The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-02-27

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Labor. Among the organizations inter-
ested in the department are the Order
of Railway Telegraphers, Brotherhood
of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Build
ers, International Freight Handlers,
International Association of Machin-
lists, International Association of Car
Workers, International Brotherhood
of Blacksmiths, Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employees, Interna-
tional Association of Steamfitters,
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, and
the Switchmen's Union of North
America.
London, England.-A strike which
has lasted for two and a half years
recently ended in England. This was
the strike of fustian weavers at Heb
den Bridge. Its termination was
brought about by the decision of the
Weavers' amalgamation not to pay
strike benefits any longer. The
amount paid was reduced several
times, but the operatives remained
obdurate. An attempt to start a CO.
operative mill failed; now, however,
an attempt is being made to revive the
scheme. The dispute originally was
over small matter of wages in differ
ent counts.
Chicago.-A bill for an extension of
the state free employment bureau sys-
tenn will be introduced in the legisla-
ture through the efforts of the League
for the Protection of Immigrants, of
which Miss Sophonisba P. Brecken-
| ridge is director. The bill provides for
| the establishment of free employment
agencies in cities of 100000 inhabi-
| tants. 1t requires the governor to ap-
point in each city a superintendent
who shall open main and branch en-
ployment offices, the entire system to
| be operated under the supervision of
| the commissioners of labor.
Indianapolis, Ind.-President Lewis
lea announced that the charter of the
Hudson Und) Miners union would be
returned. This controversy was one
of the most important in the recent
miners convention. President Lewis
and the national executive board re-
voked the charter of the Hudson min
ers and suspended the Indiana district
officers for having disobeyed the man.
date to resume work in the Hudson
mine pending arbitration.
Youngstown, O.-This city has par
TALLY adopted the daylight time, which
has aroused so much discussion in
England Big steel mills here have
adopted rules which make the men,
working days, start work half hour
earlier in the morning and quit half
hour earlier in the evening. The cry
is for more daylight. BY starting a
half hour earlier in the morning this
Is obtained.
Glasgow, Scotland.-The Scottish
miners conference arrived at de-
cislon recently supporting a measure
to nationalize mining royalties and in
| favor of state schools for teaching
boys from ~ to IA years of age the
principles of mechanics and mining
and it urged the government to bring
in measure to prevent the employ.
ment of unskilled adult labor in mines
London, Eng.-With a view of con
solidating the labor movement in the
boot trade, the English National Union
of Boot and Shoe Clickers has re-
Gently been taking ballot of it's mem
bers on the question of whether they
should join the National Union of Boot
and Shoe Operatives, and the propo
sition has been carried by 1913 to 1.
London, Eng.-The first notice of re-
ductiOn in wages in the engineering
trades of Sheffield for % years has
been given by the Sheffield Employ
ers' association. The reduction which
is 25 cents a week on time and IN
per cent on piece rates, affects nearly
5000 hands, including steam engine
} makers, machine workers, pattern
makers and boiler makers.
: Edinburgh-The Scottish bakers are
} following the good example set then
by many other unions, and their I'm
| employed benefit scheme has gone
into operation. The extra paymen
| will be four cents week, ra;2ing the
, contribution to the national fund tt
J ten cents a week for those at work
and six cents for the unemployed.
: Stuttgart, Germany.-Under tn,
workers insurance laws there were OF
the average about 10000 workers in
sured in this city, in the year 1907
| This number fell, in consequence O
Tie W oO,OOU Ill lJUO.
London, Eng.-Wages of blast fur
1 mace men in England were reduced
t one-fourth per cent. at the close of thu
r year, to continue throughout this quar-
Y ter. The reduction took place unde
the sliding scale.
< New York-All the factories of tn,
: members of the National Hat Manu-
3 facturers' association reopened on tn
h open-shop plan. There are IS firm
l. which were affected by the strike o
J. the hatters in the states of New York
e New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Cor
v necticut.
g Milwaukee, Wis.-The Wisconsin
t State Federation of Labor will intro
duce bill in the legislature maxim
s. more liberal appropriations for tn
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