Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-04
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hudson (Wis.) unionists have organ
lied a new machinists' union.
The Glass Workers Union has 5000
members and 100000 in the treasury.
A branch of the Canadian labor party
has been formed in London, England.
The advance in wages of the miners
has been general throughout Great Brit
ain.
Bartenders of Denver, Colo, are taking
steps to organize a anton to procure the
eight-hour day.
BARRIERS of Hamilton, Ont, want more
wages and threaten to strike if their de
mand is not met.
The forty-frst annual trade union con-
gress of Great Britain will convene at
Nottingham on Sept. :, 1908.
Labor organizations of Baltimore, Md,
are assisting the policemen of that city
in an effort to have one day off each
week.
A convention of independent shoe work
ers' organizations, to form a national or
ganization, is to be held at Lynn, Mass,
this month.
w. e. McEwen, secretary-treasurer of
the Minnesota State Federation of Labor
is being urged by many of his friends to
run for Mayor of Duluth at the spring
election.
At a conference Of representatives of
national photographic organizations re-
Gently held in Washington, ID. g., it was
decided soon to amalgamate the allied
photographic trades.
1t is said that the longest strike on
record in England was that of the quar-
rymen at Bethesda, which commenced in
1900 and did not terminate until the close
of 1903. 1t cost the district 81 ,S2y, 600
The State Federation of Labor of Okla
home, at a recent session, adopted a
resolution in favor of woman suffrage.
The federation proposes to make this
test question in the support of candidates
for Office.
Preliminary steps have been taken in
Minneapolis, Mimi. 10 induce all unions
in the building trades to cast aside petty
jealouses and join the building trades
council of that city. This is with view
to strengthening the central body.
Max Morris, one of the vice presidents
Of the American Federation of Labor,
haa formally extended an invitation to the
Western Federation of Miners to return
to the A. +. of T.. The invitation VAS
signed by President Samuel Gompers.
The Rhode Island Label League de-
clares its intention publicly to fight the
trusts by the use of the union label. The
league will conduct its operations in that
State, and it is hoped to gst every union
throughout the State affiliated with the
organization.
Since the national convention of textile
workers OF the United States in 1906 the
international body has issued sixtg char
tiers to new uniOnss
In Austria 54T per 1000 work ten
hours or less each day. and AIS from ten
to eleven hours Comparatively few work
more than eleven hours
There is a strong movement in the
State Of Washington along the line of
establishing cooperative stores. One has
been opened in Seattle and since IL has
been in operation il has done SO well
that il has purchased a coal mine. with
view to sell the products to union people.
In consequence of a dispute over an
agreement between the employers and
the boiler makers, the labor barometer in
the shipbuilding trade Of Great Brstain |
at present shows stormy"
Ben Tillett. the English labor leader, |
has sent word that he is again to visit |
this county. He is now in Australia. |
Mr.. T;iIett is also a member of Parlia-
ment. He is a decker union Official.
The Eight Hour League of America is
conducting an agitation among the trades /
unions With the object Of making the /
universal eight-hour workday" the para
mount issue of the coming presidential 1
campaign.
The United Hebrew Trades. an organ
ization Of about 30 Jewish trades 4
unions, in New York City. has q member
ship Of some 1900 most Of whom are I
Socialists working in the clothing. fur
and cap industries.
Plans for the formation Of local and \
district anti-chiId labor leagues through
out New York have been completed az |
Albany. A State League win also be 1
formed. The recent convention Of the 4
New York State workingmen's Fedora
ton at Syracuse adopted resolutions Ia
yoring the league and instructed the DEE
gates TO take the matter up with heir
locals and do what they could toward et-I
fs<rffrH organization