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Show LABOR NEWS OF ALL COUNTRIES Boston, Mass., Is to have co-operative butcher shops The recent strike of marine engineers engi-neers pnralyzed the- whole coast traffic traf-fic of Norway A "lady" barbers' union Is the very latest acquisition to the ranks of organized or-ganized labor In San Francisco, Cal. Employes of the government printing print-ing bureau at Ottawa have been given giv-en an increase of S1.50 a week. On August 12-17, at Cleveland, O., International Typographical union will convene The strike of the Painters' union in Kingston. Can., continues for an eight hour da and $2.75 In wages. San Francisco Hoiisesmiths and Ironworkers union wjll demand tho olght hour day on August 2C. A movement has been inaugurated in Toronto for the purpose of raising $10,000 to assist the striking garment workers of that city. A concerted attack on the women's eight hour law Is contemplated by employers em-ployers throughout California at the coming session of the legislature. German printers at Cle eland. O.. have obtained a raise of 32 per week for all hand and stone men and -51 per week for machine operators. The Indiana law requiring freight train cabooses to be twent-four feet long and to have two four-wheel trucks has hen sustained in the lower low-er courts It Is reported that after years of effort the Regal Shoe company has unionized its plant nnd Is now using the union stamp of the International Boot and Shoe Workers' union In Its work of diminishing the prevalence prev-alence and mortality of disease the New York state department of health has asked the co-operation of labor unions throughout the state. Tho only demand ot 250,000 shopmen shop-men In the Federation of Fcdoratlona are making Is for recognition of the lederation an the only contract making mak-ing organization in the railroad industry indus-try between the shopmen and the companies. i lized world. The columns, however, will be erected with money raised here, the homo of the Wrights |