1903-08 August Electrical Worker.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

ment to be presented to the contractors of
Troy, and hope to have it signed by aU before
the first of the month.
. The telephone companies are running new·
cables and keep their boys quite busy.
We would' like to hearfrom the new local,
410; of Albany, as I think if we worked together
we wonld be able to do some busines~
with those contractors who put one
jodneyman on ajob with about fifteen apprentices.
It is time to cut that out, and
the quicker it is done the better for all hands
concerned.
Long life to the I. B. E. W. and success
to all its members.
Yours fraternally,
WM. P. HAYDEN,.
Press Secretary.
Local Union No~ 401.
BURI,INGTON, IOWA, July 18, 1903 ..
Editor Electrical Worker:
Brother Henry Moore, financial secretary
of No. 401, i.s now manager of an electric
company. Henry is' all right-made of
good stuff. .
. The Postal Te1egrapb. .' Company have
about" completed their work ar.ound here
and the boys are moving. .
Ail our members are working. Some
have taken the linem!?n's special to. parts
unkl1own.. . . .-
The Bell Telephone Company is stringing
a lot of cable, and, from what I can hear,
could use a fe~ mo~e -good fixers that have
the stuff.
, Brother McElheny has taken out a traveling
card. I think he has gone to Ottumwa.
Brother Thomas, one who always tries to
better the local, brought up a fan .last meeting
night, so we can now keep coo1.
Floating brothers, if coming through
here, don't forget we have a local and will
always be glad to see you.
Fraternally yours,
E. BISCHOFF,
Press Secretary.
Local Union No. 410.
AI,BANY, N. Y., July 22, 1903.
Editor Electrical Worker:
Just a few lines from the New Albany
local, showing. that we are alive and enthusiastic
over our new union. At present we
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have nearly all the inside men . in, our
charter having closed the seventh of the
month. .
Regular officers have taken the place 'of
the temporary ones, and everything is
serene.
Work has been rather dull, butis picking
up now. All of the members are enjoying
the best of health, and tb.ey all manage to
keep working.
One of our brothers, got a withdrawal
card, he having left the business;bnt we all
wish him success in his new enterprise; so
closing I remain,
Fraternally yours,
DANIltI, J. BURNS,
. Press Secretary.
Local Union No. 411.
WARREN, OHIO, JulI 1,5,1903.
Editor EleetricalWorker: ; ,'~ .
We have got our connections all made and
. are now ready to do business, with a full list
of officers and about twenty members.'
Brother Hardy has 'been transferred from
Youngstown'and is helping the infant local
all he can, and tile brothers are aU'glad'to
have him with us.
The boys working for the N. and N. Tel.
Company have gone after more pay and
shorter hours. They were receiving from
$50 to $60 per month, and have asked. for
$60 for' first-class journeymen and' $iofor
first-class repair men, and the company ·is
to give them an answer by the 15th of this
month. So, boys, stay away from. Warren,
for there is nothing doing, and won't be unless
on a scab job;
The Light Company is radically against
the organization, Bnd we can't h~lp their
men any, for none of them will join the
local.
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A little over a year ago labor had a chance
to vote on the question of municipalownership
of the Light and Power plant,and did
not use that chance.
When labor learns to, use its political
power, as Mr. Darrow told them during the
miners' strike, then they will do away with
government by injunction, and I will re­
. ceive more concessions, and I hope that
when our convention meets at Salt Lake
they will knock out that clause in regard to .
the debating of any political question for
the good of· the order.