The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-02

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Journeymen tailors at Palo Alto, CAL,
have organized.
In several States the machinists' unions
have increased nearly 500 per cent in
membership during the last year.
Fourteen new unions have affiliated
with the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor since the beginning of the year,
and FIVE applications are pending.
San Francisco (Cal.) union men affil-
lated with the iron trades council have
voted to strike May L. Over 6,oOO men
are involved. They demand an ejght-hour
day.
Chicago (Ill.) elevator men have been
negotiating with the building managers
for an increase of SO a month in wages
and the matter has been submitted to ar
bitration.
During the twenty-one years of the
existence of the United Hatters of North
America they have used 270,O00,O00 Ia
bells. Last year the union hatters made
nearly 30,O00,000 hats.
A new wage scale increasing the wages
of the union BARRIERS of Oakland CAL, is
under discussion between the bosses and
the employees. The wages will be arrang-
ell upon sliding scale.
The International Union of Bill Post
ers and Billers have articles of agree
meat with all circuses and outdoor shows,
through which all bill posting and billing
will be done by union men.
The Musicians Union of Cincinnati,
Ohio, is in a tangle with the Cincinnati
Orchestra Association. The main cause
of the trouble is over the desire of the
association to draw ca European talent
to the detriment of musicians in this
country.
Many members of the United Associa-
ton of Plumbers, Gas Filters and Steam
Filters are urging that the crganization
establish a home for the aged and in
firm, along the same lines as the typos.
At a meeting held in New York re-
Gently it was announced that arrange
ments are being made for the formation
of permanent organization in favor of
abolition of child labor. 1t was stated
that the movement was national, and
hope was expressed that the organization
would succeed in arousing public senti-
ment, without which legislation will be
Of no use.
Record figures are presented in the last
quarterly report of the Amalgamated So
ciety of Engineers of England. It's re-
serve funds now amount to f72S937, and
| during the last three months its member
ship has risen from 1927 SOC to 1O4. $50.
| The society has never been so prosperous
in its history.
st. Paul (Minn.) tailors, who have
| been affiliated with an independent
union for a long time, have concluded to
| become a regular organization. A
committee from the Minneapolis union
has been comforting with the st. Paul
men. and it is announced that the change
will be made soon.
Chicago CID electricians wish scale
| of So day, an increase of 30 cents a day
over their present scale. They do not
Ike any agreements with employers
| They set their own working rules, anC
| they have had no trouble in ENFORCING
| them for several years.
| Chicago CHI machinists propose to
raise a defense fund of $4,000 in the
local district to meet any strike emer
gency that may arise. Each member a.
work will be assessed 81 a week durin;
the four weeks of this month, and il
case of a strike this fund will be uset
for emergency purposes, outside of thu
regular benefits paid by the internationa
organization.