The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-26


tivities in what is known as the
Joint board which is composed of
four members each from the following
bodies: First, the parliamentary COM
mittee, consisting of the executive
committee of the British Trades con-
gress; (2). the General Federation of
Trade unions; (S). the Labor party.
which is the distinctively political or
ganization of the trade unionists- This
joint board outlines the policies of the
workingmen and unif1es their activ-
tiles
London. England.-There are prac-
tically four divisions among the or
ganized workingmen affiliated with
the British Trades congress, consist
ing, first, of about 100000 in the Cen
eral Federation of Trades unions
(which is composed of 134 national
organizations, and who are, for the
most part, skilled workers.; 100000
miners, $4,000 members of the Rail-
way Servants societies, and about
zoo, 900 general workers and laborers
who are not affiliated with the Cen
eraI Federation.
Baltimore, Md-It was announced
that President James O'Connell of the
International Machinst's union has
sent out call for a general strike of
all the machinists employed in the re-
pair shops of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad system This action was
taken, it is said, because of the re-
fusal of the company to abolish the
piece work system recently intro
duced at the Mount Claire shops in
this city.
Ottawa, Can.-DiTerences which
have existed between the Canadian
Pacific railway and the Federation
of Mechanical unions on the eastern
lines of the system for some time, but
especially since the strike of last fall,
have been finally settled on an ami
cable basis all along the system. All
the men who have been out since the
strike of last fall have been rein
stated and the old wage scale has
been restored.
Naples. Italy. The journeymen
bakers have struck on the ground
that their employers have not con-
formed with the law regulating night
work. The authorities are taking
steps to avert a bread famine. The
telephone girls of Naples and the
street scavengers of Rome threaten
to strike unless the demand of the
Naples bakers be granted within a
week.
Macleod, Alberta--The Board of
Cancellation and Arbitration, which
has been endeavoring to reconsider
differences between striking coal
miners and operators in the southern
districts, has succeeded in bringing
about an agreement and speedy re-
sumption of work is assured. The
main features are that the miners
yield on the open shop contention and
operators yield as to discrimination.
Paterson, N J.-Asserting that the
Henry Doherty Silk Company has
failed TO abide by the decision of a
| referee chosen to arbitrate a labor
controversy, the Silk Workers union
at meeting declared strike. Ac-
| cording to the plans arranged by the
| silk workers the strike will affect the
/ three plants conducted by the Doherty
| Company, involving over 1000 en-
| ployes.
ST Paul, Minn--Rev. Robert McIn-
| tyre, bishop of the Methodist Episco-
pal church stationed in this city, has
been initiated a member of the Brick
layers union.
Paris, France-The strike of the
sailors of the merchant marine OF
France for a weekly day of rest and
equalization of pay is becoming more
/ aggravated, especially at Marseilles
The cabinet has temporarily placed
crews from warships on board a linn
tied number of merchant ships in or
der to insure the transportation OF
mails and passengers to Tunis, AL
geria and Corsicana
Decentralization Brotherhood
convention of Pulp. Sulphite and Paper
Mill Workers, held at Portland, elect
ed John H. Malin, Fort Edwards, n
Y, president and secretary; John T
Mackin, Millipocket, Me-; H L. Wash
burn, Palmer. N Y, and E. w
Brothers, Northampton, Mass, vice
presidents; R J. Dickson, Fort Ed
wards, n. Y, treasurer, and w. C
Winn, Lisbon Falls. Me-. auditor
Boston. Mass.-Building operation:
in this city were given an additional
WHICH, dUout Suu 0IeClIlCa
workers. including practically all tbs
union men of the trade, went OF
strike. The men asked for a minimum
wage rate of so cents an hour, or 81 4
day, and a Saturday half-holiday fol
five months, beginning May Is. The,
have been receiving $3.50 a day.
Indianapolis, Ind.-There yet re
mains to be raised s., 900 of the $12
600 for the improvements at the Uniol
Printers home of the Internationa
typographical union, and friends O
the home are urged in an editorial il
the current issue of the Typographica
Journal to lend their assistance. Tn,
addition to the home is now unde
construction. and is to include an ade
Quate and fully equipped library room
and a kitchen that will meet the in
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