The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-22
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, Hebrew trades OF New York.
Within the last forty years the num-
! Der of women workers in France has
I almost doubled.
Electrical workers at Oshkosh, Wis,
! have obtained an increase of . cents
/ per hour and the eighthour day
/ From September ) TO 9, at Detroit,
/ Mich, International Snoto-HnSravers'
| Union OF North America will hold its
| annual convention.
Wages in the building trades in the
United States are about two and one
half times as much as those in Eng
land.
The total amount paid in benefits
by the Amalgamated Society OF Car
penters and Joiners since 1860, is $1S,-
159, 1870.
The unemployed ratio OF the Asso-
ciated Blacksmiths and Iron Workers
Of Great Britain was recently less
than threeduarters of one per cent.
4 branch of the Anti-Japanese
Laundry League has been organized
H. Oakland, Cal. among the laundry
workers, owners and drivers.
Ninety-fye per cent OF the drug
Clerks of San Jose, Cal, are organized
with a prospect of a 100 per cent or
ganizaton in the near future.
Fifteen thousand members Of the
Excavators' Union employed on SUP
ways and waterways in New York
will walk out unless their demand for
% cents an hour is granted.
All available statistics of wages in
...-;l.-nl,1,r than
one-half. probably two-thirds, OF the
adult male wase-earners in America
receive less than 500 annually.
Efforts are being made by the
Trades and Labor Council of Victoria
TO bring about friendly relations be-
tween the Teamsters' Union and the
team owners.
Headquarters of the Retail CLERKS
International Protective Association
will be removed from Denver to La
fayette, ind.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Union bakers
are planning to start cooperative
bakery and will ask the assistance of
oryanized labor through the Trades
Assembly.
The United Brotherhood of Carpen'
ters and Ioiners of America organized
nineteen local unions and paid $23,'
5g7 Go in benefits during June
The shopmen employed on the Har-
riman lines have requested confer
ence with the railroad officials to dis
cuss a change in working conditions
desired by the men.
In the past fifty years the annual
value of the products of the silk man
4 in
States has increased from less thah
S4 OOO. 600 TO nearly $l97,OOO,OOO.
Recently enacted legislation taVo'-
ing the construction and maintenance
of cheap homes for working men IN
Rio de Ianeiro has Just been promul-
gated by the president Of Brazil.
For the fifth time in a year an ef-
fort is being made TO organize the
freight handlers in Ontario ana espe-
ciallv i'm Toronto There are about
900 in fhe Toronto terminals.
Sheet metal workers at Birmlng'
ham, Ala, won ont against the EN-
plovers. who made a cut of 20 per
cent and locked ont the men Tor re-
ruslng to work at the reduced wage.
The men were successful in getting
the old wage rate back.
The average per diem earnings OF
union labor employed in New YORK
during the first quarter of 1911, were
81 %. as against S3.1-S last year, and
we're in fact the highest on record.
As "A result of organized labor's Ell
fort i'm Portland, Ore. to deieat
conspicuous enemy and elect Mayor
Rushlight. five representative union
men have been appointed to various
positions in the city.
The unions of Porto Rico are not
only growing. but new ones being es-
tablished. During the last two months
twelve new unions have been organ
lied. with many others In prospect.
The number of agreements by the
Amalgamated Association OF street
and Electric Railway Employees with
traction companies in force IN I"l"'
was $50. as compared with l23 the
year previous.
There are now only nine or the
Western Federation of Miners organl-
cations in California that are not al
filiated with the State Federation OF
Labor and these unions will shortly
affiliate
The International Seamen'S Union
has issued a notice 10 affiliated un-
ions 10 take a referendum vote on the
proposition to change the place OF
meeting of the next convention from
san Francisco to Baltimore, Md.
Industrial accidents occurring TO L.
oo2 individual work people in Canada
during he month of June, 1911, wer"
reported to the department of labor
or these eighty-twO We're fatal and
no resulted in serious injuries.
The Iourneymen Tailors' Union OF
America shows a substantial increase
in membership and an increase IN
funds since July /. 1910. of S23,9Si.9l
The general fund on July |, 19lL
amounted to s96,555.Il
The Associated Iron MolderS OF
Scotland has increased its member
ship to 5000 and report an arrange,
ment Whereby piece workers secured
an increase of > > per cent, in piece
wages. and an increase of - cents
week, for all workers drawing less
than 81 per week.