The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-07-25

measure called the ''intrlal disputes
investigation act" 1t is compulsory
act up to a certain point Its chief fea-
ture is the provision that before
strike or lockout can be legally de-
clared in a dispute between employer
and employed, in connection with
mine or any industry connected with
a public utility it shall be submitted
to a board of Cancellation and investi-
gated under the act, with the view
of arriving at a settlement Further
provisions require that employers and
employees shall give so days notice of
Intended changes affecting the condi-
tons of employment, respecting
wages, hours of labor, etc, and, pend
ing investigation official, the relative
position of the parties shall be I'M
changed: neither party is to do any
thing meanwhile to bring about
strike or lockout. Any award under
the act is to be obligatory and binding
East St. Louis, Ill.-The threatened
strike of East ST Louis street car EN-
ployes was abandoned by vote taken
during meeting of the car men. They
voted to drop the strike plan and to
Haynes not to hold the recent strike
agitation against them. The walk-out
was threatened because the company
refused to reinstate George Gloss, a
discharged motorman. He was dis
charged because of carelessness re-
sulting in an accident. The company
refused to arbitrate the matter OF his
| discharge, asserting it was purely a
matter of discipline
Pittsburg, PA wage agreement
has been reached between representa-
tives of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers and
| the American Sheet and Tin Plate
company. The new agreement amounts
to five per cent. reduction in the pay
of the tin workers and a cut of two
per cent. in the scale for the sheet de-
partment. About 10000 men are af-
| fected.
New York.-Several of the officers
and members of New York Typograph-
ical union No. 6 have been summoned
into court to show cause why they
should not be punished for contempt
in failing to obey the order of the
|
boycott the Butterick Publishing COM
pany of that city. The injunction said
to have been violated was issued
March IA, 1906. The plaintiff claims
to have suffered great pecuniary loss
| Helena, Mont.-The supreme court
of Montana has issued an important
decision favorable to labor unions
4 9 firm, fol
being distributed An injunction was
asked for by the firm and was granted
by a lower court. The supreme court
with all the judges asserting, re
versed the action of the lower court
and dissolved I'll the injunctions.
Union, S. C-The textile mills have
gone back to full time work. This
means they are all putting in 60 hours
a week instead of four days. which
was the time that some of the mills
had curtailed to several weeks age
because of the slight demand for cot
ton goods throughout the country
Sedalia, Motive hundred mer
gave three cheers when the Missouri
Kansas & Texas shop train pulled ou
from the station for the shops, which
resumed work after an enforced vaca
ton of six weeks.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The Tackmakers
Protective Union of the United State.
and Canada is the second oldest labo
organization in America
Boston.-The largest percentage o
idleness in Massachusetts is found il
the textile cities of Lawrence and New
Bedford, while the percentage as
whole is larger throughout the stat,
than in the cities of Boston, Worcester
Brockton and Lynn.
Fort Smith, Ark-A fight occurre,
between striking shopmen employee,
by the ST. Louis & Iron Mountain
Railway company and Italian strike
breakers at Van Buren,, Ark, in whic
two of the latter were shot and ser
ously wounded.
New Castle, Pa.-Over 100 Pennsy
vania brakemen laid off last fall wer
notified by that company to report TO
work at once to the assistant traiI
master here. Fifty firemen who ha
been laid off were recently put t
work.
Kittanning, Pa.-After a protracte
idleness the mines of the Great Lake
Coal company at Kayler, near here
have been put into operation, emplo,
ing 1,400 men. 1t is said the numbe
will soon be increased
Boston-A convention of the n;
tional Federation of State, City an
Town Employees unions will be hel
here Sunday, August 2.
Ell Paso, Textile Alamo Cord
Lumber company has started builCin
a 15-mile extension into the Sacr;
mento mountains and will soon hav
a large force of men at work in til
sawmills.
Washington.-The Central Labc
union refused to indorse the Nation;
Temple of Labor association, who's
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