The Washington times., 1908-10-18
UNION BAKERS ADOPT
SICK BENEFIT PLAN

Bakers organizations al over the
country, have received with rejoicing
the news OF the adoption by the recent
trle-nial contention n this CITY Of the
sick and death benefit plan, which is
becoming very general IN labor organ
lZauons- He -eafter a member of good
standing in the union viii be entitled
70 $ a week when sick. and his next
OF kin VIII receive from $50 20 S9l0. as
q death benefit
The bakers ard COnfecriOners' OrganI-
cation Is unique in the fact that there is
no such office 8 president. the inter
national secretary being the chief Of
1cer- Il is the custom 10 elect a chair
man each day during the convention
The executive board meets semi-an-
nUally and the routine business OF the
International IS conducted at headquar-
ters IN Chicago.
The International Typographical
Union has s225,5lI-55 in its treasury.
Andrew Carnegie gave 8. SO. $50 10 Il
braries last year. making The total OF
his gifts for this purpose SIS, 60, o.
According 10 the National Labor TrIb-
Une the hard times have not affected
the organizers OF the A F. Of l., for
the Tribune says-Chey stiII get the same
stipend as when times were booming.
The Western Federation OF Miners
.
according 10 the treasUrer's report
Engineers on electric rapid transit
lines are new eligible 10 membership in
neers.
For the month u Juas and July. the
United Mine Workers Of America paid
S2.2O4-sI as pc. capita tax 10 the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor
The June per capita tax Of the United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and J0iners
was ssh
The first months expenditure OF the
old age pension fund Of the Interna-
tiOnal Typographical Union amounted
10 S6,o4005. The balance Of the fund on
hand is SS1,3I965
The strong box Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor IS still back pedaIinE.
The receipts for the month Of August
were SI4 452.67. and the expenses S15,-
2-152 For the months OF September
and October vil be added the expenses
OF additional organizers, who are in the
political field
The General Federation of British
Trade Unions has issued manifesto
stating that there are 10000 unerC-
plOyed in the United Kingdom. with de-
pendent persons numbering $4,000, who
are suffering.
The Carnegie Steel Company IS plar-
ming TO build a new plate mill in Pitts
burg. which viii cost $50 600 This mill,
II Is said. viii be used for rolling snip
plates.
James I. GeTnoI. al present seCre-
tary-treaSurer Of the metal trades de-
partmeut of the American Federation Of
Labor. has been appointed chief Of The
bureau OF mercantile inspection OF the
State OF New York. ct a salary Of S2.000
4 year
Steel Corporation. is quoted as saying
that thers has been a 80 Ier cent gain
IN the steel trade since the low mark
Of last fall, but business IS still s. per
cent below normal. Nj Corey believes
that next spring viii see normal level
again.
". s. Carter, Of Peoria, Ill, has been
elected grand master OF the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen and En-
gineers. TO succeed John J. Hannahan.
St Paul was chosen as the place for
the next convention
The American FeGeTationist reports
that 1854 unions, with an aggregate
membership q $500. had 9.6 per cent
without employment in August This
IS the heaviest ratio reported IN any
month for years past In July the per
centage Of idleness was Ga per cent, and
in August 1907 Il was IS per cent.