The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-05-07
FROM THE OLD WORLD.
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The Nailers Of Perth, Scotland, have
struck for an advance of q penny m hour.
The Gla@mAksrs Of BimiDgham, Eng.
land, are endeavoring to establish aM i'm
dustrial museum.
THE Compositors on che three morning
papers Of Glasgow, made request on Tues
day April 10th, for rise Of q. Sd o.
their present wages of S5s- per week.
TIE Journeymen Joinen of Glasgow
Scotland, are on strike to secure the adop
ton Of the ten hour system. From presen
indications the movement will be On no
doubted success.
MEssRs. RUsskLL's mammoth linen fao
tory, at Limerick. Ireland. il about 10 b
closed in consequence Of the continsed de-
preston in trade. The factory in said TO b.
the finest in tbs south Of ireland. and The
firm employed in it ut one time 1.SO6
operatives.
The Carpet Weaven of the north ol
England are just nov agitating for nm I'd
vance Of wages: The Prsssnt sysrag:
s1gss % 10t SzsSS1 11S. 7ssklE L. al
vance sought is 10 per cent An alliance
is sought with the Carpet Weavers Of
Scotland, in which country the wages srs
lower than ia England, with the view Of
united action. .....
THE quarterly meeting of the North o.
England Iron Trade Arbitration and Con.
ciliation Board was held on April 18th. Al
Darlington. There was good attendance.
Resolutions were adopted in order to pre-
vent minor strikes at individual works,
and that the Standing Committee would
not take up any case until the men who had
struck resumed work. IL was decided to
vote sum Of money to Mr.. Hughes, M.P. !,
for his services On arbitrator. II was also
resolved to further consider the practice ei
Sunday fettling.
The strike Of the Manchester (England)
House Painters, about 700 Of whom went
out recently for an advance Of wages and n
reduction Cf the hours Of labor, has been
settled by arbitration. The men demanded
that the wages should be increased FROM Gid.
to I'D. per hour, and that the time sho1A
be reduced from 6fty-sight 10 fifty three and
half hours per week. At the session Of
the Board Of Arbitration, at which the Mayos
Of Manchester presided, the men were
awarded an extra halfpenny per hour, and
the reduction asked in the hours Of labor
The award was accepted by the employers.
THREATENED, CoMPosrroRs' Strike IN
LoSDoN.-A number Of London Compost
t1rs will this week be on a strike, in couse-
quenee Of three large firms having ignored
payment by the scale mutually agreed upon
in 1866 by joint committee Of masters
and workmen. At meeting Of delegates,
Mr.. Selfe, secretary, read letter request
ing conference With the Master Printers
Association, for the purpose Of efecting, If
possible. an amicable arrangement The
letter was ordered to be sent
THE eight hours system is now in force
at the collieries in the Wigan district, and
the coal owners have adopted it without op-
position. The only request they make IL
at the men shall work eleven full days i'm
the fortnight. Meetings Of journeymen
bakers in the several districts Of London
have adopted resolutions in favor of she
abolition Of night work in bake houses.
The strike at Crue1ot is unchanged. The
miners who were arrested have been SEN
fenced to Imprisonment some three months
and some three years. There is a report
that a general strike is intended throughout
France.
THE tenth annual report Of the Amalga-
mated Society of Carpsuters and Joiner.
Gust issued) by the general secretary, Mr..
Robert Applegarth, contains most valuable
information. The secretary reports that
despite the continual depression Of trade,
the operations and progress Of the society
have been highly Satisfactory. Affel
meeting an exceptionally hsavy expendi.
ture, the society has realised out Of the
years income the sum Of E446 1Sa SID,
has admitted 569 new members and NJ
though II is true the increase made in mem.
bers and funds does not equal that Of 1868,
the secretary remEks-" Il is equally
true that the increase We have made, the
suffering and distress we have both relieved
and prevented, and the great useful WORK
we have done. furnish cause for ooogratu-
lation.''
The extsnt and usefulness Of the society q
operations will be be best understood BY the
following statistics The society during
the year has paid, for the support Of ito I'm
employed members, 8,9O4 g. Sd.-tor
tool bene6t, E423 Is. 1O4d. /; siek beneht,
f5OOS 15s. 4d; accident benefit f5O0 ;
superannuation benefit, eco 4s. I'D. ;
funeral benefit, fs2s 10s.; benevolent