The wageworker., 1909-08-14
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ton is made up of the iron puddiers /
of the Pittsburg district and is recog- |
nized as rival of the Amalgamated |
of Iron and Steel Work |
ers. which is now fighting SO hard |
against open shops at the tin |
mills of the steel corporation |
served notice on the Oliver Iron and |
Steel Company and the A NJ. Byers
Company, both Steel Corporation
plants here. that they would strike
August 1 unless an increase of 121s
cents per ton was granted to the
puddlers. The mills declared there
would be no advance given. but when
the puddlers went to draw their pay
they found the increased pay in their
envelopes. The old scale had expired
June so, but the men had continued
at work until the new scale could be
arranged
Denver. Col.-At the International
convention of machinists, to be held
in this city in September. an effort
will be made to change the present
method of selecting the vice-presi-
dents The proposed amendment pro-
vides that there shall be a board of
vice presidents. each selected from
geographical district. and TO be placed
in charge of it during his term The
claim is made in behalf OF the pro-
posed change that a man from his
own district knows the needs there
better than one who does not know
anything about the. territory and the
the lodges of machinists in it
New YOrk.-Cnder the new law Per
mitting the erection of tuberculosis
SanatOria at certain points within
New York state. which was passed by
the recent legislature at Albany at
the behest of the organized workers
throughout the state. the Central La
bor union of Manhattan has made a
move looking toward permission to es-
tablish on its site. at Medford, Suf-
folk county, a hospital of such descrip-
ton The proposition as now out
lined. comprehends hospital costing
around 100000. the amount to be
| raised by contributions from the vari-
Gus local unions.
Milwaukee.-For refusing to join
| in the strike at St Mary's hospital,
| where it was alleged non-union
workmen were employed. the Plumb
ers' union was fined 800 re-
Gently by the Federated Trades
council Upon the refusal OF the
| organized plumbers to pay the fine
the union was expelled from the
Building Trades section. If the plumb
ers persist in their refusal to pay the
fine the union may be expelled from
the Wisconsin State Federation OF
Labor
| ST. Paul. Minn.-From now on it is
the intention of the officers of the
1 Minnesota State Federation of Labor
TO make every effort to bring about
peaceful settlements of all labor dis
putes where such a thing is possible
Whenever any controversy comes ur
these officials will at once proceed tC
the seat of war and will use every
honorable means so to arrange mat
ters that settlement may be arrived
at by conference or arbitration shoult
this means fail.
New YOrk--A movement is on foo
for the organization OF wireless tel
egraph operators union The follow
ing official statement was circulated
I
mercial Telegraphers' union say
that within the next few weeks he ex
poets to have all wireless operator
in the country and on ocean steam
ers in new branch OF the union. t,
be known as the wireless department,
1t is expected that 600 persons vii
join the organization
Philadelphia--About 5000 motor
men and conductors employed by tn
Interstate Railway Company on tras
ton lines in eastern Pennsylvania
New Jersey and Delaware were not
fed that after August 1 there woul
be a resumption of the 1Sh-cent- ar
hour wage rate from which a redut
ton of one and one-half cents wa
made a year ago. The company ha
i. promised an increase as soon as bus
ness would warrant
Copenhagen--A bill to empowe
municipalities to grant unemploye
relief. which is not to be treated a
poor law relief. to members of union
and societies who have exhauste
their right to draw relief, but al
still out of work. was passed by th
Denmark parliament recently, til
said act to remain in force unit
April. 1870
London, England.-The Society
Amalgamated Toolmakers, Engines
and Machinists of Great Britain is OF
of the younger offshoots of the ems
neering trades. Its headquarters Al
/ at Birmingham, and it has 50 branch,
in all parts of England and Scotlan
: Its membership is not large. only 81
all told. but the society appears to |
held together frmly.
ST. Louis. Mo--Gov- Hadley b;
signed the woman's nine-hour la,
The law regulates the employment
girls and women in factories. resta
rants and other such places. Emplo
ment is limited to nine hours a d;
and prohibits their employment lat
than 10 p. IN. or earlier than 5 a.