The wageworker., 1909-10-02


ployer to discharge without advance
notice is unique principle outlined
in recent agreement reached after
IL weeks strike of carpenters and
joiners in Nuremberg, Germany. This
introduces a new rule in the German
labor world, declares American Con-
sui G. w. lift, at Nuremberg, as here
tofore in every trade, profession, busi-
ness and employment due notice has
been required before an employe
could quit or be discharged. Labor
conditions in Germany are believed to
be better than in former years and
the consul states that one Of the chief
factors in lessening the number of
strikes and labor disputes in both
Saxony and Bavaria was the financial
depression which prevailed in 1908.
In that year there were 152 strikes in
Saxony, against 239 in 1907. In Ba-
varia during 1908 there were reported
1854 strikes, or nearly SO per cent.
less than in 1907.
Baltimore, Md.-The Maryland Steel
Company at Sparrows Point, put in
blast D furnace. This furnace is the
last of the four furnaces to be put
in operation, and it has not been
working for the past two years on ac-
count Of the business depression. The
steel trade has recuperated SO in the
last two month";; that all the pig iron
which was stoch at the Point has
been used, and as three furnaces can
not supply the rail mill with enough
steel, the officials of the company
were obliged to put in blast the idle
furnace. There are in the neighbor-
hood of 4,5O0 men on the pay rolls of
the steel company at the present time.
This force, however, will be increased
shortly to about 5000 men. The ad-
ditional 500 men will be taken on as
the work progresses on the new 12,-
50O-ton collier for the United States
navy.
Pittsburg, Pa-From the headquar-
ters of the United Mine Workers of
America at Indianapolis copies of an
amendment to the constitution of the
organization have been received by
miners in the Pittsburg district. The
amendment reads "Any member
guilty of slandering or circulating, or
causing to be circulated, false state
ments against any member of the
United Mine Workers, upon being
proved guilty, shall be suspended
from membership in the international
district or sub-district or local union
for period of six months and not be
eligible to hold Office in the organiza-
tion for period of two years.
Boston.-The International Spin.
ners' union, which concluded three
days convention in this city, adopted
an accident insurance plan which will
apply to all members. and also to boy
assistants. The next convention will
be held in Boston next September
| Officers elected included President
| Urban Fleming of Hoiyoke; vice-pres
| ident, George Connolly, Waltham
| secretary, Samuel Ross, New Bed
| ford; treasurer, Thomas ODonnell
| Fall River
| Pittsburg, Pa.-After a series OF
lengthy conferences between the Mas
ter House Painters and Decorators
association of Pittsburg and District
council No. l. Brotherhood of Paint
ers, Decorators and Paperhangers OF
| America, the wage scale of the union
has been signed. About 5000 mem
| bers of the brotherhood in Pittsburg
| and vicinity are affected by the agree
! ment, which will be in effect 16
months.
| ington.-Subjects of the forth
| coming conference of the National
| Civic federation, which will be held
in this city the forepart of next Jan
| uary, besides labor, embraces national
| resources, taxation, accounting, Sher
| man antitrust law, railway legisla
| tion banking, life insurance, fire in
surance, pure food laws, laws relating
to women, vital statistics, public
health and good roads.
| Sacramento, Cal.-The Building
| Trades council has given notice to the
| affiliated unions that all parties be-
longing to the unions must comply
with the laws of the council in the
| mntter of working conditions, and IN
| I,r-,of that it means business it fined
tgo members of the Cement Workers
Lp.on five dollars each for having
s:srted work prior tc eight O'Clock
| III the morning.
s'ittsburg, Pa-The strike of the
! f1a.teners and cutters in the Amerl
can Window Glass works at Jean
nette and Monongahela is taking on a
| serious aspect. Attempts to import
| Workmen have met with resistance
| from the strikers.
! London, Eng.-There is move
ment among the cotton operatives OF
| Lancashire for shortening the hours
of labor by further legislation.
! Pittsburg-The area of the Pitts
burg-Allegheny district-the most in
| tensive labor section of the country
is 1913 square miles, and its popula
in 1900 was 623,342. The number OF
manufacturing establishments in 1904
was 1859, and they employed 119,
S39 persons and put out products val
ued at $383.49O,46S.
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