United labor bulletin., 1913-07-12
Matters of Moment Concerning
Workers in All Parts of
the Globe.
HISTORY OF |. T. U. COMPILED
Progress and Development of Great
Union Fully Set Forth in Book
Now Ready for Distribution
Labor Unrest in the North
of England.

Indianapolis.-The history of the
typographical union. a book of 1.165
pages that has been compiled by
George A. Tracy, by authority of the
executive council of the International
Typographical union, is now ready for
distribution. The book sets forth the
beginning of the typographical union,
its progress and development, its ben.
efits and educational features and an
account of the early organizations of
printers. 1t is believed to be the only
book of its kind published by an in
ternational labor organization. The
author of the history was president OF
Columbia Typographical union, No.
101. of Washington, 1S941S95; presi-
dent of San Francisco Typographical
union, No. 81. l9O6-191O. and first
vice-president of the International
Typographical union, 1909-1912. He is
a resident of San Francisco. but has
spent practically all of his time in
indianapolis since last fall working on
the book.
London, England.-Labor unrest pre-
walls throughout the black country,
the industrial district of which Birm-
ingham is the center. More than forty
thousand workers, chiefly engaged in
the tube and boiler trades. have been
out on strike for shorter hours, high
er wages and better conditions gen
orally, and the brickmakers, who have
similar grievances, are threatening to
join them. Unless the matters in dis
pute are speedily adjusted. all the
black country soon will be idle. The
men are organizing marches through
out the country, inducing workers who
have not yet struck to join them.
The tube and boiler workers com
plain that the system of fines and con-
tinual changing deprives them of an
unfair portion of what they have to
work hard to earn; that the wages are
miserably low and conditions unbear-
able.
Chicago.-Twenty thousand work
men were thrown out of employment
when the lockout instituted by the
Building Construction Employers asso-
citation went into effect The lockout
is the outcome of an ultimatum giving
the building trades council As hours
time in which to order back to work
the men who went on strike from the
Continental bank building.
Reading, Pa.-Because of the strike
in its different repair shops. the Read
ing Railway company announces that
II is now making arrangements to con-
centrate more of the car repair work
in this city. The object is to do all or
much of the work formerly done at
Palo Alto, Pottsville and Tamaqua,
where there are strikes, in this city.
Cincinnati.-Thes strike of the driv-
ers and helpers of the ice companies
and the engineers and firemen of the
ice-making plants in this city spread
to Newport and Covington on the other
side of the Ohio river in Kentucky and
there was an almost complete tie-up of
the ice trade in all three cities.
San Francisco.-Of the 700 members
of the Dishwashers' union of the city.
100 are college graduates. This. 1t is
said. is a greater proportion of col
lege men than can be found in any
other labor organization in the coun-
try
Erie. Pa.-Assistant Secretary of
Labor Post adjusted amicably the
strike of the International Brother
company's works. The strike has
been in progress for two months.
Rochester, n. Y.-As the result of a
referendum vote, this city has been
selected as the city in which to hold
the convention of the Brotherhood of
Painters, Decorators and Paperhang-
ars on September 1.
Victoria, Australia.-The labor gov
ernment of western Australia has
bought up a factory for agricultural
machinery with the intention of run
ming 1t in order to liberate the farmers
from the trusts.
Berlin, Germany.-According to off,
cial statistics covering the whole of
the German empire. the employers or.
ganizations now number 1921 mem
bers. covering 4.37S.275 workers OF
both sexes.
Swansea, Wales.-Workers and doc
tors of this vicinity have declared war
over the insurance act. the former hav.
ing decided to establish a medical as.
sociation of their own.
ST. Petersburg, Russia--Seamen of
the Russian mercantile feet in the
Black sea and the Sea of Azof have
established trade union journal.
Toronto, Canada.-Nineteen trades
unions in South Waterloo. Canada. or
ganized as the South Waterloo FEEDER
alton of Labor.
Stockholm, Sweden.-In Sweden the
painters union decided by ballot, on
the establishment Of unemployed in.
surance.
New York-A total membership ex.
ceeding $4,000 is claimed now by the
painters decorators and paperhsngers'
union.
Paisley, Scotland.-The Master Tail.
ors' association has granted the oper-
atives an advance of one cent an