The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-10-23
From our Foreign Exchanges October 2I.
NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD.

STRIKE OF NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL
LABoURERs
A number Of agricultural labourers in
! connection with the Labour League have
struck at Felbrigg, Delham, and Tunstead.
IN Norfolk, against reduction of wages
from l4s to l3s per week.
THE sTRIKE AT BOLTON.
The strike in the Bolton iron trade has
terminated. Two hundred and fifty filters
ana turner's have resumed work, sixty of
them al an advance, aud the remainder At
the old rates
TERMINATION OF THE DUMFRIEs JoINERs'
STRIKE
This strike is at an end Chairman
Of the Masters Association, without call
ing meeting Of the masters, agrerd to
give his men the additional halfpenny in
March, and the other employers had to
follow SUIT. The wages are now I'd Ger
hour. Most Of the men resumed work on
Friday last.
About $50 rivetters, filters, and caulkers
struck work on Friday in the Dundee iron
shIpbullging yards against a reduction Of
wages. Owing 10 the dullness of trade re-
Gently in Dundee, the shipbuilders pro-
posed to reduce the pay Of their workmen
by halfpenny an hour, and All the men.
With the exception of the rivetters, agreed
to submit to a reduction Of a farthing an
hour. To this the masters agreed but the
rlveters have now struck against the ar
rangement.
The AGRICU LTURAL LABOURERs
Mr. Banks, the general secretary Of the
Labour League, has issued notice, BY Or
der Of the council Of the league offering to
submit the disputes IN the Norfolk district
to arbitration, as he says it is quite un-
necessary to nave a strike if the farmers
Will consent to arbitration. A large num-
ber OF enIgrants left Lincoln on Thursday,
under the auspices Of the league, for Can
ada.
GLASGOW UNITED TRADES COUNCIL.
The usual weekly meeting Of the mem
bers ~ this Council vas held on Wednes-
day evening ~ Nhytes Temperance Hotel,
CandlerIggs s-Mr. John Meldrum. vice
president, presiding. The delegate repre-
sentlng the Topographic i Society again
drew the attention ~ the Council ID Mr..
COssars employing female labour. The
delegate stated that such An arrangement
only existed IN Edinburgh and America,
but lu America the females had union
amongst themselves and we're paid as
high rate of wages for their work As male
printers. He sand he SIMPLY protested
against the Introducti,u y " female labour
INTO the Typographical Offices of Glasgow
on the ground that the girls employed
served no apprenticeship and, being paid
AZ low rate, deprecated male labour
Several members spoke ia approving terms
regarding the attitude taken by the print
ers' delegate. The weavers delegate re-
ported that Sloan & Co. Z men attempted
70 effect a reduction Of wages in connec-
ton with the manufacture # shawls Two
meetings had been held I'd consider the
natter, and the trade had resolved to re-
slst the proposed reduction. Mr. Kenney
reported, on behalf Of the Boa Testimonial
Committee that E87 had been aised. and
that other subscriptions were expected
Mr.. Crlchton reported that the arrange
ments IN connection with the Trades Con-
grrss, to be held in Glasgow on the llth
October, were now progressing favOura-
blV