Show NEWS or 4 ak T TV 4 UNI ON LAB opa wa 0 new york for the last year the slaughter house butchers unions have been secretly organizing all branches of the packing plants in new york brooklyn and jersey city into one in du organization the union in eludes the cattle butchers sheep butchers beef carriers ice fee box men drivers and chauffeurs helpers wool workers hide and tat fat departments en ginders firemen machinists and electricians as vell as all ciscel laneous workers they are all getting ready for some progressive action in the near future london eng there has been a large increase in the membership of the amalgamated society of hallway railway servants in england ireland scot land and wales the fortieth annual report shows an increase from 75 to during the year the society s income was being nearly in excess of the last fiscal year the historic national rail way strike Is the evident cause of the tremendous growth in the tion hastings on the hudson the strike which has been in progress tor for two weeks at the national conduit and cable works Is over and the men re turned to work the company has agreed to give them advances of five cents in wages the men wanted an increase of 25 cents and the company has also agreed to recognize the amer lean federation of 0 labor although they will not make the shop a strictly union one sharon pa after a three days shutdown for the fourth of july all of the mills of the united states steel corporation in sharon and farrell re fumed operations in all departments the sheet iron mill of the american sheet tin plate company which closed down about ten days ago for re pairs resumed the national malle able castings comp company anys s works also started chicago the thirty seventh annual convention of the amalgamated asso elation of iron steel and tin workers recently held here arrived at a de cislon to ask for an advance of 25 cents a ton on the rate tt of making the base 5 25 on a I 1 cent card rate each succeeding advance giving the an increase of 15 16 cents instead ot of 12 cents as at pres ent omaha it Is reported that the eighteenth annual convention of the american federation of musicians held recently started a plan to raise funds for the purpose of relieving the widows and orphans of the members of the titanic band and in addition to erect a marble shaft to the memory of the musicians who perished in that disaster tucson arizona the governor of arizona has approved a bill passed by the legislature of that state prohibit ing exactions from workmen as the price tor for employment the new law carefully defines the rates that may be legally charged tor for finding employ ment and provides punishment for its violation chicago the recent convention of the commercial telegraphers union of america took action on the organ izing of all telegraph and telephone workers and the international officers of the union were instructed to con fer with the electrical workers brotherhood ft ath a view of starting a joint organization campaign augusta maine alaine the granite cut union at lewiston and auburn has successfully negotiated a new agreement with contractors which in creases the v wages ages 25 cents a day and eliminates a machine tool the use of which Is very unhealthy Minnea minneapolis polls A bill passed by the minnesota legislature provides that in lieu of all taxes and assessments upon all property within the state railroads shall pay a he flie per cent tax upon gross earnings derived from operation within the state washington industrially belgium Is the most highly developed country in europe it has at the present a population of about 8 of which 1250 persons are engaged in in du pursuits of whom are women wheeling W va the electrical workers of this city will enjoy the saturday halt half holiday granted volun tartly by their employers there has hag been no change in the wage rate washington A third labor ex change has been opened in tokio and efforts have bee beek made by the gov to have other japanese cit ies lea follow the example new york legislation passed at the recent convention of the Int internal lerna florist association of granite cutters makes it obligatory ifor for all members to secure 60 50 cents an au chour hour before june 1 1917 london eng the labor unions of this city are preparing to start two dally daily newspapers N 4 ottawa can there are 1741 I 1 unions in canada baltimore md A baltimore taxi cab company will test the law bequir ing professional chauffeurs to pay an dually to the state 5 for a license to operate automobiles washington the organization ot of migratory workers which began a year ago at the instance of the ameri can federation of labor Is a difficult problem but the efforts expended have begun to show tangible results there are locals of migratory workers in san francisco oakland richmond stockton san jose fresno bakers field los angeles and riverside the membership of the san francisco lo 10 cal eat reaches two tro thousand while that of oakland Is one thousand Wilkes barre pa one thousand miners and laborers went on strike in the wyoming valley five hundred men employed by the susquehanna company at nanticoke went out be cause a number of men refused to join the union the union men declare it if underground workers want to enjoy the benefits of the recent strike they must join the union at the butler colliery pittston miners quit because a slate picker was as dis charged new york the transport V arkers federal oa of america is about to start a lively agitation among all the workers engaged in the transport in austry this federation embraces dyck duck workers teamsters firemen cooks waiters and every worker engaged in the marine transportation industry the conditions of these workers have reached a point where concerted ac tion by means of one big organization Is the only hope tor for them washington the Han kyang iron and steel company located near han ilan kow china will have its capacity in creased and will be benefited by the investment of H 4 of japanese capital with an annual capacity of tons of pig iron from three blast furnaces and a corresponding output of steel from six open hearth bearth furnaces the company rolls rolla rails falls plates bars and a small tonnage of light shapes washington attorney general wickersham has rendered an opinion which will extend the eight hour labor law to every mechanic and lala laborer em aloyed by the united states ous interpretation of the law confined lope mainly to public works ellen such as fortifications buildings etc the question was raised in connection with the 1000 laborers at customs ports minneapolis Minnea polls the retail price of ice toe in minneapolis Is 2 50 a month tor for 25 pounds delivered daily and 4 for 50 pounds the wholesale price will vary from 3 to 4 a ton the corn com pany says these prices are the same ae as last year years s except a few increases in the wholesale prices new york the american federa tion of musician has decided to place a number of organizers in the field to organize the musicians la in canada and the united states from one end of the country to the other canada will be divided into five districts and a man placed in each division victoria N S W any person in new nev south wales taking part in a meeting of two or more persons to in aid or control a strike or lock out where the strike or lockout will deprive the public of a u necessary corn com is liable to imprisonment for 12 months toronto can there Is confide considerable rable activity in toronto labor circles a among mong the leaders of the movement to organ ize the foreign element especially the italian forces washington meats says consul general Ander antersol And ersol sop can be produced ced I 1 in south china and the val ley and indeed all over china to some extent at a price to compete success fully with meats from any part of the world and shipment of chinese meats and chinese lard particularly to the pacific coast of the united states Is a strong probability of the near future amsterdam holland the number of organized workmen in the diamond trade here is now about ten thousand v with ith a considerable number of anor gantzer workmen more than one thousand apprentices will be admitted during 1912 the greater portion being the progeny of the diamond workers cleveland 0 the charter of the tug firemen s protective association was rev revoked olred by the international longshoremen s association recently recently when striking firemen refused to re ac turn to work on tubs of the great lakes towing company watertown N Y A state inspector of hotels nine toot foot sheets and abolish ment of roller towels are reforms demanded by the new york state con bention of united commercial travel ers lers in session recently new york A law providing for fire drills and sanitary conditions in tac fac tortes has been passed by tha new york legislature pittsburg pittsburg bakers new scale gives foremen a minimum of 18 per week second men 16 bench hands 15 helpers 13 london eng A minimum rate ot of 6 cents an hour has been fixed tor for women employed emp loyes in the tailoring tride in 1 great britain new orleans la thousands ot of men are working 10 to 15 hours in the forests of louisiana tor for wages ol 01 ft 50 a day |