Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-06-28

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During 1909 the membership of the
Austrian Bricklayers' Union decreased
from 10000 to $4,000.
The next convention of the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks win be held in
Boston in June, 1912.
Organized labor contemplates recon-
mending a nine-hour day and a fifty
four hour week for women at the next
session of the Legislature OF Washing
ton.
Thousands of iron, steel and tin
workers in the United States will con-
tribute l per cent of their earnings to
aid the cause of the strikers in the
sheet and tin divisions.
The number of fatal accidents to
wage earners in this country for the
last twelve months was between 3d.
COO and $4,000, according to the United
States bureau of labor.
Late reports from the building trades
department of the American Federation
of Labor showed that twenty internal
tionals. twenty three State councils
and 153 local councils were affiliated.
The bill to license master electricians
in New York developed such opposition
on the part of the Electrical Workers
Union and kindred organizations that
It was killed in committee at Albany.
Further union relief paid to the
Northumberland (EngIand) strikers
brings the total amount expended by
the Miners Association since the pass
ing of the Dear coal act to nearly S40,-
900.
Garment Workers Union Of Boston.
Mass, has signed an agreement giving
the members an eight-hour day in
creasing wages from 10 to 30 per cent.
with Saturday half-holldays the year
round
Members Of the Honesdale (Pa.)
branch Of the shoemakers' union viii
incorporate company for the manu-
eacture of miners shoes, the product to
be marketed direct to the members Of
the United Mine Workers Of America.
The membership Of the cigar makers
international increased from 40.354
members in 1908 TO 44,4f4 in 1909. The
membership. all told, including ali
classes Of members, is 5l.477. Com
pared with eighteen years ago. and
counting only the active members. the
gain in membership has been zl,34s or
nearly 100 per cent
The Porto Eican Free Federation Of
Workingmen is seeking federal Iegis-
iation for number Of propositions,
among which Is one that the right Of
action to recover damages for injuries
resulting in death IL never to be abro-
gated and the amount recovera bic not
subject to any statutory limitation.
Conditions under which railroad con-
struction and digging crews are work
ing have attracted the attention Of the
American Federation OF Labor and the
international Hod Carriers and Build
ing L.aborers' Union ofscers. and steps
are under way 70 secure reforms which
viii insure 70 this class of workmen
better and more sanitary conditions
The total benefits paid by the cigar
nnakars' international during the year
1909 were 1861. ss3.s2 and the grand to-
tai benefits paid since the chain OF
benefits system was adopted November.
1878 or IN thirty years and two
months, is $s.s55765.5l
san Francisco Ccai) Automobile
Drivers Union has placed before the
ernplovers a new wage scale. Hereto
fo-e the men were paid on a percent
axe basis. but the agreement presented
Il as follows: Drivers running cars up
70 and including 38-horse power shall
receive 800 q month"; those running
cars over 3D. horse power shall receive
s12s a mo1th-