Local Labor Unions Hold Meetings Amid Holiday Activity
Crowded week sees Labor Argus watches offered as Christmas gifts. Mainte Union gears for session at Odd Fellows Hall. Clerks’ Union and Gov. P. Gales elect officers. Bartenders Union reports busy Sunday with talks on dues, discipline, and strengthening the city union. President urges prompt dues, upright conduct, and unity for honest, prosperous homes. Thanksgiving gifts totaling 481 from Charleston supporters aid child rescue work. 369 children aided in 1908. Christmas donations requested.
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Heniy Soviets
Virginia
Fridhde
Charleston
Statotulix
N. C. Sowers
Staw
Trades Assembly Faces City Council Over Telephone Rates
Capitol City Trades Assembly met Monday with many delegates present. President Fitzwater presided as Will Gillixon of the Clerks Union was seated. Delegates unanimously petitioned the city council to defeat the Charleston Home Telephone Company rate increase proposal. A lengthy discussion followed, with a music gathering for members. the issue was postponed after the holidays.
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Capitol City ‘Trades Assembly
Fitzwater
Will Gillixon
Clerks Union
Witt
Carpenters News Urges Support for Union Nominations
Vilitor Labor Argus reports on its weekly plea for space in the paper and discusses last evening’s meeting. Members debated importance of nominating capable officers for the January 1908 term and pledged to back trusted officials who will enforce rules and serve their duties faithfully.
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Vilitor Labor Argus
Union Man as Committee of One Seeks Qualified Members
Every union man should constitute himself a committee of one seeking out and bringing in such men as are tired and qualified for membership. Any who do not receive their paper regularly or change residence should notify us at once so we may correct it.
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Merclandise
Siice
Peoples Store
Joseph Schwab
Kanawha Street
Kan
Alderson
Transnet
Wnion
Bey Ayads
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Stole & Son
Summers Street
Bell Shoe Co
Putney
W. Va
Campbell's Creek Coal Co
Dana, W. VA
W.P. Kountz
Bradford
Suntligg A. As
Wederstay
REGAL
Frankenberger & CO
Clothiers
Argus
Mainte Union
Tar Lus
Odd Fellows
Rgular
Nile
Rooute
Uiion
Gov
P Gales
Lricklayers’ Union
the Trades Assembly
Carpenters’ News
E. A. Botkin
Bradford Bhi
Capitol St
Kodaks
J. Spencer Moore & Co
Capitol Stree
W.va
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