United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1913-12-13
Notes of General Importance
Gathered From All Parts of
the World.
LAWS FAVORABLE TO LABOR
Many Good Measures Passed by Con-
gress During 1s13-AmaIganation
Of Two important Organizations
Is Reported From In.
dianapolis.

New York-All of the labor laws
passed by congress and legislatures
during 1913 are described in a bulle-
tin issued from its New York head
quarters by the American Association
for Labor Legislation. 'Of special sig
nificance." says DR.. John B. Andrews.
the secretary, ARE laws in California,
Massachusetts,. New York, Ohio and
Pennsylvania extending the commits
sion form OF factory law administra-
ton as adopted in Wisconsin two years
ago California. Colorado. Minnesota,
Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, Wis
consin and Utah have followed the ex-
ample of Massachusetts in passing
minimum wage laws. More stringent
laws requiring the notification OF In
dustrial accidents and diseases and
the enactment of workmen's compensa-
ton measures by Connecticut. Iowa.
Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas
and West Virginia are also of first i'm
portance. OF more than ordinary sig
nificance, too, are state laws providing
for one day OF rest in seven, and laws
for the prevention of lead poisoning
and other occupational diseases. Fed
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creasing in volume, and congress this
year remodeled the law for Cancellation
in railway disputes. and also created
the department of labor"
indianapolis, Ind.-The plan of solidi-
f1cation of the Amalgamated Society of
Carpenters and Joiners and theOnited
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, the larger organization.
has been ratified by the referendum
vote of the general membership OF
both unions. The plan goes into effect
January l and on that date about 5000
members of the Amalgamated Society
on the North American continent will
become members of the United Broth
erhood and the latter organization will
assume practical control of practically
all branches of the carpenters union
trade in the United States, Canada and
Mexico. The larger organization now
has membership of about 100000. its
headquarters being in Indianapolis. In
the last few years the United Brother,
hood has brought number of allied
unions under its banner One of the
most important of these was the ship
builders union. which had strong
organization OF about 5000 members
on the Pacific coas'.
Paris, France.-William d. Hay
wood, labor agitator and leader of the
Industrial Workers of the World. has
been taking the rest cure in Paris.
where he has been widely interviewed
by the syndicalist press on the situa-
ton as regards American labor. He
has accepted an invitation to address
mass meeting of protest against the
Imprisonment of syndicalists recently
convicted. Haywood says he sees
signs that the American Federation of
Labor is coming round to syndicalist
principles.
Sedalia, Mo.-The wage scale of tin
ners employed at the Missouri. Kan
sas G. Texas shops in Sedalia and at
other points has been increased from
80 cents to So cents an hour. The help
ers and apprentices have received an
increase of one cent an hour. Black
smiths and helpers have been given an
increase of from one to five cents. ac-
cording to the kind of work they per
form. The scale for machinists of
the Katy also is increased and is now
Al cents an hour.
Seattle. Wash.-President Gompers,
speaking at dinner, referred to the
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. then in session, as
epoch making" George l.. Barry.
president of the International Printing
Pressmen and Assistants Union of
America, introduced a resolution in
the convention urging the executive
council to take steps toward establish
ing national labor party.
New York.-Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and Mrs.
Inez Milholland Boissevain are leading
number of other suffragists and
members of women's labor unions in
an attempt to organize the employees
of the department stores into a union.
The party descended upon Sixth ave
nue. store and from their automobiles
in the streets they addressed some 300
employees.
San Francisco.-Then next meeting of
the international secretariat will be
held here in 1915. The international
secretariat is the world federation of
labor, in which the federated labor
movements of the countries of the
world are AFFILIATED.
Belgium's bookbinders federation
has published a special technical jour
nal of an educational character since
July, in addition to their trade union
organ, which appears in French and
Flemish.
York. England. : Investigations
among juvenile workers resulted in
the discovery that one boy is employed
for 48k hours each week at wage OF
48 cents.
st. Paul. Minn.--Postal employees
have organized a cooperative company
and opened store with view of re-
ducing for themselves the cost of liv-
ing