Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
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San Francisco chauffeurs have Ugan-
lied a union.
= branch of the Union Label League is
to be organized In Memphis.
Vancouver, B. c., will soon have a
building trades council in working order.
At Lethbridge, Canada, with a popula-
ton Of 1000, there are about 1000 trade
unionists.
National brotherhood of Operative
Potters will meet next month in Atlantic
City, n. ].
Minneapolis will entertain the 1909
of the international Musicians
Association. |
The eight-hour day for all municipal
work has been introduced in the City
Council at Louisville.
The Women Suffrage League Of New
York City wishes the support Of the labor
organizations in it's agitation for political
equality.
The Moyagana Railway Company of
Sac Paulo has just constructed in its
shops the first locomotive which has been
built in Brazil.
The Central Labor Council at Rich
mond, Contra Costa county, Cal, recently
reorganized, has already fifteen unions
affiliated with it.
Boston (Mass.) Upholstery Union is
admitting mattress makers to it's ranks for
the first time in its history, and has al
ready taken in nearly 100 of those men.
San Francisco Laundry Workers Union
has decided to contribute 10 cents per
capita on the membership in support of
Nbo y,HJ-a37o8t 3r3iPSt T yS9paSa 19}nSripS
The child labor law, with fourteen years
as the age limit and the eight4hour day
for persons under 16 years of age, was
recently passed by the Kentucky Legisla-
eure.
The recently organized Building Trades
Council of San Mateo county, Cal, now
has fifteen unions affiliated with it, and
the aggregate membership is in excess of
900.
The extra appropriation given the Low
ell Textile School by the State Of Massa-
dhusetts, will enable the trustees to lay
the foundation for a thorough engineering
education.
A resolution providing for the estab-
shment of a labor paper at San Juan,
Porto Rico, has just been passed at a
convention there of representatives ofsl1O
unions having utilization with fife eAAneri-
can Federation of Labor.
The call for the New England conven-
tion of the Metal Polishers', Buffers,
Platers' and Brass and Silver Workers
unions has been issued. It will be in
Boston July 5. The Boston unions are
requesting the international for a per-
marent Boston organizer.
The Scottish coal owners have put for
ward a demand for a reduction in wages
of % per cent. Only a short time ago q
matter Of reduction was referred to arbi-
tration, as the Cancellation board could
not agree. The award was for q reduc-
ton of 6A per cent; now comes the claim
for % per cent.
The subject of a State industrial col
lege is being considered in Massachusetts,.
l. is purposcd to establish the institute
in Boston or vicinity, and that it shall
maintain both day and evening classes
The main object of such a school is to
develop men for the lower and middle
supervisory positions.
The last reports presented to the Gas
Workers Union were to the effect that all
the members of the jurisdiction, which in
cludes the unions in San Francisco, Cal.
San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento, arc
at work, and that this craft has been par
ticulariy fortunate in having work for Ehs
membership during the last ten months.
The new wage agreement between the
cotton manufacturers at Fall River
Mass, and the Textile Council, which
will be In force until next Novembes
became effective last month. Under TIN
agreement the $4,000 operatives accept Q
wage reduction of 1874 per cent. The
cut swells the number of cotton opera
tives in New England whose wages have
been reduced this spring to about 10000
Labor is to have a newspaper system
covering the entire country. A syndicate
has been Formed and the enterprise CAPT
talized, it is said, Is the extent of issuing
q . in the cities of New York, Phil
adelphia, Washington, Chicago, St Louis
Denver and San Francisco. Publication
will begin Sept. I, and the policy will bt
one of ultr. conservation, the object be
sng to restrain the labor movement from
merging WITH the more radical socislisti'
%els1uent that has been making great in
roads on the membership Of the union!
COMPOSING the skilled crafts.