The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-05
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--3o-saa :Ae union Label Of The Allied
F-.@.cs Trades.
AL shops in san Francisco, Cal,
have granted an increase Of $3.50 per
week to bookbinders.
Wages of cigarmakers in the
Pennsburgh and East Greenyille, Pa.
factories have been substantially
raised.
The sum of 5000 was set aside by
the San Francisco, Cal, Walters
Union for the purpose of having a
Christmas dinner for members out
Of work.
The membership of the Interna'
,!onal Metal Workers Federation is
now over three-quar;ers OF million
and over - different unions.
The Granite Cutters Union, Mar
bic Cutters and Stone Cutters I'm
ions have organized a district coun-
ell Of stone trades for San Francisco,
Cal.
The International Union has in
formed the San Francisco, Cal, Cul-
mary Unions that it will aid financial
ly the fight to exclude all Asiatics n
local saloons and restaurants.
Since the establishment OF the bur
ial benefit feature the International
/ Typographical Union has paid $50
burial benefits. amounting to a total
of s565,975.
James Lucas, of Chicago, H., one
of the general organizers for the
Brotherhood of Painters and Decor
ators, is in Minneapolis, Mimi, for
the purpose of seeing what can be
done to organize the car painters. It
1 is understood that he will investigate
/ conditions in St Paul also.
The Women's Union Label League,
of San Francisco, Cal, has decided to
urge upon the next legislature to en-
act a law providing for an eight-hour
workday for women and children
wage workers. Also to urge the pas
sage of a city ordinance for the ster-
ilizing of garments in laundries.
Typographical Union No 299 of
Tampa. Fla, has begun a movement
to set aside a portion of the funds of
the International Typographical I'm
ion for the purpose of securing a
suitable site in Florida upon which
will be erected a home for INDECENT
and worn out printers.
At a meeting of representative
of the Actors National Protective I'm
ion and the White Rats of America,
an amalgamation of the two bodies
was effected under the new title
White Rats Union of America. The
consolidated union will be chartered
by the American Federation OF La
Dor.
Memphis, Tenn, street car mems
new scale is from II cents an hour
for new men to % cents an hour for
those who have been in continuous
service for seven years. The men are
not organized and the increase was
voluntary. Increased cost of living is
the cause given by President Tut.
wiler for the increase.
Citizens of Astoria. Ore. are using
their efforts to discourage the ON
ploymcnt of Oriental labor. especially
llindus. The movement has been ini.
tiatoi by others than members of or
gani1cd labor, and the latter has been
asked to cooperate in riding the
state of the undcrslrablcs.
William Hard. the wcllknown
writer, credits the American Institute
of Social Service with the statement
that moro than 100000 workmcn are
killed or injured annually In tho Uult-
ed States. Dr Hoffman utatIstician
OF the Prudential Insurance Company
has estimated the numhcr Of approx
matcly 9,OoO.OOO.
Secretary Thomas f. Tracy. Of Tho
union label trades department Of tho
American Federation Of Labor. III
sending to all labor bodies IN the
country a circular asking npalntamrc
Tor the glOyC Workeru' international