The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-24

the Dupont Powder Company at the
powder works in Pittsburg and Turck,
Kan, and Patterson, Okla, went on
strike. The dispute between the COM
pany and it's employees has been on
since September FL, when committee
of the employees submitted PROPOSE
ton to the company to arbitrate the
matter. The employees demanded a
joint agreement with the company
similar to that of the coal miners in
this district, covering wages and con-
ditions of employment. The company
reiterated it's former statement that
it would not enter into joint agree
ment with the men.
Lynn, Mass.-Unless future develop
ments result in a change of plans, no
attempt will be made by the members
of the Lynn shoe manufacturers as
ISOLATION to break the strike of the
1,4O0 lasters and lasting machine op-
orators. Rather than import strike
breakers and afford the strikers an
opportunity to resort to violence, the
largest manufacturers whose factories
are crippled by the strike of the last
ing room employees. have decided to
shut down their plants and permit
them to remain idle until settlement
Is effected between the strikers and
the Joseph Caunt Company.
Chicago-James B. Durbin, former
ly collector for a street car union
local, is accused of embezzling $341.25
of the funds of the union in a suit be-
gun in the superior court for the re-
covery of that amount by Division 241,
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of
America. In the declaration filed with
the suit it is set up that Durbin col
lected this amount from the street
car employees in May, 1908, and that
he has failed to account for it to the
proper officials.
New York.-It is stated at the Of
fees of the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit Company that there is big falling
off in the number of idle mechanics,
especially in the building trades, who
are applying for work. A representa-
tive of the PETERBOROUGH said: MANY
men are applying for work, but they are
principally drivers, hucksters and ped
dlers. Several months ago great
many bricklayers and idle men in the
other building trades were among the
applicants. Now they are few"
Boston.-The Roofers' Protective
union after an existence of 40 years
Under it's present charter, and a total
life of more than eighty years under
various forms of organization, last
week voted to amalgamate with the
Boston Sheet Metal Workers union,
and thus bring the men engaged at all
forms of roofing in one big union I'M
der the protection of the Boston c. L.
U. and it's building trades department.
Washington is reported that
some 1000 10. .ers and carpenters in
Budapesth, Austria-Hungary, have
been locked out. The reason alleged
is that the men boycotted the works of
IA firms who refused to concede the
advance of ten per cent. in wages, as
demanded by the men. The other
firms resented this, and all agreed
upon a lockout.
Cincinnati.-The strike of the In
ternational Printing Freshmen and
Pressmen's Assistants union against
the National Printing and Engraving
Company, which has been on since No
vember of last year, was settled. The
pressmen's demands were granted.
The strikers returned to work with
eight hours at the back of the new con-
tract
Franklin, NJ H-The paper mills
of the International Paper Company in
this town started on full time, all the
men having voted to accept the five
per cent. cut down. The men refused
to go to work week ago because they
had not been given opportunity to
vote on the reduction which had been
agreed to by their national president
of the union.
Paris, France.-The National Min
ers' Federation of France, with a to-
tai membership of $4,000 men, has de-
cided to affiliate with the General Fed
( Grafton of Labor for the purpose of
| acquiring greater strength and influ-
ence over legislation.
Seattle, Wash-The Alaskan fisher
les now give employment to more
than 5000 fishermen, the majority
of whom are now organized A few
years ago there were scarcely any I'M
ionized fishermen engaged in the
large Alaskan districts.
| New York.-By a referendum vote
! Poster Artists association has decid-
| ed to affiliate with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. The union has
passed it's tenth anniversary, and
there are locals in every important Ia
Dor center of the country.
q, San Francisco-It is reported that
the city will put about 5000 men to
work on municipal improvements,
thus greatly relieving the situation at
that point, which has been rather
| critical in the recent past.
Brooklyn, N. Y.-Strong efforts to
organize the office workers through
out the city are being made by the