The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-03-28

Chicago-The building trades Sec
ton of the American Federation of
Labor has been permanently organ
lied. The officers elected are: ]. M.
Kirby of Chicago, recent president of
the structural building trades alliance
and a member of the carpenters
brotherhood, president; J. w. Spen-
Ger of Cleveland, of the u. A. of
plumbers, gas and steamfitters, sec
retary-treasurer, and the following
vice-presidents: W. ]. McSorley of
Ohio. president of the wood, wire and
metal lathers; George Hedrick of AL
bany, vice-president of the painters,
decorators and paperhangers; Frank
Ryan of Chicago, president of the
bridge and structural ironworkers;
James Hannahan of Chicago of the
hosting engineers; and c. Leps of
New Jersey of the building laborers.
The plan adopted is virtually the same
as that of the Boston c. L. U. and it's
building trade section. The section
will hold its annual convention in De-
troit in November. simultaneously with
the general convention of the A. F.
of l..
Boston.-Hebrew bakers union As
began the distribution of free bread
to the poor. In two days more than
900 loaves were given away. The
work will be continued on a more ex
tended scale. The money for the
work is secured by a 81 a week assess
The Hebrew charitable organization
1T Il N,,i
day the union refused 500 week
donation offer from local newspaper,
because the paper was involved in
dispute with the Boston newsboys
protective union 9077, A. F. of L.
New York.-The New York branch
of the printers league of America has
advised the local typographical union
that it has an arbitration agreement
with the pressmen and press feeders
union by which there will not be any
strikes or lockouts in the future, and
that all questions, including those of
wages, will be adjusted by arbitra-
ton. 1t announces that it is nego-
tiating with the international typo
graphical union with the idea of hav-
ing a similar agreement with union
printers.
San Francisco.-Allied Provisions
Trade Council has taken steps to pro-
cure work for the unemployed This
organization does not intend to con-
fine its efforts to the members of the
unions affiliated with it, but will en-
deavor to find work for those who are
not of the unions. The council will
prepare an appeal to the people of the
city asking those who employ Asiatic
servants to dismiss them and give en-
ployment to white men and women.
Chicago.-Cigar makers locals are
voting on four proposed amendments
to the international union One is for
the establishment of a blue label adj
vertising bureau; another for an in
crease from - to So per cent. in the
sum above locals for general ex-
penses. and the other two to regulate
employment of members of less than
year, and the manner of sending in
matters for decision of the inter
! national president.
Elmira, N. Y.-The Erie railroad
has officially notified it's boiler makers
and boiler makers helpers that their
wages will be reduced ten per cent.
Telegraph operators who were put on
a basis of eight hours a day. to con-
form to the new law limiting their
work day to nine hours, are said to be
organizing to protest against cut
which, it is said, unofficially, will be
made in their wages.
Berlin, Germany.-The German gov
| eminent is doing much to relieve the
sufferings of the unemployed. The
kaiser has ordered that all unem-
ployed be given work on great public
undertakings, and thousands of men,
| starving short time ago, are now
cleaning and repairing public build
ings. building bridges. fixing the road
beds of the government railways, and
instructions have been sent to all
municipal authorities to take up the
same policy.
misunderstanding to reports
received at the department of com
merce and labor thousands of farm Ia.
borers can be cared for in New York,
New England, the agricultural states
of the middle west, Colorado and other
sections of the southwest and on the
| Pacific slope. In New York there are
thousands of abandoned farms whose
| owners are anxious to get desirable
| tenants. The same thing is true OF
New England.
Boston-BoOkbind union Sc
cured the eight-hour day and union
conditions in several more shops Now
but three big Cambridge or Boston
shops have not signed or agreed to
establish the workday at a near date
Washington.-James NJ Lynch
president of the International Typo
graphical union and 7. C. Parsons
president of the local typographical
union conferred with President Roose
welt regarding the appointment of d
public printer. They did not recon-
mend any one, but told him they would
appreciate it If he would select a prac