The wageworker., 1910-01-01

american Sneet ana 11Dplate COM
pany, where a strike has been in force
for weeks past, and intermittent riot
ing for the past ten days. 1t is pre-
dicted that it is the purpose of the
heads of the tin mills company instead
OF dlsmantling the plant to operate the
mills with imported nonunion labor.
Monaco, Pa-The strike of $50 for
eign laborers who walked out at the
Colonial Steel mill at Colona, owing to
the refusal of the company to grant
an increase of Is cents a day to about
eighty of their number, was settled.
The strikers agreed to go back at the
old wages. The mill is in full opera
tion.
Hartford, Conn.-Under a new law
which has just gone into effect in
Connecticut written reports must DE
made to the factory inspector of every
accident in a factory OF mercantile
establishment, by which the death of
an employe or his serious injury is
caused. The inspector or any of his
deputies is authorized to make an in
vestigation, but the records Of the
investigation are to be confidential
and neither the inspector nor any of
his assistants is to be competent
witness concerning the facts ascer-
| tanned by the investigation. Failure
to report an accident is punishable
by maximum fine of $50.
Denver, Col.-From returns received
to inquiries addressed to each of the
labor organizations in Colorado there
have been compiled for 122 organiza-
tions that reported figures relating to
membership, wage each day. hours
| worked each year. The membership
| of the organizations reporting num-
bers approximately $4,000. The hours
worked each day are reported as eight
| by 33 unions. as nine by Is unions, as
| 12 by five unions and 13 by one union,
as seven by three unions and as five
by three unions.
Boston.-To assist its affiliated
unions in their organizing campaigns,
Boston Metal Trades council will have
| a joint mass meeting of all the union
and nonunion men of Boston and vi
cinity. A number of the international
| officers will be present and speak.
The machinists, blacksmiths, boiler
makers, metal and brass polishers and
| workers and the coremakers and
| foundrymen's unions have all begun
individual campaigns. All have asked
for international organizers to assist
in the work.
| Chicago.-A call for an international
convention of the unemployed,
which will be attended by representa-
tives from all parts of this country
and Europe, has been issued. The
convention will be held in Chicago
January "a next, and it is the inten-
| tion of the leaders of the movement to
invite President Taft and the gov
ernors of the various states to attend
and discuss with them the question as
| to what should be done to provide
work for the great army of unem-
ployed.
| incinnati.-Railway telegraphers
employed by the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern railroad in demanding a
new wage scale and a change in work
| ing conditions are meeting with the
same opposition from the company as
are the Big Four telegraphers in their
like demands. 1t is understood the
Baltimore & Ohio men ask for a Is
per cent. increase in wages. c. c.
Bent, general manager of the Ba1ti-
more & Ohio Southwestern, declares
the demands are unreasonable.
| Chicago.-The total membership of
the United Brewery Workers union
at the present time is 45,233, COM
posed of 366 local unions and 1877
branches. During the last year nine
local union charters and IL branch
charters were granted. During the
same time 1854 new members were
taken into the organization
London, England.-From the begin.
ming of the movement in 1874, what
is now known as the Women's Trade
Union league, has been the most i'm
pOrtant agency in the development OF
unionism among women in Great Brit.
ain. This organization, at present
has nearly 100000 members.
London, Eng-Notices were posted
at the weaving mills in the Bolton,
Wigan and Leigh districts announcing
that short-time working schedules
would go into effect owing Ito the pro-
hibitive price of cotton" Many thou.
sands of operatives will be affected by
the curtailment.
Boston.-All but three local shops
have now signed the new wage scale
for the Sheet Metal Workers union
The present wage rate is $3.50 day
Under the new scale the rate will
be $3.75 day on and after January
/ and four dollars on and after June
l next.
Washington.-TheK Knights of Labor
recently recommended that a bill be
submitted to congress authorizing the
president to appoint a court of arbitra
hon to settle strike and corporation
matters.
London, Eng.-The master tailors
organization is considering the advisa
bility of forming strong trade union
in order to protect their interests un
der the trades boards bill
\ Rome, Italy.-A most serious strike