Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-21
LITTLE LABOR LEAFLETS
W BY WE eLERNON.s IS

States, will have an election of officers
for the coming year.
Election of delegates to the conven-
ton of the International BARRIERS union
will be held by the local branch July o.
Two representatives will be sent from
this city to the meeting which will be
held in Milwaukee in October. The
union here is growing rapidly, six mem
bers being admitted this week.
Mrs. Keene is now the local represen-
tative of the Mattresses union in this
city, having taken the place of Mrs.
Hargraves, resigned.
Another organization has taken quar-
ters at the Labor temple, the Interna-
tional Alliance of Theatrical Stage En-
ployes having moved there this week.
Credentials were received from Print
ing Pressmen No. rs Friday night at
the Central Labor council for Luther
Evans, Joseph Silverman and George
Paterson, who were obligated and given
seats in that body.
Business is good with Machinists'
union 81, new members being added
at every meeting, and more applica-
lions for machinists on file than can be
filled by the secretary. Most of these
positions are in the city, but two are
from the Philippine islands, where men
are guaranteed a two-year contract ana
free TRANSPORTATION to the islands.
Others are for automobile repair work.
Business Agent Hughes has added a
social feature to the meetings which is
arousing greater interest among the
members. Eleven applications are on
file.
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Honsberger of the Brass workers
union, had another operation performed
at the emergency and general hospital
yesterday, which is the third since he
was run over by sprinkling cart some
time ago and his right leg mangled SO
that it was necessary to amputate 1t
above the knee. The boy is resting
comfortably at the hospital and no
further complications are expected.
Proprietors and employees of barber
shops have joined in introducing an
ordinance calling for the closing OF
all shops from IL o'clock Saturday
night until IL o'clock Sunday night. 1t
is the custom for some Of the shops
to remain open seven days in the week,
which is considered a hardship and I'M
necessary. The ordinance, as intro
duced, imposes a fine of from $25 to
$50 for violations and will come up be-
fore the city council next Tuesday for
final disposition.
Notice of reduction of wages has
come to be of common occurrence IN
the last six months and has been the
cause of a great deal of industrial I'M
rest throughout the country. A pleas
ing departure from this procedure is
noted in the case of the Pittsburg Steel
company, which has just notified its
5000 employees that an increase of 10
per cent in wages has been decided, to
take effect Immediately.
June 1 a new eight-hour law respect
ing the mining industry went into eff
feet in California. At first opposition
to the enforcement of the law was en-
countered, a few of the owners de-
claring the law unconstitutional. The
matter was soon settled and work is
now being carried on and no further
trouble is expected.
An exchange says: "All of the
Shasta mines in which an eight-hour
law was not formerly in operation have
respected the new law which went into
effect June l. The four big copper
comprehension Mountain, Mammoth,
Balakala and Bully Hill-and the Varl-
Gus smelters operated in the county
have been running on an eight-hour
schedule for over three years. 1t has
been amply demonstrated that a man
can do as much work in eight hours
as he does in ten hours, unless he SOL
diers.'
''All of the Shasta county mine own
ers who have been operating their
properties on the eight-hour day plan
have found by experience that it has
bred a spirit of contentment among
the men. and that actual results thus
increased instead of diminished. Sub
mission to the new eight-hour law has
not affected the wage scale in any
of the mines, and their owners will
doubtless find that the results obtained
will not Justify any reduction"
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