The wageworker., 1909-04-10


the Workingman's Political Party has
been started in New York Work is
being done in every assembly district
and an attempt will be made TO con-
centrate the votes of union men on as
sembly candidates who will pledge
themselves to work in the legislature
for a modification of the injunction
laws. The movement was started
soon after the conviction of President
Gompers and his associates for con-
tempt of court. and it was at first
hoped to enlist the unions in the plan
as unions But as this has failed
missionary work is being done among
the labor men individually.
Chicago-An eight-hour day for
women workers in Illinois will be
asked of the state legislature and the
support of all women will be asked
for it. The Women's Trade Union
league. of which Mrs. Raymond Rob
ins is president, decided to cooperate
with the Mattresses union to advo-
cate such a measure and a bill will
be drawn Immediately and presented
to the legislature. The active support
also of every women's organization in
the state will be asked for the meas
ure.
Reading. PA committee repre-
senting the 5000 employees of the
Reading Iron Company appeared be-
fore the superintendents of the differ
ent plants and laid before them the
decision of the employees not to sub
NIT to a reduction in wages of from
seven to fifteen per cent The Car
penter Steel Works posted notices of
a reduction of ten per cent in wages.
1t will affect 700 men. This industry
furnished many projectiles during the
Spanish-American war.
Chicago-Work for : 1000 men de-
veloped when the Chicago Railways
Company and the City Railway Com
pany opened up the spring work on
| the rehabilitation of their tracks The
| Chicago Railways Company took out
permits with the bureau of streets for
track rehabilitation on IL streets.
They propose to start with 1000 men
at once. The Chicago City Railway
will put 1000 men to work to COM
| plete their rehabilitation work.
Winnipeg, Man--Telegrams received
| from Macleod. Alberta. indicate a
| peaceful termination of the coal
| miners conference on the wage-scale
| agreement 1t was announced that
| the Crows Nest Pass Coal Company,
| which controls the Coal Greek. Michel
| and Charbonde mines. owned by the
| ]. ]. Hill interests is ready to sign
| the agreement and will withdraw from
| the Western Operators association.
Observation-Disclosures are threaten
| ing to strike unless the employers
grant the demands of the union for an
increase from, IS to $3.50 day. Elec-
| trical contra: 1ors have announced they
will fight the demands to a finish.
| Steamfitters have failed to reach an
agreement with the employers relative
| TO their demand for a raise in pay.
New York.-The average earnings
| for organized workingmen in New
York state in the third quarter of
| 1908 was s207. as compared with 1927
| in 1907. or 1925 in 1906.
San Francisco.-Bakers' and Confec-
TONERS union recently decided to or
| ganize all the helpers in local bakeries
| into an auxiliary to the local.
Seattle Wash--An effort is being
| made by Seattle musicians to have
the convention of 1910 American Fed
| Grafton of Musicians held in that city
| Boston.-The executive officers of
| the A. F. of l.. have issued a circular
| letter addressed to state federations
of labor bodies. urging such to secure
| legislation in the matter of enforcing
| sanitary conditions where wage earn
| ers are employed. establishing special
| hospitals for the treatment of tuber-
| culosis, where such do not already ex-
| list. and to promote the union label
| New York.-Oh6cers of the Interna-
tional Photographers all commend the
proposed International union compact
with the allied printing trades. and
| recommend that the union proceed
| along the lines of the same
Il Berlin. Germany.-A house-to-house
Il census. which has been taken under
the auspices of the trade unions,
show total of unemployed persons
in that city of 61.267. in addition to
1888 unemployed in the suburbs.
The municipality will take similar
census. but has called upon the un-
ployed to report at various centers.
Boston. - Boston Typographical
union 13 has decided to postpone ac-
ton on the book and job scale until
the July meeting.
Minneapolis. Minn--A branch of the
American Association for Labor Leg
islation has been formed
Reading. Pa--The coal traffic ON the
Reading railway is very heavy. as
all of the mines OF the company have
been working full time The coal
dealers all over the country. who fear
trouble in the regions. are sending in
orders for fuel. and the cars are being
unloaded as rapidly as possible al all
OF the terminal points
! New York--The Musical Mutual