The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-18


Beginning May 6, at Columbus, O.,
the Tin Plate Workers International
association will hold it's annual con-
yention.
Last year the membership of the
Australian Workers union stood at
$4,000; to-day the roll shows 10000,
and it is still increasing.
So great is the rush Of Australians
20 get back from South Africa that 1t
is necessary to secure a steamer pas
sage six weeks ahead
Miners at the Gwalia Consul mine,
West Australia, refuse to work, owing
to the reduction in their wages under
the arbitration courts award.
The members of the United Labor
ers' society, employed at the Cement
works, Portland, n. s. w, after q
prolonged arbitration case, lasting
three years, are to have improved coz
ditions.
South Omaha, Neb.-The entire
working force Of all the packing
houses in South Omaha, comprising
about 5000 men. were notified that
an advance in wages Of from to Is
per cent. had been granted.
Twenty-one new locals were char
tered by the Amalgamated Associated
of Street and Electric Railway EN-
ployes in 1906, and the six that had
lapsed were revived, making total
gain in membership of 6,701.
The Washington, D. c., Central La
Dor Union is making extensive prep
arations to celebrate Labor day. The
exercises will be held at the BenRing
race course, and the principal speak
ers will be William Jennings Bryan
and Vice President Fairbanks.
At the close of the jamestown ex-
position all union labeled products ex-
hibited will be transferred to Wash
ington, d. c., where it is proposed to
hold an exhibit of all goods bearing
the union stamp The local commit
tees are enthusiastic over their work.
The Master Builders association, of
Seattle Wash, has served notice upon
the executive committee of the Build
ing Trades Council that unless a set
tlement Of the labor troubles be eff
fected the builders will introduce non
union crews and proceed with their
contracts
New York.-The second, third and
fourth officers who resigned from the
service of the coastwise steamship
lines because an increase in wages
had not been granted them, with but
a few exceptions came to terms with
the companies. The outcome is a vic
tory for the men, who receive sub
stantial advances.
South Omaha, Neb.-All employees of
the South Omaha packing concerns
have been granted an increase in
wages of from to Is per cent. AS
result of the announcement 200 men
on strike from Armour's and Cudahy's
plants returned to work. The 5000
unskilled laborers get the five per
cent. raise. The highest increase
goes to skilled laborers.
Chicago.-Master plasterers afiIiat-
ed with the Plastering Contractors as
ISOLATION declared for an open shop
and notices were posted in shops con-
trolled by these contractors declaring
that in the future no discrimination
will be shown as between union and
nonunion plasterers. 1t is understood
that similar action will be taken by
the master plumbers and master paint
ers' associations.
It is in the maintenance of way de-
partment that the youth with a diplo-
ma from a technical institution finds a
place. First he is a rodman. Then
he Is sent to the yards at Altoona.
Pa, which are the greatest in the
world-seven miles long-with 210
miles of track. There the candidate
for railroad honors learns to keep car
records and classify cars. to handle
switches, to manipulate signals. and |
to do many another job that the prop
er sort of railroad men must know all |
about.
Philadelphia.-More college trained |
men are wanted in the service of the
Pennsylvania railroad and steps are
being taken to obtain them. The com |
panys tremendous improvements in
New York and great extensions all |
along its lines have created new posi- !
tons, which must be filed by en- |
gineers and operating officials of abili- !
ty and judgment Some employees who |
have not had technical training will of |
course rise ff0sn the bottom to the |
top-because some men can't be kept |
0own. But, other things being equal, |
the man who has gone through a regu-
lar course of training is the one who |
Will be given preference.
San FTancisco.-Practica all of /
the operators of the Pacific States |
Telegraph and Telephone company |
struck for increased wages. Book j
keepers and other employees of the |
company are acting as operators
pending the engagement of nonunion
girls
A circular has been circulated by /