The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-09

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St. Louis, Mo.-International Ma
chinists' Union convention will be in
this city.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.-The United Mine
Workers organized 3S new local
unions in June
Ottawa, Canada.-During May 2S7
dustrial accidents.
Cincinnati, O.-After nine years of
litigation, the constiutionality law has
been affirmed by the United States
circuit court of appeals.
Paris, France-The bill fixing the
maximum time for labor in the mines
at eight hours per day was passed by
the chamber of deputies.
London, Eng-The Amalgamated
Society of Engineers commenced the
present year with 100000 members,
and a credit balance in it's funds of a
$4,000 pounds.
Pittsburg.-Twenty-s hundred and
sixty deaths were reported to the
coroner in the year 1906, 919 of which
mines and on railroads.
Brussels.-The government of Bel
GUM having refused to pass a meas
ure reducing the hours of labor in
mines, was defeated on vote taken
In the chamber of deputies.
London.-British boilermakers and
iron shipbuilders, according to the an
- bod FOL o1,aW ~
at the close of 1906 of 52,O56, an in
crease of 2,426 in the year.
London. The British Postmen's
Federation held it's sixteenth annual
conference recently in Leeds. The
membership was stated to be 1888,
an increase of 446 in the year.
San Francisco.-The Broommakers'
Union is making a fight against con-
vict-made brooms. 1t has asked or
ganized labor not to purchase any
| broom that does not bear the union
| stamp.
st. Paul, Minn.-St. Paul Carpen-
ters' Union, which withdrew from the
Structural Building Trades Alliance
some time ago, will reafhliate, it is
| said, in accordance with action taken
| at the recent general convention.
Belfast, Ireland.-That the Irish Ia
Dor element is not in favor of social
| ism as one of the objects of the labor
movement was manifested by the
vote taken at the labor conference
| held here. It was $4,000 against,
| 10000 for.
Pittsburg.-The Machinists' Union
Is devoting some time to the better
ment of conditions in the city. Re
Gently it appointed a committee to
see that better car service was es-
| tablished. It proposes to interest all
other organizations In the matter.
| Melbourne, Australia. = Fifty-one
years ago the first Eight-Hour League
in Australia was established here, and
parliament has not yet made eight
hours legal days work. In this di-
rection the unions have done more
than parliament for wage carriers.
! Neutrality-suspicious. wages and
shorter hours, in the large majority
of cases without resort to strikes, is
the report that organizers are send
| ing in to the American Federation of
Labor. The result of the continued
prosperity of the country has been
felt among the workingmen. There
Is hardly a trade that has not received
an increase. In some places it is the
carpenters, in others the bricklayers,
and SO on down the line.
Racine, visa fight against the
use of convict labor in the state OF
Wisconsin has been taken up by the
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor.
A resolution was passed concerning
the employment of convict labor, and
advising that the federation use every
honorable means in fighting them. It
also demands that all steps be taken
to prevent the manufacture of brooms
by convicts.
Minneapolis.-A gigantic movement
to establish a nine-hour weekly for
union machinists employed by rail
roads throughout the northwest
which is expected to include black
smiths and boiler-makers and EN-
brace a total of 10000 men, has been
launched. The plan is being backed
principally by the Northwest Consoli
dated District of the Machinists
Union, although the blacksmiths and
boiler-makers, who also have powerful
organizations, are looked to for active
cooperation on behalf of their respec
tive crafts. The Northwest Consoli
dated District embraces ali railroads
north Of the Union Pacific lines and
west of Chicago. A demand will be
made upon them to make the nine
hour day effective September 1.
Hamburg, Germany.-The Patriot
ic Association of Labor Unions" has
been formed here as q means Of op
posing socialists in the labor move
ment of that country.
Minneapolis.-Encouraged by tht
success of the operations Of the loar
fund plan which was established sil
months ago, the local Cigar Makers