The wageworker., 1910-03-05
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Chicago switching district of IS rail-
roads was believed to have been avert
ed when the parties at dispute agreed
to submit the question to the Illi-
nois state board of arbitration. The
switchmen who are members of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, de-
manded an increase in wages of five
cents an hour and time and half
for overtime. Both sides signed an
agreement to arbitrate. The men voted
for strike, but F. o. Melchor, vice
president of the Rock Island and
chairman of the General Passengers
committee, said no strike was now
possible. The application for arbitra-
tion was filed at Springfield, ILL.,
Wilkesbarre, Pa.-There is con-
sternation among the anthracite min
ers in this region over a decision of
the Luzerne county mining board to
recall all certificates issued to the
many thousands of miners in this
county and to examine every man as
to his fitness to hold certificate.
Under a Pennsylvania law. man
must have two years experience in
| hard coal mining before he can OBJ
! tain certificate to work as a miner.
The decision of the board is due to
| the finding of large numbers of fraud
| ulent certificates throughout the coun.
| ty, the inexperienced men endanger-
| ing the safety of mine workers and
mine property.
| New York.-Between 5000 and 5000
structural iron workers employed by
the members of the Iron League Erec-
tors association have received an in
crease in wages of 80 cents day,
dating from the beginning of this
month, and on July 1 another advance
of 20 cents day will go into effect,
which will bring up the wages to five
dOliars/ day, the highest structural
iron workers have yet received. The
| wage increase was voluntarily granted
| by the employers
BoSton-John c. Dyche of New
| York, general secretary of the Ladies'
Garment Workers union, has sent
word that the entire energies of the
| international will be concentrated in
securing complete victory for the
Boston Ladies' Tailors' and Dress
makers union in its prolonged battle
against several local open shop firms.
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shirtwaist and white goods makers
is progressing most satisfactorily, it
| is said.
South Bethlehem, Pa.-A point for
| the Bethlehem Steel Company in the
strike controversy was the decision
of the 500 steel molders not to strike.
To keep the molders at work the COM
pany granted them part of their de-
mands. Jacob TaZzlier OF Washing
ton, representative of Samuel Comp
ers, arrived and took charge of the
fight for the men. The agitators say
| they propose to get out the entire
10000 employees of the plant.
Boston.-John b. Lennon, who will
retire next July, has been at the head
of the International Journeymen
Tailors for nearly a quarter OF CEN
tury. and for almost as long a time
has been a prominent figure in inter-
national labor circles. AS treasurer
of the American Federation of Labor
and a member of the executive coun-
Gil of the American Federation of La
Dor Mr.. Lennon has always been in
the limelight.
Washington.-A popular error in re-
gard to the number of industries in
which women were employed during
the first quarter of the last century
limits their occupation to five or six
the mills, shoemaking, cigar max
ing, sewing, the manufacture of cloth
ing, and printing. Actually statistics
from the industrial reports of that
period show that over one hundred
| occupations were open to women.
i New York.-The executive body OF
given notice that hereafter no dele
gate to the international body will be
seated if he does not wear clothing
bearing the union label.
London, Eng.-The Great Northern
railroad of Ireland has issued no
tice that employees reaching the age
of 65 years must resign their posi-
tions. No pensions will be granted
New York.-The linotype machinists
of Manhattan have established for
, themselves an official organ under the
| title Typesetting Machine Engineers
Journal
} New York.-There was notable
decrease in the number of violations
, of New York's child labor law last
year, and fewer children were EN-
ployed.
Observation-Disclosures were about
twenty national or international unions
in the United States in 1881; in 1907
there were upward of 1875.
: Newport, Eng.-The Labor party
convention voted down resolution to
: change the title under which the par
Z tvs candidates should stand for par
: Lament from Labor to Labor and So
r cialist by vote of 1892 to "A. A
: resolution was adopted demanding
laws to enfranchise women and pay
members of parliament.
? Boston.-Just 47O clerks employed
, | i1, tho srororal OFF Of tho y e M