The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-02-15

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Victoria, N. S. W.-Trouble is
threatened at Hebburn and other New
South Wales collieries unless the non
unionists there join the Miners Fed
GRAFTON.
Philadelphia - The Pennsylvania
railroad, owning to difficulties in Sc
curing men, has raised the age limit
for those seeking employment from 35
to As years.
Utica, N. Y-One of the earliest
records in the United States of pro-
test against convict labor occurred at
a mechanics convention, held in this
city in 1884.
have made a demand for an increase
in their wage scale OF $3.50 per week.
The increase is based on the in
creased cost of living.
Philadelphia - The Journeymen
Horseshoers' International Union has
raised the per capita tax to 25 cents
a month and adopted the stamp sys-
TEN for the payment of dues.
Philadelphia The increase of
wages of ten per cent. to all the en-
ployes of the Reading railway system
whose salaries We're less than 5000
per month affected $4,000 workers.
Ottawa, Grandchildren interest is
being shown by labor over the new
bill introduced by Minister of Labor
Lemieux in parliament, and which will
make it crime to strike or for en-
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Philadelphia. = The Philadelphia
Central Textile union has decided to
urge all it's affiliated organizations to
prepare at once to demand an increase
in wages and set definite time when
higher wages must go into effect in
the textile trades.
Washington.-The postal clerks are
moving to restrict their working time
to six days in any one week. They
also demand that six hours work at
night be considered equivalent to
eight hours in the daytime. They
likewise ask for an annual increase of
500 in wages, ranging from a mini
mum of $500 a year to 81 400.
Washington.--Seve meetings will
be held here the latter part of Feb
ruary between employers and repre-
sentatives of labor. The National
Civic federation officers. are making
the preliminary arrangements. Presi-
dent Roosevelt agreed to meet w. H.
Mallock, the English lecturer on So
GEOLOGY, who is to be one of the
speakers at the meetings.
Portland, Ore.-There has been in
augurated by trades unionists, an or
ganization known as the Moyer-Hay-
wood league. Its members will raise
funds to help defray the expenses
Of the trial of the men named who
are being held on weak charges of,the
murder of former Governor Steunen-
berg. They have been awaiting trial
in an Idaho penitentiary for year,
and it is due them that they be given
a speedy trial.
New York.-It is stated that the
first official appearance of Gov.
Hughes at social affair was when
he was the guest and speaker at a
smoke talk by the Albany bricklayers'
union. He emphatically declared his
belief in the principles of organized
labor and it's work for the betterment
of their fellowmen. Labor should be
fairly treated, he declared, and he also
stated that when labor gets together
by honorable means. it is good
thing. not only for the workingman,
but for the country at large.
Chicago.-Benjamin Meyer, 100
Blue Island avenue, was fined 500
and costs by Judge Newcomer of the
Harrison street municipal court for
the illegal use of the cigarmakers'
blue label.
Philadelphia.-The 10000 textile
workers of this city have been virtu.
ally assured an increase in wages of
10 to Is per cent This announce.
ment was made by the Upholstery
Manufacturers association, composed
of nearly all the upholstery firms In
the city. The schedules go into effect
February l. The increase affects all
branches of the trade.
Boston, Mass. The firemen's
unions of the state have appointed Q
committee to endeavor to secure an
amendment to the smoke nuisance
danger OF fine or imprisonment. I'm
der the present law if heavy smoke
issues from a chimney for six minute.
or more the fireman can. be finet
500. In not one case out of 100 /.
the fremen in charge, but is undel
orders, and there are, the union of
ficials say, a thousand and one things
beyond his control, so he certainl!
should not be held responsible.
San Francisco. unionist'
are watching with much interest tn,
outcome OF the proposed union trad
ing stamp project at Chicago.
adopted and successful at Chicago i
is highly probable that the plan will
be tried at San Francisco.
Mexico City.-It is estimated tina
10000 operatives in the cloth fac
tories in Mexico are now on strike, dc
handing higher wages. The trouble