Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-08

Perth. observation-disclosures industr,.,
victory has been gained by IN.
slaughtermen In dispute with theft
employers. Under an award Of ~.
arbitration court, which came into an.
GRAFTON In June, 1910. wages W..
nxed at $3.50 week, with work q,
Sundays and the weekly holiday m
Saturdays. In accordance with :
union resolution. the men determines
to give weeks notice unless thls
minimum payment were raised "a sgo
week with the abolition OF Hunds..
work. and the substitution OF four 40
one-quarter hours work on saturdsva
After conference and subsequent
consideration the employers agreed q
this demand.
New York.-The United Hebrew
Trades Of New York city. representing
100 labor organizations and s00 benev.
olent and other societies, held con-
vention to protest against the ennlov.
ment OF non-union men By the sc-csred
bread trust" They passed resolutions
pledging the members Of the 400 or
ganizations represented and the FAINT.
lies Of the members to use only brs,a
bearing the union label and also a..
cided to tell the concerns employihe
non-union labor that II they do not DIET
In union men exclusively the United
Hebrew Trades will organize 4 "a.
operative plant for supplying the Jew.
ish trade with white bread.
Indianapolis.--Al union labor vac
against the high cost OF food pro ircls
is the aim OF the Cost Of Iisinr
league. as announced here by Prsst
dent James M. Lynch Of the Interna
tional typographical union. Lynch
plans for the Organization Of "cosl q
living leagues" in every city whore ck
ganized labor IL found. An inter
change Of information and cooper,
tive action. he believes. win ultimate
ly lead to methods whereby the hieh
cost Of living problem WIN Be solved
Lynch viii organize score Of LEAGUES
in the larger cities Immediately. n,
local organization win Join the co-op-
erative buying organizations recentl5
started here BY the employees Of ths
Pennsylvania railroad and the poa1
Office employees.
New York.-Ths street cleaning a.
partment made rapid progress II ~
moving the accumulated garbage b
the streets. and Commissioners ~
wards announced that be has cotkt
tons resulting from q Strike Of ~
drivers down to normal A total q .
5.745 carloads Of refuse wss removed
to the dumps. 4.426 men operating -
LII carts in service. There u1s
practically no disorder.
Madison, Wis.-By order Of ie3
state Industrial commssslcn 4
permanent state employment bureau
Is established at Ls Crosse Dnld
now the ONCE has been operated ~
der q temporary arrangement Tires
other such bureaus are 70 b esta>
lished In the state. the purpose bs'cs
to protect workmen against PROBES
sionai labor agents.
Observation-Disclosures the last tb'ris
years the Cigarmakers' Infsrnstor1|
union has paid In benefits the sum q
5000 900. The smallest bensiIt paid
was the strike dement's, which to,tist
little more than s1.00o.o 6o. the Other
$4,000. 900 being divided among s|ck.
disability. death and out Of work ben,
fits.
Atlanta ca-Previous To orrsnla-
ton the blacksmhths of this cizy Eot
rs cents an hour and worked ten boars
a day. Since organization their wages
have increased to IS cents al boar
and the days work has ben reduced
to nine hours.
New York.-Three thousand Efis
employed IN New York city IN tie
manufecture Of neckwear struck fo<
81 hours a week. the closed shop.
union recognition and uniform price,
OF 4. 4 and IL cents per dozen for
nectt,es
New vort-ssnca September near
" loo co,ored walters and belln<,
have besn dismissed from several q