The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-11-20

ed Mine Workers, has in the United
Mine Workers Journal the Official
publication Of the organization, a
warning in regard to any local unions
sending in more votes than they are
entitled to according to the number
of members for whom tax is paid to
the international. The notice sets
forth that there is being received at
the headquarters, in this city. letters
from secretaries of local unions of
the organization all over the country
telling how many ballots 1t will be
necessary to send in order that the
total membership may be supplied.
Continuing, it says: I'm nearly every
case the number given exceeds the
number ON which the local union pays
per capita tax 1t would be an easy
matter for this Office to supply any
local union with the number Of ballots
asked for, but by so doing we may be
the cause of having the entire vote
| of the local thrown out by the te1lers.
When the tellers come to this city to
count the vote, our ledgers are turned
over to them, and in every case where
| local sends in vote larger than
they pay tax, the vote is not counted"
In large and conspicuous letters, the
advice is given: IF you want your
vote to be counted, hold your election
| on December IA, according to the con-
stitution. and use your return sheet.
Do not send the ballots back to u.s..
Kansas City, Mo.-A building in the
course of construction here, to be used
| as garage, was partially wrecked
by an explosion of dynamite. Win
dows in adjoining buildings were
broken, but no one was injured The
contractors say the explosion was q
result of recent labor troubles, nom
union men having been employed in
it's construction. Two men were ar
rested on suspicion.
London, England.-The board Of
trade report on the hours and wages
In the clothing trades of the United
Kingdom shows that the total num-
Der of work people employed in this
section is about million and a half.
100000 men and 100000 women.
About half of them are employed in
factories and workshops, the rest ap-
parently being home workers.
Manchester, England.-A dispute in
one section of the printing trade in
this district over wages and hours of
labor was settled by the Manchester
Typographical society and kindred So
cieties guaranteeing the good faith of
the printers assistants in terms ap-
proved by the employers. The strik-
ers are to be re-employed.
New York.-The total membership
of the United Brewery Workers union
at the present time is 5,233. composed
of 366 local unions and 1877 branches.
During the last year nine local union
charters and IL branch charters were
granted. During the same time 1884
new members were taken into the or
ganization.
Stockholm, Sweden.-The Swedish
government has interviewed to settle
the dispute which was the cause of
the general strike in this city. Ar.
bitrators have been appointed for this
purpose as we'll as to draw up regu-
lations for the settlement of future
disputes by arbitration.
San Francisco, Cal.-The bill pro-
hibiting any one not entitled to do SO
from wearing button of any labor
organization, or from carrying union
card without being an actual member
of union, has been passed by the
California legislature.
Milwaukee.-The recent convention
Of the International Glass Blowers as
| ISOLATION Endorsed the plan to retire
on pensions all members who have
reached the age of GO years and have
| worked at the business Is consecutive
years.
Amsterdam, Holland.-The Holland
trade unions are organizing those
| workers whose occupation and num-
| bers offer field for union action. The
unions have already done much in the
cities of Holland TO raise wages.
London, England.-The number Of
children working half time in Great
| Britain has decreased materially in re-
cent years and this is said to have
been due mainly TO restrictive legisla-
ton. 81
| Workers union had lis strikes and
lockouts in 1908, involving altogether
$4,000 members and $500 shops, at =
total cost of about $4,000.
| Vancouver, B. C.--The official labor
paper is said to be proving a success
in every way.
| Leavenworth, Kan-The female
clerks have formed an organization.
| New York-The ladies' waist cut
tiers have organized here lately.
| Chicago-From April /, 1891, to
June 80, 1909, strike benefits were
paid by the International Association
of Machinists amounting to $685.
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Baltimore, Md.-The cloakmakers
have won their strike after long con-
test
| Lincoln, Neb.-Street car men of
this city recently formed union.