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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1907)
i COMING CONVENTIONS. Dates of Meeting of International Union Conventions for 1907. May 1 New York City; Cloth Hat and Cai Makers. May 7 Toledo, Ohio; Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. May 13 Minneapolis, Minn.; Rail road Telegraphers. May HI New York City; Hatters. May 20 Cleveland, Ohio; Musicians. May 20 Detroit, Mich.: Switch men's Union. May 29 Washington, D. C; Steel Plate Transferers. June ;: Newark, N. J.; Tip Printers. Juno Baltimore; Ladies' Garment Workers. - June :l Boston; Marble Workers. June 2 Toledo, Ohio; Steam, Hot Water and Power Pipe Fitters. June 17 New York City; Printing Prossnien and Assistants. , June 28 Chicago; Pavers and Ram mermen. July 1 Detroit, Mich.; Brushmak era. July S Toronto, Cana.; Glass Bottle Blowers. July 8 Detroit, Mich.; Longshore men. Marine and Transport Workers. July S East Liverpool, Ohio; Oper atlve Potters. July 9 Detroit, Mich.; Amalgamat ed Window Glass Workers. July 3 Norfolk, V'a.; Theatrical State Employes. July 15 Chicago; Steel and Copper Plate Printers. Julv 16 St. Joseph, Mo.; Retail Clerks' Association. Julv 20 Brooklyn. N. Y.; Wire Weavers' Association. August 5 Boston; Brotherhood of Teamsters. August 6 Rockford, 111.; Glove Workers. AnzuMt 12 Philadelphia; Stereo types and Electrotypers. -August 12 Hot Spring,. Ark.; Typo graphical Union. August 13 St. Louis; Shirt Waist and Laundry Workers. August 21 Cincinnati, Ohio; Metal Polishers. September 2 St. Louis; Machinists. September 2 Indianapolis; Postof fice Clerks. September 3 Chicago; Sawsmiths. September 3 Eureka, Cal.; Woods men and Saw Mill Workers. September 9 Indiapanolis;- Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta Workers. September 12 Boston: Cotton Mule SpinnerH. September 16 New Orleans; Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. ' September 16 New York .City; Wood Carvers. September 27 Waldon, N. Y.; Pock et Knife Grinders and Finishers. October 6 Milwaukee; Blacksmiths i-nd Helpers. October 7 Chicago, Photo-Engravers' Union. October 7 Bay City, Mich.; Ship wrights, Joiners and Caulkers. October 15 Rochester, N. Y.; Inter national Car Workers' Association. October 15 Providence, R. I.; Unit eJ Textile Workers. November 11 Norfolk, Va.; Ameri can Federation of Labor. December 2 Chicago; Bill Posters and Billers. December 2-i-Chioago; Seamen's Union. LABOR'S NATIONAL PLATFORM. ' ' 1. The abolition of all forms of la voluntary "servitude except as a pun ishment for crime. 2. Free schools, free text books and compulsory education. 3. Unrelentng protest against the issuance and abuse of injunction pro cess in labor disputes. 4. A work day of not more than eight hours in the twenty-four . hour day. 5. A strict recognition of not ovc -eight hours a day on all federal, state or municipal wojk and at not less than the prevailing per diem wage rate of the class of employment in the vici nity where the work Is performed. G. Release from employment one . day in seven. 7. The abolition of the contract sys tem on public work. 8.,The municipal ownership of pub lic utilities. ft. The abolition of the sweat shop system. 10. Sanitary inspection of factory, workshop, mine and home. 11. Liability of employers for in jury to body or loss of life. 12. The nationalization of telegraph and telephone. , 13. The passage of anti-child labor laws in states where they do not exi3t and rigid defense of them where they have been enacted into law. 14. Woman suffrage co-equal with man suffrago, the initiatve and refer endum and the Imperative mandate and right of recall. 15. Suitable and plentiful play grounds for children in all cities. 16. Continued agitation for the pub lic bath system in all cities. 17. Qualifications in permits to build of all cities and towns, that there shall be bathroom and bathroom attach- Jinst Qotiho Mot EnnovA ) WERE it merely a question of clothes just clothes the answer would be easy. But there is more to it than mere covering. We have solved all phases of the question style, fit durability and price. Style, uptodate; fit, perfect; durability, guaranteed; price, fair to buyer and seller. Then, again, there is another phase of the question what about the people who make the garments.? We have solved that, too. We offer to the union men the very finest grade of clothing, union made and recognized asthe leader in this branch of the clothing industry. We have handled un ion made clothing all the time, but were never satisfied until we got the line we now control. Proiid of it? Of course! It's the best. The union man who wears it will be satisfied in every way. Top Coats The Chesterfield, and the Covert (really a short Chest erfield) are the favorites. The popular favorites, are cheviots, worsteds and soft mixtures. $10.00 to $25.00 Rain Coats In black, gray and fancy effects, beautifully tailored. $10.00 to $25.00 Spring Suits The styles are usually smart, and from our varied assortment any taste can be met. They are hand-tailored into permanent shapeliness. We know these garments cannot be duplicated aaywhere .in town even at 20 per cent advance of our prices. ' Hand Tailored Suits at $10, $12.50, $15, $18, $20, $22.50, $25, $30 and $35 Armstroiig Cloth m GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS ' I I ments in all houses or compartments, used for habitation. 18. We favor a system of finance whereby money shall be issued ex clusively by the government, with such regulations and restrictions as will protect It from manipulation by the banking Interests for their own private gain. CHILD LABOR BILL PASSES. Not a Good Feature Lost, Although Minor Amendments Made. House roll No. 9, the Clarke child labor bill, was passed by the sen-ate on Tuesday, March 26, the vote stand ing 2-1 to 9. The bill now goes to Governor Sheldon for his signature. As passed the bill lost not -a. single one of its good features, although in deference to the farmers a few minor amendments were made. The farm ers were dreadfully afraid that the bill as originally drawn would not let them work the children like galley slaves if they so desired. Knowing the impossibility or regulating farm labor, the advocates of the bill acquiesced in these minor amendments in order to reach the greater of two evils child labor in the cities. The bill prohibits children under 14 years of age working in the beet fields. Children between fourteen and sixteen are United to eight hours la bor a day, forty-eight hours a week. It will rank as one of the best child labor laws enacted by the states, and will be a wonderful advantage in the work of enforcing the educational laws and the juvenile law. The vote on the bill was as follows, every senator present and voting: Ayes Aldiich, Ashton, Buck, Byrnes, Dodson, Gibson, Holbrook, King, McKesson, O'Connell, Patrick, Phillips, Randall, Root, Sackett, Saun ders, Sibley, Thomas, Thompson, Wil cox, Wiltze, Wlisey, Wilson 24. ' Nays Clarke, Epperson, Glover, Gould, Goodrich, Hanna, Latta, Luce, Thorne 9. It will be noted that on the final vote the Lancaster senators. Burns and McKesson, voted for the 'passage of the bill. When the bill as up be fore the&egentlemen opposed it. They are to be congratulated upon their change of heart and entitled to credit for assisting in the final passage of the bill. The chief credit, for this victory for humanity is due to the Woman's clubs of Nebraska. The women work ed hard harder than any union men. Judge Kennedy of Omaha, Judge Sut- ton of Omaha, Representative! fciarke, Truant Officer Morris of Omaha, Su perintendent Stevens of Lincoln, Truant Officer Hoagkind of Lincoln, J. E. Baum, one of Omaha's largest merchants, and others, fought valiant ly for the 'bill. Union men also lent their aid. But the chief credit belongs to the splendid women who took the management of the business into their own hands and worked night and day to Kike Nebraska out of the class in which Georgia, Mississippi and Ala bama are found, and put it in the class of states that have determined to put a stop to the sacrifice of the innocents upon the altar of Mammon. At last Nebraska has a child labor law that means something. Now for its enforcement. the membership of the union was 105, l&S. The union pays sick, death and superannuation benefits. The organ ization has just presented a demand for an increase in wages of two shil lings a week, and announces that it may ask for an additional increase at the end of another six months. Labor News. , A GROWING UNION. During the year we have chartered sixty-one new unions, making a total of 937 unions on our rolls to December 1, 1906, or a total gain of thirty-one unions. It is, indeed, our ambition to make our roster total at least one thousand unions by December 1, 1907 Let the entire membership do its ut most to help along this good work. so that our hopes may be realized. Bricklayers and Masons. OTIS RELIEVED. The California legislature . passed the following laws: Regulating child labor, eight-hour day for Women, em ployers' liability, voting hours in creased, eight-hour day for railway men, ten hours for, drug clerks, six-teen-hour limit on railroads. . Imme diately following this batch of laws the Los Angeles Times frantically belched its: "Thank God the legisla ture has adjourned; Western Laborer. WANT A PIANO? The Wageworker has for sale a piano that it secured on -an advertis ing contract. This is a standard piano, one of the best made, and will be sold for just half the regular retail price. We want to sell it right away. If you are interested, ask the editor., A Rich Union. The wealthiest labor union in the world is the Amalgamated Engineers' Society of Great Britain. Statements just published show that this organiza tion possesses funds amounting to over .1,500,000. " Most of i this Is locked up In secure investments, which bring in steady returns. On January 1, 1907, A LABOR REPRESENTATIVE. One of the men organized labor most heartily regrets to have retire from the halls of congress is Repre senaive Hunt, of Missouri. He was a real laboring man and carried a card in the stonecutters' union. It 'is said that he will go back to the trade yet he may come to congress again. Washington Tr-ades Unionist. CHtK&0)!KOO0 g0000G I I NSW Jj J J J PIANOS-f ; - ' ' ZIL-IL-L-L-IL-L-IZ-Z' ft UNIONISTS HEAP DAMN FOOLS. Eastern man: "Are those Indians union men?" Chief Mudhorse: "No understand What you mean by union men?" Eastern Man: "Well, union men work only eight hours a day." Chief Mudhorse: "Union men heap much damn fool Indian work eight hours a week." Puck. 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