The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-20


Workers unions has 6een Issued It
will be in Boston. July ) The Bos-
ton unions are requesting the inter
national for 2 permanent Boston or
SSar.izar
\ mig labor mass meeting was
held recently AZ Wichita kas- which
adopted and forwarded resolutions
protesting against the Indifferent at
tiTude Of congress toward the work
ers. and also voiced protest against
the recent decisions OF the supreme
court
Boston building iabore-s unions.
which are now bound together in one
council, have asked for a new rate
OF s. cents an hour on and after July
l. The new rate viii make a stand
ard scale al a figure about ) cents
ar hour in excess OF the seneral rate
Gow paid
The Scottish coal owners have pur
forward a demand for q reduction in
wages of e5 per cent Only a short
q
.efe-red 70 arbitration. as the concElia-
ton board could not agree The award
Vas for reduction OF 6H per cent.
Now comes the claim for 25 per cent
The hat manufacturers of the
Orange IN il district are insisting
on the open shop in their industry.
Notice has been sent 10 the Orange
Hat Trimmers' association that If it
does not respond 10 the demands of
the Hat Manufacturers association
the union will no longer be recog-
nizsd
The subject of state industrial
college is being considered in Mas
saoluSerts- Il is purposed TO estab-
ish the institute in Boston, or the
vicinity, and that il shall maintain
both day and evening classes The
main object of such a school is 10
! develop men for the lower and mid
die supervisory positions
The results are reported of the
elections 10 the conciiation boards OF
three more railways OF the United
Kingdom one. small concern at
Newport. South Wales. the London &
Southwestern and the Great Western
In all cases the candidates OF the
AIalsamaIei Society OF Railway Ser
wants secured 2 fair proportion OF
seats The total results. so far as
! the elections are complete at date
SHOW that out OF an aggregate OF SO
seats the society secured 1872 The
total votes polled were 177.7Sl. OF
these. 1eS-ets were given 20 the so
c5ety's candidates
/ Labor Is ID have 4 newspaper sys-
{ tenn covering the entire country. \
3 syndicate has been formed and the
enterprise capitalized. il is said. To
/ the extent of issuing a paper in the
5 cities of New York. Philadelphia
/ Washington, Chicago, ST Louis. Den.
1 Yer and San Francisco Publication
Will begin September and the policy
1 Will be enc OF ultra conservatism. the
object being u restrain the labor
4 movement from merging with the
i more radical social5ssic element that
has been making great inroads on
/ sse membership of the unions com
Il posing the skilled crafts
+ \ league OF carpenters known as
the Gran Liga de Carpsngeros has
h been organized in the City OF Mexico
L Cor purposes OF mutual protection
i The bylaws OF the association pro
/. vide that all members work for the
+ general welfare OF the leasue. TO Sc
/. cure fun remuneration for their work
and TO prevent the members from be
ing unfaily treated The association
aims al temperance and morality
among the warkmen. and Will star
a campaign for shorter hours Of
work. An important feature in tn.
bylaws is that strong opposition i:
10 be made 70 any difference in salar,
between foreign and native workmen
France has moved in the direction
OF recognizing the right of worker:
ineapaeitated by age TO a reasonable
suStenaIce for life. The measur,
adopted is a compromise between the
view that the worker is entitled to