The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-17

Cities was extending, and that efforts
ought to be made to curb it and, If
possible, stop it altogether; that union
molders in st. Paul were passing
Through a very slack period and those
IN Shakopee were on strike, and that
all ,unlonists ought to pay more at.
tention to demanding the working
cards and labels Of the various unions
In their transactions.
Labor Conditions i'm Winona.
The vice president for the First
congressional district, B., WalWorth,
presented a written report of the con-
dition and prospects of organized
labor in his territory. He stated that
the building trades unions in Winona
were doing good work, as were also
some of the organizations of the rail-
road employees, but the unions of the
BARRIERS and retail clerks were going
back and recommended that interna-
tlonal organizers Of these crafts and
the bartenders and walters be urged
to come to that city and make an
effort to improve conditions for them
Mr.. Walworth stated further that
the visits of President Hall and Secre-
tary Lawson to Winona had done a.
great deal of good; that he had re-
Gently organized a union of cement
workers in that city with charter
membership of Is, and that every
thing possible was being done to
render the convention of the State
Federation of Labor to be held there
in July very successful and enjoy
able one.
Expect improvement in Minneapolis.
F. N. Gould and P. J. Hogan, vice
presidents for the Fifth congressional
district, reported in writing that many
members of the unions in Minne-
apolis, especially those of the build
ing trades, had been out of employ
ment during the winter, but that with
the opening of spring continued i'm
provement in all lines of industry was
looked for: that the painters, dec
orators and paperhangers of the Twin
Cities had held a mass meeting in
Minneapolis and the carpenters
another, both of which had been we'll
attended and the members of the sew
eral organizations participating were
enthusiastic over the results reached; !;
that at the painters meeting a plan
was adopted for the formation of a
new district council to embrace all
the unions in the two cities affiliated
with the Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and Paperhangers of
America, with Jurisdiction over all
matters of business affecting more
than one: of the unions, general
business agent for the territory with
Offices in the Midway district, and a
local business agent sint each city, and
that the*scale agreed son fol, 5thezoem,
ing season was For a. week OF 44 hotrfs
andaa wage Of 50 cents an. hour:
These gentlemen ALSO reported that
on account Of wage scale differences
in Chicago involving the W.. P. Nell
son company Of that city,, which had.
been in charge cof the painting on the
new 500 building in Minneapolis, the
union painters on that job had been
ordered off April S, but that the
Thompson-Stark company, general
contractors for the building, had re-
pudiated the Nelson company con-
tract and the painters had returned
to work on the building.
Other matters set forth in the re-
port were to the effect that the Build
ing Trades Council had gone on rec
ord as favoring the repeal of the
civil service law for Minneapolis, be-
lieving that the best interests Of
skilled labor were not conserved by
the present operation of the lew; that
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