Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-10
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The Fall River (Mass.) Spinners'
Union has reached its fiftieth birthday.
In Italy the membership of trade
unions decreased from 2406S9 in 1902 to
204, 271 in 1907.
Germany has altogether thirty-three la
Dor colonies where the unemployed can
obtain work as right.
Through the efforts of organized labor
the manufacture of cigars in the Mar
quette (Mich.) prison is to be abolished.
A general strike of marble cutters all
over New England is threatened, because
of the employers refusal of an increase
of wages and Saturday half-holiday.
Pipe coverers in Washington, d. c.,
were granted an increase in wages of so
cents day by their employers They
now receive a minimum salary of So a
day.
President Gompers of the A. T. of L..
has called a convention of all affiliated
organizations in West Virginia to meet
in Huntington on Feb. IS, to organize a
State branch.
Museums of Safety Devices" and gem
eral industrial hygiene have been estab-
lished by the governments of Holland,
Germany, France. England and other
countries. These do magnificent work in
educating employers and employed, as
well as the public generally.
The workingmen of Washington. ID. c.,
are said to be planning several events
the organized toilers. One of the plans
contemplateS the erection in the near fu-
ture of magnificent temple of labor An
other, the building of a home for the aged
and infirm.
In 1901 the Cigarmakers' International
had membership of $4,000 and about
$50 unions. At the adjournment of that
convention the general fund of the or
ganization showed a deficit, and this was
the case for two successive years. The
membership now approximates 10000,
and there are 1000 unions There is also
in the bank to the credit of the union
100000.
The labor officials of Massachusetts say
that. with the report of the recess com
mttee of the Legislature, all sections of
which advocate laws to restrict and de-
fine the powers of the courts in injunction
cases arising from Industrial disputes,
some favorable legislation is assured.
The parliamentary committee of the
Trades Union Congress is sending out an
important circular to the affiliated trade
societies. The circular invites the trade
unions to send delegates to London. Eng
land, on the 26th of February to discuss
wars and means for forming labor daily
newspaper.
The Department Of Labor at Washing
ton is having printed a report covering
twenty-five years, showing that there were
SO. 757 strikes and 1.J46 Iockouts in the
United States from 1881 to 1905 incIus-
i've. a total of 3S,303 labor disturbances,
involving 199.945 establishments. There
were 6.T2S,04S strikers and 1921 en-
ployes locked out, making a total of
Z .444.279 wage earners affected.
Blast furaacemen in the north of Eng
land have had TO submit to a reduction
in wages as the result of a recent meeting
of the Cancellation board. The iron trade
has developed a strong tendency of late
toward a lessening output.
According TO the twenty-third annual
report Of the Michigan Bureau of Labor
and Industrial Statistics. published last
year in 2,T1S establishments the value of
the products was S22T.071.551 and the
total expenses were S1S2. 699. S03, leaving
net earnings of S44 .371.74S. as compared
with s43. 005.503 paid out in wages. This
represents an increase in wages over the
statistics of 1900 much out of proportion
TO the increase in net earnings.
In 1906 Chicago skyscrapers took their
heariest toll of life in all the city's his
tory. Our Of total membership CT 1853
men in the Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers Union. 1856 lost their lives or
we're totally or partially disabled