The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08
NEWsOF THE LABOR WORLD.

Thirty-eight cents IS the daily
wage rate for blacksmiths in Shang-
hal, China.
President Leguia Of Peru has
signed what is known as the Peru
Wan employers liability law.
San Jose, CAL, institutions that
employ members OF the culinary
crafts have been thoroughly union
lied.
The twenty-seventh annual SEES
sion OF the trades and labor congress
of Canada will convene at Calgary,
September 18th.
on August eth at Niagara Falls,
the united powder and high explo-
siye workers of America will hold
their annual convention.
Al the next Dominion general cleo.
ton the labor party will have candi-
dates in the field in every important
city in Canada.
A child labor bill recently passed
the Tennessee Legislature, fixing the
age limit of factory employment at
fourteen years, and only excepting
agriculture and domestic service.
The last annual report of the
brotherhood OF railway trainmen
shows that more than S2,000,0U0
was paid in death and disability
claims by the organization during
the past year.
Arrangements have been made for
the holding OF national convention
Of the unemployed at Washington,
ID. c., TO be in session from Septem-
Der l to 4. j. Eads How, of st. Louis
is the head OF the organization.
Stationary nremen and steam en-
gineers employed by all the Minne-
apolis breweries have been success
full in their efforts 10 renew their
agreements with the employers and
to obtain an increase in their pay.
The organization committee of the
Minneapolis. trades and labor assem-
bly, has recently succeeded in or
ganizing shoe repairers union In
utilization with the national boot and
shoe workers union.
The number of women employed
in Germany according to the latest
statistical reports is 9.i0O. 900; in
France. 100000: in Austria, 81
600, 009, and in England. 5.4O0,000.
The women are employed in manu-
facture and trades.
The wool growers Of the northern
Rocky Mountain region have adopt
ed the method of selling at wholesale
direct to the consumer. They have
established large warehouses at
Chicago and Omaha, to which the
wool is cons gned.
Statistics compiled by Deputy State
Labor Commissioner Edwin v. Blake
show that 34.336 miners are EN-
ployed in Colorado. OF these l4,76s
are working in coal mines, and the
Reminder in the various metal mines
and mills.
Is The quarry workers international
fhnion OF North America reports that
IS local unions have this year effect
ed new agreements which run from
one to Ave years. and with an in
crease In wages OF from 70. 6 cents
per hour.
The Industrial Workers Of the
World will demand a universal eight
hour day May 1. 1912.
India has a new factory law which
limits adults work to twelve hours
and children's to six hours day.
The 1919 convention 81 the Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Union viii be
held IN Port Huron. Michigan.
Industrial accidents. occurring 10
kl73 individual work people in Canada
during May were reported % these
. we're fatal
The National Tnion-Df Teachers 81
England and Wales has i membership
Of 81 200 and Is believed 10 ~ The most
powerful organization Of teachers ii
the world.
A long contest has been wagcd in
Hoiyoke, Mass. TO better the condition
u the men employed IN the paper
mills and 70 obtain the eight-hour
dsy Up ID this time !, has not been
surcesEiil.
/ Tho Sheet Metal WORKERS Union
and The Hod Carriers Union Of III.
dianapOlis. Ind. both Of which with.
drew from the Central Labor Union
about two years ago. will again afiili.
ate with the central body.
The Illinois supreme court has sus.
tanned the validity u section is 81
the mining aci. requiring mine ~.
amlncis 70 note unsafe and dang rOui
conditions ~ placing cDnspicuou.
markers warning 81 danger.
/ The New York commission. In III
recent report on unemployment. give.
data from the trade unions shoglni
thai organized WORKERS lost on tn,
average of ~ pef cent II their pos.
slble income through lack of employ
ment.
An amicsble adjustment 81 wages Ii
the lasting departments Throughout
/ southeastern Massachusetts, b. n,
Boot and shUp WORKER Union. In
. soiying 1900 employees. Aggregates Al
increase u wages apprDximatln,
100000 a year.
Higher wages were paid ID American
farm laborers during 1919 than Al AM
time IN the last forty.fse years. &C.
cordiBg 70 the latesi government sta
tisticA. which gives $3.50 a. IN,
j average uuuthiV 0ag. f.r f..,,