The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-05-09

sHAS ISSUE ok SNS MASAZtu0.
the official organ of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, over the signature
of c. E Mahoney, first vice president
and acting president of the organiza-
ton. that the executive board has term
| mated the services of William D. Hay
| wood as representative of the federe
alton in the field. Last December.
after Haywood's acquittal at Boise. Ida
no, on the charge of completely in the
| murder of former Gov. Steunenburg,
he was superseded as secretary-treas-
| urer of the federation. Since that
| time he has been employed as lee
| turer and organizer. 1t is intimated
that the executive board disapproved
of his activity in the advocacy of
socialistic theories.
Boston--An danger of a strike at
| the shops of the n. Y. n. H & II.
| and the bonus system has been Aveet-
er, The matter was satisfactorily ad-
justed at conferences held at New
Haven between Superintendent Hig
| gins of the road and the committee of
the federal council of the shop me-
| chanicS organizations The order to
introduce the piece work system viii
not be enforced All men who have
been working piece work are to have
day work on application The men
laid off are to be reinstated as rapidly
as work improves.
Boston--The situation on the b &
NJ road is rather one of guessing on
| the part of the men Since the mems
| notification that they refused to agree
to the suggested five per cent reduc-
| ton until July l. plan of President
Tuttle's, a general feeling has existed
| that the road would issue a five per
cent cut order and take the chance OF
the men striking against it. Ameet-
| ing of the superintendent and depart
ment heads discussed the general sub
ject- To date no order has been issued
Norfolk, Va--The convention of the
American Federation of Labor desig-
mated the second Sunday in May of
each year as labor's memorial day. In
setting apart this day labor recognizes
the great services of the men and
women who have gone to the great
beyond. and in their lives rendered
valuable aid in the great uplifting
work of the toilers, the masses of our
country
London. England.-The Powell Duff
fryn Company has taken a significant
lead in promoting school of mining
in Wales. At its last annual meet
ing the shareholders unanimously
voted $1,000 per annum for five years
to the miners fund to found a mining
school fund for the University college
4 of
Chicago--The brewery workers are
negotiating for threeyear agreement
with their employers The strikes in
St Louis and Chicago have been set
tied. although the agreement has not
Yet been made. The employers are
trying 10 get the unions to agree to
the open shop. but that cannot be &C
coded to-
Representatives Of seven
" labor unions met and discussed
plans for the extension of the Chicago
Equity exchange. which will sell prod
uce direct from the producer. Appn-
cation was made to the national head
quarters in St Louis for stock Ger
Jificates 10 be issued here
Chicago. labor through
l Jul AAlAAOAS - iANCASokC4 IA tk&S
| recent passage by the legislature of
the direct primary law. as it will give
labor an opportunity of putting loyal
candidates in the field-men who viii
truly represent them
, Wilkes Barre. Pa-Organizers of the
United Mine Workers are now making
a vigorous effort to increase the mem
/ hership OF the union in the anthracite
. districts. and are meeting with CON
: siderable success The mine workers
: realize that their agreement with the
operators expires next April and are
trying to make the union as strong
as possible when the time for making
r their demands arrives
; Washinston-A recent conferences
between President Gompers of the
: American Federation of Labor and rep
resentatives of the International Stage
: Employers union, and the Brother
: hood of Electrical Workers. amicably
, settled the contentious heretofore arts
, ing over the jurisdiction over stage
: employees operating electrical con
, trivances, such as moving picture
shows
; Philadelphia The Pennsylvania
: Cigarmakers- Blue Label league has
: started a printing Office for the pur
pose of turning out blue label adver
Using matter Ali kinds of label ad
: vertising matter viii be handled and
the profits. if there are any, viii &C
: for an organization fund TO be used
among the Pennsylvania cigarmakers
, New York-The international Office
d | of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees
! Alliance and Bartenders' International
, League of America has notified all the
5 local unions that the constitution has
! | been amended so that hereafter local
: unions shall not exact a reinstats
: | ment fee in excess of one yeayG
dues
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