The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-04
COMMISSIONER
CONNOLLYE'S
LABOR REPORT
Interesting Statistics on In
dustrial Conditions of
Connecticut
During Last Is Months There
Were 4S Strikes Involving
8,O27 Workers

the third biennial report of the bu-
reau and covers the fiscal years 1911
and 1912. 1t is the first report made
| by Commissioner Connolley and tse
subjects reported on are: New fac
tory constructions; Free Public En-
pIoyment Bureaus; Tenement Houses:
Director of Labor Organizations,
Strikes, Trade Agreements, Occupa--
tiona1 Diseases, Court Decisions and
In reporting on New Factory Con-
structon for the two years ending
June 80, 1912, statistics show that
] 265 manufacturers erected new build
ings or otherwise added to their
plants in Connecticut representing ap-
proKimately valuation Of 1850, 900.
OF the Eve Freq o; Pnnii9 hpl eyz
they have steadily grown In public
favor and that the five offices since
their inception have secured situa-
tons for 96, 8S3 persons; of that num-
Der 3S,577 were males and 57.7o6 fe-
males and that CAT of all applicants
obtained employment.
OF the whole number of persons
applying for help sos were supplied
and the reports of the offices for the
two years ending Nov. 80. 1912 show
fees to have been Hartford, Alas
males, 2,534 females: New Haven. g.
9ee males. 2,61e females: Bridgeport.
bury, 5,207 maIes5 2,34O females and
Norwich 1858 males and $50 females.
During the same period the number
ford, 1920 males, 1905 females; New
Haven, 1887 males, 2.05S females;
Bridgeport 2. 294 males, s136 females;
Waterbury. 1y47S males, AMI females,
and Norwich 460 males and 362 fe-
males.
The number of private empIoyIn ent
agencies licensed by the bureau in
the state at the close of the report
was IL. New Haven has 16; Hartford
and Bridgeport, Il each; Stamford, Z:
Waterb1ry; s; q9eenwichs, !. 4 n1 MeTd-
Danbury, Norwich. Norwalk and South
NoFwaIk, one each.
There are three associations of en-
ployers who maintain employn emit de-
partments, The Manufacturers As
ISOLATION Of Hartford County with So
members; National Metal Trades As
members, and the Manufacturers As
sociations of the City of Bridgeport
with IS mem bers.
Of the tenement houses of the state
Hartford leads with 416 buildings pro-
v1ding accon1m odationS for three fani-
lies or more; New Haven has 306;
den Is; M1ddletown 8; Willimantic 2
and Bristol 1.
In the year 1911 there were found
to exist SIS labor organizations in the
state. During 1912 very little change
in mum ers was found there being 495
local and % district organizations q
total of SIT.
On the subject of strikes the re-
port shows that there were a labor
difficulties or strikes in the state dur
ing a period of Is months ended Nov.
so, 1872 The total number of per
sons involved was 8,027 and 1851
working days were lost pending set
| uement- The results of the strikes
show 81 were successfui; 20 unsCc
cessfu1, five partially successful and
two not settled at the close of this
report. Among the most Important
Il.
| Of persons idle and the greatest num-
Der of days lost before a settlement
was reached the Silk Weavers of
the Windham SILK Company, Will
mantle and the Weavers of the French
River Textile company of Mechanics
Vile and the journeynen plumbers of
New Haven.
On trade agreements the report says
that in the state there exist more
than 500 trade unions of the Amert-
can Federation of Labor type and
dustrial Workers of the World. On
the other hand is found powerful and
well organized associations of manu-
facturers formed for the protection
of their interests and work in opposi-
ton to labor unions. Among the 204
trades unions Investigated 103 were
found to have working agreements in
force between the members and their
employers and a study of the strike
report reveals the fact that while 4s
strikes occurred, 80 of them began
where rganization was found to
exist. The commissioner says that al
though the National Association of
luton declaring against agreements
made with organized labor he be-
heYes them to be practical and rec
ommends their adoption
Speaking of occupational diseases
the report says that only three cases
have been reported to the Bureau
since the enactment of the law. So
Tar their report says this law has been
of very little use because of the few
cases reported and he believes the
records to be incomplete and in order
to make them more effective recon-
1nends a. change in the law requiring
physicians to report all such cases or
failure to do so.
The report closes with a list of bills
to be presented at the coming session
of the General Assem- bly,. They are:
For the establishment of a mini
m UNI wage board. :
Limiting the hours of labor for wo-
men ard children, providing that the
hours for women be lim1te to ST. and
for children to 48 per week.
Regulating night work for minors
mpIoyed as messengers, prohibiting
the employment of boys under Fl
during certain hours
For the enactment of an Employ
For the adoption of a uniform
schedule reporting industrial acct
dents.
Amending the occupatfonal diseases
act by attaching a penalty for failure
to report.
Forbidding the employment of wo-
zen in certain dangerous occupa-
tons
For an amendment to the act pro-
viding for the licensing of private en-
ployment agencies
For legislation providing the com
missioner of the bureau of Labor
Statistics with legal authority to en-
force demands for certain inforrna-
ton.
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