United labor bulletin., 1913-06-28
IN REALM OF LABOR
INTERESTING NEWS OF THE vARi-
GUS TRADES UNIONS.
Daughter of Secretary Of Labor Wilson
in ST. Louis Address Urges That
Women Be Educated to De-
mand Union Label.


met, addressed the National Wom-
ans Trade Union League conven-
ton in this city. Miss Wilson
urged that the women purchasers of
clothing be educated to demand the
union label. Il do not favor the boy
cott," said Miss Wilson. but do
urge that we start a movement to
bring out the garment makers label
on woman's clothing. The names OF
all union makers OF women's clothing
should be mentioned prominently in
the official publication Of this league.
That will advertise the goods and it
will advertise u.s." Miss Wilson told
of her personal investigations of social
conditions in Washington, d. c.. where
she found women and children work
ing long hours under insanitary con-
ditions and for poor pay. Miss Wilson
said that the work under unsatisfac-
tory conditions to which she referred
was in tenement districts, and usually
was sewing. artificial flower making.
or other forms of piecework.
Indianapolis.-This is the greatest
building season in 15 or 20 years, ac-
cording to Frank Duffy. secretary OF
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America. Mr.. Duffy
said there was more carpenter work
in the country than there has been
for years, and that there was less
trouble among the union men and the
employers. Reports received at the
national headquarters here show in
creases of five cents an hour at Phila-
delphia. Pa; Chester. Pa; Erie. Pa;
Alliance, o.. Bay City. Mich. and
Berkshire county. Massachusetts,. The
men in Dallas, Tex. got an increase
from 81 to $3.50 day.
Ottawa. Ont.-The Canadian de-
partment of labor by prompt action
has succeeded in settling dispute be-
tween the longshoremen and the
steamship companies in the port of
Montreal. This dispute threatened to
result in a serious tieup. The men
asked for 80 cents per hour for grain
trimmers from June 15. the rate paid
at Boston and other Atlantic ports.
T. w Crothers sent an officer of the
labor department to Montreal and a
conference was held with representa-
tives of the longshoremen and the
shipping interests. resulting in set
tlement
Bradford, Eng.-An interesting ex-
pertinent in revising hours for weav-
ers, tried by a Bradford, England.
firm. has proved SO satisfactory that
1t may become general. especially for
women. By the system work begins
at 8 a. m. instead of 6. stops 40 min
utes for dinner and continues until
5:45 p. m. Saturday hours are from
1880 to 12. AS weavers were paid
piece rates slight advances were CIV
en- to compensate for shorter time
The firm reports a sustained output
and, apart from the compensatory ad
vance, weavers make as much as for
merly.
Winnipeg-Trouble among the men,
bers of the bricklayers union and the
contractors in the provinces of Alber-
ia. Manitoba and Saskatchewan isDx-
pected within a short time. as result
of a stand taken by the contractors.
by which they agreed not to deal with
the bricklayers as a union. The con-
tractors have offered wages of 10
cents an hour, and the members OF
the union wish rs cents an hour. A
strike will be called unless some ad-
tustment is reached in a short time
Washington.-The textile industries
are still the largest employers of chill
dren in factories, for a bulletin. based
on the census of 1910. shows 40,221
employed in the manufacture of cot
ton goods. II i'll in hosiery and knit
ting mills 9,942 in the woolen and
felt industry and 8.143 in the silk fac
tories. The bulletin shows also II OBS
and preserving and 1881 scattered
among n other manufacturing indus
tries.
Detroit.-Twelve hundred employees
Of the Pere Marquette railroad are on
strike as the result OF the company's
refusal to grant an increase in wages.
The men are out at Saginaw. Grand
Rapids. Ionia and Traverse City.
where the roads shops are located.
AS the road is in the hands of receiv-
ers appointed by the federal court
deputy United States marshals are
guarding the property.
Roxbury.-Thompso & Crocker.
who have opened a new factory at
Roxbury and are already employing
more than 600 hands. has asked for
and been granted the union stamp of
the Boot and Shoe Workers union.
Sioux City.-The strike in the Cud-
ahy and Armour G. Co. plants, involv-
ing 1900 men. was settled. the com
mon laborers being granted an ad-
vance from 10 to 20 cents an hour.
which they had demanded.
Seattle, Wash.-The strike of wire
less telegraph operators on the Pa
cific coast, which was called more than
q month ago. by the Commercial Tel
egraphers' Union of America. has been
settled.