The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-05-16

pr3ctlCallN ali l1lt Co0SUuCtlou In tuc
city The strike will delay the install
lation of elevators in a number of
downtown buildings that are being
rushed to completion The Otis Ele-
vAror company. which employs so
per cent of the union membership, de-
clares the men took snap judgment
and walked out without notice. The
mechanics were recsivinx $3.50 a day
of eight hours and their helpers we're
paid $ n day They demanded an
increase to IS \ day for lourneymen
and $50 \ day for helpers The Otis
company Offered to sign the same
agreement as that in force last year.
conceding = closed shop and double
time for all overtime The offer was
refused and the men walked out with
out further negotiations A few of
the smaller concerns are said to have
signed the new scale
Milwaukee. Wis--Members of the
seamen's union were notified AT > spe-
cial meeting held in their headQuar-
tiers that the officials of the union had
decided to accept the carriers uli-
matum for the open shop Addresses
were delivered by President Stack OF
the firemen's union. v A. Olander.
assistant secretary of the seamen. and
], NJ, Second, secretary of the marine
cooks All members are now free to
sign individual contracts with ship
owners
PittSburg. Pa-The threatened
strike of the conductors and motormen
on all traction lines has been averted-
Cleveland, O--After passing a vote
of 1.45s to lss in favor of q strike the
motormen and conductors of the Nu-
nicipal Traction company, through In
ternational VicePresident Behner and
other representatives, practically
reached an agreement with the mayor
and traction oficials that will elimi-
nate the prospect of = cessation of
work
Sault Ste. Marie, Nich--The Al
gonna Steel Company. operating steel
mill on the Canadian side of the line.
blew out blast furnace No l. Fur
mace No. will be blown out This
action follows the recent closing of
the railmills> Every branch of the
mill is closed and ]. 500 men are idle The
company in q statement says that be-
cause of financial troubles the Ca
madam railroads refuse to place or
derS for rails
Kansas City. MOT. L Lewis.
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, said, The coal miners
are opposed to arbitration. 1t Is a fad
In the opinion of the miners. based
upon experience, arbitration as exem-
plified by the selection of third
party to a dispute who is supposed to
be impartial. but who knows nothing
about the question in dispute. never
settled permanently a labor contro-
versy,
The Penn-~Ivania Railroad contin-
ues to reduce it's working force. and it
it said that the number laid OF will
reach q, 0No, Ii is understood that
this step is in preparation for = re-
dnction in vases The cause of the
! last laS-off was the dissatisfaction felt
by old employees who had been work
ing on half time since last fall. These
have been put on full time and the diff
ference made up by discharging newer
hands
Paris-Nay day was observed in
Paris by large meetings in various
quarters of the city, at which orators
denounced the capitalistic class. after
which resolutions in favor of an eight
hour law and the continuation of the
social revolution were adopted
New York--The label council of
the women,s Auxiliaries of Greater
New York has for its purpose the
| by the trades unions TO make the
union label necessary to employers
as means of selling their goods.
II is composed of one representative
from each woman,s auxiliary TO a
trade union in the greater city and
one representative from each trade
union having an auxiliary in connec-
ton herewith
| Springfield. Mo.-Two thousand en-
| ployeS of the St Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad shops here were laid
on for an indefinite period. The rea-
son assigned by the company for the
shutdown is financial depression.
| Pensacola. Fla--Twenty-five police
men, comprising the entire day watch.
were dismissed for refusing to board
the cars of the Pensacola Electric
company and protect the nonunion
/ men operating thSm-
St Cloud. Ninn--Fourteen granite
shops here closed when 50 polishers
and 20 Quarrymen went on strike for
higher wages The polishers are re
eeiv.ng $sss a day They ask. for
/ s. 80.
Philadelphia--The shoemAkers OF
italian birth have been organizing q
society for mutual benefit The so
Getty has been in existence about q
month. and has made application for q
charter under the laws OF Pennsyl
vania- with the title of Italian Nu
tual Aid and Beneficial Society o,
Shoemakers in Philadelphia
Denver. Col-This city is soon to
have a union labor hospital. accommo