Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-27

olorkhOlul, sweden In bWede1
the present year shows a marked in
crease In disputes between employers
and employees; and although some seri-
Gus disputes, affecting a large number
OF hands. were luckily settled without
strike or lockout. the number OF
strikes during 1907 has been doubled
as compared with the same period of
1905. During the first quarter OF 1905
there were 81 cases OF work being
stopped, directly affecting 1872 en-
ployes and 200 men; the figures for
the same period in 1906 were IS stop
pages Of labor. affecting SO employers
ana 1900 men. and during the first
quarter OF the present year there were
~ stoppages. affecting 81 employers
and 3,4OO men. At the time OF drawing
up the report five disputes were still
pending. 40 had resulted in strikes. 10
In lockouts and ten were OF a more
complicated nature.
New Tork-A conference ofimport-
ance to the 10000 skilled mechanics
in the building trades in this city was
held, at which the master carpenters
organization gave notice to the Broth
erhood of Carpenters that after Jan
nary / their wages will be reduced
from 50 to $3.50 a day. Because OF the
tightness In the money market the
construction of buildings has de
creased 80 per cent. and this the mas
ter carpenters gave as a reason for
their action. The question has been
referred to an arbitration board. Me
chanics in other trades are fearful
that if the master carpenters are sue
cessfll in reducing wages their ex-
ample viii be followed by employers In
other trades.
Chicago.-One incident in connec-
ton with the settlement OF the tele-
graph strike that has not become
generally known is that the operators,
when they went back to work, found
their wages had been cut 10 per cent.
This is in spite OF the fact that the
companies have raised the cost of
messages from Is to 80 per cent over
The prices which heretofore have paid
enormous dividends to stockholders.
Thus the telegraph trust is doing its
work at 10 per cent less cost, is get.
ting from 10 to 80 per cent more
money for it than ever before, and the
public and the operators have to stand
the loss.-Chicago Journal.
London, Eng.-Four hundred opera.
tive male spindle makers resumed
work recently in the Bolton, Oldham
and Duknfeld districts after being on
strike for eight weeks against the al
ieged encroachments of employers in
their wage list. The employers recog-
nized the mems union, met their lead
er in conference and an amicable set
Element of the matters in dispute was
concluded.
Norfolk, Va.-The American Fedora
ton of Labor adopted caustic resolu-
lions against the American and Con-
tinental Tobacco companies and call
ing for the boycott of drug stores all
over the country having certain kinds
Of cigar stands which were ordered on
the I'VE don't patronize" list. The ex.
ecutive council was given authority to
remove from the I'VE don't patronize"
list the names of concerns and goods
thereon where international unions
that asked this are not found to be
properly pushing the boycotts.
Chippewa Falls, Wis.-Section men
here and in other portions of the Wis
consin Central railway have again had
their wages reduced in the form of a
lesser number of hours a day, the cut
being from ten to eight hours. They
receive from IA to 10 cents per hour,
which makes their daily wage from
Sl.12 TO S120.
London, Eng-The coal cancellation
board for the federated area of Great
Britain met recently to discuss and
decide upon the miners demand for a
further advance of 8 per cent. in
wages, making the third advance this
year, and bringing the aggregate wage
up to the maximum of 90 per cent.
above the standard. The coal owners
could not agree and the matter has
been refered to Lord James of Here.
ford as arbitrator.
Philadelphia.-Owing to the cancel.
lation of an order for 425 locomotives
by the Pennsylvania railroad the Bald.
win Locomotive company will dis.
charge 5000 of it's $4,000 men. It is
estimated that i'm North PHILADELPHIA
more than $4,000 men will find them.
selves out Of employment this winter.
The Pennsylvania railroad employs
$4,000 men i'm it's departments. mostly
clerks. A gradual elimination has be.
gun.
Joliet Ill.-,,efusing TO accept a re.
duction of % cents on the days wage,
700 quarry Iaborers struck here. The
men have been getting 81 for ten
hours work. but on account OF a slack
season the employers proposed a nine
hour day at $175.
Boston Mass -BostOn Typographical
union 40. 13 has succeeded i'm securing
now scale for the men in newspaper
offices. This is S27 per week Of AZ hours
on morning papers and $50 ON evening
papers. the same hours prevailing. 40
one viii DE permitted to work more
than eight hours i'm any one day unless
an extraordinary emergency arises.
Auckland " 1.-THE New Zealand
waterside workers are urging the par.
lament of that country 20 limit the
size of coal baskets TO FIVE TO the ton
carrying baskets ~ TO the ton. ard
grain sacks to not more than 2gd
pounds
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