The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-24
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I'm LabOr's Realm
l Matters of Especial Interest To and Con- u
corning Those Who Do the
Work of the World
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Company over the entire system from
Mauch Chunk to PottSville was avert
ed in an agreement on the wage diff
| Guilty by c. o. Pratt. national vice
1 president of the Amalsamated ASSo-
| citation of Street Railways Employees,
and joint committee OF the men with
Lieb Bradley, general manager of the
trolley corporation The men. who
were receiving IL. 19 and u cents per
hour. according to their period of serv-
Ice asked for an increase to a ascent
| fiat rate. A compromise was made by
which the men will get 10 cents for
the first year and % cents for the sec
ond year and thereafter.
| New York.-It is reported in ship
ping circles that at a meeting of the
large shipping interests at London an
International federation of the steam
ship companies and shipping interests
OF both Europe and America was pro-
posed to act on general trade matters
and also on labor troubles. 1t Is
planned to circumvent strikes by crs-
ating large insurance fund and reim-
| burSe members of the federation
whose vessels or docks may be tied
up. Another idea. IL is said is to
have strike breakers organized and
ready to be mobilized in the shortest
possible time at any point where trou-
BILE has to be met
Madison, Wis.-In reply TO an asser-
ton recently made that the movement
for an eight-hour day for women was
of comparatively recent origin. DIR.
John b, Andrews of the University of
1 IN.
an eight-hour day for women is an old
issue that has been revived. move
ment in that direction having been
started during strike by the factory
girls in Lowell. Mass. in 1884. A re-
suit of that agitation was the passage
of laws in factory states limiting the
work of women to ten hours a day.
The doctor has produced evidence
Elwood. lnd,-The Indications are
that the American Sheet and Tinplate
Company means to center the fight
against the Amalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel Workers at the
plant in this city. in preference to the
east, and that if the local strikers re-
fuse TO return to work in the open
shop" plant, sufficient men will be i'm
ported to operate the mills here in
full. Fifty practical hot mill men
from the open shops" in the east
were brought to this city.
WaShington,-In addition to efforts
to improve the laws in the various
states. the national child labor COM
mittee has taken a leading part in ad-
, vocating the establishment of a fed
eral children's bureau. The bill is now
before the extra session of congress.
and it is anticipated that considera-
ton will be given to the measure dur
ing the early days of the regular SEES
sion. President Taft. who is a mem
Der of the committee, has given his
hearty approval of the measure.
{ New York-The International Sea
} mems union is to petition congress re-
Qpesting that the general law be SO
amended as to prevent the underman-
ming of vessels. and that as necessar.
, lily incidental to such prevention q
: standard of skill should be established
, in the case of the seamen concerned.
: New York.-The representatives OF
5 the United Hebrew Trades said that 4
: general strike of the 10000 coat tail
: ors in this city. who are organized as
] threatened for a restoration of the
wages of two years ago.
I Washington. The Amalgamated
. Association of Glassworkers cannot
I affiliate with the building trades sec
' ton of the American Federation of La
. Dor, according to decision reached
I at a meeting of the section here. The
l. rejection of the glassworkers' applica
y ton for membership was on the
5 ground that they do not perform sufi
I cient labor on buildings to warrant
the utilization.
n San Juan P. R.-A bakers strike
/, which is in progress in Santo Domin
A go has resulted in an effort to gel
Z, Porto Rican bakers to go to SantC
!, Domingo. Free passage has been of
/. fered them. but the union. which il
Il affiliated with the American Fedora
9 ton of Labor. has issued an officia
n announcement warning the men no
h to go as the object is TO use them a:
strike breakers.
n Narseilles. France.-The seament
: strike has been partially reonened n.
n = result of differences which hav,
/ arisen in the settlement over the QueS
e ton Of leisure time. Some violenc,
II occurred and several of the men wer,
arrested. The Fabre line steamer Ger
y mania was prevented from sailing 70
4 the United States by the desertion o
the crew at the last moment.
N San Francisco.-San Francisco La
a Dor council is considering plan I,
N send the unemployed in that city {,
in work ON farms.
NJ Winnipeg, Man. The Manitob;
government will appoint a committe
D. TO investigate workingmen's comper
h Sstion.
ID London. Eng-In the north Q
h England there has been a reduction O
three pence a ton on pudding and O
al sn per cent. on all other forge an
mill