The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-20
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bureau.
Transfers International has in
creased from LOO to $4,000 in ten
years.
Retail grocery clerks in Phila.
delphia have undertaken campaign
for organization.
one international organization
now serves for both the bricklayers
end stone masons.
British Shoe and Leather Nation.
al Union is trying 70 get the EN-.
ployes To agree to trade union
label
I'ookbinders eight.hour fight has
been won in every place in the
United states except as TO one firm
in Akron, Ohio.
At the recent Toronto convention
OF the American Federation of La
Dor an International Labor Press
Association was formed
Boston, Mass. boiiermakers have
unanimously rejected the terms pro.
POSED for their return to the A. +.
4 |. international fold
The proposition to consolidate the
machinists and elevator constructors
will be thoroughly investigated be-
fore any definite steps are taken.
The textile workers OF the depart.
ment Nord, France, have entered up.
/ or strike on the wages question,
which Is practically general.
California State Building Trades
/ Council will hold its ninth annual
I convention in Monterey, beginning
Monday morning, Jan. II, 1910.
The legislature of California has
! passed a law making the unauthor.
lied wearing OF union button or
display OF a union card criminal
olfense
4 10 per cent increase of wages
for $500 men is announced by the
Standard Steel Car company for its
{ Butler plant at Butler. Pa.
The recent Toronto convention
adopted recommendation of the
committee on adjustment, by which
the Iron Moulders' Union is given
jurisdiction over brass moulders as
well as moulders of other metals.
It is stated that the German trade
unions have given a million kroner.
and have lent another million TO
the Swedish strikers. while the
British trade unions have only sent
$4,000 kroner up to date.
Steps have been taken looking to
the formation Of a state organiza-
tion of bricklayers and the stone
masons in Minnesota.
Among ;he chief obstacles to the
organization of women workers in
Great Britain have been the temper
airy nature OF their occupations. low
wages and low standard OF living,
class distinction and apathy.
At the session of hodcarriers to
be held in indianapolis, Ind, next
May, an effort will be made TO
bring the three international bodies
OF hod carriers now in the United
States under one general mead.
As early as 1892 there was a ten
hour movement among the ship.
wrights and callers of New Eng.
lana and several strikes resulted
but We're unsuccessful
Boston, Mass, Typographical Un.
ion has voted to cooperate with the
Boston school board along the plans
for industrial education in the art
OF printing ior classes at the even.
ing schools Under the plan the
first principals will be- taught.
Dissatisfied because OF a curtail.
mont Of their earning powers by q
cutting down OF their working hours
- of the lOj blind men in the Pen.
nsylvdnia Working Home for Blind
Men. at Philadelphia, have taken
preliminary steps to form trades
union for mutual help and general
Improvement OF their condition
\ plan has been recommended
for the amalgamation of the Inter
national Association OF Car Work.
ers and the Brotherhood OF Rail
way Car Men. The other organiza
tiOn which has membership of 90.
OOu, and which Is anxious for the
amalgama'ion, is not affiliated with
the federation
'Th. State OF Washington, which
has made progress along so many
IelOrm lines, has taken another step
forward by promoting a woman 20
the important office OF assistant
comm ssioner Of labor. This office
created by the Legislature OF 1909,