United labor bulletin., 1913-10-18

tailors, which began more than a
month ago when $500 men and 500
girls quit work. is officially ended
The settlement committee of the
strikers reported that only 500 of the
workers were still on strike, years
agreement having been made with
the employers by the Ladies' Tailors
union on behalf of the rest. The
strike affected the shops of large
number of the firms in Fifth avenue
and its vicinity and these were
among the first to make settlements.
The smaller firms followed. The
agreement provides for forty-eight
hour working week. wages ranging
from SIT to $27 week for first-class
firms and from Sis to s24 week for
second-class firms.
Notwithstanding stand taken by
the woman employees OF the bureau
of engraving and printing in demand
ing ten per cent. increase in wages
and opposing a change in the system
of payments from per diem to piece
work was indorsed by the Central La
Dor union at it's weekly meeting Not
only did the union strongly oppose
the proposed system of payments, but
it was stated that the girls of the
bureau were entitled to ten per
cent. increase because of the fact
that within the next three years the
government would undoubtedly intro
duce additional machinery which
would result in the saving of so many
dollars that the women themselves
should share in 1t.
Portland, Ore.-The industrial vel
fare commission of Oregon has adopt
ed ruling which will become law
November 23. fixing minimum wage
of 1926 week for adult women
clerks who are not apprentices; de-
fining eight hours and twenty minutes
as the maximum days work and nifty
hours as the maximum for week.
and making six p. M the latest hour
at which any woman may be employed
on any day of the year in mercantile
, establishment. The order automat-
ically eliminates Saturday night shop
ping and Christmas holiday night
shopping.
Vienna Austria.-A settlement has
been reached in respect to the wage
movement in the Austrian building n
dustry. which has lasted six months
and in which 100000 workers were In
volved. The new contracts cover
period OF three years and provide for
substantial increases in wages. The
nine-hour day was attained in Wen
ma, and in the other parts of the land
a shortening OF the working time and
other improvements were effected.
d. ;x,f,v t-ar
at the Reading railway car shops
here. on strike since early last sum
mer, returned to work. At Tamaqua
and ST. Clair the men have also re-
turned to work. The cause of the
strike was the discharge of three men
at the Rutherford shops. 1t is said
that shese three men. on whose be
half more than 500 fellow workmen
laid down their tools. were re-em'
ployed
Paris. France.-The most significant
sign of the times. that revolutionary
labor propaganda is losing popularity
in France, has been the announcement
from the headquarters of the labor
confederation that members should no
longer take part in anti-militarist and
anti-government demonstrations. 1t is
added that for the future the organi-
cation would leave politics alone and
devote its energy to economics.
Pittsburgh, Pa.-Within the next
few weeks application for member
ship in the American Federation OF
Labor will probably be made by the
Bricklayers and Masons international
union. judging from returns on a
referendum vote received here by
Join S. Heron, financial secretary OF
the Pittsburgh bricklayers. In Pitts
burgh the project carried l1S to "a
London. England.-The strike OF
London omnibus men was settled at a
conference of the British board OF
trade. Under the terms OF the set
tlement the men gain the chief points
for which they contended-recognition
of their union and representation by
union off icials in disputes between the
companies and their drivers and con-
ductors
Chicago.-George w. Perkins. gen
eral president of the Cigarmakers' In
ternational union. has been selected
by the executive council OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor as dele
gate to represent that body at meet
ing of the International Secretariat.
which will be held in Zurich, Switzer-
land. this fall.
Berne, Switzerland.-There are In
Switzerland institutions where tenn
porary employment may be had by
persons out OF work through no fault
OF their own. They receive comfort
able accommodations and some money
compensation until they can ffnd more
remunerative employment.