Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-22
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Labor World

John I. Boyce, international audi
tor of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
tiers and Butchers Workmen, paid
a brief visit to this city while on his
way to Sioux City Monday. Mr..
Boyce will make study of condi-
tons at the Sioux City packing
plants and stock yards.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Boyce
to return to this city for longer
period in the near future.
While in the city the pioneer la
Dor leader addressed the Pork
Butchers local 50 and local COZ.
Both his addresses were along gem
eral lines of unionism and construc-
tive policy and effort.
Mr.. Boyce has been actively iden-
titled with the labor movement for
the past 80 years. At the age Of q
he led the first successful fight for
an eight-hour day.
On May 3, 1886, $4,000 Chicago
packing house workers, led by Mr..
Boyce, struck to enforce their de-
mand for an eight-hour day. In an
hour and 10 minutes the packers
had conceded all the demands made
by the strikers and the victory of
the men was complete.
A new union was organized at the
Labor temple last Monday night.
The new local is the Lodge of Rail
road Patrolmen. The lodge will be
affiliated with the Maintenance of
Way employees.
Charles T. Dibble and Joe Nor
ton, travelling representatives for
the Brotherhood of Railroad PATROL
men of Chicago, instituted the
lodge.
Although only IS men arc at
present enrolled in the new local it
is believed that this number will be
increased to 100 in the next 90 days.
The following men were chosen to
head the new lodge: Henry W..
Donovan, president, and Allan II.
Poff, secretary-treasurer.
Regular meetings will be held by
the lodge at thee Labor temple the
first and third Monday in each
month.
Meetings will start at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon with recess until 8
o'clock thus giving all members IN
opportunity to be present.
George N. Lamb was elected BUSH
ness agent Of the Machinists' lodge
81 at their meeting last Friday
night. The headquarters Of the
business agent will be in the Labor
temple. Nearly all the members
were in attendance at the meeting.
Thirty-one new members were
initiated by the Transfers local I'll
last Sunday afternoon. Members Of
this local will discuss the Mooney
case and decide what action is to be
taken at their meeting next Sunday.
The Office OF Typographical union
100 has been moved from the Nc.
Cague block to liz Crounse block.
Railway Clerks lodge No. 5 init
ated IS new members at their meet
ing last Tuesday night. The meet
ing was we'll attended, a lively inter-
est being manifested in the growth
Of this lodge.
Pvts. Arthur Carlson and Arthur
Roseberg, members of the Elec-
trical workers, local %, have re-
turned from service overseas and at
tended the meeting of their local at
the Labor temple last Tuesday for
the first time since their enlistment.
Mr.. Carlson spent six weeks in the
hospital as result of being gassed.
He was in the signal corps.
Structural Iron workers of this
city have been granted a fiat in
crease of IS cents an hour retroac-a
tive to May !. This action was
taken by the employees following the
receipt of information that the Kan
sas City employers had agreed to
settle with their men on a basis Of
an hourly increase Of IS cents.
Jack Becker, business agent for
the BARRIERS, was chosen delegate to
represent the local BARRIERS at the in
ternational convention to be held at
Buffalo in September.
Local l43, composed Of cooks.
walters and mattresses, held dance
at the De Luxe dancing academy last
Monday. The dance was we'll at
tended. Two prizes were awarded.
Omaha Rotarians to !,
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