The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-04

is obtained. Singly or in combination,
they have this right. They may use
persuasion to induce men to join their
organization, or refuse to work except
for an established wage. They may
present their cause to the public in
the newspapers or circulars, in a
peaceable way, and with no attempt
at coercion. If the effect in such a
case is ruin to the employer there is
no redress, for they have only exer-
cised their legal rights
Jefferson City, Mo.-The supreme
court decided that city ordinances
prohibiting persons from lounging or
loafing on street corners are unconsti-
tutional. The case came from St.
Louis, where Jacob Gloner was fined
for standing on street corner doing
picket duty during strike in 1905.
The supreme court ordered the de-
PENDANT released, holding that the city
mad no right to pass an ordinance
prohibiting persons from standing on
streets who are not obstructing traffic
or interfering with other persons or
with business
Chicago.-Chicago brewery work
men will present new wage scale
to the brewers asking for an increase
OF two dollars a week. They now re-
ceive $18. Time and a half" will be
asked for overtime. The new scale
was Endorsed by the Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor. One clause in the con-
tract provides: THAT beer shall be
| given to the employees in such Quanti-
| ties and under such conditions as the
employer OF his brewmaster decides"
Boston.-A joint committee of both
unions and International President
~Healy will confer with the master
| brewers board of trade regarding the
| 1908 agreement for the firemen en-
ployed in the breweries Like the
| scale of Stationary Engineers union
Is. granted that body recently, the fire.
mems agreement calls for the six-day
work week without loss of pay from
the present scale.
| Boston.-Master Carpenters and
Woodworkers' association have again
declared for the open shop" and for
a sliding scale of wages with "A cents
an hour the maximum The associa-
ton is not the big master builders
l
now comforting with committee of
the carpenters district council regard
ing the 1908 request for SO cents an
hour.
Boston.-Except one department,
in which only 40 operatives are EN-.
ployed, the Roxbury Carpet Company IS
| plant was closed for an indefinite peri.
cd, throwing 900 employees out OF
work An official of the company said
that the factory was closed owing to
the evil times that have fallen upon
manufacturing concerns and because
of overproductiveness."
ST. Louis.-Nearly 800 beer bottlers
and handlers employed at the An
heuser-Busch brewery went out on a
strike in sympathy with the 45(
brewery wagon drivers who refused te
secure membership cards in a certain
union and were discharged from vari
Gus breweries. The brewery immedi
ately employed both union and non
union men.
Il Boston-The clerks and draughts
men at the Charlestown navy ward
have formed an association. 1t will
probably affiliate with the A. F. of l..
as is the big New York yards clerks
and draftsmen's association.
ST. Paul, Minn.-Plans are under
consideration by the officials and EN-
ployes of the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha road for the crea
ton of a pension and death benefi
fund to be maintained by Joint con
tributions of the employees and com
pany. This is an expansion of thu
present pension plan in vogue on thu
system.
: Providence, R. 1.-The police of thi'
, city, who started to take census o
the unemployed people, have com
pleted their work, the list showing
a total of 5000 idle persons in thu
city.
New Orleans.-About 1900 opera
, tives were affected by the closing dowl
2 The mills only resumed work a shor
: time ago after weeks suspension
Norwich, Conn.-Notice of a tel
per cent reduction in wages at the cot
ton mills of the Shetucket compan.
t and the Falls company was posted
: About 1,2OO hands are affected.
), Chattanooga, Tenn.-A general re
: duction of the shop force of the Queer
4 & Crescent railroad was made effee
tive. resulting, it is reported, in tn
laying off of total of 1000 men.
Chicago-Thomas NJ Dooley, gen
: eral secretary of the United Associa
: ton of Plumbers, Gasfitters ant
t Steamfitters, died of peritonitis. HI
: | was well known in labor circles
throughout the country
e Shamokin, Pa.-The Susquehann'
: Coal Company, employing 5000 mel
4 and boys in this region, issued notice
q that until further notice its mine
would be worked but three days
l. week.
:, Birmingham, Ala.-The Alabam
Y Cotton Manufacturers, association n