The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12


national union distributed among its
members in benefits $5S6,255-73- The
organization has sick, strike, out-of-
work, death and total disability bene-
fits, and has three divisions. These
divisions are: Contributing members
paying so cents a week and entitled
to all these benefits; members paying
dues of Is cents week, joining the
organization after becoming so years
old or are afflicted with chronic all
ments, and entitled to strike and min
imum death benefits; beneficiary re-
firing card holders. paying 20 cents
week, and entitled to sick and death
benefits. Strike benefits are sehed-
uled at So week. with 50 after
stipulated period until the close of the
strike or lockout Sick benefits are s.
a week. with IS after stipulated pc
Rod until the close of the strike or
lockout Sick benefits are IS a week
for Is weeks in any one year. Death
benefits range from $50 to $3.50. de
pending upon the length of member
ship and out-of-work benefits are s.
a week. the fund being guarded by
suitable laws.
Pittsburg. Pa--The United States
Steel corporation has made no am
nouncement of an increase in wages.
but it is said that the Jones & Laughlin
Steel company, the Republic Iron &
Steel company and other Independent
companies viii restore the wages paid
prior to the LIST of last April, when a
general cut was made At the gem
eral Offices of the Republic Iron &
Steel company notices have been
posted of a revision of the wage scale
The Republic Iron & Stel company
employs about 10000 men at Chicago.
Massillon. Youngstown, Birmingham.
Moline. H.: East St. Louis, Muncie.
Ind: Gate City. Ala-;s Thomas, Ala ;
Sharon and New Castle, Pa Tn
Jones & Laughlin Steel company en-
ploys 10000 men in this vicinity. and
their wages, it is said, will all be in
creased. 1t is also announced that
: independents will not accept any or
} ders for steel at the present prices
Memphis. Tenn--An organization
, to be known as the Hucksters and
, Peddlers' Protective association,
, which it is planned to af6liate with
the American Federation of Labor.
!, has been formed here. and, according
to its objects. Will be of considerable
benefit to the general public Under
selling and favoring of customers
will be things of the past in Memphis,
according to the plans of the organf
: zation-
: Indianapolis, Ind. The Cigar
makers International. pioneers in
: many union matters, has solved a
t question in novel way. The cigar
: makers have a graduated death bene
: fit, ranging from $50 for new mem
4 bers to $3.50 for a member whose card
has been clear for Is years Realizing
2 that many old members become in
= capacitated, the plan has been evolved
to allow such as are unable to work
t who have held continuous membership
for period of Is years, or more. tc
: draw the death benefit, less $50, which
, is reserved for actual funeral ex
4 penses.
Boston.-A Hebrew local of the
5 Typographical union will shortly be
5 formed in this city by Hyman Rosen
1 son of New York, Hebrew organizer
of the International Typographical
I union. A scale of ~ hours for might
: and six hours for day work has beer
: established by a similar local in the
: New York newspaper Offices, where
the wage scale calls for $26 week.
S Paris Notwithstanding the
n decision of the General Federation OF
S Labor reached to call of the strike
= the sailors, stokers and stewards oi
!, the merchant marine have gone out al
r Marseilles. Toulon and Havre, and the
movement is likely to extend to othel
e French ports The grievances include
i the nonapplication to them of the
!. weekly day of rest law. equalization
r of salaries on passenger and freight
o boats and objection to being paid OF
y when a ship has been out of commits
). sion less than month.
d Pittsburg, Pa-Announcement Is
e made here that $4,000 employees Of
e iron and steel companies having head
v quarters here and in this vicinity will
+ receive an advance in wages averag
+ ing ten per cent about the LIST of July
S Los Angeles. Cal-The craftsmen
e of the building trades council are al
S to contribute labor and material t.
+ build a modern bungalow that shall
be displayed as a float in the parade
4 of the Elks in July
l. Pittsburg Pa-Fffteen unions OF
4 hodcarriers and building iaborers have
been organized in the last month.
o Topeka, Kan-The Kansas legis
Y lature passed IL laws advocated by
union labor
n New York.-John Kirby, Jr, OF
+ Dayton, O., was unanimously elected
: to the presidency of the National As
=, | SocSafSou of Nauufa cfurorS ar tbo COG
e sion of the annual meeting The cleo
!. ton was made the occasion of ,
e demonstration in favor of J. W. vaI
= Cleave, the retiring president, whose
e policies Mr. Kirby pledged himself Il
follow.
v Oneida, N. Y.-An municipal Print