Platform of the United Labor Party of Ohio
The United Labor Party of Ohio declares opposition to Republican and Democratic parties for corruption and boss control. It demands workers rights to organize, convicts made goods banned, employer liability, mining and factory safety, weekly wages, eight hour workday, straight salaries, and initiative referndum with recall. It calls for unity to enact labor protections in state law.
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Labor Rights Appeal for Organized Workers Mission
A labor rights statement urges support for workers to organize for better conditions. It condemns capital’s claimed authority and calls for laws aiding farmers and wage earners, including child labor abolition under fourteen and the suppression of exploitative practices.
Labor Planning Big Demonstration in Harrisburg
Central Labor Union of Harrisburg with delegates from each local union plans a large Labor Law demonstration in Harrisburg. The Executive Committee will arrange programs and invite John Mitchell and other national labor leaders to speak. A major parade with out of town organizations is planned as the centerpiece.
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Central
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
John Mitchell
Union Gazette
Winnipeg Moves to Own Street Railway System
Winnipeg plans to spend ten million to build and own its entire street railway system to drive out public service competitors. The Canadian city aims to control transit, with potential ripple effects for American cities watching to follow.
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Winnipeg
injunction allows purchase of alternative stoves under fair union conditions
The injunction bans boycott of Buck Stoves and Ranges but does not prevent buying other stoves made under fair union conditions. The text clarifies that buyers may choose comparable brands without infringing the injunction.
Coal mine workers win reinstatement after talks in Hernshaw
After talks with operators, the Hernshaw mine workers are reinstated with the mine to start up again. The Cabin Creek group faces new demands to dig 240 pounds more coal per ton, causing unrest as guards suppress mass meetings and labor pressure grows.
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Hernshaw
Morris
Krallman
Price
Kennedy
Cincinnati
Cabin Creek
Miners Reach Eight-Hour Day Pact at New Haven Mines
The new New Haven mines operator in the Pomeroy Bend area secures an eight-hour day and other union conditions through an agreement with Vice President Lanham and Organizer Krallman. The company plans to hire many workers soon, ending a year of idle status for Bend miners.
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New Haven
Pomeroy Bend
Lanham
Krallman
The
Bend
Organizer Craigo Returns to Boost Raymond City Union
Craigo arrives from the Raymond City field where he assisted Black Betsey, Raymond City and Harmon's Creek locals. Indications point to a sharp rise in local membership next month as Olcott Local on Briar Creek grows. National board member Cairns attends Indianapolis meeting amid new administration. Organizer Robinson of Illinois reports encouragement across districts. The Labor Argus seeks to expand circulation and collect overdue subscriptions in Kanawha Valley, seeking agents at every mining camp in West Virginia.
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Craigo
Raymond City
Black Betsey
Harmon’s Creek
Lanham
Craige
Olcott
Briar Creek
Membeship
National Board
Thomas Cairns
Indianapolis
National Executive Board
Robinson
Illinois
Labor Argus
Kanawha Valley
West Virginia
Local Union News Encourages Subscriptions
The notice urges readers to submit subscription payments promptly while highlighting ongoing union news and updates.
Demands Cannon's Defeat by Labor Force
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor urges four million workers and farmers to unite politically to defeat Speaker Cannon. He argues Congress members cannot claim ignorance of constituent will and claims Cannon blocks bills by his control of the House.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Speaker-Cannon
House of Representatives
Congress
Labor
Gampers
Labor Views Clash With Republican Platform
Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor condemns the anti injunction plank as a makeshift and calls for a total change in policy toward workers. Chicago labor leaders say Taft remains unacceptable, predicting a nationwide labor vote against the Republican ticket.
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American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federationist Labor
Gompers
Congress
United States
Chicago
Taft
E. N. Knockels
Chicago Federation of Labor
Labor plank in platform demands wage earners’ legal rights
At a hearing, Samuel Gompers and labor leaders urged the Republican party to back a labor program. They demand federal laws for organized labor, injunction limits, eight hour work for government workers, employer liability, women's suffrage, a labor department, a mining bureau, and postal savings banks. Taft’s silence noted after the ultimatum.
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Gompers
Duncan
Keefe
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Department of Labor
Federal Bureau of Mines and Mining
United States
Manufacturers’ Association
Taft
Philippines
Riot guns urged by Van Cleave sparks labor clash
The Rochester Labor Advocate cites President Van Cleave praising force and riot guns in a National Association of Manufacturers address. The Toledo Catholic Record quotes the remarks, condemning calls for army style suppression and urging workers to exercise their ballots against such figures.
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Emma Goldman
van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Rochester Labor Advocate
Toledo Catholic Record
Associated Press
Supreme Court
van Cleve
Waldorf-Astoria
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