The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-24

London. England, contains AZ
unions.
One-third OF Brtain's telegraph .
operators are women.
Toronto. ont, carpenters have as;
ed Tor forty cents an hour.
In Beleyille. H., 9j per cent Of the .
workers are umonists.
Montreal. Can. painters want thir-
ty cents an hour and ten hour
day.
Missouri's legislature passed the
54-hour week bill for working WON
en-.
In 1910. Boston, Mass. Cigar
makers union spent sl0,3+2 for ad-
yertising the union label.
At present there are fully $4,000
women employed in manufacturing in
dustries in New Jersey.
4 force employment bureau for
New York City is provided in a
proposed amendment to the city char
ter.
In Toronto, Can, there is a move
ment toward the organization of
typographical UNIONS into a provin
cial conference.
Denver, Col, Typographical Union
has taken the initiative in a move
ment for closer affliation OF the
printing trade craft.
In the state Of Washington the
compensation act will go into effect
/ October ard the woman's eight
hour work day on June 10
Milwaukee, Wis, nod carriers and
building laborers May will as,
that their wages be increased from
80 TO p - cents an hour.
Tom Lewis. deposed president Of
the United Mine Workers Of America
will go back to the mines as a work
man.
St Paul Carpenters Union, in time
with the closer affiliation movement,
has appointed fraternal delegates who
will attend the regular meetings of
the Minneapolis Union.
An expense of 100000 per annum
will he put upon Washington rail-
roads by reason OF the enactment OF
the full crew bill, signed by Gov
ernor NJ. +. Hay.
Railway mail clerks now have sev-
en- local organizations In Minnesota
and the Dakotas, and are taking
steps to affiliate with the American
Federation OF Labor.
St. Paul, Mimi, labor unions will
cooperate in a movement to open
the school houses OF that city for
social meetings of clubs and other
organizations.
Toronto. Can. labor unions may
. form provincial federation Of labor,
10 be chartered by the Dominion
Trades Congress of Canada
The trade and labor council of
Victoria, B. c.. has adopted a res
olution protesting against any mem
rial limit becoming a member Of the
organized militia.
Mankato, Mimi. unions have be
gun preliminary work OF preparing
to entertain the annual convention
OF the State Federation OF Labor,
which will meet in that city the third
Wednesday in June.
San Francisco. Cal, bakers have
/ presented a new scale of hours with
the wages unchanged This is to
be effective MAY !. The new scale
calls for eight hours for night work.
from p m. 20 a. m: hours in
factories and nine hours in all other
/ places
/ \ pipe trades council. composed OF
/ United Association Unions OF the
twin cities. has been organized. 1t
includes the Plumbers and Steam
| filters unions OF 81. Paul and the
| Plumbers, Steamfitters' and Sprink-
/ Ter Filters and Helpers Unions %
/ Minneapolis.
The work of the conference OF
women and child labor will he the
securing of legislation by the various
/ southern states for the protection OF
women and children employed in
mills, factories. mines and workshops:
reasonable hours of labor and proper
sanitary and other working condi-
tons.
Minneapolis, MINI, Ice Wagon