The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-13

and employees: and although some seri-
GUS disputes, affecting large number
of hands, were luckily settled without
strike or lockout. the number of
strikes during 1907 has been doubled
as compared with the same period of
1905. During the first quarter of 1905
there were 81 cases of work being
stopped. directly affecting 1O2 en-
ployes and 2,70O men; the figures for
the same period in 1906 were 4S stop
pages of labor, affecting SO employers
and $500 men. and during the first
quarter of the present year there were
~ stoppages. affecting 81 employers
and 3,400 men. At the time of drawing
up the report five disputes were still
pending, 40 had resulted in strikes. IL
in lock-outs and ten were of a more
complicated nature.
New York.-A conference of import
ance to the $4,000 skilled mechanics
in the building trades in this city was
held, at which the master carpenters
organization gave notice to the Broth
erhood of Carpenters that after jan
uary / their wages will be reduced
from IS to $3.50 day. Because of the
construction of buildings has de-
creased so per cent. and this the mas
ter carpenters gave as a reason for
their action. The question has been
referred to an arbitration board. Me-
chanics in other trades are fearful
that if the master carpenters are sue
cessful in reducing wages their ex-
ample will be followed by employers in
other trades.
Chicago.-One incident in connec
ton with the settlement of the tele-
graph strike that has not become
generally known is that the operators,
when they went back to work, found
their wages had been cut 10 per cent.
This is in spite of the fact that the
companies have raised the cost of
messages from Is to 35 per cent. over
the prices which heretofore have paid
enormous dividends to stockholders.
Thus the telegraph trust is doing its
work at 10 per cent. less cost, is get
ting from Is to 35 per cent. more
money for it than ever before, and the
public and the operators have to stand
the loss.-Chicago Journal.
London Eng.-Four hundred opera
tive male spindle makers resumed
work recently in the Bolton, Oldham
and Dukinfield districts after being on
strike for eight weeks against the al
legged encroachments of employers in
their wage list. The employers recog-
nized the mems union, met their lead
er in conference and an amicable set
| Element of the matters in dispute was
| concluded.
Norfolk, Va.-The American Fedora
| ton of Labor adopted caustic resolu-
| tons against the American and Con-
| tinental Tobacco companies and call
| ing for the boycott of drug stores all
| over the country having certain kinds
| of cigar stands which were ordered on
| the I'VE don't patronize" list. The ex-
| ecutive council was given authority to
remove from the I'VE don't patronize"
| thereon where international unions
| that asked this are not found to be
properly pushing the boycotts.
Chippewa Falls, Wis.-Section men
| here and in other portions of the Wis
consin Central railway have again had
| their wages reduced in the form of a
| lesser number of hours day, the cut
being from ten to eight hours. They
receive from IA to Is cents per hour
which makes their daily wage from
SLIP to $3.50.
London, Eng.-The coal Cancellation
board for the federated area of Great
decide upon the miners demand for a
Of In
wages, making the third advance this
year, and bringing the aggregate wage
up to the maximum of 60 per cent
above the standard. The coal owners
could not agree, and the matter has
been referred to Lord James of Here
ford as arbitrator.
II Philadelphia.-Owing to the cancel
lation of an order for 425 locomotives
by the Pennsylvania railroad the Bald
win Locomotive company will dis
charge 5000 of it's $4,000 men. 1t is
estimated that in North Philadelphia
more than $4,000 men will find them
selves out of employment this winter
The Pennsylvania railroad employs
$4,000 men in its departments, mostly
clerks. A gradual elimination has be
gun.
Joliet, Ill.-Refusing to accept a re
duction of 25 cents on the days wage
700 quarry laborers struck here. The
men have been getting 81 for ter
hours work, but on account of a slack
season the employers proposed a nine
hour day at SITS.
Boston, Mass.-Boston Typographical
union No. Is has succeeded in securing
new scale for the men in newspaper
offices. This is $27 per week of AZ hour.
on morning papers and $25 on evening
papers, the same hours prevailing. NJ
one will be permitted to work more
than eight hours in any one day unles:
an extraordinary emergency arises.
Auckland N. 1.-THE New Zealanl
waterside workers are urging the par
| 1iamonf that country RI limit thu