24 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
1
The piece argues unity is the bedrock of labor movements and condemns dual unions and misleaders who split workers. It cites cases in the shoe industry, noting injured unity in Milwaukee, Portsmouth, and St. Louis as proof that factionalism harms organizing and wages.
Plumbers in Philadelphia debate uniting three locals into a single union. Officers have formed a local steamfitters unit at League Island Navy Yard to support the move.
The pamphlet Wage History of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Employees of America compiled by International President Mahon argues wage gains from unionization. It cites cities like Waterloo San Francisco Pottsville New Orleans showing hourly increases and improved working conditions such as air brakes sand boxes stove for motormen and conductors along with legal protections and universal adoption across the United States and Canada.
The trade union movement fosters education and uproots ignorance, shortens hours and lengthens life, raises wages and lowers usury, increases independence and decreases dependence, develops manhood and balks tyranny, discourages selfishness and establishes fraternity, induces liberality and reduces prejudice, creates rights and abolishes wrongs, lightens toil and brightens man, wakes the workers' workshop safer and brighter.
The Hariman strike of shopmen continues with no settlement in sight after three years. About thirty thousand workers are involved in the Omaha shops of Harriman lines and the Minneapolis Central. The walkout began September 30, 1911, involving machinists, boilermakers, blacksmiths and carmen amid disputes over wages hours and contract negotiations. The unions split their bargaining approach with the railroads, hindering a unified settlement.
The metal trades department of the AFL elected officers at its annual convention led by President James O Connell and several vice presidents from various trades. The key change affirmed that department affiliation must not be compulsory, aligning with AFL policy.
The Industrial Banner extols organized labor, praising selfless pioneers and urging workers to contribute. It warns against time servers and self interest, saying humanity has a claim on every person and calls for sacrifice and effort for a better world.
A gas explosion at the Franklin Coal and Coke mine in Royalton Mi on Oct 27 killed fifty two men. Foreman J B Brown ordered the air fans reversed within a minute and descended the shaft risking his own life to rescue workers guiding fifty two to safety and later locating thirty eight additional survivors as 213 others remained unaware of the blast.
In a recent editorial in the New York World President Welborn of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company is depicted as pained by federal troops arrival in Colorado. The piece notes the troops kept in check outside labor, while Welborn hoped troops would mirror Colorado militia aims. It states the troops kept peace, not merely serving the corporation, and that Welborn finds this unsatisfactory. Carmen Want Increase. Indications of trouble between carmen of the Wyoming Valley and Wilkesbarre Railway Co emerge as manager Thomas Wright says wage offers are the limit for a new contract. The carmen seek 8 cents hourly rise, overtime pay, and pay for all ready-in-advance workers. The previous agreement expired December 31.
The Indians Federation of Labor launches a campaign for remedial legislation including a constitutional convention workers compensation eight hour law for women and new building and ventilation laws for metal workers. Testimony to factory commissioners claims women workers are underpaid with many earning under eight dollars and some under five. reveals wide gaps among unorganized laborers.
A discussion of battleship design shows the complexity of balancing speed stability and armor. Designers must fit armament, engines, and crew into a steel hull, with the Dreadnought era illustrating tradeoffs such as keel length, rudder arrangements, and weight distribution.
A 19th century style note argues workers should not support employers who oppose unions. It urges backing organized labor and denying trade to hostile merchants. The piece critiques readers who fuel “labor crushing” employers by purchasing their goods and calls for solidarity.
An analysis cites ignorance and selfishness as major global and local sources of misery. It criticizes the Merchants and Manufacturers Association in California for opposing workers organizing and idealizing “independence” that would weaken labor cooperation. The piece defends the state compensation fund, noting its refunds and efficiency in settling thousands of claims and disputes over dependents and disability.
In 1869 twenty four New York Shoemakers union members faced De Witt Clinton and two aldermen as justices. They were found guilty of conspiring to extort higher wages and fined. Labor unions for collective bargaining were suppressed for forty years before later rights were won, with the New York Globe noting decades of legality thereafter.
Briefs filed by Frank J. Stettler a Portland manufacturer urge the Oregon compulsory minimum wage law for women exceeds state power unless backed by public opinion. They warn it could harm business and raise living costs while noting noncompulsory laws in Massachusetts and Nebraska receive approval.
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