The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-05
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In LabOr'S Realm
Matters of Especial Interest To and Con- i
CerninE Those Who Do the
Work of the World
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f1OnShlp between employer ana EN-
ployes and prevent strikes" said Ma
tional Organizer Kennedy of the
plumbers. There is absolutely no
trouble which can not be settled. 1t
has been proven again and again that
both sides can meet in peaceful con-
ference and adjust their differences
without the men being forced to go
ON strike to gain their end In all of
the working and wage agreements
made by the plumbers, wherever pos
sible. it is stipulated that whenever
differences arise committees from
both parties should meet and adjust
them We have found this to be
beneficial to the employers and to the
men,
East St Louis, ITl-Judge Francis
NJ. Wright of the United States dis
trict court rendered a decision in
which the constitutionality of the en-
ployers' liability act was upheld. The
question arose in suit against the
Terminal Railroad associate and at
torneys for the defendant sa The mat
ter will be fought out to the supreme
court of the United States. The de-
torneys and claimants for personal
injury damages as important, as it
eliminates the fellow servant" con
tributory negligence and assumed
risk" pleas of the defense.
Philadelphia.-Fou hundred eleva-
tor constructors went on strike in this
city for shorter hours. The workers
demand a half-holiday on Saturdays,
thus making the week consist of A
hours, instead of As as at present.
Chicago.-Work has been begun on
the construction of $50 by-product
coke ovens for the Indiana Steel Com
pany at Gary, Ind. More will be add
ed later. These ovens will supply ten
blast furnaces with fuel and will con-
sumo 1000 tons of coal daily The
Gary coking plant will take the place
of those to have been built at Fflbert,
Ralph and Sarah, Pa.
Washington A mass meeting OF
nearly all of the 2,400 women en-
| ployed in the bureau of engraving and
| printing in this city was held to pro
| test against the published statement
| that the National Civic Federation
through it's women members, had ap
| pointed a committee to investigate the
morality of the employees of the execu
tive departments in Washington, and
that the committee had determined tt
demand the dismissal of at least 81
women employed in the bureau.
| Milwaukee, Wis-The Federated
Trades Council called a general strike
of the building trades craft in Mil
waukee breweries. affecting about 800
| men. Nearly all the breweries laid
| off their carpenters, declaring they
had not work enough to keep then
employed. TIE zen affected are cleo
tricians, mil, vrights, painters and
i some carpenters. A refusal to sign &
new wage scale brought about the
| trouble.
Washington.-An organization thai
has become a part of the American
Federation of Labor has been estab
lished in Washington. The new body
is composed of representatives from
all organizations that have a label
and the purpose is to promote thu
union label products in all parts o
the United States
II New York-The biennial session o
the International upholsters' body viii
be held in this city in July. The dele
gates from the local union will be in
structed to try to obtain the cOnven
ton of 1911 for San Francisco. Cal
III Boston.-There was a decided fall
ing OFF in 1908 in labor strikes. an,
the record for arbitrations was mad
that year, according to the report o
tho aIoScoahnSoftS hn< rd of arhi
tration and Cancellation sent to tn
legislature recently Applications TO
the adjustment of 40 controversial
were considered. mutual adjustment
were made in Is cases. "a were pend
!. ing and 113 decisions were rendered
Chicago.-A concerted effort is nov
being made to bring the Truck Dri,
ers' union back to life At the time @
| the great teamsters' strike in 1905
had 6,700 members After the strik
the membership dwindled to almos
nothing 1t is now back to $500 an
new members are joining at the rat
of so to IS week A new scale wi
be demanded when the present agre'
ment expires next fall
Pittsburg, Pa--Settlement of a
I
Street Railways Company and its $50
employees was made when the vote {
the latter was announced The vot
was almost unanimous for settlement
The demand of the men for more pa
was withdrawn, but their request fC
better arrangement of working hour
was granted
Glasgow. Scotland--Three Kinros
miners were each fined ten dollar
or so days Imprisonment for hayin
matches in their possession in a CO
| liery-
Washington = Secretary Morriso
| will have a lebel chart printed !
pamphlet form, giving reproductio
of the various union labels Endorsed b
: the Federation of Labor
South Memphis, Tenn--Meat Gu
; tiers in this city are about to be o