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1nSfe ~ . movement 20 eetADilSn y Ia
Dor temple for Memphis (Tenn.) trade
unions.
At New Orleans, Ia, q permanent ar
bitration board for labor disputes has
been completed
The Waterville tMe.) textile workers
have applied for q charter from the Unit
ed Textile Workers.
The annual convention of the Trades
and Labor Congress of Canada will be
held At Halifax in September.
There il a movement under way to or
ganize q building trades section Of the
American Federation Of Labor in Fargo,
N. ID.
New York Typographical Union (''Big
SKI has transferred 5000 to a special
fund 20 be paid out to its out-of-work
members.
The International Brotherhood OF
Painters and Decorators Of America has
increased the membership more than 5000
since April /.
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad clerks lodges will make a fur
ther effort to have a system agreement
made between the road and the clerks.
The American section of the boot and
shoe workers international body now has
more than 100000 in its emergency
fund, the money being in banks and draw
ing interest.
A wage agreement for the ensuing year
adopted recently at a conference be-
tween representatives of the steel inter-
eests and of the Amalgamated Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers, held at Pittsburg, Pa.
Average hourly wages in the United
States in 1907 were higher than in any
other year Of the period, 1880 to 1907,
and more than 20 per cent higher than
the average in any year from 1890 to
1900.
The union of stationary fremen Of
Pittsburg, Pa, has established a night
school, held once . week, when expert
enced union men lecture on topics con-
nected with the everyday work of the
trade.
The French laundries at San Francisco,
CAL, have Imported that the Japanese
laundries arE seriously affecting their
business and have promised to support
the Anti-Japanese League morally and
financially.
The cancellation board Of the North
umberhnd (England) miners, at q meet
ing held recently, agreed upon a 21a per
cent reduction, making a total reduction
this year OF 81 per cent, after a long
period Of continuous advances in wages.
1t is estimated that there are 81, 100
men idle in the building trade in New
York City. OF the 100000 skilled me
chanics in the city 10000 are still idle.
Labor leaders express surprise that work
ing conditions have not improved more
rapidly.
The law limiting the work of women
and children in factories to ffty-four
hours o week was amended by the Massa-
chusetts Legislature to read f~ifty-six
hours, and was then passed with a pro-
siso that it should not 60 into effect un-
Ill Jan. /, 1910.
The FIRST annual report and balance
sheet Of the National Union Of Journal
kts shews that the union, which twelve
months g had not one formally consti.
utsd branch, has now . large number in
England and Wales, which embrace q
membership Of svsr 1000.
San Francisco (Cal.) Lodge No. 6S,
International Association Of Madhinists,
which has under its care Golden West
Lodge Of Machinists' Apprentices, has
adopted . plan by which the youngsters
are to b instructed by lectures on the
different branches II the trade.
1t has already been decided By the
leather workers that they will make a uni
versal demand for the eight-hour day
within the mex two years, but no def
mite tine has bssa ~. The object Of
their meeting u Kansas City, No.. in
September ID to determine the date.
Frank Feney Of Philadelphia, q promi-
nent member Of the Elevator Construct
ors' Union Of Philadelphia, Pa, and for
terms president Of the Central La
Dor Union at that city, has been &ppoint-
ed to the Office Of elevator inspector. The
position carries . salary of $500 a year.
A reorganization of the building trades
unions has been brought about in Buffalo,
n. l., after many years of warfare. The
new organization is a branch of the
building trades department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. The Buffalo
branch has a membership of about 10000.
The A~malgamated Association of Iron.
Steel and Tin Workers and the Western
Bar Iron Association ave reached a set
Element affecting 10000 men in Ohio,
Pennsylvania. Michigan, Wisconsin. ILL.,
nois and Missouri The puddlers are re-
duced from last years scale about 8 per
cent, and the 6nishers accept an average
cut of nearly ? per cent.
Charles W. Merker, organizer for tn
American Federation Of Labor. RECENTLY
visited an overall factory at the nro-
~gressiye little city OF Somerville, Tenn.
and reports it as the knest example Of tn
benefits of organization he has seen. Not
. child is employed in my capacity, ev-
cry worker is a union maa, and not =
particle of dirt or speck Of dust i yisi-
BILE from engine room to o6ice- 1t h
safe prediction that no cases Of ccnsumn-
tioa will be developed in such enviros-
ments.
The Journeymen Bakers Society If IL
I ni,~d Kingdom have taken 1 vote NOD
flying their eight-hour bill. which nov
permits OF relays Of eight hours. TIE