Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-30
Merchant S Sche1aing
To Bak Clerk $ Union
nara But One Week OF Overtime
Ann09n' During christmas HoSdays --.-
.oms ARE CLOSING EAR. :. !. -
SOME N LlER NssTHE EVENINGS Ven lsls
Al Attempts to stave OF Clerks
But ~ Union Are Falling Flat

,,,..h tho announcement Dy the meT-
,n+s that stores are only to be open.
c el,a ~ear enc week before Christmas.
I'M as, some stores closing earlier week
%ltn 1 .han before, the Retail Clerks
day. w was. formed. The Wheeling
union mas. formed, the Wheeling local
unlU n0wing very nicely, in fact more
Is s.or stores.- were added to the list
anlon aeok than for several weeks pre-
yious. ~ nor+ nf The rner-
..antsj in giving certain nqltlops 20
o olarts while appreciated -DZ them w.
s sa.,h ne is really not q ..Yoienrarys
1 ouusi hut only for the purpose
pso aIiscouraging the movement Tor a
u s u, organization of the craft,
co mLa union store card of the Retail
c,o sLS is now displayed in many stores
e ..Sis. citv and organized labor viii
IN a, tInT to demand that. all retail
s stores display the official store caro-
1.-THE clerks where purchasing IS Done lss.
" n ,rrr the last two weeks several
pu amheys of organized labor have gone
l lapausire with their. families to pur7
Obose dry goods and ladies' ready
D made wearing apparel, all stores IN
t th;s line of business in thai. city pelpg
Union Weekly bulletins issued Dy the
ul0rts will CONTINUE to be published
which. will keep the purchasing pqDllc
informed as stores are. ADDED ana , Of
s.nized labor will be informed Of the
ettitude of merchants who positively
rofnse to unionize their stores. The
esmnaign will continue. during the en-
Sooning the Hub" store from display
mo the union store card of the clerks,
sI eut of the union altho ne
hoe heen repeatedly requested to am
late himself with the organization Dy
customers of the store. who nave stay.
cd nv the clerks. in their 5depanas tol.
unien store card to be placed IN
that store and many have been COM
ne,led to. transfer their patrouage 70
ether stores that do display the union
store card. Up to this time the r
ager has allowed customers 70 leaHe
the. store and has in many ways
showed himself in sympathy with the
actions of this employee IN bis anlag-
,onism Of the entire trade union move
ment The Hub. store Is non-union
and will so remain till all clerks en-
Moved there conform with the inter
national constitution Of the organizar
tiou. Organized labor is asked to -pur-
chase in stores displaying the union '9l1
card. 5.-.....-..j T.. as i}e.Y.
New Members Come; *
On Thursday night Of next week tn IS
local will meet in regular session IN
the l. o.. o. F. hall at which time z
number of new members VIII be init
ated. The first half-hour OF the meet
Ing will be given over to an open ses-
sion and ali clerks in the city are IN
Eited to attend. The members OF or
ganized labor. are also Invited 70 pc
tire winter and all next summer =
necessary and will extend 70 every
city in the Ohio Valley, q ...sIss;.. 80
The lady clerks employed IN slGrss
in this city as rule are making less
money than lady. clerks in smaller
cities in the Ohio Valley and the locals
of clerks in the entire district will as
sist the local organization as We'll as
the International, which is retaining q
representative here. Organized iapoT
In this district has expressed itself n
no uncertain terms regarding the dis
nosition Of some .unscfupuioas mer-
chants and will lend Its support Waen
Its purchasing power: -. 49, - -
Hub Store Non-Unioti 49,
John Thompson, the clerk who as
present and lend their support to the
ORGANIZATION over 100 members are
now affiliated with the local and 1T is
hoped to add twice that many during
the month of December : 8 - 1870