The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-03
NOTES FROM LABOR WORLD.

The international Glove Workers
Union has extended its jurisdiction
70 include canvas glove workers.
Jews in almost every large city
In the country are giving financial
aid to Cleveland's six thousand strik-
ing garment workers.
Members of the New York Archi-
tectural Iron Workers Union de-
mand fifty-hour working week. a
minimum wage scale of &c cents an
hour and recognition OF the union.
Few unions have spent more mon
~ in the support of strikes than has
|ehe United Mine Workers OF Ameri-
ca, In ten years this organization
spent about ss,O00.000 In fighting
the mine owners.
At Greenfield, Mass, nearly 400
persons, largely railroad men. NOV
ed by the high prices OF groceries,
have organized a cooperative store
association with capital OF $685.
600, 600.
According TO statistics there has
been gain OF 250,0 in the men,
bership Of the unions affiliated with
he American Federation OF Labor
during the last year. Los Angeles
mas the honor Of gaining the great
est percentage.
II is reported that Thomas l..
Lewis. who was last year defeated
White for reelection as president OF
the United Mine Workers OF Amori-
"a by J. r. White, OF Iowa, win be- a
candidate against White In the com.
lng election OF national officers.
The formation OF what Is now the
American Federation OF Labor orig
mated in a meeting held In Terre
4aute. Ind. on August and 3. 1881.
This meeting resulted In the lssn-
ance OF call for convention at
pittsbnrg. Pa, which opened Noyem-
her IL, 1881.
The strike OF street railway men
Trieste. Australia, has ended with
the men obtaining a small increase OF
pay. the minimum rate being now
fixed AT So IL cents day. and a
number of small concessions as re-
CARDS annual leave, free uniforms,
etc, having been made.
Labor unions IN Colorado have
bought coal mine near Erie. which
promises to furnish them fuel on
twenfy-year contracts az a price low
or than current rates. Il Is union
project throughout. The mine il
owned ard worked BY union men
and the coal will be delivered to
unlonists By union teamsters.
According 70 recent report issued
by James Lynch. president OF the In
iernatonal typographical unoin.
during the last fiscal year the average
age al death Of members OF the union
vas more than forty-nine years, an
increase Of more than eight years
over 1900. when the average was Al
3.
The Union Label league Of Denver.
Colo. has established a complaint de-
yartnent the daty of which Is 10
hear complaints OF members OF dlf-
ierent unions who are caught using
" wearing unlabeied clothes or pur-
chasing non-na.on commodities or
ia.ronizing bzrbershops. etc. no, con-
iucied under union rules.
Agitation for the erection Of a la
DOR temple IN ST Paul. MINI. in
which all the labor organizations IN
thai city may be Accommodated. was
eEsged recently In the trades as
,em5sy. when a special committee
was appointed 20 look into certain
plans BY which II Il proposed 10
raise money n start n building fand
Il is expected that the COMMITTEES Will
submit favorable report Ii The near
future.
81. Louis labor leaders are endeay.
oring 10 land the headquarters ~
The International Association of
saehinists which are 10 be moved
from Washington. y. g. The only
tso places under consideration are
Louis and indianapolis. The ma
ehlnists' organization II second only
10 that Of the United Mine Work
ers. u Is stated that annually So
100000 In dues and assessments 4
handled NJ the headquarters. Ths
new headquarters will be selected by
4 referendum Vofe