Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1906 — EIGHT-HOUR FIGHT COST SIX MILLIONS [ARTICLE]

EIGHT-HOUR FIGHT COST SIX MILLIONS

Union Printers Spent an Immense Sum in Struggle for Shorter Work Day. Chicago, Nov. 22.—That the union printers of the country have spent nearly $0,000,000 in their fight for an eight-hour day lieeoine known yesterduy, At the same time it was announced that a meeting In celebration of victories which are regarded as foreshadowing the “beginning of the end" in the long struggle will be held Sunday afternoon. It is believed in Washington and Philadelphia, where employers of nonunion printers have changed their nine-hour schedule to » the eight hour plan, give assurance of complete triumph for the movement at no distant day. Tin strike started fifteen months ago. The vast sum necessary to carry on the struggle was raised by assessment. Each working member of the union was required to contribute 30 per cent, of his wages to the fund. More than $.'500,000 was contributed by the Chicago printers alone.