The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-20
THE WORLD OF LABOR
REVIEW OF The WEEK WITH ME-.
cHANiCS AND ARTISANS IN
EVERY lANo.

in Victoria, Austria, Is estimated at
1000.
Butcher employees in Eau Claire
Wis. have been organized, and a bak
ers union is in process OF formation
Fifteen hundred men turn out 193..
33l 900 bricks In the course of a sea
son at Toronto. Can.
There were 10 strikes in Canada in
July. involving i33S employees, who
lost llS.o0O working days.
, The ten electrical workers union
.n the metropolitan district of Bos
ton. Mass met through their repre-.
sentatiyes recently and formed dis
trict council for Boston and vicinity.
On June 30 the last quarterly re-
port Of the General Federation OF
British Trade Unions showed an af
fliation Of 1873 societies, with a mem.
bership Of 100000.
An agreement has been entered into
between the Iron Molders' Union OF
North America and the Associated
Iron Molders Of Scotland whereby
an exchange of working cards will be
permitted in the future.
Millions OF dollars worth OF build
ing construction work in ChiCago's
business district was halted suddenly
by a recent sympathetic strike order
that went out to aid the elevator con.
struCtors
The strike of the coopers' union Of
Milwaukee, Wis, has been settled
The coopers Won a complete victory.
II b. said The strike was not for
wages, but for betterment of the
working conditions.
An Official circular has been issued
Jointly by the United Brewery Work
men OF America and the lnterna ional
Union Of Steam Engineers, announce
/ Ing "A final treaty of peace between
these bodies on iurisdictional matters.
The Metal Poishers' and Buffers.
International Union will start a fight
for an eight-hour day in every State
in the Union. A big defense fund will
be raised This was recently an
L nounced by the National executive
I board.
A mommoth reception to President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor. when he returns tC
Washington. ID. c.. in October. ha,
been arranged by the Central LaboI
Union. II is expected 25,000 work
men will take part.
p A large number OF women chain
makers at Cradley Heath. Eng, decid
ed to strike against a further threat
ened reduction in wages. Tney alleg'
that in full week of hard worl
IS they can only earn $1.75 at the presen
rates. and that a further reduction
would make their earnings starv
', alton rate
The National Womens Trade Tn
ion League will hold it's second bi
e ennal convention at Chicago, H.. be
ginning on the eth of this month
j. with delegates from American point
%, as far apart as Boston and San Fran
cisco, and also from Germany an,
England.
The Bakers Union has conclude,
an agreement with the Federation G
rAAnnratt,rn O.
years, by this agreement the wages
hours and working conditions for al
N bakers employed by the federated CO
operative societies all over German.
have been settled
T.. II. Misner. business agent 70
San Francisco lodge OF machin SITS, 4
now working on plan looking towar,
the establishment OF an internationa
reinstatement fee, which shall be uni
v form In every country. At presen
the amount of the fee varies consider
ably in different localities.
No apprehension Is felt by the oi
ficials OF the American Federation o
/, Labor over the reported movement o
some OF the members OF the Trad,
and labor congress OF Canada q
incite a warfare between the organize
o tlon and the American Federation o
Labor.
The International Union committe,
= on tuberculosis OF the Web Press
1. mems Union has voted TO establish
. home for members afflicted with IN
berculosis, and also for superannuat
ed members at Male Springs. nea
Rogersylle, Tenn, located in the ALE
gheny Mountains. at a height OF abou
$500 feet above sea level.
Italian workmen Of Pittsburg, Pa
recently took the preliminary step