The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-30

London, Eng-The total member
ship of the Women's Trade Union
League in Great Britain is in excess
of $4,000.
Washington.-In the United States
100000 servants attend the wants
of 100000 who believe that the
homework should be done by others.
Indianapolis, Ind.-The Information
al Typographical union now has
membership of little more than So
900 distributed in the United States
Canada and Mexico.
San Representatives of
labor and capital in the building
trades are discussing a proposition to
settle upon a scale of wages for three
years.
Vienna, Austria.-Twelve thousand
dressmakers and ladies' tailors, of
whom 5000 were women and girls, re-
Gently went on strike for better con-
ditions. After nine days the dispute
was settled favorably to the strikers.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Building con-
tractors all over the northwest are
crying for carpenters, brick and stone
masons, plasterers, paperhangers and
electrical workers at wages ranging
from $3.50 to $3.50 for eight hours
work.
New York.-A large number of tail
ors went on strike recently for recog-
milton of the union, nine-hour day,
ten per cent. increase in wages, and a
signed agreement with the contrac-
tors. The tailors say their average
wages ranged from $12 to SIG week
last month.
Indianapolis, Ind.-A formal agree
ment has been reached between John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, and William D.
Haywood, secretary and treasurer Of
the Western Federation of Miners, for
an interchange of cards between the
two organizations.
Milwaukee, Wis. - The Federated
Trades Council, at meeting passed
resolutions opposing the big fine inn
posed against the Standard Oil COM
pany by Judge Lands. The resolu-
lions say that under present business
conditions the people will eventually
have to pay the fine. The only rem
edy, it is declared, is in government
ownership.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.-The report of
| President Nichols, of the United Mine
Workers union at the convention
showed a falling off in membership for
that district of upward of $1,000 for
the past year. Despite this, however,
the report says, the union has done
more effective work for it's members
and maintained it's strength for a
much longer time.
Pittsburg, Pa.-After being on strike
for about one week the demands of
the men employed by the Mononga-
hela Coal & Coke company, on the
docks at Elizabeth, were granted and
they returned to work. The men asked
for an eight-hour day. The settlement
will also affect the same class of en-
ployes at Dravosburg and McKees-
port.
Berlin, Germany.-Letter carriers in
Berlin begin on salary of 900 marks
Ga mark equals 1913 cents), with an
allowance in addition of $50 marks
per year for rent, and receive but
1900 marks after years of service.
They work II hours day and the av-
erage weight of mail delivered daily
is $50 pounds, except when the Amer
lean mails arrive, which increase it to
800 pounds. Appointments are made
by examination and preference is CIV
en- to those who have served in the
German army.
London, England.-Steam Engine
Makers society of Great Britain had
127 branches at the close of 1906, an
increase of seven in the year.
Ottawa, Canada.-The statement is
made that not less than 10000 labor
ers will be needed in Canada this sea-
son for the construction of new rail-
roads.
London, Eng.-The wages Of the
coal miners of England and Wales
were increased by five per cent. from
the first "making-up" day in May.
This is the second advance of five per
cent. this year, the previous one going
into effect on the first "making-up'
day in January. The two increases
are said to add about nine cents per
ton to the cost of mining the coal.
Ottawa, Canada.-The average an
nual salary for male teachers in the
dominion is 1886, while the female
teachers receive $245. The highest sal
aries are paid in British Columbia, the
males receiving $677 and the females
1858. The lowest salaries are paid to
the male teachers in the province of
Prince Edward island, where they re-
ceive $246, while in the province of
Quebec the female teachers, receive
the lowest pay, $138.
London, Eng.-Omcial figures for
1906 show an increase in the number
of passengers of British origin who
left the United Kingdom for places
out of Europe, as compared with 1905,
the total being 325,036, as against 262,-
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