The wageworker., 1908-08-15

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gov and the shipbuilding centers along
the Clyde.
The ballot of the Northeastern Rail-
| way (England) employees on the pro-
posal of the executive that the ALL
Grades Committee should negotiate
with the officials of the Northeastern
Railway Company for the formation of
a Cancellation Board, has been COM
p1eted. The result was in favor of ne
gotiation by 4,SOS votes for, and 2,14O
against.
| The miners strike in Alabama is be-
coming a serious problem, and steps
are being taken by the clergy and the
laymen to bring it to an end. The
operators are importing strike-break-
ers into the mines and it is feared that
unless something is done soon toward
settlement clash will occur be-
tween the unionists and nonunionists.
New England semiannual convention
of electrical workers uunions. held in
Boston recently, adopted resolution,
which was sent to the governor of each
Of the states and the Mayors of every
New England city. 1t requests that
representative of organized labor be
appointed on all commissions and
boards of more than two members.
The grant of the Northumberland
(England) Miners Association of
$1,000 to help to relieve the distress
on the Tyne-side, in consequence of
the depression in trade and the re-
cent strikers was sent to the National
Amalgamated Union of Labor for dis
tribution mainly to the workers indi-
rectly affected by the disputes in the
early part of this year.
1t is said that from 1879 to 1907
there have been in the United States
3O4 year; the number of people killed
was S433, an average of 301. For
1907 there were All explosions, 300
killed, 42O injured. In striking con-
trast was the loss of life in Germany.
For 1907 there were Is explosions, with
5 killed and 3 injured.
Two trade disputes of considerable
magnitude are at present going on in
Glasgow, Scotland. They are CONNECT
ed with the stating and the hand-sewn
boot and shoe industries. Both are be.
ing carried on with determination on
, both sides and both societies are re
} ceiving support from kindred organi-
cations. The trouble in each case re
suits from question OF wages.
The charter of Brockton Mass
) Teamsters Union 286 has been re
/ voked for nonpayment of per capita
5 tax to the International. A new local
| for former members loyal to the Inter
: national is being formed. The adher
ents of the old union are forming a
: new teamsters organization and they
2 threaten to join the United Brother
: hood of Teamsters, the dual inter
t national.
2 The census of the civil service of the
2 United States showed on July l, 1907
. that those who had been in the service
of the national government for more
3 than so years numbered 40 men anG
t one woman. On the other hand, the
f Pennsylvania Railroad records show
a that today there are upon the payrolls
: of the company 316 men who have
f been in it's service more than so years
a About a dozen more Boston, Mass
unions recently added their protests tt
! those previously made against the de
1 cision of the A. F. of L. executive
r board, as stated by President Gompers
l. which would prevent state branches
l. central labor unions, district council!
o or local bodies placing any firm or per
J. son on the unfair list without first sub
l. hitting the dispute to the A. F. of L
Fall River, (Mass.) Spinners' Unio1
& recently voted to notify the manufac
y turers that they will withdraw from
n the sliding scale wage agreement nov
s. in force at the end Of the present 81,
e months period. 1t was because of tn
IS severity of the last reduction and tn
s. prospect of still further reduction il