The Monticellonian., 1907-04-11

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 Boston.-New Bedford Weavers union has voted not to apply for a charter to the United Textile Work CTS.
 Bostos-Ffre Commissioner Wells recently granted the men employed on the fire alarm system the eight hour day.
 New York.-The Shirt Waist Max CTS union is preparing 10 make de mands for higher wages and reeogni- ton of the union.
 Rochester N. Y=The International Association of Car Workers will revise its constitution at the annual conyen. tion 10 held here next October.
 Washington-Ma Maine. New Hamp. shire and Vermont are the only re. maining northern states which permit factory work at the age of l2 years.
 Berlin-Leading Polish newspapers announce that soon the Polish agrieul- tural workers will begin a great strike against the German land own CTS.
 Sydney. N s. W-The Hairdressers and Wigmakers union is urging the necessity for government inspection and supervision of hairdfessing sa- looms in the interests of public health.
 Philadelphia.-Fo Following the success of the upholstery weavers in obtaining an l per cent. increase in pay, the Cloth and Dress Neayers' union baS decided to ask for 15 per cent. in crease.
 Ghicago.=The union briekmakers of Illinois and Indiana have asked for q fiat increase of two cents per hour. The roofers union has entered into final negotiations with the master roofers, the employers organization, and there is every prospect that the three weeks strife of the roofers is at an end. The bosses want more lib eral rulings on the pay of the laborers engaged in the unskilled work of hoisting tar and like materials as dis tinsuished from the roofers. The con cession will probably be granted and the strike will end.
 Paris.-The general federation of labor of France has now assigned June l as the date upon which all organ ized workmen of that country will cease work and remain out until the general eight-hour workday is con ceded.
 Pottsvulle. Pa = Settlement was reached in the Carpenters union s demand for an increase of 20 per cent. or an advance from s250 to three dollars. After conference with the Builders association compromise was effected by which s2.15 will be paid Employcs of the 19-inch rolling mill of the East ern Steel company settled all differ ences and resumed work
 Washington.-S Secretary Taft has re- considered his original opinion of March relative to the eisht-hour law in it's application to employees on river and harbor works Then he held that the law applied to every person con nected with the work on dredges and steamboats of various kinds while now he is of the opinion that it affects only mechanics and laborers and does not change the present hours of work of captains cooks, deckhands, pilots, and the like.
 Butte. Mont-The street ear situa- ton was cleared up by the street rail way lines giving in to the Working mems union and agreeing to pay the scale of s3.50 per day
 Portland, Ore.-This city has taken a step forward in establishing a mu- nicipal employment bureau in which W11lk and workers are to be listed free of chafg-H~
 Chicago.NN6icsgo was never so free from strikA,and lockouts as at the present time IHsaSither the Fed eration of Labor nor tSe Associated Building Trades is there ist rike pend ing of any magnitude.
 Chicago-The Consumers Aleague has requested an opinion from the cor poration counsel on the feasibility ol having an ordinance which Will abot ish the practice among clothing manu lecturers of sending garments to the homes of the poor to be finished.
 St. Petersburg.-Seven thousand employees of four naphtha works al Baku. Transeaucasia. struck montr ago. Their demands include bonus for 1907 varying from 20 to so per rent Of their wages for the year. 4