United labor bulletin., 1913-12-27
LABOR'S PROGRESS NOTED DURING 1913

Taken as whole organized made splendid
during year ending Total membership in
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor passed the
100000 and growth of railway brothehoods and other labor
similar Much has been gained for labor
through legislation and humanitarian laws
Judicial decisions through the
public opinion advocacy and adoption instances OF
had larger of fairness and the operation
udge-made law is fast disappearing.
National and conventions of labor have disclosed soil
purpose with the spread OF
labor tolers generally In branch with
exception of the steel industry trade unonism is
the domann factor in determining wage scales hours and cond
tons labor sustained effort organize the thousands employed
in steel plants will be made next and In fact the preliminary
work has already begun
independence of action
thrown off the yoke blindness that has brought graf
flying results in most instances Occasional mistakes nave been
made will only discretion in exercising the
political future elections The shibboleth of the
Federation of Labor reward friends and defeat
your enemies very generally observed.
In the conflicts between organized labor and organized
capa the verdict has been with the oer This was notably
Virginia miners gained humane
dons of labor and better scales In the twelve months past
added the United Mine Workers of
America There have also been substantial additions to the Western
Federation of Miners
joining body and jursdconal troubles
becoming The Brotherhood of and
America has absorbed Independent national bodies
presents solid front division in the international
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers reported as having just been
f vars has been oented to have Canadian rnions form
national body during the dsaproved OF by
conflicts of national importance being
wagedthe coal miners in Colorado and the copper miners in Mich
North America Failure of to break down the strikers
them subeon sufficient proof that the
end be remote union recognition and establishment of
human in industries will be attained.
In Colorado there has been forward movement Most
and strike of coal Las Anmas
uerfano where
than slavery Made nearly national
fighting well those who thought
they owned them body soul Their freedom from industrial
bondage far Off
There been conventions of the Colorado State
Federation of Labothe regular annual meeting at Trinidad in A
special Denver week Both marked
distinct the state labor movement and disclosed
pose member need be- the
of ALL
might be the fact that while
witnessed dulnes pursuits state
there have been wholesale reductions of either
workers. Labor
maintaining
dividends of the producers Where possible
that all might have
living Organized labor selfish far toward extending
the brotherhood of man.
adverse circumstances Building operations practically
sand the Building Trades Council better footing
than for three While there dssenson the
Trades and Labor Assembly few Withdrawals there have like
been additions fill the and several unions
Federation central body
Federated Railway Shopmen suffered by the
strike the railway botherhoods Record
numbers
who would have otherwise idle that Providence
said to have helped the situation materially.
There much of promise the coming for the oe and
with the tariff and problems settled favoaby the
people, activity all industrial lines may
confidently expected in 1914
Chicago pocewoman arrested Cupid had time of