The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-17
IN IIhE WORLD OF LABOR
REVIEW OF THE WEEK IN Ia.
BORIS REALM WITH MECHANICS
AND ARTISANS EVERYWHERE

After years of determined effort the
muldcrs cf Ohio were successful IN
securing the passage Of a law abolish.
ing contract convict labor in tnu
state.
An cighthour day and several other
important concessions to labor are
proposed i'm a bill recently introduced
In the Canadian Legislature.
Since the organization the Brother
hood of Carpenters and Ioincrs has
paid out in benefits $L6>l4Ge.S5. of
which S747.G73I9 was for strike and
lockout purposes.
Plastcrcrs, both plain and orna.
mental are among the best paid worT-
men i'm New York city They both re-
ccivc $3.50 for an cign.-rour day
ON March / the amount contributed
by the labor organizations of this
country TO the Gompcrs. Mitchell. Nor
rison defense fund aggregated Slo9.-
OOO.
The moving picture operators union
san Francisco, cal. was recently
admitted to the san Francisco labor
council az an auxiliary to the tncu,.
cal stage employees.
Rockmon and ENcavators' Union 0f
Greater New York want an mcrca ,o
the rockmcn from 81 to $3.50 and the
oXcayators ask for raise from $50
to Sl.SO.
Akron, Ohio. union printers haze
signed an agreement with the local
newspaper publishers whereby an in
crease in scale To the amount of nea~-
ly So per week is obtained. The con.
tract runs until May I, 1913.
The jurisdiction of the ClgarmaNr,
International Union includes the
United States. Canada. Cuba and POI
10 Rico. and it is expected that the
Philippine Islands will shortly be
added to the list.
Chicago, III. Typographical Union
No. 16 has adopted resolution for.
bidding candidates for the unions
elective Offices to personally canvass
for votes in the different printing OH.
ccs.
There are now 1886 men employed
I'm the mines and mills of the Gold.
field. Nev, district. At an average
earning of Sl2O per month, this makes
n monthly payroll of S1Si.32O.
Painters at Boston, Npss.. are
seeking a raise TO II cents an hour
for hou painters and iG cents an
hour for decorators. making an i'm.
crease for both of - cents for an
cight-hour day
Unemployment and illpaid employ.
mcnt are ascribcd as the reasons for
the increasing exodus of cmigrants
which is alarming England The net
total, Hiss in 1900, rose to l39,3G
in 1905, and 2372Oi in 1907.
Wealthy New York men have star,
I'd a labor exchange. The idea is "a
mutually benefit employers and ON.
ployed, and. with headquarters I'm New
York, the exchange is 10 become ma
uonal in scope, eventually having a
branch I'm all the industrial centors ol
the United States.
An organization that has become ,
part of the American Federation OF
Labor has been established in Wash
ington. u. G. The new body is com
posed of representatives from all or
ganiZations tnat have label, and tho
purpose Is TO promote the union labc
products in all parts of the United
States.
During the six months ended Marcl
81 the New York State Mercantile Ru
rcau found I ,Gl9 children illegally en-
ployed in less than 1000 establish
ments in Rochester Buffalo and New
York City. I'm 1908 the Bureau o
Factory inspection, after inspectin!
over 10000 establishments, reported
total Of ,633 children unlawfully a
work.
There was a decided falling off II
1905 I'm labor strikes, and the recor'
for arbitrations was made that year
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