Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-20
World of Labor
NeOs from All Parts of the World,
of General Interest to the Worker

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a foreign organization, with headquar-
tiers in Manchester. Eng, is importing
carpenters from Vancouver, B. c., to
work on Seattle buildings, while mem
bers of the local Carpenters union
are walking the streets looking for
employment. J. A. McCorlle, presi-
dent of 131, Seattle, aroused heated
debate at the Central Labor Council
The Building Trades Council was held
responsible for this state of affairs
by Mr.. McCorkle, who charged that
agents representing the council were
encouraging the amalgamated car
penters to come to Seattle. At the
bottom of the trouble between the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and the
building trades is the question of
jurisdiction over the steel trim, which
has lately been largely substituted for
holdings in modern buildings. The
steel trim can only be installed with
carpenters tools, and for this reason
the carpenters claimed jurisdiction
over the work At the Tampa con
vention of the building trades the car
awarded to the sheet metal workers.
Norfolk, Va.-Union electricians
struck because of refusal by employ
ing electrical contractors to meet de-
mands for a uniform graded salary
scale of $3.50 per day for first-class
men and $3.50 per day for second-class
men. The employing contractors said
with work slack at this time they were
not affected by the strike and that the
demands of the men would not be met.
There appear to be two electrical
unions at this time. The strike is
among those who have affiliated with
the newer organization, included in
which are a number of navy yard cleo
tricians.
Detroit, Mich.-A new Michigan law
compels all who loan money on goods,
salaries. jewelry in pawn or any kind
of personal property, or where no Sc
curity is given, or in any other way,
to take out a license and file a bond
for $1,000, to be approved by the city
council. The rate of interest is linn
tied to two per cent. a month for
amounts of 500 and under, and IL
per cent. on sums over $100. There
VIII also be allowed a fee of 81 to 81
for services in examining the security
New York.-As result of a confer
ence between the officials of the Texas
City Steamship company and the con
ference committee of the local branch
es Of the international seamen's union
an agreement was reached by which
the wages of the seamen and firemer
were advanced and other concessions
were made by the company. The
agreement is verbal, and is supposed
to be for one year.
Pittsburg. Pa.z-Since January
1896, the aggregate Of benefits paiC
by the International Molders' Unior
to members on the sick list is $1,916.
076.45, a larger amount than that dis
bursed for this purpose by any othel
trade union during the same period
The amount paid in the first three
months Of the current year for sucl
benefits was 5.32760
London, Eng.-Sixty per cent. of thu
adult workers Of Great Britain receive
less than $3.50 weekly wages, accord
ing to statistics quoted in the house o
commons by H. j. Tenant, the parlia
mentary secretary for the board o
trade, in opposing the motion Of VII
Crooks. the Labor member from Wool
wich, for a compulsory minimum wag'
Of $3.50.
New York.-The granite cutters, sub
stantially every one of whom belong
, to. the union, have effected wage set
Elements on a quite uniform basis 0
25 per cent. increase, with a Saturda.
half-holiday all the year round. begin
ming with the spring 1913. The wag
agreements of the granite cutters ar
for term of years, frequently FIVE.
/, San Francisco.-At the meeting o
the labor council. Secretary Gallaghe
made the announcement that the cos
Of the trial of the Mcnamara brother
will be at least $1,000, 600, and tina
while Darrow and his associates ar
not revealing their plans. it is certai
that some surprises agreeable to tn
labor movement viii be presented.
London, Extraordinary unemploy
ment. not strike pay. is by far th
heaviest charge on organized worker
In England The Amalgamated Soc
ETY. of Engineers is typical of tn
whole body of skilled trade unionisn
It's expenditure on ordinary unemplos
ment has been fully $20,OOO.OO0 Up t
date
Melbourne, Australia.-William MOI
ris Hughes. acting premier Of Aus
tralia, openly declares that Australi
viii never agree. except at tn
swords point, to admit Japanese In
migrants, even should the refusa
mean separation from the mothe
country"
Chicago.-The Journeymen Ston
Cutters association. of North Americ
Is making splendid progress this year
] increases Of wages having been game
by thirteen Of its unions in the las
! four nnoufbs The general average a