Show TRADE UNIONS REVIEWED IN BULLETIN An n article artcle on Tb Th Women e Trade Tade Union nion Movement In Great Britain by Katherine Grave I Ja Is publiShed In bulletin No U 13 of the Lh Ih bureau of ot la labor labor labor bor department d of or commerce and nd labor labe laborThe The Tho rh rIter gives give a history of or the tb move movement m ment nt and discusses s lit la It growth the Ine ob oh obstacle stacle to I organization of oC women th the attitude ud of oC male trade trad Irla a unionists the tha the 1 re remits StIltS mits or of organization and aDd the relatIon of or won trade Irae unions to 10 low lo ag alS agel alSand ageland s sand and the tho sweating system From the Ih be beginning begInnIng ginning or of the lisa tle movement In JI 11 what bl Is Isnow II now known ss as tile s Trade Union league lias ha hi bc beta ben n the tile mo ml l Important agency In the tito Ih development of ot unionism amour women In Grel Britain This nr or in members ambers at al present i rc ont h h bali nearly As A regards re rda the Ih comparatIve growth jh nt ef f mala muJe mI antI and anI nina membership mem In trade tre unions unton In recent Jen years f U It I U is I shown hown that thul Ih In 1114 which Is h the tint rt year for tr or which comparative figures of or t female trade union membership are lre available 1 Hi it unions union In Included l women anti girls u I as members out of or a total totI of or 1302 31 trade unions union 1011 the Ih fe to female fe male membership at that time being 17 OM or I 7 t 5 p per r cent of the membership m or of all aU unions Prom From Fm UW 1196 U to 0 1904 1 th Ih male mal Increased from to O or 27 26 76 S per pr o cent nt nl while the fe female t f male Ial membership ro rose roee from tt OM to 10 IU SW e or 7 T 79 per pr cent 1 M the tha per of or gains gash among maJe ma and female 11 member ha hM bins been largely 1111 r reversed In 1107 10 the Ih Organized women worn 11 1 70 o a gain Klin of lt 1 pr cent o over oer r whIle hie Jr the tha Increase In Jn male mala membership al at though amounting to miro HI new mem bore bers n represented a Increase of onI o 24 T per par cent Among tb fb the chief h t obstacles to 10 the tha far or Cr of oC women workers In Great Oret BritaIn h ha have v b ben been en the tha the nature natura of or their occupations Oc low lot wag s a and ad low standard of living class distinctions and apathy Male trade unionists in the tha printing trade Irae have h offered ofee opposition on a account lunt of or inferior workmanship and the Ih generally lower rate rata of or wages paid Ie to 10 women woman It I In is I stated Ial however that In n Manchester the lii Ih men mel lead Iad leaders ers era sr are over il vyv k accomplished acom pitched by tile tha unions women through throughout out ou It is la difficult to 10 deter deler determine determine mine just JOlt what wha the tha opinion of the tha m male J trade unionist of or the th present day Is I In regard to 10 the tha advantages or necessity of fC unionism among amone Industrial momen om n nAl As Al to the tho Ih results accomplished th Ih writer a that tha Iho th trade union movement hat lias In some som instances been Wn directly responsible for tor Increase Inen of ef wages wage 11 has b added pressure ure to the tha initiation and Id furtherance lr of 01 proto tive Ivl legislation I and ad through the tha wom n Trade Tr Union Onion league hu hh ha accomplished much toward the tha th conservation of health and the tha promotion of Irel safety among local workers worker where little or no local loal aoI organisation can yet et el be b effected T The women woman wor trade Ira unionists of ot Great 01 seek to 10 secure lr the betterment hIM lt ef Of 0 labor conditions through rolee till le rather rathor than by militant actIon They regard r trade Irede unions a as al a medium m lum for lur suggestion nod and as aa an aid In enforcing the Ine legs legal rights of Ut workers Th gre gr great t wt fUIt endeavor of oC the tha Ih leaders at III the tha Ih pree pr prent ent eat tIme Is I to 10 secure ur the th Of ot OfIlia the Ilia board of ot arbitration Jn prerogative to 10 toan toan an authoritative Institution for rot legal Igal de decision 4 1 In III wag disputes and the tha of ot wages waRea boards bOard empowered to tI U Ox a legal minimum wage nag In certain trade trad s |