The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-05
GENERAL LABOR NEWS,
Items of Interest to the Workers
Gathered From Everywhere

ton now secure s. a day,
The painters in Fort Worth. Kan,
have secured an increase OF = cents
a day,
Holland has few dependent paupers, |
Work is provided for all who apply for
relief.
More convict made goods are pro-
auced in Missouri than in any other
state,
The number of commissioned organ
izsrs in The American Federation OF
Labor Is SSe,
Carpenters in Maseetine, Iowa, have
secured minimum CT Ss->e per day OF
eight hours.
There are 1s.00o members of the
Transfers union in the New York
city district.
Painters in Great Falls, Mont, are
on, strike for an increase in their
scale 10 s. n day.
The Rricklayer and Mason for April
reports the Installation of nine new
organizations
The Great Falls tMont,i carpenters
are on strike for an increase from
sl.so to s. day.
Butte tAIontl bricklayers have been
refused an increase from So to 81 a
day. and a waikout has taken place.
So far organized labor has sent
Slos. O0a TO Messrs Gompers. Mitchell
and Morrison to be used as a defense
fund
movement is on foot TO establish
a camp of Woodmen of the World in
Lincoln, composed exclusively of
trades unionists.
Montana iaboring men have sixteen
card men in the house of representa-
tiyes and two men carrying union
cards in the senate.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Maupin
will attend the annual convention of
labor commissioners and factory in
spectors at Rochester. \. Y. on June
18th.
Lincoln Musical Union will meet at
Bruises hall Sunday morning at Il
o'clock. This is the first meeting in
three weeks and should be largely at
tended
The wellsville tohiol plant of the
American Sheet and Tin Plate COM
pany broke all previous records dur
ing April. according to reports just
officially announced.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
lnSu.r@ nm rAl has
ment at Camden. \. J.. over the last
resting place of p. ]. Mcclure. who
organized the brotherhood.
BY referendum vote. complete re-
turns of which are now at hand. the
membership OF the International
Leatherworkers' union has decided not
TO hold convention this year.
OF ss.ls5 women employed in the
various industries in Pittsburg. less
than one-fifth earn SIS a week or more.
one-fifth earn s.. and three-fifths of
them receive less than 81.
In 1868 the general court of England
ruled that the wages of The skilled
workman should not be more than 80
NCnSS Q<ts Jul Vi luiS SUN
he should have TO pay for his own
board.
A vote of the eigarmakers of the
country favors a plan to advertise the
blue label of the organization at the
Alaska-Yukon exposition. An assess
ment will be levied to provide funds
Notices have been posted at the
Leechburg. Pa plant of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company that the
mills will be closed down. The shut
down is not expected to last more
than a few weeks.
The railway firemen and the West
ern Federation of Miners propose te
build monument to the memory o
John II. Murphy. formerly counsel for
the organizations named. and whs
died in Denver recently
Bricklayers and masons of Akron
Ohio. have signed up a new scale o.
prices. with an increased wage of 4,
cents day The demand was mad.
cost of living in the Ohio town
In PistSharg. Pa in some of tn,
largest shoe stores statesmen are no
allowed 10 sit down during workin:
hours. whether busy or not. and the,
must use their knee not stool. as
rest when lacing shoe for a Gus
toner
Galveston tTeSl trade unionist
have two candidates for MEMBERSHIP
on the city board under the commits
sion form of municipal government
The old board has been hiring Mex
can labor at s1-e5 per day. while tn,
city scale for labor is 81 per day.
Direct lsgislationists are organizin