Show J U noble av pittsburg pa for the first time bince since its organization the steel trust Is running its plants without rec recognize ing a single labor union nine years ago out of men employed in its mills 65 were members of the strongest union ever organized in the iron and steel trades to today day with over 0 workers in trust mills not one is openly a union man on the other hand the trust call atten tion to the fact that 40 out of the office men and mill men em aloyed in the plants of the steel trust are now vow holders of steel corporation Corp oraton stock under the stock plan adopted by the combine years ago these men mer they assert cannot be reached by any labor organizer they are part owners in the plants in which they work ork the wages are practically the same with the exception of the sheet and tin plate plants where the nonunion wage Is slightly under the last amal association scale the sent send in the nonunion mill towns Is exceedingly hostile to organization and organizers sent into the open shop strongholds by the amalgamated association last summer often were mobbed by mysterious crowds while the town authority au thorit es seemingly shut their eyes hartford conn D F I 1 boewe of danbury plaintiff in the hatters suit admitted on the witness s stand under cross examination that the expenses of the suit are being defrayed by the american anti bocott BO cott association this association according to a copy of its constitution shown by loewe was formed in 1902 the articles de dare clare that the membership is not to be made public but that publicity Is to be given ghen to the alma alms of the organ tion for the first rix ix months the members nim bers pay one tenth of one per cent of the pay roll the assessment ceasing when hen has been real iced mount vernon III walter C ar thurs president of the mount vernon car manufacturing company closed a contract for the construction of build ings tor for the new 1 1000 steel plant the contract was awarded the me mc clint c marshall construction corn com pany piny of pittsburg and it specifies that all buildings are to bp completed within five months and the machin ery will be the latest and best pat tern the plant v vill ill have a 25 car dally and will employ about i 2 men chicago the canvass of the votes cat by the conductors and trainmen trai imen on 36 35 eastern railroads was completed and all except the em aloyes of one line cast their ballots in favor of demanding an increase in wages and changes in working rules the petitions will be presented to the railroad officials early in the year said A B garretson president of the order of railway conductors the officials will have 30 days under our agreements to answer new york the american sheet tin plate company a subsidiary of the united states steel corporation will start at ut once the building of a large sheet and tin plate plant at gary ind at a cost of 4 the new plant of the kmer american ican sheet tin plate company at gary will con of a number of plate jobbing and sheet mills together with accessories to enish the various grades of prod acts new lork ork mr seth low dent of th national civic federation has appointed three special commit tees following the dominant idea ex presed at the last annual meeting to devise means to prevent industrial accidents and to show that present antiquated employers I 1 ab lity laws baut ghe way to a system of corn com sensation pensa tion philadelphia Follo following the ex ample of workers worker in new york several thousand shirtwaist makers of this city went on strike tor for increased wages and better working cand eions recognition of the union Is demand ed and 20 per cent increase in wages Pitt pittsburg burg pa from returns re calved here from various parts of the country it is apparent that thomas L le lew la Is has been re elected president of the united mine aline workers of amer lea gary ind the pittsburg bolt screw company will begin immediate construction of a large plant here the new plant is expected to employ 1500 1 men cleveland cleneland 0 the american steel and V aire ire company will immediately erect a 1250 1 blast furnace in th s city oty according to announcement butte mont the switchmen of the northern pacific at a meeting de aided to return to work thus lifting the blockade in this c ty philadelphia rf retail tall clerks have undertaken a campaign for or london eng the anglish iron fo inders society is a very old one having just celebrated its centenary it was vas commenced in botton bolton in 1809 and has now branches in different parts of the kingdom the head office being at manchester the number of members at present Is 18 against 19 12 months ago washington international labor unions which have recently joined the fight against are the in ter national photoengravers photo engravers union of north america the international printing pressmen and the internal bonal boot and shoe workers union indianapolis ind the proposition to h a home for aged and dis abed members by the pressmen s in ter national union which was put to a referendum vote last month mouth was car ried by a large majority the home w 11 be established at hale springs tenn where the union has purchased a large tract of land A sanatorium for tuberculosis and a home for aged and disabled members will ull be built on the ground it has taken the press tren just five months month to formulate a plin plan put the proposition plo Position to a d in vote and arid adopt ft it the home will III be completed within the next e months london eng TI e house of lords be lie final court of anteal in this coun rv ry decided that hat d 9 tride un on may rot make compulsory levies upon its n embers to IQ ray for its par I 1 icentary re athes in de flaring claring that such lelles would be i legal the second chamber sustains tie tl e decision of the appeal court band hand ed down a year ago the labor party pad ad announced some time ago that if the verdict of the lords was against it in this case a bill to legalize corn com levies would be promoted poston the executive board and legislative committee of the massa chu state branch A F of L met and completed the plans for the tb e legislative work next year it was decided that the e hour bill would be presented to the incoming legisla ture in virtually the same form as the bill vetoed by gov draper this y year ear and upon which the nearly successful campaign to defeat him for election reelection re was made at the polls boston the railroad machinists employed by the N Y N H H R R last week announced that it had decided upon a wage increase request of that road like the new scale for the B M system adopted two weeks ago it has been forwarded to the international office tor for approval before being submitted to the man ag ment of the road I 1 oston oton the women s trade union beag e which Is to make an effort to secure a minimum wage law tor for women and children will submit R draft craft of the desired bill at the janu ar meeting the legislative commit tee dratted drafted and issued an address on the reasons why labor desires the measures it will advocate and explain ing what they are london eng ironstone miners in england an others engaged in that in austry are seeking an advance in wages which the employers refuse the officials of the unions have taken a ballot of the men as to a strike to enforce their demand it was agreed to serve the employers with a 14 days notice of a stoppage if the terms are not conceded bedford ind ane danger ol 01 rioting 1 in the strike of the general union stone cutters in the great quarries here was vas eliminated when the mill owners bent sent back to chicago the tin ported strikebreakers strike breakers and the detec thes that guarded them many of the stone mills are being operated by members of a nial organization toronto canada A resolution in produced trod by the I 1 eather workers on horse goods at the american federa tion of labor convention has given due notice to the industries imbat tha the organization throughout the in ted states and canada intends to n a ake 1 e a I 1 fight I 1 for or the eight hour day the ensuing year minneapolis Mir neapolis minn minneapolis typographical union is considering a dew rew constitution and bylaws a most important feature of which Is the es of a loan fund for needy members this Is being established to circumvent the loan sharks cho vho have preyed on vior kingmen in that city racine wis F ily y I 1 1500 men are out of employment and each loser between 50 and ao 70 7 d e to the destruct tion of their tools as a result of a 1500 fire which v aich totally destroyed destroy ed the plant of the racine manufacturing company with rith its one six Rix story fac tory building and five tour four story tures butte mont the switchmen s strike Is practically at an end as far as butta butte is concerned it was an bounced thai tha the mines of the amat amai which closed down when the strike began woula at once re sume operations this will put 3 men to work london eng the bookbinding so clelles of great britain have for the last xa 12 months been considering a scheme of amal amalgamation garnation which ha haq received the final sanction of the members belonging to the un ons connected with that industry coston the boiler makers have unanimous unanimously rejected the terms pro posed for their return to the A F of 0 L international fold boston owing to the tremendous number of applications for member ship being received by boston ma lodge no it last week empowered its organizing commit committees to initiate in special session hop thop crews paris parts france the textile of he department nord have gone on strike on the wage question which 1 to practically general chicago the proposition to con soll date the machinists and elevator constructors will be thoroughly hinves before any definite steps are taken ali |