The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-03-27
For Union Workers
Important Happenings IN
Industrial Circles m This
Country and Europe . .

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Chicago--Five hundred ircn ship
builders and boiIe-mzkers em9Eoyed
by the Chicago Shtp5uiftIng Company.
South Chicago went OUT On = strike
against a ten per cent cut IN Wages
The entire shipyzrd was tied - By
the strike The average wages paid
the men Is SEQ and - day fog nine
hours Sups- j. E TImm left hurried
ly for Cleveland IL Eas rumcred that
he viii confer with the management CT
the eompany's yard there about sezs-
ing strike breakers To Chicago TO take
the places of the Esen on strike Al
of the strikers are members Of the
BoiIermzkers and Iron Snipou5Iders
union The vzIkour was precipi-zret
when the company posted a notice an
nouncIng the wage seduction No rez-
son was given fog the cut
Boston, Iass-The Associated Hat
Manufacturers. declaring that Lznson
Hubbard manufacturers Of this
city who recently recognized and ss-
tablished union factory. are oper-
ating to the injury Of the rzznzEzc--
urers. organization brought suit IN
the United States circuit court &c re-
strain the Lanson < Hubbard cra-
Germ from using the unio1 label The
firm OF Lamsoa & Hubbard fnccrrc--
ated, member of the azzEzfzcrz-ers'
body, was one OF the companies aaeez-
ed by the hatters- general strike Two
of existence transferred IT'S business
H.. 4 O.
OF Maine Withdrew from the national
association and took back its men en-
the union basis
Pittsburg. Pa-The cancellation OF
the continuous working agreement by
the employers with the AmzIxzmzted
woFkmen. notice Of which has already
been given Is taken by workmer in
The great Pittsburg district TO mean
cut in wages. beginning July l. There
was an important meeting Of the ANAL
gamated people at the headquarters.
and after it was over President r J.
McArdle of the -AmaIxzmzfed sssociz-
ton said Il don't think the opera
tors win ask US to accept any retzuc-
ton Of wages before July l. bur II
seems that they are determined to do
| it then"
Berlin, Germany-Tn Germany IN
| 1900 only one union bad over $500
women members. four unions had over
1000. but less than 5000. Is unions.
had less than 1000 and % go znjonS
had no women members In 1907 the
unions Of factory workers. metal work
| ers, tobacco workers and textile work
/ ers included over 10000 women mem
bers each, three other unions had over
/ 5000. but less than 10 1000. six unions
had over 1000. but less than 5.096 and
% unions had less than 1000 women
members. the remaining "a unions
consisted exclusively OF mem
| Stockholm. Sweden-The Priz<erS
Trade union in Sweden has arranged
a new tariff agreement which exrends
to all towns in the country and viii
be In force for 1--WE years IL settles
| for that period the wages and work
| ing rules for the composisors- machine
managers, printers ASSISTANTS both
male and female. and apprentices As
compared with the old general sz-sR-
/ which ran out on December IL asst
there are increases in wages zverzg-
ing 10 per cent
Carson City. Ney--Gov Dickinson
has called a conference Of the labor
organizations of the state to ask their
number Of important bills affecting Ia
Dor that may be acted upon by the leg
islafure-
Reading, Pa-F C. Smink- prezi-
dent of the Reading Iron Company. IL
sued statement IN which he said
that there has been great decline in
the price OF the various products man
ufactured by the company Owing 20
this condition he announced a reduc-
ton in wages in the different depart
ments of from 7h TO Is per cent The
pudding basis viii be at the rate Of
1915 per ton The former rate wzs
$3.50 a ton
Stockholm. Sweden-The govern
the unemployed, in which local author
tiles, labor bureaus and trades-unicn
officials win cooperate The state OF
trade is very bad just now in the Izrs-
er towns Ike Stockholm. Maimo.
Gothenburg- etc Most unions have
more than ten per cent of the mem
bers unemployed
Chicago. Semi-ofIciaI announce
ment is made that the s. 4 s. Com
pany viii shortly construct one Of the
largest and best equipped PACKING
houses and canneries in the country
II will be located somewhere IN the
rapidly developing southwest either
Oklahoma or Texas. but the point Ea5
not yet been selected
Philadelphia proposition TO es-
tabIish a death benefit fund Of $50 IN
the Coopers' International union re-
Gently submitted to the subordinate
unions for referendum vote has besr
carried by a vote of 1.152 TO I-04l- The
general executive board Is preparing