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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
4
The piece argues workers must demand union label goods and avoid unfair list products. It contends union men employ non union labor by buying non labeled clothing shoes and bread, urging active loyalty to organized labor and its principles.
The trades union movement welcomes Protestants, Jews, Muslims, Republicans, and Democrats alike. It seeks to unite laborers across faiths and politics, urging members to aid fellow workers and lift the submerged. The aim is to advance rights and duties for all, not self gain.
The non union employer claims no need for unions since wages equal union pay. The author argues union struggles lift non union workers too and that those who avoid involvement hinder workers’ progress and humanity. Engagement spreads benefits and responsibility for contracts.
The West Virginia State Federation of Labor held a session last week to prove union members are not thugs or anarchists. Business and professional leaders praised the convention as laboring men pledged to advance working conditions and unity, with a Sixth Annual Session planned in Huntington in February 1090S.
An editorial urges a nationwide push for trades union solidarity to secure better conditions. It argues unions must move from planning to execution, calling on West Virginia workers to join now and counter myths that the poor block industrial progress.
The text argues for union labels to promote fair wages and sanitary conditions, urging support for unions and dismay at non union practices. It cites Sam Gompers defending labor papers against postal rate changes and highlights the need for organized labor to secure better living conditions for workers.
A Charleston speech urges workers to unite under a strong state federation of labor to advance organized, progressive unions. The speaker condemns socialistic plots while stressing the need for energetic, self-reliant union action and subscription to the Labor Argus.
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