United labor bulletin., 1913-11-22
Matters of Moment for Those
Organized and Those With
out AffiIiation.
MAY BE RENEWAL OF STRIKE
Claim Made That Employers Of Pitts
burgh Have Not Lived Up to Agree
ment, and Further Trouble 10
Observation-Disclosures Gath
er at Seattle.

en- l-ionths ago, Ladies Tailors and
Dressmakers union, sc, l.. G. w. u.
have appealed to the state board OF
conciliation and arbitration to avert a
threatened strike among 400 of its
members. When the strike was set
tied three articles in the agreement
were left to arbitration between the
union and the Manufacturers associ-
alton. according to Business Agent
Gino Ancona. They deal with the pay
ment of employees for legal holidays
such as Columbus day. Thanksgiving
and Washington's birthday; the dis
charge of employees after two weeks
trial and the discharging of employees
at the beginning of their seasons,
March Is and September Is.
Indianapolis-A number of interna-
tional officers of labor unions whose
headquarters are in this city attended
the convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor at Seattle. November
10. From the headquarters of the
United Mine Workers there were
President John P. White. Secretary
Treasurer William Green and Vice
President Frank ]. Hayes. From the
headquarters of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners there
were President James Kirby and Sec
retary Frank Duffy; Journeymen Bar
bers' International Union, Secretary
Treasurer Jacob Fischer; Information
al Brotherhood of lBookbinders. Presi-
dent A. P. Sovey; International Broth
erhood of Transfers. Chauffeurs, Sta
blemen and Helpers. President Daniel
j. Tobin and Secretary-Treasurer
Thomas L. Hughes; International
Typographical Union. Secretary-Treas-
urer ]. w. Hays, and Second Vice
President Hugo Miller. who will at
tend as member of the Union Label
Department of the A. F. of L.; Jour
neymen Stonecutters' Association Of
North America, President Sam Griggs;
international Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. Presi-
dent Frank Ryan.
Christiania. Norway.-As regards
the settlement of industrial disputes.
an interesting bill has been submitted
to the Norwegian parliament, strictly
forbidding strikes and lockouts in
cases where collective tariff agree
ments or the carrying out of the same
is concerned. Such difficulties shall
be submitted to a special court and
the parties involved shall pay the
costs.
London, England.-In their invita-
ton to the trades unions the English
striking miners point out that I'VE in
this country have no such devices as
the Americans have created to check
the coercive capitalists, the trusts.
banks and railways. and we must re-
sort to cooperative action on a scale
never known among u.s." Is there
hint in this sharp enough to penetrate
the American standpat skull?
Chicago-The total membership of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners on the last of June was
21S,794 men in good standing. includ-
ed in 1,908 local unions. This was an
increase in membership of 1925. as
compared with the year 1912. The
union of carpenters was
started in 1881 with a total member
ship of 2,042.
Rockford. lll.-The state law requir-
ply to school teachers. according to an
opinion received from the state au-
thorities by r. G. Jones, superintend-
ent of Rockford schools. Teachers in
the Rockford schools had circulated
petition asking that they be paid every
two weeks.
Washington-Thirty states provided
factory inspectors to enforce observ-
ance of health and safety laws. and
they are determined to get more in
spectors in the states in order to care
for the lives and welfare of the work
ers in industry.
st. Clairsville. O.-Fifteen thousand
members of the United Mine Workers
of America in the eastern Ohio SUBJ
district have voted to continue the as
sessment of one dollar per month a
member to aid the striking miners of
Colorado.
Boston.-The desired new standard
wage scale for mercantile plants In
Boston and vicinity will be submitted
to the employers by Stationary Engi-
neers' union. 16, and Downtown Mer
camille Engineers union, 263.
Chicago.-Several hundred butchers
who have been employed by the small
packing houses OF the stockyards have
struck for an increase in wages.
Washington-Auto factories are said
TO be healthy places for workmen be-
cause of electricity employed.
Copenhagen. Denmark.-There are
but nine non-union molders in Den
mark working at the trade.
Glasgow. Scotland.-A farmers
union is in process of formation in the
west of Scotland
Washington.--Wo in leather
factories in Russia are paid but sew
on dollars month.