The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-08
LABOR NOTES or
VIDE INTEREST

ef tlan on May j Wnen they came out
on strike. The strike breakers at work
are being reduced every day. They even
cannot bear the hungerbred surround
ings and are leaving for pastures new
on every train
Organized labor throughout Vermont
has nobly responded to the call for aid,
and the strikers are now assured that
this battle for bread and the right to
organize will be won for them, even If
the union men of Vermont have to dig
down for their last dollar. The lumber
kings did not realize that when the APP
! peal was made to the union men and
women Of Vermont to aid their 800 non
union employees, there would be re-
Spouse to the call But by this time
they are truly alive to the situation,
hence the conferences just taking place.
| Barges loaded with wood are held up
on Lake Champlain at a demurrage rate
OF $500 per day. The barges are manned !
! by union seamen, so it is useless for
| the mill owners to expect aid from
| that quarter. The car sidings are packed /
with an ever-incTeasing demurrage rate |
to think about, and altogether the |
chances, to say the least, are hopeful |
Four general organizers are now sta
toned in Burlington and more are COM
ing. which gives us added encouragement |
that before many moons have passed, |
the Queen city will take her lawful posi-
tior III the ranks of organized labor.
Union men and women Of Barre keep
w your grand effort on behalf of those
hunger strikers of Burlington. The
knowledge that you have paved the way
to ultimate victory should make you feel
proud that you had the opportunity to
help in this great struggle for the ne
cessties and recreation that goes to con-
stitute an American standard of life.
/ also wish to thank the business men
of this city, who so generously donated
to the relief of the strikers. We may
not all see one way at times, but there
is something in all our makeups, espe-
cially in Barre that knows when an in
justice is being worked upon the hum
blest among us.
The city council of Minneapolis has
passed a resolution increasing the pay
of the sewer waterwOrks and paving
departments from 1925 to S2.40 a day
of eight hours.
ihCAN - a ihpfG pi III l4llS NlLN " {
build labor temple. A committee has (
and report at the next meeting of the
Central Labor union of Barre and vi j
einity. Should favorable action be re- +
ported by the committee, the delegates Z
representing all affiliated locals will be
instructed to lay the matter before their
organizations.
The workmen's compensation law, en-
acted by the state legislature OF Mas !,
sachusetts will go into effect July /, !
next. This measure abolishes the rule !
Of contributary negligence of fellow !
servants, and the assumption of risk !
laws and court rulings, allows person !
halt his regular earnings for maxi {,
mum of 300 weeks if partly ineapacitat-
ed in an accident while working; gives
the employee half pay for a period 500 !;
weeks if he is totally disabled for work :,
by any such accidents adds from $4 to
$40 week to this allowance for 100 \
weeks if he loses both hands, both feet =,
Or 10 per cent of sight of both eyes: :,
makes this additional allowance for so :,
weeks if he loses one hand, one foot or Z
EN- per cent. of sight of one eve; fur +,
nshes him with the added compensation
or % weeks for the loss of two or II
more fingers, thumbs or toes, and for "
2 weeks for the loss of one finger or ..
inc toe; prevents exploitation by ex- :,
brilliant fee charges by lawyers or doe in
ors under any and all circumstances; n,
Nempts such sums OF money as may be ,
ue him for damages from attachment nj
or debt of any kind or description; &c
cts his half pay allowance at mini
mum of "a per week and a $40 maxi d,
mum, with a $1,000 limit for total dis No
bility; in case he is killed, gives his al
ependent relatives the equivalent of TO
his half pay for 300 weeks. and if
e has no dependent relatives, allows 10
zoo for the funeral expenses. 1t will Ii,
nth the exception of domestic servants ue
nd farm laborers, cover all cases where
ccidents occur TO wage workers of both 10
cxes, while at work for their respective to
Employers. w
President Johnston of the Information
| Association of Alachinists appeared
efore the executive council of the Amer Al
AN Federation of Labor and requested
bat the charter of the machinists' help
rs held by them be turned over to ma 10,
hinists. The request was granted and II,
ne locals of machnists' helpers have 10
zen instructed to apply for charters to 81
he maehinists, which will be granted
ithout cost. Tr
The Boston union of the United Boot eri
nd Shoe Workers has announced that Fri
has amalgamated with the Boot and &c
hoe Workers union, affiliated with the
merican Federation of Labor. eal
ell
There is one reason, if no other. why "'
Isiness men, especially merchants,
iould favor union labor, and that rea-
n is that if labor is poorly paid, the a..
age Garner will have no money to spend oN
it'll the merchant. Every business man
lows, if he stops to think, that the re-
il house depends upon the wage Garner Ne
: 30 per cent. of its trade. If he had leo
depend upon the trade of the rich for ter
; support. the retail merchant would SAY
and small chance of succeeding. If the
& working people are prosperous, the fro
archant thrives from his trade. and ter
zen the workfngman's wages are cut
wn it takes Just that much cash from wei
o till of the business man and inst cav