The wageworker., 1910-03-26

C0u 10 CQ0 G0Qordl managers dSSOC1a-
tion formal demand for an increase
in wages. This demand is similar to
that presented to the same roads last
December by the Order of Railway :
Conductors and the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, and which are now
in their final stage of negotiation.
General Manager J. C. Stuart of the
Erie refused to accept the demands,
as chairman of the General Managers
association, declaring that he would
meet committee of the Erie firemen,
but that the brotherhood would have
to deal with each railroad separately.
and not through the General Managers
association, which he said had no
agreement concerning wages. This re-
ply is similar to that given the con-
ductors and trainmen.
Boston.-For the first time in the
history of trade unionism in this city.
members of the bartenders' union were
called on strike at three shops to en-
force a union wage scale and working
hours schedule. The schedule, which
establishes a minimum wage rate of
$18 week for the men, was adopted
by practically all the employers on
January 1. A dozen or more did not
agree at that time. Since the commit
tees of the union and the Boston G. L.
U. have been endeavoring to amicably
adjust the matter and had succeeded
with all but five firms. The union men
won it's contention at two Of the
places struck last week 1t is expect
ed that the other shops will be struck
If the conditions are not established.
Boston.-April 1 is the date set by
Boston painters union II for it's 1910
wage scale to go into effect. 1t calls
for minimum rate of 500 for the A.
hour work week for house painters
and $22.2O for decorators. The pres
ent rates are Al cents an hour for
house painters and 46 cents an hour
for decorators. The men already have
the 44-hour week. East Boston paint
ers' union also last week adopted the
same scale and hour demands for
house painters, and for ship painters
the same rates per hour, but permit
ting the 4S-hour work week in that
branch.
City of Mexico-There will not be
walkout of American engineers and
conductors in the employ of the Ma
| tional lines of Mexico, the employees
and the railroad management having
agreed upon terms of settlement of
their difficulties. The wording of the
peace pact may never be published.
Both the employees and the railroad Of
f1cials refuse to divulge it's contents,
saying only that the agreement was
satisfactory to all concerned.
Paris, France.-The old-age working
mans pension bill, which insures to
every laborer in town or country a
pension at the age of G5, and will cost
France an additional $1Oo.oOoo0O year.
ly, may now be considered as voted.
The senate has agreed to make only
very slight amendments, and the
chamber, on the eve of the general
elections, will undoubtedly pass the
| bill when it comes back to it from the
senate.
Chicago.-The report of the Interna-
| tional Union of Plumbers for the last
year shows that during that period SO
charters were issued to new unions,
SO unions surrendered charters, 20
strikes were inaugurated, the cost of
which was $29,422, and sick benefits to
the amount of $27, and death bene-
| fits amounting to $4,000 were paid
| Joplin, Mo.-Seven hundred miners
| employed at the plants of the Ameri-
| can Zinc, Lead and Smelling Com
| pany struck for higher wages. Re-
Gently, when the price of zinc ore fell
to $40, the mems wages were cut. and
although zinc blend has gone to $45
the former pay has not been restored.
| New York.-The special referendum
vote taken throughout the country re-
Gently by the piano and organ workers
resulted in favor of temporary re5-c-
ton of the initiation fee from five to
cwo dollars.
Indianapolis, Ind.-The smallest av-
erage monthly paid-up membership of
the United Mine Workers of America
since it's organization in 1890 was in
1896, when the number was 9,617.
| New York.-Of the IL, 900 saleswom-
en- in New York department stores,
one-third are wives and mothers, the
greater part of these having taken po-
sitions after their marriage.
! Newark, N. J.-Typographical Union
No. 1O3 is the first union to abolish all
overtime in book, news and job Offices.
| No member is allowed, hereafter to
| accumulate any overtime.
| Washington.-Union metal workers
in Italy number $1,000 Owing to trade
depressions the membership has fallen
| from 15,400.
Boston.-The 65 cents an hour wage
rate for the Boston union plasterers
went into effect without friction. The
men struck for the rate last summer.
An agreement was then made by
which the mems wages were raised
from 60 to 62h cents an hour then
and the IS cents an hour rate to be-
come effective March 1.
Boston.-Boston PAYERS union 1, the