The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-23

LABOR NOTES,

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LABOR NOTES,
Notes From ALI Over Condition Of the
Labor Market.
The Central Labor League of New
| Britain, Conn, ask moulders to stay
away from that place till the strike at
| Cerbin' S iron works is settled.
The Brass foundry OF Brown Bros,
Waterbury, Conn, has been closed up
on the serving of an attachment by the
Shoe and Leather Bank Of New York
for $50, GOO.
| The Boston Rubber Shoe company's
factory a5 EdgeWoste, Mass, started
| up on ttlree-guarter time last week.
The resumption OF work at this factory
effects about s 100 persons.
Thescigarnakers' Protective Unions
Of Boston, Springfield, Chicago. and
New Orleans, besides those OF Brooklyn
and Morrisania, hove taken out CHAR
| ters from the International Union.
| a. movement is on foot among the
dry goods clerks and statesmen of Pitts
burg to organize a union for the pur
pose of protecting wages and establish
ing uniform system OF working hours.
Five docks have surrendered TO the
striking caulkers of Philadelphia,
granting the advance wages OF sSs3a day.
Three resumed work and the rest are
to do SO at once. It is believed that the
strike, which has lasted for nearly two
months, is over.
The Saturday half-holiday is now
pretty firmly established in the carpen-
ter trade of Cleveland, o., and the cler-
gy have rendered good service in mould
ing public opinion in favor OF the
measure.
The plumbers of Washington, D. c.,
have declared the nine-hour day In
force, and eight hours for Saturday,
with noreduction in pay. The bosses
so far have agreed to this arrangement,
and it promises to have the effect of
law without a struggle.
James Smith VINO was prosecuted BY
the Philadelphia Central Labor Union
for violating the Child Labor Law, was
convicted and Judgment was given in
favor of the Union. Smith has appealed
ahd the Union has instructed its COM
mittee to push the case for all it is
worth.
Judge Thurman has rendered his de-
cision as umpire in the arbitration be-
tween the operators and miners Of coal
in Ohio. He fixes the base at so cents
ton, which is the amount asked by
the miners. The operators only want
to pay 50 cents.
The Trades Union, published at
| Atchison Kansas, states that Governor
Martin Will, in bis annual message, re-
commend the enactment of law pro-
viding for arbitration between employer
and employee. Governor Martin is a
practical printer, and q good QUE, nav
ing worked at the case" In Pittsburg
Offices previous to his removal to Atch-
ison. about the year l859-'60.
Advices from Naugatuck Valley
manufacturing centres say that a gen
eral strike among the cutlery grinders
OF New England is imminent, and the
Shelton Plate Company received de-
maud for an increase Of 10 per cent. IN
wages. Twenty-one cents d dozen for
grinding is now paid i'll this region, a
reduction OF four CENTS since 1880.
Recently the union blue-stona cutters
and haggers in all the yards in New
York City demanded the enforcement
of the 8-hour rule without any accom-
panying reduction in the rate of pay.
They had been receiving Sd and work
ing ten hours a day. At their regular
meeting last week 1t was stated that
the demand had been conceded by every
firm.
The arrival OF 200 cigarmakers in
San Francisco was made the occasion
Of quite an imposing demonstration.
They were met at the ferry by delega-
tions from several labor unions. who
escorted them through the city. The
Eastern men made an excellent impress
sion. Several cigar manufacturers, each
employing over 100 Cinnamon ,announc-
ed their intention Of discharging the
Chinese and employing white labor.
The building boom In San Francisco
has given quite an impetus to the local
ornamental woodwork factory on Berry
street. There are about twenty men
employed in the factory and their wages
vary from $3.50 to $3.50 a day, accord
ing TO the skill of their workmanship.
The manufacture OF wood ornaments
for building purposes is among the most
profitable branches of the trade, and
from the present outlook there is little
fear for The future of the industry in
San Francisco.