The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-24
LABOR NOTES

The labor temple in Kansas City.
Mo. IL nearing completion.
The female clerks in Leaveuworth,
Kan, have formed an organization.
The 'cloakmakers in Baltimore. Md.
have won their strike after n long
contest.
The new union of moving picture
operators in Cincinnati, Ohio. Is pro-
crossing nicely.
The New Jersey state convention Of
the Printers league will meet at
Orange, y. j., this month.
Industrial disputes and strikes I'm
Canada during the month Of August
meant the loss of 10000 working days.
The official journal Of the Internal
tional Association of Steam Engineers
will hereafter be printed in Brooklyn,
y. Y.
| During THE last two months 81 new
locals of building laborers have been
| formed in different cities of this coun-
| try.
/ The trades and labor congress of
Canada. 1t is said. will spend several
| thousand dollars on organization work
| during the year.
! Photo Engravers' union reports a
membership of 1886. n net increase of
] 354 for the present year. The total
| number of locals il 49, gain of four.
! Through the initiative of the Boston.
| Mass. Typographical union. a call has
| been issued for the formation of a
| New England Typographical union in
| the near future.
The National Federation of Cotton
Weavers at its recent annual conven-
| ton adopted IA resolution to change
| the name of their organization to Ma
| tional Federation Of Cloth Weavers.
The MachiniSts' union in Denver,
| Colo. is enjoying a wave Of prosperity
| just now. For the first time in several
| years, 1t IL reported that all the MEM
| hers of the union are working full
/ time.
! The formation of a labor council. to
| be composed of wood carvers, uphoi-
/ sterers. cabinet makers and finishers
| is being discussed among the members
Of those crafts In Boston. Mass, AT
| this time.
The California section of the
woman's department of the National
Civic Federation proposes to organize
Il number of cooperative homes for
| girls and women who are employed in
/ offices and shops.
The American Federation of husi-
| clans at its recent convention
| adopted a law that requires all appli-
| cants for membership in subordinate
| bodies To be American citizens or to
have declared their intention of be-
coming such.
AT Il meeting of the Victorian lAus-
! tralial Backyard and Ship.aborers'
union the other day. it was decided to
take into consideration the advisable
ity IF joining in a federation of all
dock laborers in the commonwealth of
the colony.
\ movement L. on foot to consolidate
the two big locals If the carpenters
and joiners at Memphis. Tenn, into
one large body. third local comnos-
ing the coiored union carpenters of the
city, will, under the plan recently pro-
posed. retain its present organization.
The membership of the Retail
Clerks International union grew from
5.oh1 to $4,000 between 1SaS and 1909.
The Retail Clerks union in Evans
vile. Ind. i rapidly growing by APP
neallng to other uuinnists tn insist
upon union clerks waiting upon them.
Thomas l.. Wilson. international vice
president af the Machinists' union. an
noances that several new large lodges
are soon to be formed in the vicinity
of Boston.
At the recent convention in Mime
apolis. Mimi. F. NJ Ryan was re-
elected International president Of die
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
International association.
Another new union has been adj
mitted To the list of Minneapolis To-
Gals. and gives promise of becoming
one If tina largest and strongest. 1t
! il the Twin City Cement Workers
union
Under the new labor law Of New
1erk. which went into effect October
/, girls under Id shall not be employed
in any capacity where such employ
ment compels them to remain standing
constantly.
The action IF the Minneapolis trades
assembly i'm passing a law requiring
its delegates t. wear al least four
union labels in order TO qualify as
members il attracting considerable al
teEttcn in ether cities.
There are now Il central or ma
ttoaal unions i'm the Federation If
Danish Trades unions. with i,2Ts local
branches. besides 10 local societies.
the total membership is estimated To
he about loa.e90.
The contemplated urga aization of
the International Brotherhood OF Rail-
way Carmen and the National Car
Workers would have Il membership ex-
eeeding 1000 which would place /,
numerically among the sremo<t labor
organizations in America.
A .ecapitulation at the bent fits Of
all kinds paid by the Amelsamatea So
ctety of British Engineers during the
s years iii which benefits Of amy Find
have been paid shows tina. total of
s1a,.-T>3s has hesn expended in he
work
Under the art nf GHe maintenance If
industrial peace in Canada, which