The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-25

Winnipeg. Mantle Canadian Pa
CHIC railway has decided TO break
With the unions which have q mem
heFship in the metal trades employed
in the Canadian Pacific railway sAops.
The company has abrogated the agres-
ment entered into last September.
giving = months notice 10 the unions
from the great lakes to the Pacific
coast While the company asserts no
reduction In wages or increase in
hours viii follow. the unions have
called meeting nom all over the
system and win appeal to tho board
OF Cancellation Of the labor depart
ment At Ottawa 10 negotiate
Chicagos-There viii be NO strike Of
milk wagon drivers Tho di1erences
between the milk dealers and the
drivers were settled when the deal
ers. in nn2l peace conference. Of
fered a nat one dollar . week In
crease in the basic rate Of wares, in
stead of their first OFFER Of one and
two dollars on q commission basis.
The drivers. who had demanded q nat
f1ve dollars 4 week raise. accepted the
compromise concession. They felt II
49, 00&&St W 0As<~CV& &klSe 2AlOllxO0Al
! one dollar week than to risk losing
everything through n strike. Of doubt
full possibilities At best
Chicago.-Local No. 1 of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' union voted to
strike against the Western Union com
pany on June 1 and against the Postal
company on July 1 unless an increase
| OF ten per cent in wages and an
eight-hour day are granted before that
time Their purpose evidently is To At
tempt to tie up the national conven-
lions OF the Republican and Demo
cratic parties, The Republican con-
vention win be held in Chicago In June
and the Democratic convention at Den
yer. Col. In July.
| Hudson. Wis--Following the gen
eral policy OF cutting down expense
which has been adopted by all the
railways In the country during the
past few months. the Omaha road dis
charged 100 men who had been work
ing in its machine shops here. This
reduces the working force there to So
Last summer there were between 800
and 400 men employed at the sh0ps.
but since the financial strinGency last
fall the road has been gradually re-
ducing its force.
Washington.-Leade Of the Society
of Equity have discovered that the h
Dor people have been successful In
bringing about much In the way Of
legislation that has proved beneficial
to wage-earners. and they seem to b
of the opinion that 4 combination Of
the two forces would bring about UNI
usually good results to the people At
large.
Washington.-Re recognition
is being arranged for between the
unions Of the United States. England,
Scotland. Germany. Denmark. Austria,
Belgium. Norway, Netherlands and
other countries whereby an inter.
change of union cards between unionl
of 4 kindred craft viii be recognized
Piattsburg. N. Y--Flve hundred and
ffty miners and laborers were tam
porarily thrown out Of employment n
Lyon Mountain by the shutting down
of the mines Of the Delaware 4 Hud
son company. The shutdown b for Z
period OF 30 days. and il dus to N
over>prod0ction Of ore
Goldfeld, Nev.-Local No. no oi
} the Western Federation Of Miners. BY
4 vote of 50 to Is. declared on the
strike inangurated last fall Tho min
ers viii return to work with nonunior
men. but Vim ask for the Tonopaf
scale Of wages which Is 50 cents = day
less than former va4ek
ST. John. N, B-The railroads oper
ating In eastern Canada have inangu
rated \ policy Of retrenchment becans<
: over their lines. Tho construction q
new cars has been stopped by mos
of the roads and many cars In nea<
! of repairs are laid up at the shops
The Canadian Pacific has laid OF 3o<
men At the shops in Angus, Que
Helena, None-The American Re
timing and Smelling plant ut Eas
Helena. which a few months ago sus
: pended nearly all operations becans'
of depression in metal markets rein
stated 90 former employees and startel
: another furnace
: Reading. Pa|In the Reading Rail
5 way compAny's car and locomotive
shops 900 employees were laid on Les
/ | than two-shirds OF the men are nov
: at work Similar suspensions tool
! place at Palo Alto and Schuyikin Ha
: ven shops
Helena, Monthly July I NOR
| than 500 men viii be employed by tn,
: Helena Power Transmission compan,
: | in building the second largest dam h
D | the world. to be known Is the Thfr'
: dam. on the Missouri, 50 miles iron
Helena
a New Bedford. MaSS-AS q result o
E a conference between the members o
+ the New Bedford Textile council an,
+ the Manufacturers association. tn
5 wages of 5000 operatives were re
! duced ten per cent
Adams. Nass-Notices of = wag