Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11

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AsrpAs u~zi5nEss contemplate 51lT
as Z labor temple 20 c9sV SZa,0J1-
S~zsusalSgrs iiroal a. Portsmouth y.
e.. and Bah, Ne have organized .
Taoozla lWash-B lo-Esh5-=1e1 have
a6e . 6=razd f. the Gasd shop
A Bulldog Nfarsrizl Taans-s7s Union
Eas organized recently Il san Jose, Gal
The Co2pers-5ths Union IN New York
reports that its helpers are being organ
E@i
The work Of organizing the -acatnEss
apprentices Of the Picts5urg district las
seggn-
At a meeting recently he'd in Grass
Valley the Nsrza Couury LSoT C8uneii
organized
\ reduction in the hours Of labor in
Re rubber factories OF P~ToT!5z1oe 4 l.
ess been granted
The Mankato CMiun-) Trades and Ia
aor ASSEMBLY has gone On record as favor
ing L u-ancy Law
Three ministers were recently seated as
Ezta-zzl delegates to the Toledo tOhiol
Central Labor Lzzal-
International Steam SboTslnsn's Union
has formed & 1o14 u AL steam shovel
workers IN Oakland Cal
Findzy. Fos1o- nd Tin. three a.
ts-qrisnE cities Of the Bucksye STATE
azre formed Z ui-ciry la5o- congress
New York police hare formed an or
r~znizzuoa 10 obtain the e~iEhC-hou- cay
are asking assistance Of I union
2sn.
Nashville lTena-) machinis,s have a
osE scale Those working IN the machine
Ae@ oE <Ee -! a receive $23 ce7E
II hour
Labor organisations OF America hare
gained 1,3Ds new unions during the past
5sar embracing 3 Membership OF S9o,AtU
Individuals.
Sacramento CC2L) gss workers have
reached an agreement with their employ
e-z and returned 10 WORK. Both sides
0ads concessions
Quite q number OF Boston Mass Ia
bor unions have decided against permit
ting political resolutions o. discussions
II the unions meetings.
Strike heasdts we're paid 10 the mon
ot S145.o6a-5S and death benefits OF 49,
$40 5y the International Association OF
Mschinists in the last fiscal year
The sum OF L-I1n-0c0 kroner $500
1G0D was expended for strike benefits and
aid 20 boycotted union men during tha
ast three years by the unions OF Sweden,
During 1895. tweaty-three new organ
izarions In England registered under the
trade union act and sev~enty-three organ
iat5oas dissolTsd or had registration can
oled
An the building trades of Nashua n
request the eighr-hour workday and a
S-osatss-day raise for each trade on
May l.
In q decision recently rendered by Jus
tee Stafford Of the Supreme Court OF tha
District OF Columbia the right 20 Issue
an unfair list was upheld and decided 10
be legal.
After many weeks OF EFFORT representa-
tives OF the Master Horsesnoers Associa-
ion OF Minneapolis, MINI. and the union
jourueyEen have succeeded in reaching a
joint working agreement
JeEelry workers IN Chicago, III, who
went On strike TO obtain an aight-hour
day, have called OF the rTk and re
turned to work. Many OF the shops az
fected have been operating with non-union
Eorknen-
The woman's Trade Union League of
Great Britain is now on a solid sounda-
ton and Is steadily growing in numbers
and influence. The increase IN member
ship during the year just closed vas more
than 1000.
To discover to the last cent just what
it costs a family OF five 10 live IN these
times OF high prices is the chief object
OF an investigation, plans for which hare
been announced by the Charity Organize
ton Society OF NeE YORK City
In b future all cigars made in Wash
ington. D. c., viii bear the union label.
and the men who make them viii BE- paid
full union wages. the Cisarnakers' Union
having been successful IN placing its scale
before the local manufacturers.
II. as expected. all members of the Al
lied Building Trades Unions in Washing
ton, D c., go on strike 10 help the Plumb
ers Union in It's fight against the Mas
ter Plumbers Association, between 5000
and 1000 men VIII shortly be idle IN that
city.
The American Federation OF Labor win
soon begin e campaign OF political edu-
cation cor its millions OF members and
their friends. The staten n has bean
made on good authority that the working
men viii figure as an important factor"
IN the great national struggle OF 1905
and that they viii have to be reekoned
with by the political managers of all par
ties
Labor Commissioner NJ y. Mcleod of
Michigan Is preparing an amendment to
the laws governing the employment of
women and girls The employment of
girls under 81 years OF age during the
night IN factories and stores Is prohibit
ID, and il Is proposed to make this apply
70 al women TIE commissioner viii ty
also to limit the hours of labor q week
for women and girls to sixty IN store as
veil as factories
Real Drug Clerks Association OF San
Francisco. Cal. is taking steps toward
establishing q better Ease schedule and
the enforcerent OF the State f~en-hourday
hw. which is being violated By = large
number Of drug store prophecies
The last census shosFed that more than
100000 women were engaged IN sAin&ul
occupations and that their average wage
was less than $40 q ysar and that more
thar 20 Per cent OF them were not "A
Years old The eeaszzs also xh0Eed that
the proportion Of women ~em7ioy@d IN fac
tories Is increasing more HpidsE b that
OF men
The fabozfnr nen Of Hamilton Canad.-