The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-12-21

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is being constructed The mayor i'm.
mediately directed that their demands
be granted.
Boston.-ln comparing the pay OF
Maine women teachers with the ;.
wages of cotton mill operatives in
the state it was found in favor of the
former; the $3.50 women working in
the cotton mills of Maine get an av.
erage weekly wage of $3.50, while the
women school teachers get an aver.
age weekly wage of $500
Berl1n.-German compositors have
arranged new agreement with the
master printers, which is to be in
force for five years. The claim of the
men was Is per cent. increase of
tariff rates. They have obtained 10
| per cent. Increase week, a reduction
| OF hours from nine a day to eight and
| half; they have obtained only half
an hour off on Saturdays
| Amsterdam Holland-In the build
ing trades of this city movement
was commenced for reduction of
hours from ten to nine, an increase of
wages from % cents to 35 cents, and
abolition of piece work. The negotia-
tons dragged on for months, and the
movement has failed, as with the ap-
proach of winter there is no chance
for enforcing the demands.
Leadville, S. D.-The Homestake
strike is averted. Superintendent
Grier granted the demands of the
miners for an eight-hour day for all
| men working underground. The
Black Hills is the last mining camp
in the west to adopt the eight-hour
day. The camp was wild with joy,
bands were playing, parades march
| ing on all the principal streets, huge
bonfires were kindled and thousands
of people were on the streets.
Boston.-One of the most important
actions taken by New England labor
organizations for some time happened
recently, when the Massachusetts
state convention of the building labor
ers' unions of the International Pro-
tective union, which is not affiliated
with the A. F.. of L., decided to be-
come Independent and form the build
ing laborers' protective union of New
England. The unions claim to be dis
satisfied with excessive international
taxation.
sociation of Dyers and Finishers made
a demand recently for 10 per cent. adj
vance in wages; conference of en-
ployers' and operatives representa-
tives took place, when an agreement
was made to accept an immediate adj
vance of 5 per cent. from Jan. 1, 1907,
ana a FATHER advance of per cent. in
March next if the Conditions Of trade
are then favorable. Any further dis.
pute is to be relegated to joint COM
mittee of representatives of both
parties.
Cincinnati.-The supreme court of
the United States will be asked to
pass on the constitutionahty of the
eight-hour labor law, the first action
to that end being taken in the United
States district court here. The case
was that of the Sheridan Kirk COM
pany, recently convicted of employing
labOrers for more than eight hours a
day on a contract on a government
dam below this city. The motion for
new trial was overruled and the at
torney gave notice that on a writ of
error the case would be taken to the
United States supreme court claim
ing that congress had no power under
the constitution to pass such law.
Berlin.-Laborers are SO scarce in
western Prussia that steps are being
taken to introduce Chinese coolies.
London-The Birmingham eng
land) distress committee declares
that the labor bureau is failure.
During the last three months 700 I'M
employed were registered, of whom
1876 had good characters, but only IS
found employment through the bu-
, reau The chairman said it was do
ing more harm than good in the dis.
trict.
Detroit, Mich-It was announced
that several thousand employees Of
the Michigan Central railroad have
been granted an increase in wages
ranging from one cent to four cents
per hour. Although only granted
within the last few days, switchmen
on all divisions of the road except
the Canadian Southern, will be paid
the increase dating from November L.
, General Manager r. H. L'Hommedieu
said that what are known as top
men, in the blacksmith shops, boiler
, makers and car men had been grant
ed a voluntary increase of two and
one-half cents per hour, and that in
spectors will be given on increase of
one cent per hour.
Albuquerque, N M. - The Rio
Grande wooden mills, cooperative
concern that has recently entered the
field of industry, is to be conducted on
, lines approved by trade unionists.
; Schenectady, N. 1.-TWO thousand
members of the Industrial Workers
of the World struck at the local plant
of the General Electric company be-
cause the company refused to rein
state three members of the union, two