The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-12-11
CARPENTERS CAMPAIGN CARD.

NAHFEN EMS CAMPAIGN CARD.
You Should Join the Carpenters Union
Because
1. In union there is strength.
2. 1t pays to be union man.
3. 1t tends to raise wages.
4. It resists reduction in wages;
organized labor seldom suffers a re-
duction in wages.
5. 1t is the only way to gain shorter
hours
6. 1t makes labor respected
z. 1t gives men independence and
self-reliance. We are too often afraid
of our employers.
8. 1t develops brotherhood We are
too often jealous of one another.
9. 1t makes a shop better place
to work in and the world better
place to live in.
10. 1t helps the family. More money
means better home, better clothes,
better food and more comforts.
II. 1t stands for arbitration Of diff
ferences with employers.
II. 1t pays sick, disability and death
benefits.
Is. You common sense approves it.
A. Your duty to yourself and family
dtmands it.
The United Brotherhood of Carpen-
tiers and Joiners of America was found
ed in convention held in Chicago,
August II, 1881, with IL local unions
and 2,042 members. Today it num-
bers 1917 local unions and more than
100000 members.
The objects of the organization are
to discourage piece-work; to encour-
age an apprentice system and higher
standard of skill: to cultivate feel
ings of friendship among the men of
the craft: to assist each other to Sc
cure employment; to reduce the hours
of daily toll; to secure adequate pay
for work done; to elevate the moral,
members; to improve the trade and
to furnish aid in cases of sickness, per-
manent disability or death.
Apprentices over II years of age and
under 21 and candidates over so years
of age can only be admitted as semi
beneficial members entitled to bene-
fits of that class, viz; $50 in case of
death.
candidate to be admitted to bene-
fetal membership must not be less
than Fl and rot over so years of age,
and must be a journeyman carpenter
or Joiner stair builder, ship joiner,
mill wright, planning mill bench hand
cabinet maker, car-builder or be en-
gagged in running woodworking ma
chinery. He must be of good moral
character and competent to command
standard wages.
1t pays a wife funeral benefit from
$25 to $50; members funeral benefit
from 800 to 5000 and disability bene-
fit from 500 to $4O0. In these bene-
fits $495,432.36 have been expended
during the past two years, and 1884,
1866 since the year 1888 when these
benefits were first inaugurated. In
the past quarter of a century $4,000
900 was spent by the local unions for
sick benefits and the sum of $747 ,073.-
10 was expended by the general Office
fer strike and lockout purposes. This
is fully 1851, 469.85 expended for ben
evolent and charitable purposes.
1t has raised the wages in hundreds
of cities, and placed fully $11,000,000
more wages annually in the pockets of
the carpenters in those cities than
they would have received if they did
not belong to the organization at all
At the same time it raised the wages
of the non-union men. 1t also reduced
the hours of labor to eight day in
689 cities and nine hours day in 804
cities, not to speak of many cities
that have established the Saturday
half-holiday. By these means 10000
more men have gained employment.
This is the result of thorough organiza-
ton. All carpenters are eligible to
membership and this card is an invita-
ton to you as an intelligent and up-to-
date mechanic to join the Carpenters
Union of this city without further de-
lay. 1t is to your interest to hold mem
bership in such a growing and power
full body