United labor bulletin., 1914-01-24


Building Trades Employers associa'
ton. About $4,000 bricklayers will
receive an advance from $3.50 to So
a day. About $500 stone settlers will
have their wages advanced to the
same figures; 5000 composition roof
ers will receive an increase from $3-2S
to $3.50 day; about 5000 electrical
workers will get an advance from
$3.50 to $3.50 a day. The So day
to be paid to the bricklayers and
stone settlers is the highest rate ever
paid to journeymen in these trades in
New York and probably in the United
States.
Kansas City.-Architects. contrac'
tors and builders of the two Kansas
Citys have been notified by the car
penters' union that on and after April
1, next, the scale of wages demanded
for journeymen carpenters will be
raised from 90 cents an hour, or $40
day Of eight hours. to 62h cents an
hour, or IS for a day of eight hours.
The wages Of foremen carpenters will
be raised from 65 cents an hour, or
$500 for day of eight hours, to 72k
cents an hour or $3.50 for a day OF
eight hours. All overtime will be paid
for according to the rules of the
union now in force.
Steamboat Springs. Colo. : Seven
members of the United Mine Workers
of America, charged with rioting and
assault in connection with the Colora-
do miners strike. were sent out OF
town by the Routt County Taxpayers
league. The league then issued
notice that every miner In the county
must find work or leave. Frank Gar
nier. state organizer of the United
Mine Workers. sent a telegram to
President Wilson protesting against
the action of the league.
St Louis.-Rivalry between the Boot
and Shoe Workers union, which
signed a closed shop contract with
the Hamilton-Brown Shoe company,
and the Shoe Workers of America.
| threatens to cause bitter Industrial
struggle here. Unless the 1000 Unit
ed Shoe Workers employed by the
Hamilton-Brown company join the
Boot and Shoe Workers union, affil-
lated with the A. F. of L., they will
be locked out. Leaders OF the U. S.
w. predict their members will remain
loyal and fight.
Woodbridge, n. 1.-THE Federal
Terra Gotta company has announced
reduction in wages of its employees
of from 10 to 40 per cent The Cen
trail Labor Union of Middlesex county
has enlisted the American Federation
of Labor in its behalf, as the employees
argue that as the company has the
contract for the terra Gotta work in
the new Equitable Life building in
Manhattan and other large contracts.
it is able to pay the old rate OF wages.
Duluth, Minn.-That there Is not an
idle workingman at the head of the
lakes is the statement of leading en-
ployment agents here. Every lumber
camp in the north woods is now a
scene of activity. Outgoing trains
continue crowded with men who are
being given free fare to the camps.
Wages are the best they have been
this season and are climbing.
Cape Town, South Africa.-The de-
sire of the South Africa government
TO encourage and assist the farming
Industry has lately been given practi-
cal expression by the adoption of rules
by the minister of the interior provid-
ing for the grant of assisted passages
in connection with the introduction
into the union of European agriculture
lists and farm employees.
Lansing. Mich-John Mitchell,
whose term as vice-president of the
American Federation of Labor recent
ly expired. announced that his retire
ment from official life In the fedora
ton does not mean that he will cease
his activities in the interest of labor.
He said he would devote his time
largely to writing for the cause"
New York.-The United States
Steel Corporation distributed its an
nual bonus to its employees. The
amount is close to $4,000. 900, as
against s1.500.00o in 1912 and s1.450.-
900 In 1911 In the past year en-
ployes have also received increases In
salaries aggregating $12000.000 an,
nually.
Pennsylvania.-Emp who re-
fuse properly to safeguard the work.
ers in their factories and in other
ways fully to comply with the provi-
sions of the laws relative to working
conditions. etc. are being prosecuted
by the labor department of the state
of Pennsylvania.
Washington.-There are affiliated
at the present time. with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. 120 interna-
tional trade unions. with their 27 900
local unions, 80 state federations. 632
city central bodies and 66S local trade
and federal labor unions having no
international
Washington.-Tbere are 20,046 local
unions in the Ill national and inter-
national unions and $50 local trade
and federal labor unions directly af-
! filiated with the American Eedar,ttor