The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-22


council for an eight-hour day for all
city employees
\ delegate will represent the Unit
ed Mine Workers OF America al
International Mining Congress to be
held in Stockholm, Sweden, some
time in June.
Philadelphia bdanch of the Interna-
tional Wood Carvers' Association has
been successful in establishing the
forty-four hour week in all architec-
tural and custom shops.
The International Association OF
Machinists is urging trade unlonists
and all friends of labor to write to
their senators and ask him to sup
port the Hughes eight-hour bill.
Under the new scale recently
adopted by Bricklayers' Unicn of San
Francisco if the members are en-
gagged full week they must work
forty-four hours and earn in that
time $3.50.
The Journeymen Stone Cutters AS
sociation reports that during the last
wear sixty.four local branches secur-
ed material increase in wages,
the total increase aggregating close
to 100000. In addition to this twen-
/ ty-four new locals have been added
to the association.
In Canada a union bricklayer will
not work on building with non
union man. With reference to men
coming from the Old Land and not
members of the union they are given
thirty days to pay the initiation fee
Without the necessity of a strike
all the master bakers, with the eX-
ception of ten, within the jurisdiction
of Bakers Union of New York, have
signed agreements granting their
employees a nine-hour day.
Toronto Canada, Painters and Dec
orators Union have launched cam
paign for organizing the city 1t is
their calculation to hunt up every
painter, decorated and paperhanger
in the city if it is necessary to make
houseItohouse canvas.
The Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' International Alliance and
Bartendeds International League is
authority for the statement that the
International Union is considering
the advisability of erecting build
ing for its general headquarters.
Efforts have been recently made to
organize the motormen and conduc'
tors on the United Railways in Balti-
more, ami as result the wages have
been advanced cents per hour, un'
doubtedly with the object in View OF
forestalling the organization of the
system.
.Iourneymen Stone Cutters Associ
alton is meeting with splendid sue
cess in different sections OF the
country in securing increases in
. wages and establishing the Saturday
| half-holiday. The members of the
new organization in Washington
| have been granted an increase OF
| / cents per hour.
The Washington State Federation
| Of Labor has appointed Charles r
| Case. its president, permanent or
| sani2er TO carry on a campaign To-
subordinate labor bodies TO Join thu
| federation. The appointment carries
with it a salary of 1925 per montl
| and expenses.
The International Brothedhood o
= Electrical Workers is endeavoring t'
induce the unions of the seeding fac
ton to return TO the parent body by
offering 10 receive such unions with
out money or without price and tC
accord to the membership of all sucl
"penitent' unions all privileges now
enjoyed 10y the affiliated locals.
The differences which have beer
the source of controversy between
the American Flint Glass Workers
, Union and the Glass Bottle Blowers
| Union for almost ten years were ad
justed recently after conference o
national officers of the respective
organizations.
Peter w. Collins, secretary-treas
urer of the international Brotherhoo'
of Electrical Workers, has tender
ed his resignation TO take effect Jun'
/. to enable him to devote time t'
fighting Industrial Workers of the
World and other organizations tha
are endeavoring to injure the labo
movement and involve it in trouble
Travellers Goods and Leather Nov
city Workers International Union re
] ports that large Independent loca