The Labor enquirer., 1884-03-01
LABOR NOTES.

Inere l5 over ,UUO hnlgnIS OF LaDOl
in Decatur, Illinois.
Sharks eat big fish big fish eat little
fish, little, fish eat mud.-Justice.
Buy Douglas coal, $3.50 for 1900 pounds
Telephone S47; Office l761l Fifteenth street
The miners at Sallnesville, Ohio, have
accepted the reduction and no questions
asked.
The strikes in progress in Ohio are
mainly against reduction for the SUMMER
before March l.
Three hundred miners are striking
along the Connoton valley road against
10 per cent reduction.
The tobacco packers at Petersburg
Virginia, after gallant fight, have re-
turned to work unconditionally.
A plumber of pattern makers at the
Westinghouse machine shops are strik-
ing against proposed reduction.
The Victor stove works at Salem,
Ohio, has resumed operations, the men
accepting the 10 per cent reduction.
The stove molders at the works of Orr,
Painter & Co., at Reading, have accepted
reduction of 10 per cent in their wages
The various labor organizations at
Cincinnati, Pittsburg and elsewhere con-
tributed nobly toward the relief of flood
sufferers.
The strike of the cotton operatives,
Lancashire, England, has been termlna-
ted by the masters aeceding to the pro-
posals of the operators,
The semi-annual joint convention OF
the river and railroad miners of the
Pittsburg district will be held on the
second Tuesday in March.
1t is rumored that carpenters at Gin
cinnati are to be reduced. They are re-
ceiving less pay than other building
trades, but are poorly organized.
At Danville, Pennsylvania, there are
three lodges of the Amalgamated Iron
workers. The men are all on strike
against reduction of l24 per cent.
The Colorado Iron works reduced the
force again this week. Work is also very
dull at the Rio Grande shops. A large
number were laid off the other day.
Joseph A. Labadie is now working in
the Office of the Commissioner of Labor
McGrath, at Lansing, Michigan, where
he will be employed for few weeks.
The new secret work and travelling
signs and passwords have been passed
upon by the Carpenters executive board
and will be sent to the unions this week
Stove molders are in good humor once
more, as thereis general opening up
and a rush of business at many points,
and very little heard of reductions lately
The glass works at Bridgeport, Ohio
and the Buckeye factory at Bellalre,
we're burned down last week. The high
water reached the lime and started the
blaze.
Laboring men must unite and learn t
pull together. Corporations of every
kind are linked together, pull together
and feather their nests while fleeing the
people.
The strike at Birmingham, Alabama
is off, and the Amalgamated men ar
taking employment there. 1t is sait
President Weihe notified them to taxi
this action. J.
The prospects are that the miners O.
Ohio will resist the proposed reduction
from 80 to go cents per ton. About Pitts
burg, at present rates, the miners make
about 96 cents ton.
The Pittsburg Herald, speaking oi
printers, saws: "Last week was goot
one for subs on the papers, the regular
having to stay at home ard 'space-out
the water in their houses.
The Lebanon Manufacturing compan!
of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, has reduced
its laborers' wages 10 cents per day anc
the wages ofall kinds of mechanics from
10 to 25 cents per day.
One year ago there were but very