Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-18
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mOiQeFS receive alteT OCtOptT IL Ss-cv eN
day, an increase of IS cents.
The Federation of Workmen # Porto
Rico will send seven delegates 70 the neAl
convention OF the American Federatlon
Of Labor. They are being backeu py tiie
planters, who expect aid as 70 coHee.
the Morton Coiliery, Durham Engianus
because of the dismissal of a nreman-
But before the men cease work other sec
tons are TO be consulted, SO t9at u 10
possible strike may be ayerted.
Master plumbers at Kansas City. Mo-,
unable to reach a settlement with their
men recently tionned overaiis ana them.
selves filed the places of the strikers. IL
| is believed. however. that the trouble WIZ
| be settled by arbitration
| Because of the fact that the shipbuild-
| ing trade is steadily growing worse the
| federated employers of 1.-The tyne,
| Wear Tees and HaTeloop have notified
reduce wages similar notification in
| the early part of the year threatened to
| lead to a strike. SO IT was withdrawn.
The strike of ndasons at Burton-on-
tTrent, England. has practically come 60
an end after five mouths duration The
men struck for sgd instead of Sd per
/ hour. The employers refused II is now
agreed to accept an arbitrator's award
under the Cancellation act, the umpire be-
ling appointed by the Board of Trade. e
The strike of the warehousemen at
Tacoma Wash. is settled. Concessions
were made ON both sides. The men viii
receive 30 cents an hour for 10 hours
work and union men win be. given the
preference over non-union men in the
ordinary run of work. The question or
over time was. also satisfactorily ao-
justed -
The piano and organ makers union OF
New York has made a demand on an en-
ployers tor an advance OF 10 per cent. IN
wages and q fnine-hour workday. The
union also demands time and half for
overtime ard double time for Sunday
work. About fifteen hundred piano ana
organ makers, employed In forty fac
tories, join in the. demand. Twenty-th.e'e
firms have already met It,.
| At a. meeting at Chicago the Inter
national Brotherhood of Steam Shovel
wages which it IS proposed to- establish
for all the work on the Great Lakes and
the AtlaLtic and. Pacific coasts. The
schedule. which 1t was intended should
go into effect October I, Is for engineers.
~ cents an hours second engineers. AZ
| cents. an hour, and cranemen, 90 cents an
hour.
| A report that certain English trades
unions had endeapored to break into the
jurisdiction of the American unions has
caused the United Brotherhood OF Car
penters & Joiners of America, In session
at Atlanta. Ga, to adopt resolution as
sorting that IF the Monroe doctrine is
good IN American politics it is equally
good III American trade unionism." The
matter viii be brought up before the
next convention OF the American tedera-
ton of Labor.
Tie largest fine ever imposed upon a
union workman for refusing 70 obey q
strike order was recently assessed upon
James AcCarficK, a former President o.
RE Boilcrmakers Union of Kansas City
Kan. He has been. fined $500 because ne
remained al work when the boilermakers
in me Lnion HaCific railroad shops wen
on a strike McCarrick says that he viii
rot nat he fine in the event OF a settle
ment between the boilermakers and the
railroad company.
Lodges of railroad trainmen and rail-.
road conductors west of a line drawn
nd :, lnneapolis south IL
New Orleans are voting on proposition
thf'~ <''rv'ces. The men believe that ar
increase of from 10 to 20 per cent. shoull
nc .ie.I4st!Ioeu. ohUuid two-thirds vote
be cast in favor of demanding an increase
a Joint committee will prepare a uniform
.case NO S,tINe is contemplated until
all other means have been entirely eX-
AduSIed.
Complete settlement of the general
BLACKSMITH his strike in New York City has
| been reached by arbitration. The in
crease in wages conceded by the EN-
ployes was 10 per cent. for -blacksmiths
receiving less than s. a day; for black
smiths receiving from S. to $3.50 a day
! "a per cent; for blacksmiths receiving
$3.50 or more. a day d per cent. Helpers
were also granted more pay. las re-
suit Of the blacksn1iths' strike owners OF
shipbuiiding and iron working plants OF
New York City and vicinity have organ
lied a permanent association a'for the
purpose of regula ting the relations be-
tween employers and elnrlOyes.'