The wageworker., 1908-11-07
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er making public the scale agreed to
by the scale committee and approved
by the delegates. The demands are
as follows: THAT an agreement shall
be negotiated between the represen-
tatives of the miners and operators
of the anthracite region. and all dis
putes arising under the contract shall
be adjusted as provided for in the said
agreement. We demand the complete
recognition of the United Mine Work
ers of America as party to negotiate
wage contract, and that the United
Mine Workers of America shall be
recognized in our right to provide any
method we may adopt for the collec
tion of revenues for the organization.
we demand an eight-hour day, with no
reduction of wages. and that all en-
sployes paid $1.5O or less per day shall
receive ten per cent. advance, and
all employees paid more than $1.50 and
less than 81 per day shall receive
1--WE per cent. advance
! Chicago.-Complaini of the eek
actions of labor union'-the tin
smiths in this particular case-the
owners of one more factory have
moved their plant from Chicago. That
portion of McCord & Co.'S factory
which is devoted to the manufacture
of automobile accessories is to he
removed to Detroit at once, because
they consider it easier to run an "Open
shop" there than in Chicago. For some
time the company has been consider
ing doubling the capacity of this de-
- f,,n .1v~
employs 500 men. Constant trouble
with the union which controls this
branch of the trade because of the
refusal of the firm to agree to hire
only union men made this difficult,
however. Consequently the decision
to remove from Chicago was made.
New York.--In the 1872 unions, with
about $4,000 members, reporting to the
New York State Labor bureau, the
proportion of idle members, which at
the end of January was 369 per cent,
and at the end of February and March
37.5 per cent, declined in April to
33.9 per cent, in May to 1922 per cent,
and in June to 30.2 per cent. These fig
ures indicate plainly steady though
gradual Improvement in the state of
employment during the second quar-
ter of the year for union labor
Auckland, N. 1.-THE new liability
bill of New Zealand provides that
every worker who is party to a
strike shall be liable to G1O fine, and
an additional fine of Ell for every
week during which the strike con-
tinues and he remains a party there
tn
9200 for the initial offense, and ESQ
q week during its continuation.
Minneapolis Minn.-Steps are be-
| ing taken by members of the Mime
| apolis Horseshoers' union for the es-
tablishment of a class to study the
makeup of horses foot and it's best
treatment in shoeing, the class to run
through the winter. A competent vet
erinarian will be employed to deliver
the lectures II the plan succeeds.
London, Eng.-In order to encour-
age thrift among it's employees, the
Northeastern Railway Company some
years ago established a savings bank,
at which deposits as low as sixpence
are received, four per cent. interest
being paid on accounts up to E2OO,
and 2k per cent. on sums in excess
of that amount.
Italy.-There was rioting here on
the part of striking steel workers.
Troops had to be called out to restore
order. They fired on the mob and
killed three men.
Dunkirk, N. Y.-A new union OF
blacksmiths, afiliated with the Inter
<~T ID l. tI,<,
has been organized.
st. Louis, Mott is the plan of the
st. Louis labor unions to build a mag
nificent temple in which all the labor
organizations will have headquarters
and which will contain a hall so large
that conventions may be held in ST
Louis.
New York.-International Brewery
Workmen of America has a member
ship of 1850 in 373 local unions and
,180 branches; also a cash balance in
the treasury of 1896, 1926, an increase
In the last two years.
Boston.-Metal polishers, buffers
platers and brass and silver workers
unions. of Boston, have already be
gun the plans for the internationa
convention, which will be held here
next August.
II Scranton, Pa.--September was
very busy period with the organizers
in the anthracite field of Pennsylvania
endeavoring to rehabilitate the min
ers' union.
Boston.-Steps to form branch o.
the new A. +. of L. metal trades de
ipartment were begun recently by Bos
ton machinists' lodge.
Philadelphia.-A union of hatters il
the United States was established a.
early as 1909.
Boston.-Henry Abrahams, secre
: tary of the Boston C. l.. u, recent.
predicted the five-hour workday II
, the shoe making business of New Eng