The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-15
LABOR NOTES OF
WIDE INTEREST

Next Thursday evening at s o'clock
in the Eagles hall, Worthen block, Tho
Central Labor union of Barre and vi
entity will endeavor to form local oil
the Women's international Union Labe
League and Trads Union auxiliary. II
may be of some interest to our wives
and lady friends to explain the objects
of the league, so that no mistakes may
occur the night OF the meeting. They
are as follows:
The league is voluntary association
which admits to membership women, re
CARELESS of occupation. 1t also accepts
men, but without vote. The initia-
ton fees and dues are within the reach
Of ALL
The chief objects are to promote the
sale and consumption of union-made
products, regardless of craft or calling,
to be helpful in advancing the sale of
goods made in sanitary workshops. to
secure better wages and shorter hours
for women who may work at trades
not yet organized, and to be helpful IN
strengthening and building labor and in
dustral organizations. 1t is strictly non
partisan, and welcomes all within its
ranks who would assist the workers
to establish better social and economic
state for themselves, their families and
dependents.
As the shop conditions of the bread
winner of the family improve, as wages
increase and hours grow thorter, just in
that proportion will the home and so
cial conditions of the whole family inn
prove and grow better. In trade unions,
all agree, we find the only means where
by this can be accomplished. Trades
unions. which keep vital statistics, have
demonstrated through them that the
lives of the wives and mothers of union
men have been prolonged since the adj
vent of the short hour workday and fair
wages and better treatment in sanitary
workshops, all brought about by trades |
Union efforts. What woman will deny
that little children should be kept in
school instead of being forced into the
factories? None; and none can success |
fully deny that it was the trades unions /
which took the first steps that finally /
led to legislation prohibiting child la |
Dor
Better wages for the head of the fam
Nv means better home and living fer /
wives. mothers. sisters and helpless chill I
dran; hence it is TO Your direct inter
cst and material welfare. as well as your
duty 70 assist in maintaining the IN
Ion Women spend the major portion
ef the family income in purchasing the
daily necessities. The earning power
The provider has right to expect that
shc viii spend money union wages, re-
eoived through trades union efforts. for
rricn-made products. and goods MADE
rnder sanitary conditions. by fairly in
clned employers. and whore women do
this we have shown they helm them
selves and TIN whole family. and at the
same time perform a duty they owe to
themselves.
II Won believe in maintaining reason
pble hours for the workers in the fae-
tory. IS well as for yourself in the
home become one of us. If you believe
in keeping the little children in the
schools and Fairgrounds. and thus de- {
more sturdy race OF men ana
women, instead of having them com !
peting with fathers in The shops, under '
conditions that stunt the growth, OMEN
lower the standard of morality and fire.
ouently result in premature death. do J
vour share toward maintaining the UNI
ions.
III You belleVe IN laf living, gocn
home. better clothing for yourself and Y
the children. instead of letting it all go I
TO the favored few, then do Jour plain ]
duty by joining the Woman's 1nterna- i
tional Union Label league The wives; {
mothers and sisters of trades unionists I
constitute an irresistible army. expend- I
ing an enormous sum of union made J
wages. which if judiciously, properly ?
and rightfully spent for union made
md union labeled products would be /
force for good, and would go a
long way towards completing the e
work of organizing the yet unorganized "
orces, and toward finally bringing about q