Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-27
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A metal trades council has been organ
ICED at Brainerd, MINI.
A labor paper in the French language
has been started at Montreal, Canada.
The corner stone Of tie new labor tenn
pie bas been laid in Kansas City, Mo.
The ten-hour workday law for women
in the State Of Oregon has been declared
constitutional.
The printing trade in Canada employs
almost 10000 people at an annual wage
list of $5,54O,SS5.
There are in Gree Britain, at the pres
ent time, from 100000 to 100000 persons
working in metals.
Kansas City (.Io.) labor unions hope
to be able to OCCUPY their new labor tenn
pie by next Labor day.
Twenty-three International in this
country paid out sick benefits amounting
to S663,436.61 last year.
Ladies' Taii,rs and Dressmakers Union
of Boston is to have a weekly paper in
Iiddish for its members.
A Taunton (Mass.) city ordinance re-
quires the etght-hour day and wage scale
Of So a daT for laborers.
A uniop to be composed of street Ia
borers, in San Francisco, Cal, is a posi-
bility of the near future.
An ordinance requiring the fortnightly
paymen. of city iaborers was recently
passed at Concord, n. III.
A State factory inspector has been APP
pointed from the ranks of organized Ia
Dor at Newport News, Va.
Washington State Federation of Labor
has just Endorsed woman suffrage for the
fist time. The vote was unanimous.
The Kentucky State Federation conven-
ton recommended several labor measures
which are now before the Legislature.
Minneapolis (Minn.) unions are pre-
pairing to take a decided stand for the
wage scales and agreements this spring.
Loom Fixers' National Association rep
resents an almost absolute organization
of the men of the craft throughout the
country.
Last year Regina. Canada, had one
union of twenty members at present tn.
city has twelve unions with over 400
members.
Literature published by the A. f. of l..
is to be translated into Yiddish, to be
used for educational purposes among i'm
migrants.
Local Union No. 165, Cigarmakers' In
ternational Union of Philadelphia, has
invested $4,000 in a mortgage on realty
in that city.
The mayor of Key West, Fla, is en-
forcing the child labor law by appointing
a police officer to see that the children
attend school.
# 49, 49, ~G L. G-,,.a o1a hoc
been instituted in Brooklyn, n. Y. 1t
will be chartered by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Cornwall (Canada) Union of the In
ternational Steam Shovel and Dredge En-
gineers favors amalgamation with the As
ISOLATED Brotherhood.
The Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers
and Brass and Silver Workers Union
international biennial convention will be
held in Boston in August, 1903.
The Kansas State Federation of Labor,
which was organized last August, now has
affiliated over 12O organizations, embrac-
ing a membership of more than $500.
South Carolina State Federation of La
Dor is considering the matter of having a
committee at the State Legislature to look
AsSer the interest of labor legislation.
New York Stereotypers' Union No. 1
has started a movement to create a fund
for the purpose of erecting a monument
to be known as a labor temple in New
York City.
During the period of ten months, 800
new charters have been granted by the
American Federation of Labor, which is
an increase of 40 over the same period
of last year.
The West Virginia State Federation of
Labor convention, in session at Hunting
ton, adopted a resolution demanding an
extra session, OF the Legislature to pass
remedial mining laws.
Textile workers have issued over sixty
charters since the last convention in Oc-
tober, 1906, and will no doubt show sew
eral thousand increase in membership
when the per capita tax begins to come
in.
The acquisition by the international and
local unions of Chicago of a new build
ing, will accommodate the twenty-five
Chicago locals of railway employees, be-
sides providing permanent officers for the
international officials.
An important federation has been
formed in England, called an "Associa-
ton of Wood Working Trade Unions"
1t is composed of seven of the great
unions engaged in the woodworking in
dustry, consisting of $1,000 members.
Under the new law which has just
4 gone into effect in Massachusetts, it is
unlawful for any person or corporation
to require an employe to work on Sunday
unless the employe is allowed twenty-four
+ consecutive hours without labor during
the six days ensuing.
The cigarmakers of Minneapolis will
try the plan of organizing a banking
system on a small scale, to handle the
funds of the union and individual mem
bers. They have been encouraged to this
! step by the operations of a loan fund
which they established some time ago.
The Shop Assistants Union of Sydney,
Australia, has resolved that steps be
taken to join with kindred societies in
other states. with the object of establish
ing a federation of shop assistants.
The legislative committee of the Ar
kansas State Federation of Labor is ac-
lively looking after labor interests at the