The labor world., 1911-11-18

cent strike, + is reported that the.
company is Diminishing, reducing and
removing large numbers of men who
came out on strike, and the Railway
Mems union has called on the board
OF trade to enforce the strike settle
ment with the company. 1t is stated
positively that If this is Intellectual,
the men will again be called out on
strike. A number of men, with 90
year unblemished records, have been
taken off their jobs and supplanted
by so-called loyal men, who did not
join the strike 81 st:s. Z.
ass. Irish Strike Results. 8.
Owing to the strike Of the Great
South Western Railway in Ireland,
traffic returns for the past three
weeks show a decrease Of $165,000
as compared with the corresponding
week last year. Saa ~
There has also been "a strike Of
Irish bakers, which began recently
in Dublin. L.: s..-5 .<ss- .@...... =
The Belfast bakers have now de-
cided to come out on strike unless an
advance of soc per week is granted.
An effort is being made to form
an Irish Federation of Labor to bring
all the trades In closer relations. So
49,. -. Miners On Strike. G
The coal. miners in the Bristol
district are practically. all on strike,
the wage agreement of 1907 having
been violated. This agreement was
to the effect that wages should rise
and fall with the adjoining Somerset
coal field, and although this has
been. carried into effect when de-
creases have taken place in the Som
erset district. when an increase Of 8
pence per day was given in somer-
set the Bristol operators refused to
comply.
The matter was referred to the
board ftrade to inquire into the
matter. It seems that the report of.
the board Of trade was susceptible:
of any kind of an Interpretation, but
generally considered to be against
the men. AS a consequence, the
miners have ceased work to enforce:
the 1907 agreement There are 5000
miners idle. E>
For Minimum Wage Scale.
The Miners Federation of Great
Britain determined to establish a
minimum wage at it's conference. The
next meeting will be held on Novem-
ber Fl, when it will be decided
whether active steps shall be. taken
to secure an individual district mini
mum wage for all the workers in
mines in the area of the federation,
without reference to working places
being abnormal. 1t is felt to be pos
>sible that in number of districts
the employers will agree to fix a
minimum wage, thus preventing a
national stoppage, should difficulty
be encountered in esta blishing mini
mum.
Unions Amalgamate.
: The labor organizations in Great
Britain are seeking closer affiEation
and amalgamation. The Amalgamated
Society of Carpenters and Joiners
and the Associated Carpenters and
Joiners, representing $4,000 members,
have just Joined forces, and the Tex,
tile Workers Of the West Riding, Of
Yorkshire, have arranged a working:
agreement IA general meeting of
the committee for the cons clidationi
of the building industry's trade unions:
into one organization : will be held,
shortly. ...
Employers to Combine.
There is to be inaugurated in,
Great Britain Federation of Manu-
facturers and a circular has been
sent to a large number of prominent
firms, asking them to join in the
scheme. It is stted that the new fed
Grafton is to provide means whereby
strike breakers can be procured in:
case of industrial disputes and as
suming' the same functions as IRE
found in employers, associations in
America.
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