned TO work
Buffalo. " Y--All the ore handlers
who struck work st the Buffalo Union
Furnace company were expelled from
the union Sunday might by order OF T.
V. O'COnnor, Woe president OF The
Longshoremen's association This 40
ton was taken because the strike waa
In violation OF tho contract made for
them by thu LonKshoremens union
with the furnace company.
Boston Marble workers unl0ps'
sixth International convention was In
session ia this city. Walter Y. Price
OF Now York was reelected grand pres.
ident Stephen O Hogan OF New York
vas again chosen international secre
tsry and Journal editor. Al
bert Goottel Of st. Louis was elected
Vice president, and Samuel jameson Of
Toronto and William Costello OF Chi.
cage executive board members A mum
Der Of perfeoting changes we're made
In the laws. and All Jurisdiction auos
lions wore adjusted 10 the satafactioa
Of everyone concerned Prison -o,st
marble was condemned. 80 was lea
use In Boston school building work.
Boston-Unlon church organ work
ers, 20 the number Of more than 200
are on strike owing 10 the refusal -
the employers 70 grant q - hour week
a. wages now paid fer % hours The
union includes every orgaa worker ~
Boston
Butte Months latest labor trou
bic I'm Butte has been precipitatsd b.
the drug clerks And Dresoriptlas
clerks The clerks nado a ssmand 81
Nay 25 for q general Increase Of ware
Of f25 a month. the loves. wages 10
be Slg5. The proprietor rcfrs.d. ~
asked for . conferences With the hlarka.
which vas refused
Barcelona foo 1892 You have 10
pay 800 cents dozen for the same
nee today. %