The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-07-03
NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD.
Progress of the Labor Movement,
Strikes, Lockouts, Etc.
From our Foreign Exchanges June IA
GLASGOW SADDLERS.

From our Foreign Exchanges June IA
GLASGOW sADDLERs.
At meeting of the operative saddlers Of
Glasgow on Saturday afternoon it was re-
ported that a number of the employers,
employing together two-thirds of the oper
atives, had conceded the workmens de-
mand of % of an advance ON the present
rate Of wages, and agreed t. fix the mini
mum wage at 24s per week. The remain
der of the men are still on strike, but it Ia
not expected that the dispute will be pro-
longed.
GLASGOW TRADES COUNCIL.
At the Glasgow United Trades council
meeting on Wednesday. it WAS reported
that the pipemakers' dispute was still I'M
settled, and that two-thlrds Of the saddler
employers had commenced an advance Of
Is per week to their men. Messrs A. a j.
lnglis. Penthouse, and Messrs Henderson
and CO., Meadowhill, have conceded the
demands of their joiners and carpenters for
an advance of one halfpenny per hour.
THE LEITH BAKERS.
On Wednesday night conference OF re
personalities of the master bakers OF Leith
and their workmen was held in the New
Ship Hotel, to consider the demand made
by the workmen for an increase Of IS upon
their present minimum wage of las. After
some conversation the employers agreed to
grant an increase OF 2s. and this WAS accept
ed by the wOrkmen.
STRIKE or JoINERs AT DUNFERMLINE.
The Dunfermline operative joiners came
out on strike on Monday, the employers
having refused to concede the advance Of
one halfpenny per hour asked by the men
STRIKE or JOINERs AT PARTICK.
On Friday morning the Jolners, to the
number Of about 90, came out Oh strike
from the ship yard Of Messrs Henderson a
Co, Meadowside, Patrick, for the advance
of one halfpenny per hour, which is refused
by the employers. Out Of the four hun
bred that came out from otoer yards two
weeks since, only nine are unemployed.
kIpDEKMINsTER wEAvERS.
The Brussels power-loom weavers At
kidderminster have resolved ID leave work
ON Saturday the 18th, the employers hay-
ing refused to find them the assistance Of
creelboys
DULL TRADE IN DUNDEE
On Thursday, IN Dundee, about 400 per
sons were informed by two Of the largest
manufacturing Trims that their services
weuld not be required after saturday next.
A great deal machinery has been stopped,
and two large concerns are only being
wrought four days a week.
Mr. MACDONALD AND THE AGRICULTURAL
LABoU RERs.
Since the meeting III conference Of this
powerful body in Birmingham, where Mr..
Macdonald presided, several u the dis
tricts have been asking him to attend then
local meeting, which in every case he was,
from pressure Of other business compelled
with regret to decline Mr.. Macdonald
was, by the executive u the body, entrust-
ed with the presentation Of their petition,
which he did, as stated below, on Friday,
the 4th :-
| THE AGRICULTURAL LABoURERs UNION
NJ Macdonald presented a petition
from the Agricultural LaboureIs Union,
agreed to a conference held in Birming-
ham, and signed by all the delegates,
praying for the repeal of certain clauses Of
the Act relating to masters and servants,
and for the repeal Of the Criminal Law
Amendment Act also a petition from
the same body praying for the extension
of the borough franchise to counties.