The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-03-20
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Of the TypoJhetae Of America against !
the International Printing Pressmen's !
pat on wages. This in spite of the /
union by the United States circuit /
court of appeals. The decision estab- !
fishes an eisht-hom day. The court !
rules that no contract exists between |
the union and the Typothetae TO main |
tain the nine=hour day. as alleged in |
the complaint. 1t was held in the |
court below that no Injunction could !
lie to restrain the officers OF the union
from advising The union men to keep
or break a contract. The legal princi- !
pie recognized is the common law
right of interested parties to inter
vene. This status is left unaitered.
\ case similar to the one decided is
pending in the supreme court of the
United States. The typotheJae attacked
the union. alleging that the officers
were contract breakers. The officers
here fought against what the Typo
thetae alleged to be renewal of a
nine-hour contract. The fight of the
printing pressmen for the eisht-hour
day began in 1905.
New York.-The workmen in the
terra Gotta factories OF the National
Fire Proofing Company at Perth Am
boy. who struck for higher pay just
after the November election. received
seven per cent advance A notice
was posted at the Raritan works in
forming the men that beginning April
l they would receive ten cents more
per day than they now receive The
men who quit work in November said
they understood from somebody they
would obtain a raise if Taft were
elected There was disorder and
troops We're called. The strikers went
back to work after having obtained
an advance of four per cent and the
promise of another advance later.
Chicago.-Organized labor is in
tenSely interested in the railway en-
ployes department. which has been
formed by The American Federation
OF Labor. Among the organizations in
terested in the department are the
Order of Railway Telegraphers, Broth
erhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship
Builders. International Association of
Car Workers. International Brother
hood of Blacksmi1hs. Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employees. Inter
national Association of Stean,iitters.
brotherhood OF Railway Clerks and
the Switchmen-s Union of North
America
Pittsburg. Pa-Tne monster indie
pendent ircn and steel concerns of the
Pittsburg distriet-the Jones & Laugh
lin Steel company. Ltd: the Pittsburg
Steel company and the Midland Steel
company, representing in all more
than SIoG. jlu9 .o0G-iecided to stand
pat on wages This in spite of the
fact that the big I-ackawanna Steel
| company at Buffalo. one of the strong
est Independents. has declared a fiat
IL per cen reduction in wages
Wheeling. ". Va.-George Rush.
president of local union No. i5s.
| United Mine Workers of America. at
| Bannock. O.. was probably fatally
| stabbed by Italian members OF the
union The union was holding 8 meet
ing when Rush made a ruling that dis
| pleased the Italians present. and in an
] instant he was the target for the sJilet-
toS of several OF the foreigners.
/ Chicago.-Nembers of the Chicago
| Transfers and Helpers union re-
Sumed work for the Wisconsin Lime
| and Cement company settlement
| of the iurisiictional differences with
the International Brotherhood OF
Il Transfers was made.
II Gainesville, Pa--Owing to the re
duction of prices by the United States
Il Steel Trust Gainesville mills are feel
ing the effect. None of the mills have
been running regularly and several
hundred men have been laid off Will
lam p. Worth. of the Worth Bros. firm
and A. F. Huston. president of the
Lukens Iron and Steel company
have had several conferences.
Columbus. Ohio.-The Ohio State
Federation of Labor is trying to obtain
the passage of the following laws by
the state legislature The initiative
and referendum anri-injunction law
employers liability Law. free school
book law. law prohibiting the employ
ment of women where there is dust
creating machinery. and an eisht-houl
law for women
Lyndonyille. r. AFTER running OF
short-Iime schedule for 10 month:
the Boston & Maine railroad shop:
here have gone on 5i-hour weel
basis. At one time the employee:
worked onfy is hours weekly.
iii Melbourne Australia-A claim ha:
been made by the Melbourne Typo
graphical society for an increase o
wages and shortened hours of worl
for hand composition by day.
WaShiO Int npion,
affiliated with the A. F. of L. paid on
the following benefits during the las
year: Death benefits. S1257. 900: sicl
benefits. s59s.0oo: unemployed bene
fits. $as5.0a0: travei:ng benefits. $51
900: death benefits account of mem
bers' wives. 31.i0o: total insurance
S2.4il 900; strike benefits. $4,5S4. 600
Iii BoSton-The educational authori