United labor bulletin., 1914-11-14
Boston Fur Manufacturers and
Workers Enter Into a
Strong Agreement.
DISPUTES TO BE DEBATED
Hours Of Labor Arranged For and
Laws Regarding Women and Chill
dren Will Be Complied With
Memphis Appeal Indorses
Child Labor Laws.

Boston-Fur manufacturers of Bos-
ton have formed an association and
have entered into an agreement with
Fur Workers union No. 80, affiliated
with the International Fur Workers
union. 1t is agreed that each organi-
zation shall appoint three representa-
tives on conference committee, to
which shall be referred all matters IN
dispute. No strike shall be called or
lockout be enforced during the life OF
the agreement. There shall be no dis
elimination against union workers be-
cause of peaceful and ordinary con-
duct of union propaganda outside oil
working hours, nor against any EN-
ployee because OF his orderly insistence
upon the strict observance OF the
terms of this agreement" A nine
hour day for the first five days OF the
week and a four-hour day Saturday is
provided. All labor laws regarding
women and children are to be COM
piled with. No inside" or time" con-
tracing is to be permitted after the
first of the year, and no employees are
to be permitted to take work to theii
homes
Memphis.-In a strong editorial
commencing the new Arkansas child
labor law. adopted by a referendum
vote. the Appeal says: 1T has re-
mained for this southern state 10 face
unfinchingly an issue which has been
pushed aside and avoided in states
OF the enlightened and progressive
East. It has remained for the state
OF Arkansas to place before the na-
tion law which should be emulated
by every state in the Union. Our
children have been too long neglected
They have been too long exposed to
the merciless menace of the labor
sharks 1t is now up to Tennessee to
follow the example so worthily set by
our sister state"
Berlin.-The largest labor union in
the Berlin district. that of the metal
workers. with $1,000 members. re-
ports 1l0oo unemployed. although
some 10000 members are with the
troops in the field. OF the $4,000 mem
bers of the trackmen and transport
workers union. one-tenth are idle
The wood cutters union reports a.
600 OF its $1,000 members out of work
OF some 1000 unorganized woodwork
ers. largely employed in the piano in
dustry. only 40 are at work. The
bookbinders' union has $500 of its s.
200 members to support. Other
branches of industry report similar
conditions.
Indiana polls p White, presi-
dent. and William Green, secretary
Al.
of America, were in the anthracite
coal regions and attended the celebra-
iions given by miners of the district
on Mitchell day. October -. The day
| Is celebrated in honor of the signing
of the anthracite agreement on Octo-
Der %. 1908. at which time John Nit
chen was president of the United
Mine Workers OF America An ed
drees was made by John H Walker.
president of the Illinois Federation OF
Labor. to the miners at Hazleton, Pa.
I.cndou.-To hasten. industrial union
merging. $50 delegates representing so
national organizations of transport
| workers. dockers, laborers. etc. held
q conference here and approved gen
eral plan of amalgamation that had
been worked out by committee. The
plan will now be submitted TO the
| 400. 900 members of the interested or
| ganizations fer ratification or rejec-
ton.
New Orleans.-One-half OF the wom-
en- and girls employed in New Or
leans department stores. laundries
| and factories are paid less than $6
week. and one out OF every four
less than 81. according to report by
an investigating committee Of the
National Consumers league. which
says that only one In ten gets SO a
week
Denver.-A decrease OF $l.ss1 $40
In the net earnings of the fuel depart
ment OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company during the fiscal year end
ing June so was attributed mainly to
the coal miners strike by President
J. F. Welborn in his annual report.
Galveston. Tex.-Ths Labor council
has headed n movement for the pur-
pose of providing ways and means for
furnishing school books to the chill
dren in that city whose parents are
unable TO buy them.
London.-During the 10 years 1898
to 1912, inclusive there were rs cases
of lead poisoning in the Staffordshire
potteries.
Boston.-Boston freight handlers
have started an organizing campaign
to extend throughout New England.
Denver--"Mother" Jones is once
again among the miners in the tent