The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-01
LABOR WORLD NOTES.


Retail clerks in Sacramento, CAL.
will be organized this month.
From a membership of 1000 in
1898, the Electrical Workers Inter
national has grown to a total of $1,000
this year,
According to the last aavilable fig
ures, those of 1907, Denmark had a
trade union membership Of 109,915.
A compilation of trade union statis-
tics in the principal countries of the
world places the number of members
in good standing at 100000, or 1,000,-
600 more than last year.
1t is stated that the first labor ex-
change in Great Britain under the
new act will be in working order be-
fore Christmas, and 100 of the pro-
posed $50 will be ready early in the
new year.
The machinists in Marsnalltown,
Iowa, are seeking a new scale which
calls for an increase of cents an
hour. The workmen are now working
nine hours, and no reduction in hours
is beig sought at this time. Some
notifications in SHOP rules are asked.
our union made speciality Of ar
bitration," says Pres. John F. Tobin
of Boston. of the boot and shoe work.
ers. During the fiscal year ending
May 81, 1909, we paid S77600 in sick
-and death benefits, and only 800 for
strike benefits" v
Only 90 years old, Matthew Won.
president of the international Photo
Engravers union, is probably the
youngest international president
Working "at the bench" by day and
studying at night, he put himself
through a considerable law course.
An eight-hour city, with one strike
in Is years, is the boost for Barre.
VT, of p F. Mccarthy of the Quar-
~ Workers union of that town.
Continued unrest still prevails in
the North Wales coal fields, where the
colleries were recently on strike at
Ruabon and Mold. The causes of the
disputes were wages and the employ
ment of non-union men.
Large blackboards have been placed
in the meeting nails of the San Fran
cisco labor temple on which are be-
ing inscribed the names of firms and
individuals boycotted by the council.
The knights of Labor recently
recommended that bill be submitted
to congress authorizing the president
to appoint court of arbitration to
settle strike and corporation matters.
There are, according to the best
statistics available, about $4,000 in
dustrial accidents a year in Mime
sofa. Accidents in Minneapolis and
ST. Paul last year numbered 600. AS
a result in Minneapolis ia persons
died, and in st. Paul 139 died.
The Swedish government has inter-
vened to settle the dispute which was
the cause of the general strike in
Stockholm Arbitrators have been APP
pointed for this purpose. and to draft
regulations for settlement of future
disputes.
"a deadlock has occurred in the
South Derbyshire, Eng, pottery trade
with regard to the revised scale of
payments to the sanitary pressers
"A most serious strike of gas work
ers in Italy took place recently. The
Gas Mems Federation gave the sig
nal, and the men struck at Milan, Mo-
dena and Genoa.
New England Cigar Makers unions
will undertake a vigorous label cam.
paign In Vermont, and the most par
ticular attention will be paid to Rut-
land and vicinity.
The people engaged in the straw
hat industry in Brooklyn. N. Y, are
now being organized, and next year
it will be possible for union men to
purchase straw hats with the union
label.
The master tailors organization of
London. Eng, is considering the adj
visibility Of forming strong trade
union in order to protect their In
terests under the Trades Board bill.
The journeymen bakers OF Paris.
France. and suburbs have issued an
appeal to the public to boycott ali
bakeries where Sunday work is still
carried on.
Errand runners. are the want ads
quickest, cheapest and surest errand-