Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1900 — LABOR NOTES [ARTICLE]

LABOR NOTES

The American federation of Labor gained 160,000 members during 1890. The eight-hour system has been Inaugurated on the police force at Memphis, Tenn. The eight-hour doy has been enforced in nearly all cities and towns in New England. Seventeen States and territories have Jaw* forbidding the practice of blacklisting employes. The Illinois Central Railroad Company is selling shares of stock on the Installment plan to Its employes. It costs 74 cents in wages to produce a pair of men’s flue grade, calf, welt, lace shoes, single soles and box toes. Labor Is paid 9 cents per yard for producing one yard of finest body brusecls carpet. Price at stores, $1.25 per yard. Thirteen States -in the Union have statutes which make it lawful for workingmen to combine to increase their wages. Average wages of cloakmakers in sweatshops of Cincinnati is $9 per week for family of six persons, living in two rooms. The Woman’s International Trade Union Label League lias organized a large branch in Chicago and is spreading to other cities. The World’s Labor Congress will hold its sessions In Paris from Sept 23 to 28. Delegates from qvery country will be present. Street railway motormen in Virginia work 1114 hours and receive $1.57 per Conductors work eleven hours and receive $1.50 per day. Constitution of Utah provides for arbitration, prohibits child labor, convict labor and blacklisting and provides for eight-hour day on public work. Trades unionism has had a phenomenal growth in Georgia in the last year. There are three times as many local unions and four times as many organized workers as one year ago.