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

fighting the Badger Brass Manufactur-
ing company. In addition to the rank
and file of the unions, many labor lead
erS and special police officers are
named in the Injunction. Walter w.
Brltton. former Social Democratic
candidate for state senator and one
of the most widely-known laboring men
IN the state, is included as a defend
ant. The scope of the injunction is
wide. and not only restraints from pick
citing but enjoins from interference
at the boarding houses in which nom
union men are housed, and from boy
cotting any grocery or other supply
and their families.
New York.-Ten thousand men en-
ployed on the Pacific Coast extension
| of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, it was learned here, already
have had their wages reduced Is cents
day, and have been notified of a
| further reduction of 25 cents a
| day. These reductions are the direct
| result of laying off of men by western
| roads, by mining companies and by
| other industrial establishments. The
number of men seeking employment
has been largely increased by this lay
ing off of men by the ST. Paul, which
for months had difficulty in getting
enough men for work on its extension.
Now it is getting all the men it needs
at reduced pay.
Indianapolis, Ind.-It is stated that
as result of the conflict between the
International Typographical union and
| National Tvn0thafoo no h.
lishment of the eight-hour workday ap-
| proximately 10000 members of the
union are enjoying the benefits of the
shorter hours, while but 1000 or less
are still on strike in the cities of Phila-
delphia, Detroit, Louisville, Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis. Since the begin
ming of the strike. January 1, 1906, over
! $4.OO0.0O0 has been collected from the
| membership by assessments and vol
untary contributions, and this in turn
has been disbursed in strike benefits,
and in pushing the label of the organi-
zation and allied crafts.
South Chicago, HIT was an
nounced that the Chicago Ship Build
ing company would put 100 men back
to work on account of the rush of
repair work coming to the yard Incl
dental to the closing of the shipping
season on the lakes. This will make
about 225 men employed at the yard,
and 100 more will be added within
short time. A year ago the company
employed about 1000 workmen, but
following the strike of last summer all
new work was transferred to other
yards and the force cut down to 125
men.
Seattle, Wash.-The Great Northern
officials have announced that the Hill
system has granted an increase in
wages and time allowance amounting
to approximately $12 month. The
days work of telegraph operators in
the relay system is reduced from nine
to eight hours day, and Sunday over
time is raised from 40 to so cents an
hour. number of other concessions
are given the men.
st. Louis, Mo.-The strike of st.
Louis shoe workers has been officially
called off by the joint executive board
of the Independent Boot and Shoe
Workers union. and the strikers be-
gan making applications for re-employ-
ment as individuals. About $4,000 men.
women and boys were affected at the
time of the walk-out, but many went
back to work during the last few
weeks.
Providence-It was announced that
the working hours would be shortened
for an indefinite period by the Gorham
Manufacturing company, the Peace
dale Manufacturing company and the
Valley Falls Manufacturing company.
| oe 10 or RI
be made necessary by curtailment of
, business About $500 employees will
feel the result.
Washington.-The total number of
men killed while mining coal in the
United States during 1906, according
; to statistics gathered by the geological
survey, was 2,O61 The number of
workmen receiving injuries in this in
, dustry more or less serious, but not
fatal, was 4.798 during the same Pc
riod.
. Wheeling, w. va-The entire plant
) of the Riverside department of the
: National Tube company at Bedford,
: w. Va, near here, suspended opera
lions for the first time in it's history.
The plant embraces steel and pipe
mills and two blast furnaces and en-
: ploys 1000 men.
New Castle, Pa.-The Lehigh Port
land Cement company's plant here, en-
: ploying 1,4O0 men, shut down. 1t is
not known when operations will begin.
l Washington.-United States Consul
3 Harris of Smyrna reports that the
r number of peasants emigrating from
5 Asia Minor to the United States is
: large, so much SO that the Ottoman
D government, fearful lest the whole
: province be depleted of able-bodied
5 men, has refused to permit anyone to
leave the country except upon giving a
i guarantee that he will return.
New York.-Labor organizations in
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