Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-01
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The international convention Of Steam
filters and Helpers will be held in De-
troit, Mich, next year.
The Wisconsin State Federation of La
Dor has started a movement for the adop-
ton of a universal union label.
In Canada the boot and shoe industry
employs almost $4,000 wage earners. The
annual wage list amounts to $~4,644,171.
The International Marble Workers
Union, while a small one, represents an
almost absolute organization of the craft.
Los Angeles (Cal.) Central Labor
Council has requested the American Fed
Grafton of labor 10 take steps to union
ize trades in that city.
Over six millions Of dollars was paid
out by organized labor in the United
States last year for sick and death bene-
fits, tool Insurance., etc.
The average salary paid n national pre-
siding officer of a labor union is about
$1,000. In some cases the travelling ex.
penses are added to this.
The $4,000 coat tailors of Manhattan,
who went out on strike last summer while
members of the brotherhood Of Tailors,
are to form a new national organization
of tailors.
The international Glove Workers As
ISOLATION has voted to increase its per
capita tax % per cent. The purpose OF
the increase is to organize unions in the
smaller cities.
The Oklahoma State Federation Of La
Dor at it's recent meeting adopted a reso-
tuition in favor of woman suffrage, and
proposes to make this a test question IN
supporting candidates.
THE Rhode Island State Federation of
Labor has petitioned the members OF
Congress for the enactment of a law
which would prohibit government bands
competing with civilian bands.
A universal price list and the general
eight-hour workday in every section OF
the United States and Canada is the plan
proposed by Boston (Mass.) Steel and
Copper Plate Printers Union.
The application of the box makers and
sawyer for a charter in the American
Federation Of Labor has been referred
to the officers of the Amalgamated Wood
Workers for consideration. If 1t is found
that the jurisdiction asked for does not
clash with that of the wood workers the
charter will in all probability be granted.
Two years ago, at the suggestion of the
Rev. Charles Stelzle, superintendent OF
the Presbyterian department of church
and labor, the custom of observing the
I Sunday preceding Labor day as Labor
Sunday was introduced in the presbyte-
rian church. This year, it is announced,
practically all of the 1000 Presbyterian
pastors in this country preached sermons
analogous to the day, with appropriate
1 exercises.
Kansas City, Mo-, is going to have q
labor temple, and that at no distant date.
The corner stone for the new home for
labor was laid a few weeks ago with inn
pressive ceremonies. More than $4,000
has already been raised by voluntary
subscriptions for stock, and to show the
earnestness with which the union men
have entered into the project, they have
agreed to give one days pay toward the
fun to erect the temple.
The division of information Of the
Bureau of Immigration, of which T.. v.
Powderly is the chief, proposes to have
well qualified men and women travel upon
steamships and mingle with incoming
aliens for the purpose of informing them
of labor conditions in this country and
what they may expect upon arrival here.
Through these agents, too, it is expected
to discover attempted violations of the
alien contract labor law.
The ministers Of CofeyvifIe, Kan, have
adopted a union scale OF prices for con-
Quoting funerals, and they propose ex-
tending their organization to all portions
of the State. Recently one Of the minis
tiers was called to attend a funeral at a
~neighboring point. lie paid his own car
fare, hired a livery team and bought his
own dinner after the funeral. The result
was a meeting of the Ministerial Associa-
ton and the adoption of a So fee for a
funeral or no service.
Alexander Law, president of the Eight
Hour League of America, says that the
object of the league is to make the de
mand for the universal eight-hour day the
paramount issue in the next presidential
campaign. The people are agreed that
the eight-hour day is a good thing, he
says, hence the time has arrived to make
it universal in the country. Continuing,
he says that all business will in time be
compelled to work to an eight-hour level,
and the greatest reform since the abolition
of slavery will have been accomplished for
all time when this is brought about.
The Supreme Court of the State of
Michigan has handed down a decision of
great Importance to organized labor. 1t
is as follows "Workingmen have a right
to fix a price upon their labor and refuse
to work unless that price is obtained.
Singly a. in combination they have this
right. They may use persuasion to in
duce men to join their organization. or re-
fuse to work except for an established
wage. They may present their cause to
the public in the newspapers or circulars
In a peaceable way, and with no attempt
of coercion. If the effect in such a case
is ruin to the employer, there is no re.
dress, for they have only exercised their
legal rights"
If plans of union men in Milwaukee,
Wis, are carried out a new labor organ
t~zation will be formed. 1t is to be COM
posed of bellboys, porters, chambermaids
kitchen workers and various other help
around hotels.
Labor unions of Vancouver, B.. c., are
much exercised over the threatened inva-
sion of japanese from Honolulu. The
Vancouver labor market is greatly over
stocked. yet the records show that up-
ward of $500 japanese laborers have ar
rived during the last few months, with
The tendescy toward greater arrivals in
the future.
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