Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-13
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New Bedford (Nass.) Weavers' Union
has again affiliated with the United Tex
tile Workers.
The international convention of Steam
filters and Helpers will be held in De-
troit next year.
The International Union Of Ladies'
Garment Workers will hold a convention
10 Boston next year.
Union labor is renewing interest in the
proposition to establish a magnificent la
Dor temple in Boston.
Thirty-six unions, out of a total of
forty-six in Duluth, Mimi, are affiliated
with the trades assembly.
A special committee of the st. Paul
Trades assembly is looking into the mat
ter of building a labor temple.
Vegetable vendors of Brooklyn, n. Y,
are talking of organizing a union to pro-
tect themselves from the middlemen.
Fall River (Mass.) weavers have ac-
cepted a compromise that 47iia yards con-
stitutc a cut, and the threatened strike
Is on.
In the paper working industry in India
the average wages a day for men is 10
cents women, 8 cents, and children, 3
cents.
The largest shipbuilding firms are to be
found il the Baltic ports; large firms
have also established themselves on the
Elbe and Weser.
San Francisco (Cal.) Stone Cutters
Union, through its executive committee,
has decided to submit its differences with
employers to arbitration.
Emma Gruber Foley, elected president
recently of the Native Daughters of the
Golden West, is past president of the
tWomen's Auxiliary to San Francisco
Typographical Union No. II.
All chances Of Boston garment work
ers becoming involved in the dispute of
the suspended locals Of New York and the
international Union are over. The Bos-
ton unions will support the national or
ganization.
Some 10000 Scotch miners have re-
newed their demand for an advance in
wages Of 1919 per cent, The present
rates amount to about 6 shilIings . pence
= day in wages, so that the demand is
q considerable.
Corporation laborcrs at Calgary, Can
ada, have received an Increase from %
TO "a cents an hour, and it has been de-
cided by the City Council that eight hours
shall constitute a working day, except in
cases Of necessity. :
A blind mans union has been formed
In Paris. The members are the blind en-
ployes OF the National Institute for the
Blind, who were dissatisfied with their
salaries. They threatened to strike and
received IN increase.
The convention of theatrical stage en-
ployes, held recently in Norfolk, Va, had
before It q proposition to establish a sick
benefit fund, also a funeral benefit fund.
II was decided to submit this to the sub
ordinate bodies for a referendum vote.
Large crews Of men have been going to
the West through the Minneapolis
4(Minn.) employment offices for a long
time, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Wash
dngton and Oregon taking the bulk. The
work supplied IL understood to be railroad
Nuilding3
About forty employees Of the New York,
New Haven n Hartford railroad have
been retired on pensions. The men so re-
tired hAve been IN the employ Of the com-
pany from ~thirty-Gve to forty years, and
will now receive from So to 81 a week
4 for the remainder OF their lives.
The Industries Of the United States
suffered less from strikes during 1905
snan n ny year since 1924. = lSoo
Sasse 81 soS eas
= r. w co1 W N.Vss sspl see unoe1uaxen y
49, =. ..s". =. .sa.o :. = t..aa,.u,Sras
days in each establishment involved.
lnc teIrlDle alsaste,s wnicn nave IS.
Ssnuy occuxEeo aaAtne iocai coal mines %
Nermany 2 france nave airected tne
9Itentien - scientists, especlaliy - tne
former countfy, 20 introducing metnods o.
psoteceinS - msners against 2 recurrence
q ssucn ca.amlties, q = leas. = almin-
ssnans, = iar g possible. tne loss 81 ilIe.
a Pastors. Union. composed q al the
Erotestant ereSme 81 "a crosse WIS,
= afnliafed with the american tederation
~ Labor. IN that town emDe OF the
other trades iook upon the preachers as
brother workers, admit their delegate TO
the meeting 2 q ne Trades ana labor
Councal ma nAvs 9 repeesensa.lv = lnu'
=. ene anessinss .
The organization OF employees on the
railway lines OF the United States dates
from the organising OF the Brotherhood
Of the Footboard, at Detroit, Mich, May
6, 1868, by the omo engineers,
which association y known as the Broth
srhood q Engineers. Otner
ranches q tne ransportallon service Iol-
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