The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-04
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Pittsburg, Pa--The United States
Steel corporation has begun the pro-
cess of eliminating from its mills all
those with pronounced union ten
denotes, who might with reason be
suspected of scattering seeds of union
ism among the other workmen Many
skilled workmen employed by the cor
poration have been discharged re-
Gently from employment in the mills.
where they had long worked, and on
mourning the cause for their discharge
they were told that they talked too
much or too loudly In most of the
cases of those thus discharged they
found on lnQuiring for work at other
plants of the steel corporation that
there was no work for them. a black
list having apparently been prepared.
Over 200 former well-known union
ported. This condition of affairs is
found in all nonunion mills of the cor
pcration. but not at the mills of the
American Sheet Tin Plate Company.
where thrikes are now on. The en-
ployers appear to have found men at
work inside of their mills who.
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still strong union men at heart, and
it is these that they decided to get
rid of.
Chicago-The last shadow of the
trouble between the street railway
companies of this city and their en-
ployes, which threatened to lead to a
strike of great proportions, has passed
away, Formal peace under a S1s-year
contract was agreed upon at meet
ing between the officials of the COM
paries and of the unions. The propo-
sition made by President John NJ.
Roach of the North and West side
lines, which foreshadowed peace. was
made to the South side unions by
President T. E, Mitten. 1t was &C
| eepted by President NJ. E. Buckley.
representing the union men, The new
men are given IS cents an hour for
| the first six months. "A cents for the
next six months. IS cents for the sec
| end year, &c cents for the third year,
| and - cents until the contract ex-
pires. February 1. 1918
New York.-The Art Glass Workers
union, composed of the men who make
ornamental glass work for the tops
| of doors and windows in Offices. sa-
looms and private residences. was or
ganized at StuyVesant hall. There are
but more are coming into it on &C
| count of the Increasing demand for
ornamental glass work, The union. il
was said, was formed to fix wages and
hours of work before so many people
got into the trade that there would
be open competition,
Cleveiand-An Increase of so cents
per day was won by 1a0 marble work
ers through strike which began here
July l. The settlement viii be i'm
portant when the marble work goes
new post ONCE" said Secretary
Thomas, The men were settlers and
helpers employed by the Norcross
Company and the Vermont Marble
Company. Seventy settlers win receive
five dollars per day instead of 81 50
and SO helpers two dollars instead oil
$3.50. beginning in eight weeks.
Dresden. Germany.-Owing to a
great increase in membership, the
premises occupied by the Offices, etc.
of the trade unions have been found
insufficient for their proper accom-
commodation, and two adjacent houses
have been purchased. the total value
of the premises (freehold) being $164,
600. The membership of the Dresden
unions is now over 10000. as against
$4,000 in 1902. when the first house
was taken.
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meeting of strikers since the begin
ming. nearly five weeks ago. of the
strike against the Pressed Steel Cal
Company at Schoenville. was held last
week. w. E. Trautman. general or
ganizer of the Industrial Workmen OF
the World. addressed the meeting
urging the men to remain firm. The
company is taking precautions to pro
tect the workmen now in the plant.
St. Joseph. Mo-The fifty-fifth an
nual convention of the Internationa
Typographical union adjourned. The
session was devoted almost entirely
fore adjourning the convention adopt
ed motion requiring local unions tt
affiliate with the Central bodies of the
| american 4 euefauon Oh I-aoor IN al
cities.
A New York-Secretary-Tr Al
bert HILBERT fthe United Textile
Workers of America, is sending ou
circulars to the affiliated locals re
Questing that a vote be taken on the
place of holding the annual conven
ton of the organization Washington
is named as substitute for Charlotte
n. c., which place was selected a
last years convention.
London. Eng.-Building trade unioI
. membership in England has slipped
back, decreasing by about II per cent
| on the three years.
New York.-Between $4,000 and Is,
900 machinists in New York city and
| vicinity ranreSenfed in district Conn