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

New York-In regard to the news
from Pittsburg that the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company had de-
eided that after July 1, 1909, all its
mills would be operated as open"
plants, Ebert H. Gary, chairman of
the United States Steel corporation,
of which the company in question is
a subsidiary, said: The majority of
the works of the American Sheet and
Tin Plate company for several years
past have been operated as open
shops A minority have been OPP
Grated as union mills, and as to those
the scale has been signed on July L
of each year. The management of the
company has discovered that it has
been Disseminated against, and in
many respects treated unfairly by the
AmaIgamated association. Also, the
management has ascertain beyond
doubt that a large majority of the
workmen prefer to have all the mills
operated as open mills 1t has be
come clear that it is for the best in
terests of the company and its work
men to conform to the wishes of the
large majority, as above expressed
Therefore, the company has posted no.
tees accordingly, and has also posted
the wage scale to be in force on and
after July 1, which is substantially
in conformity with the present scale.
There is no dispute in regard to the
amount of wages
Pittsburg Pa-The United States
Steel corporation has taken a deter
| mined stand against its workmen
drinking liquor Within the last week
there has been posted in all the big
| mills of the Pittsburg and Ohio dis
tricts neatly worded notices to the
effect that workmen once entering the
mills to work will not be allowed to
leave them until they are through
| their days work. There is nothing Of
fensive in the notices, no reference to
booze" but the managers and super
intendents speak their minds plainly.
The corporation has found a world of
time has been lost daily in the mills
| by the workmen leaving for a few
| minutes each to go out and get a
drink. perhaps several times per day.
London, notwithstanding reduc-
| lions in wages are being threatened
| on the Northwestern railway, in Eng
land The claims are to be put for
ward before the Cancellation board in
due form The men allege that the
conditions are much worse than those
in force, both as to wages and hours.
Naples, Children from eight
to fifteen years are employed in the
sulphur mines of Caltomsetta, Sicily,
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the earth. The occupation is very
unhealthy, and the children after two
or three years service, become com
plete physical wrecks.
| Boston.-The executive board OF
Boston Plasterers' union has planned
for a conference with other in.
terests for the erection of a model
sanitary building to show how tuber
| culosis and other germ diseases can
be absolutely prevented by sanitary
construction. The union, it was stated
is prepared to expend $4,000 or 81, OOG
in the demonstration. If cooperation
is obtained with other interests the
union members will give their serv
ices free.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The strike at the
Charleroi coal works, Charleroi, which
has kept 400 men idle for the past
three weeks, was settled and the mine
will resume operations at once. Set
Element was made by National Vice
President E S. Mccullough of the
United Mine Workers and carries with
it substantial victory for the miners
Washington.-Employ actually al
work in building the Panama cana
now number %, $50, as shown by the
report of the chief quartermaster fol
the month of April OF this number
1855 are gold employees and the re
mainder are on the silver" or labor
roll The Panama railroad force mum
bers COTS and the railroad commits
sary force 1S6- Thus the total mum
Der at work both on the canal ant
railroad is shown to be 33,699. The
report states that $50 laborers from
Barbados were imported during the
month, 500 OF them being assigned Il
the railroad for work on the relocated
line and $50 on the three construction
divisions of the canal work.
: Chicago.-Sixty slate and tile roof
erS went out on strike in an effort t.
enforce a demand for a raise il
wages. The strikers ask for two
J years agreement at 60 cents an houl
for the first year and 621s cents al
hour the second year. The presen
, scale is 5614 cents an hour. The EN-
ployers offered to pay the presen
scale the first year and 60 cents al
hour the second year.
: Boston.-John Madden of Boston
: Horseshoers' Union No. 5 has beef
elected international vice-president.
: Sacramento, Cal.-The Cigar Ma
kers' union intends to make applica
ton to be admitted to membership il
the chamber of commerce of tn,
city
/ Washington--The building trad
has the greatest number of strikes
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