United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
HAPPENINGS IN
INDUSTRIAL RANKS
Brief Chronicles of Incidents of
Importance in the Immedi-
ate Past.
LABOR BODIES FORM MERGER
Tin Plate Workers AmaIgamate With
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers-Move
Believed Advantageous to Both
Wage Increase for Street
Railroad Men.


Pittsburgh.-At a joint meeting OF
he executive board of the Tin Plate
Workers association and the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers the two organizations
were consolidated under the title and
laws of the Amalgamated Association.
The recent strike of the tin plate
workers at Weirton, w. Va, was re-
sponsioble for the merger being
agreed upon. The conference at which
the details were arranged was held in
this city. Satisfactory relations were
maintained at the joint conference be-
tween the flint glass workers union
and the manufacturers. A slight ad-
vance in wages was granted to the
iron mold gatherers and substantial
advance to the iron mold German sys-
tenn shops making large and heavy
wares. Beginning September 1, the
mold makers hours of labor will be
reduced from 54 hours to So hours and
on August 1, 1917, the hours will be
reduced, thereby putting into effect
the 5O-hour rule which has been
sought each year during the past dec
ade. On and after January 1 next off
hand lamp chimney gaffers' wages
will be advanced is cents per turn or
80 cents a day. The off-hand gather
ers' wages are to be advanced 10
cents per turn or 20 cents a day. The
wages of the finishing boys will also
be advanced 10 cents a turn or 20
cents a day.
Philadelphia. - The Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company announced a
further increase in the pay of its
motormen and conductors. to take eff
feet September l. The new scale will
establish a maximum rate of 30 cents
per hour for the platform men on the
surface lines, while the rate for mo-
tormen on the subway elevated sys-
tenn is cents per hour more. New
men on the former lines will receive
25 cents per hour, and their wages
will be increased one cent per hour
each year until the maximum is
reached. On the elevated subways
aew men will start at % cents per
hour. The company announces that
these increases have been made pos
sible by the cooperative system, by
which a percentage of the earnings
are placd in a fund to increase the
wages. Between 1000 and 5000 men
will be affected.
Worcester, Mass.-The new scale of
wages on the Boston and Worcester
street railway is 231a cents an hour
for the first year, 241z cents for the
second year, 25k cents for the third
year, 261a cents for the fourth year,
2715 cents for the fifth year, and 2SA
cents an hour thereafter. The increase
is one-half cent an hour for the first
five years service and 1 cent an hour
after five years. This is the scale for
motormen and conductors until Au-
gust 1 next year. The scale will be
increased one-half cent then. Barn
men, shopmen and power station men
get five per cent increase. A mini
mum rate of $2.4O for runs of eight
hours or more is provided. Motormen
and conductors also are to receive rs
cents a day additional for instructing
new men. The agreement is for two
years
Chicago.-Following a conference
between the committee from the Au-
rora, Elgin & Chicago third rail cleo
trio line and the street car mems
union, it was announced the company
had conceded a two cents per hour in
crease and had agreed to many con-
cessions in the way of working con-
ditions. The men are getting 80
cents an hour, which is as much as
is paid by the Chicago railway COM
panies. They were holding out for a
10 cent Increase 1t was declared by
one who attended the conference that
the motormen and conductors have
Indicated willingness to accept 35
cents an hour as a basis of settle
ment.
Marion, Ind.-The Glass Bottle
Blowers association, in national con-
vention here, refused to prohibit its
national officers from holding offices
in other organizations, as the Amer
lean Federation of Labor or Civic
Federation. The resolution was sent
in by the Danville Qll) branch and
was voted down by a good majority.
A resolution, introduced by the
Wheeling. w. Va, local. providing
that locals out on strike must make
weekly reports to the general secre-
tary, was adopted.
Wheatland, Cal.-A 10 per cent
wage increase to hop pickers was an
nounced by the owners of the ranch
where the rioting among striking en-
ployes resulted in the killing OF four
men.
Dumfries, Scotland.-The Scotch
trade union congress. which lately took
place in this city, was attended by $50
delegates representing 0,000 members
of Scottish trade unions.