United labor bulletin., 1909-12-03

such an, aggressive manner that the po
litical candidates have ordered 24-point
labels placed on all printing used in con
nection with the election this fall. Dur
ing one month recently 33 business
-ouses were added to the list of those
using label literature. Heretofore these
firms patronized nonunion printers eX.
Probably the largest percentage of
in the trade unions of any
country in Europe are TO be found in
Denmark and Sweden, the Denmark
trade unions containing fully so per cent.
of the toilers and Sweden about SS per
cent
John B. Lennon, for many years secre-
tary of the Journeymen Tailors' Union of
America, has considerable opposition for
reelection, the younger and more radi-
cal element contesting his Office. Len
non is also treasurer of the American
Federation of Labor and a strong and
active delegate at the annual conven-
tions of that body.
The contemplated organization of the
brotherhood of Railway
Carmen and the National Car Workers
would have membership exceeding Co.
OOO, which would place it numerically
among the foremost labor organizations
of America.
j. J. Crowley, president of the Wash
ington Branch of the Granite Cutters,
was elected a member of the Maryland
House of Delegates, Tuesday. from the
Capitol Heights district. The voters are
to be congratulated upon their judgment
Jere will make good.
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The Boilermakers on the Southern Pa
cific and Oregon Railroad G Navigation
line in Oregon are enjoying a
raise in wages of an average of a little
more than 81 per month.
The American Federation of Musicians
Will, dCCOTulHS W lue SldltDltHl VI AllC
president of the organization, Mr.. Joseph |
n. Weber, who was recently in Indianap-
oils, make an energetic fight against the
Importation of professional musicians
from foreign countries, who come here
in bands, and there will be an attempt
TO get Congress to extend the contract
labor law to such immigrants.
How would you like to try and support
a family on SO per week? And yet that
is just what the cigarmakers in non
union factory in Perth Amboy, n. j., are
trying to do. 1t is needless to say they
lre very independent"
The Australian Seamen's Union has
lecided to send a representative to the
Seamen's conference, to be /
leld in Europe during next year.
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The longstanding dispute with the Hoe
Printing Press Works and the Machin
SITS Union has been settled, and this
concern will hereafter be run under
lnion conditions. A substantial increase
n wages goes with the agreement
The American Federation of Labor .
las authorized the preparation of bill
which will be introduced in Congress
oon after it convenes to establish a de-
,artment of labor with secretary CO.
quail with the secretaries of other de.
,artments
Structural iron manufacturers are
alking about giving annual wage
onuses in order to head off organization
f workers in their mills.
The membership of the Retail Clerks
International Union grew from 5000 to
O. 600 between 1903 and 1909
According to a plan now developing,
he International Association of Machin-
,ts expects to obtain the eight-hour day
-ithin the next Is months. The scale
ow calls for nine hours. The plan out
ned consists in taking 20 minutes off
ach workday for the first six months,
epeating the process for the second and
bird six months periods, the result be-
~ a reduction of the full hour at the
nd of IS months. Such plan is now in
peration on the Pacific coast. 1t is be-
eved that the scheme will act as pre-
entive of strikes in that employers will