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Western Federation Claims to have Seven Unions Formed Throughout the Mining DistrictWith the Western Federation of Miners affiliating with the American Federation of I^bor. and wltih both these organizations working in harmony in the Joplin district, the efforts to unionize the miners of the zinc and lead region are said to be meeting with unprecedented success and, according to reports, seven unions already have been formed and others are planned. The unionizing of the miners has nothing to do with the recent strikes of workmen in the Webb City catnip.W. D. Mahoney, of Denver, Colo., first vice president of the Western Federation of Miners, has established headquarters at lt;52S Main St., while his fellow worker, J. W. Jlnkerson, of Southeast Missouri, general or-gnnizer for the Western Federation of Miners, has established headquarters in Webb City. Several hundred miners are reported to have Joined the union, organization having been perfected at two mines in Joplin; two In Webb City: one in Carthage; one in Prosperity, and one in Central City. Heretofore when efforts were made to enlist the sympathies of the Joplin miners with tihe Western Federation of Labor the organizers did not have the hearty eo-operaion of the American Federation of Laborfor the reason that the two bodies then were not affiliated. Mine operators throughout the district quite generally express the belief that the effort will meet with failure as the miners are well satisfied with existing conditions In Che pas# the operators have been able to see the efforts of the union organizer* die of inaction.Charles W. local organizerof the American Federation at Labor is In receipt of s telegram from Samuel Oonnpers, of Washington, D. C., president of the American Federation of Labor, in which Mr. Gompers expresses satisfaction that the miners have become affiliated with the big labor body and requests Mr. Fear to aid the organizers in unionizing the Joplin district.With auccpssful organization it ia planned to construct a large hospital for the benefit, of tihe member* of the miners’ union, and also to create a labor exchange which will provide » meeting place for the membersIn addition to organizing the miners, Mr. Mahoney is endeavoring to organize a Federal Labor union, Including those engaged in work of any nature pertaining to the mines. In this organization will be Included mill men, smeltery employes, etc.
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Joplin News Herald
Joplin, Missouri, US
Wed, May 25, 1910
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