Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-11
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In honor of the return from Europ' of Samuel Gompers, the labor organiza tious of the eastern states plan a grand demonstration in the form of monster labor parade iR Washington, D. C., t' e held on October l5.
 The bill posters of the city of Boston, Mass, who were on strike for three weeks for an increase in wages ant better working conditions have been successful in their strike and have ob- tained everything they have demanded Announcement is made that the In ternational Stirt Waist and Laundry | Workers l.nlon will meet in national convention at Indianapolis. Ind. next Tuesday. A plad will be discussed to | separate the shirt waist workers from the laundry workers.
 The San Francisco, Cal, Janitor s union, which is not affiliated with any international body, has under consider | 9tion proposal to establish a death
 -ft to be created by levying small assessment on the membership monthly, or on each death.
 | One of the most important matters | to be taken up at the session of the Woman s ational Trades Union league, which is to open its first meeting in Chicago next Monday will be to arrange to secure national legislation for an eight hour day for all women tailors and to abrogate night work for all wo- men workers, with the sole exception of those employed in restaurants.
 The automobile chauffcurs of Wash ington, D. C., have organized a Chauf. feur's protective association and affili- ated as union with the Knights of Labor The new organization has sick benefits and it's policy will be to expel from its ranks and chauffeur convicted of joy-riding. The action of the chauf- feurs is in line with movement al ready launched in several other cities in the east.
 The labor temple in Kansas City is nearing completion.
 | Another new union has been admitted to the list of Minneapolis locals, and gives promise of becoming one of the largest and strongest. It is the Twia City Cement Workers union.
 Under the new labor law of New York, which went into effect October l, girls under sixteep shall not be em- ployed in any capacity where such em ployment compels them to remain standing constantly.
 The action of the Minneapolis trades assembly in passing law requiring its delegation to wear at lear four union labels in order to qualify as members, is attracting considerable attention in other cities.
 There are now ffty-one central or national unions in the Federation of Danish Trades unions, with l,214 local branches, besides ten local societies the total membership is estimated to be about 100000.
 The contemplated organization of the International Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and the National Car Workers would have membership exceeding sixty thousand, which would place |, numerically among the foremost labor organizations in America.
 A recapitulation of the benefits of al! kinds paid by the Amalgamated ,Soci- ety of British Engineers during the fifty.cight years in which benefits of any kind have been paid shows that a total of $l0T27,905 has been expended in the work.
 Under the act for the maintenance of industrial peace in Canada, which went into effect March 22, 1907, 96 per cent iof all strikes since that time have been