Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-14
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Chicago carpenters want 30 cents an
hour.
Sacramento waiter unions are battling
against Chinese cooks.
Street car conductors in Switzerland
are paid so cents a day for twelve hours.
Trade unions In New York increased
20 per cent in membership during the
last six months.
Telephone girls at Butte, Mont, have
secured an increase of $40 a month after
short strike.
Clothing cutters at Baltimore, Md,
will receive an increase Of 20 cents q day
beginning April 1.
In ten years the boilermakers and iron
shipbuilders' union has grown from $50
to $4,000 members.
Building trades at birmingham, Ala,
will form an alliance and act as one body
for mutual protection.
Providence, r. l., labor unions are pro-
1ecting new labor temple to be erected
and owned by union men.
International stonemakers' union has
decided to affiliate with the National
Building Trades Council Of America.
In Belfast, Ireland, district no fewer
than 10000 people are employed in con-
nection with the linen manufacture.
Chicago, ILL.,, electrical workers will
demand an increase of 81 q day, begin
ming April I. Their scale Is now 81.
Glove makers at San Francisco, Cal,
will present new wage schedule to their
employees to go into effect March /.
The pay Of all freight handlers employ
ed by the Erie Railroad at the Jersey
City terminal was increased from II to
1871 cents an hour.
A new scale of wages to be presented
by the hosting and pile-driving engineers
of Omaha, Neb., has been approved by
the Central Labor Union.
The Illinois State Free Employment
Bureaue obtained situations last year for
$4,000 men and 1884 women.
Virginia House of Delegates has pass
ed an act prohibiting factory labor for
children under IL and regulating the
work of those between u and IA.
Toronto Canada. union painters have
decided to demand 35 cents an hour be-
ginning April 10. Heretofore wages
have been 80 cents an hour for an eight
hour day.
New York State Federation will advo-
cate twenty measures before the State
Assembly this year. One is bill to pre-
vent the issuance of injunctions in cases
of strikes and lockouts.
Committees of telegraph operators rep
resenting the various railways centerins
at st. Paul, Mimi, have submitted
new schedule for an increase Of wages
and Few book of rules.
The American Federation of Labor ex
ecutive council has Endorsed the move
ment to send a special commissioner to
investigate labor conditions in Hawaii
the Philippines, China and Japan.
Dissatisfaction is reported to exis,
among the motormen, fremen, guards
and clippers employed on the Manhat-
tan Elevated Railroad on account of
wages and hours of work.
Union Pacific strikers have unanimous
ly voted not only not to accept piece
work, but voted that the subject would
not again be considered in conference
as basis for strike settlement.
The oldest trade union of the world is
the amalgamated custom taiiors OF Eng
land. The employers have an associa-
ton, and joint standing arbitration
board discusses all difficulties.
Wages of motormen, conductors and
other employees of the Auburn IN. ~
Street Railway Company have been In
creased from 10 to 20 per cent, depend
ing upon the length Of service.