United labor bulletin., 1912-08-08

. per cent to run for two years. Sc
cured without strike
MILFORD, Mass.-Carpenters obtained
SATURDAY half holiday for four months
IN 1872 and all year around for 1919.
ana increased wages 4c per hour with
out strike.
| quincy, Mass.-Carpenters, Plumbers
anu Masons secured advance in wages
without strike
| Worcester, Mass = Forty-four-hour
week established Tor all building trades.
falnters, Plumbers and Bricklayers won
an increased wage scale Granite Cut
ters won strike Tor increased wages ne
eouatlng a hve-year contract with a scale
beginning at 4zc and increasing &c per
hour each May until 1917. Police off,
Gals organized and increased their pay
from s2.10 to So per day, the unionis
assisting them
| Lansing, Mich-Printers obtained In
crease OF 81 per week for the next two
years and an additional dollar per week
Tor the following two years.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Electric linemen
obtained 81 per month increase in
wages and double time for all overtime
from the st. Paul Gas Light company.
st. Louis, Mo.-Hoisting Engineers
received an increase OF lUc per hour
without strike
So. Omaha-An employees in breweries
obtained increase of 50 per week.
New Brunswick, N. J.-Carpenters se-
cured increase OF &c per hour after .
strike of half day.
| Auburn, n. Y-Meat Cutters reduced
working hours from an unlimited num-
Der, which formerly prevailed, to a ten
hour on five days in the week and
twelve hours on Saturdays.
| Binghamton, N. Y.-Plumbers OBJ
tanned increase of CSC per day. Brew
cry Workers gained increase of 81 per
week. Hod Carriers obtained increase
of 25c per day.
| Rochester, N. Y.-Boilermakers and
Painters increased wages soc per day
without strike.
| Fargo, N. D.-Painters increased
wages TIC and Carpenters II per cent
without strike.
Cincinnati, O.-Signwriters secured
Saturday half holiday and increased
wages averaging from 75c to 81 per day
after short strike. Moving picture
increase in wages without strike
Cleveland. O.-Asbestos Workers OBJ
tanned a substantial increase in wages
and full recognition of union, because
OF 100 per cent. organization in Cleve-
| land.
Cleveland. o.-PIumbers increased
wages from $3.50 to s5 per day and
/ a
strike of one week
E. Liverpool. O.-Street Carmen OBJ
tained increase in wages and improved
their working conditions without strike
Marietta, O.-Leather Workers on
Horse Goods succeeded in getting the
employers to adopt the union label on
horse goods manufactured there.
Pomeroy, o.-Carpenters won the
eight-hour day and increased wages
| IN will rsl-
Springfield. O.-Brewery Workers es-
tablished the eight-hour day. This IL
the tenth trade in Springfield working
eight hours.
Steubenville. O.-Bricklayers and
Teamsters secured a substantial in
crease in wages. Street Car Employees
obtained an increase through arbitra-
tion.
Haileyville. okla-City Laborers in
creased wages and decreased hours, rate
now being 50 per day of eight hours in
stead Of s1.50 for ten hours.
Lancaster. Pa.-Plumbers won an in
crease of 31sc per hour after a short
strike.
/ Pittsburg. Pa.-Painters established
the 44hour week and increased wages
20c per day, making their scale 52hc
per hour. This is an increase of soc per
day over the scale for 1911 and the
scale for 1918 provides for zoe per day
more Sheet Metal Workers negoti-
ated new agreements for two years with
improved working conditions and 2hc
per hour increase in wages. Electrical
Workers increased wages 25kc per hour
up to January. 1918. when they viii get
another increase of sc per hour. Agree
meRt lasts for two years. Street Rail-
way Employees obtained from isc to Sc
per hour, agreement running for. two
years.
Elma. wash.-Obtained an eight-hour
Ordinance from city council for all pub
lie employees.
| Olympia. Wash.-Shingle weavers
won a isc per thousand increase with
out strike and organized a new local ut
Middleboro. They also won increased
wages in Sauk.
| Lacrosse. Wis.-Teamsters increased
wages for drivers to s65 per month and
helpers to $50. Cement Workers made
a new contract at 40c per hour for fin
ishers and 25c an hour for helpers.
| Sheboygan. wis.-Carpenters ncreas-
| ed wages &c per hour, making the ratio
4sc per hour for an eighthour day. Eiec-
trical Workers won all their demands
after a strike lasting one day
| Madison, Wis.-Carpenters increased
wages 2hc per hour. Engineers ad-
vanced from 40c and soc and 5GA per
hour without strike.
Quebec. canada-Carpenter and
Painters Increased wages SC per hour,
without strike.
Saskatoon. Canada-Plumbers fncreas-
ed wages from 60c to Csc per hour with
out strike. The Painters changed their
wage rate from a f0c per hour maximum
to 40c per hour minimum Carpenters
increased minimum rate &c per hour.
No strikes.
| Indianapolis. fnd.-The Carpenters n
Newata have Increased wages from lsc
to SOC per hour without strike. The
Roof and Bridge Carpenters OF Boston,
Mass. have Increased wages from 1319
to 1870 per day. no strike Al Mead
Vile, Pa, the eieht-hour day was rafued