The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-15

BRIEF LABOR NOTES 49,. !. {.
FROM ALL COUNTRIES
GREAT BRITAIN: On the 18th
Of July Inyalidity Pension comes into
fierce on the basis Of the English
National Health Act. In return for
a contribution Of 3h of supplement-
ed by 2 Il Of from the employers per
week, the insured is entitled after 104
weekly contributions to sickness
benefit amounting to 10 shillings for
rs weeks and then possible $50
shillings annually as invalidity PEN
sion until he reaches the age Of 20.
Then the old age pension in all like
amount comes into force.
-: AUSTRIA. The annual report Of
1913 of the Austrian Trade Union
Commission which appeared a short
time ago makes known the fact the
positions Of the Trade Unions. The
organizations, which are also affili-
ated to the International Federation
Of Trade Unions and whose National
Centre is the so-called. Trades Union
Commission, had ;415195 members, as
against 4192ss in the previous year,
not including the Tobacco Workers
who LETT on account Of Czechic diff
ficulties and who number S775. The
annual income, not including strike
funds, reached over 10 million Kron-
en-. The total funds are now about
Is, million Kronen. 5 million Kronen
had to be paid out for unemployment
benefit and Is million for the sick
benefit etc. -. .-~:-, ~
PALESTINE. We take the follow
in6 from the .Neuer Veg" strikes
ana: other ecoaomic struggles have
been taking place in Palestine the
land Of the first Christians. Iatterly
very serious agricultural workers.
strikes have taken place in which the
employers have acted Just as they do
In the so-cAlled more civilized coun-
tries and have used hunger, the boy
colt and organized strike-breakers in
order to force the workers back to
their work. It is interesting that the
most backward Arabian workers have
taken part In this strike. ; The first
Of May IS celebrated more and more
In Palestine. This year big meetings
sociaI evening, and concerts were held
in q number of towns and colonies
where the Jewish workers live The
stoppage Of work on this occasion Is
said to have been almost general.
The comrades who worked gave their
days wages to the striking agricul-
turA workers. A Jewish workers
Secretariat Is engaged at the present
time In :Jaffa organizing the munich
pal workers.
: PORTUGAL. The newly estab-j
@hshed PortuEess National Centre
uniao Operaria Nacional'' drew up
rules for the reforming Of the reac-
tionary- legislation dealing with meet
tnEs and societies etc.. which ha.
been in force. up to the present. This
first Congress was held In Tomar.
The Government. which at present is
at the helm. has now placed = Bill
before the Houses OF Parliament in
which the law dealing with meetings
Of Societies 10 maintained in all its
old severity, in spite 81 the fact that
the Minister President q short time
ago declared to the House that the
principles Of the Uniao should serve
as q baeis when drawing up the Bill.
A resolution Of protest Was drawn 1,p
by the National Organization afainst
this breach of faith. The Govern
ment was reminded OF the unfulfflled
promise to grant its approval to the
re. estab ltshment Of the workers or
ganizatton which had been arbitrarily
dissolved in certain places in accord
ance with the present law. b.. . ST.. .
cv1Iny,1 IA Is Avn ,.;is5: ~ 49,
month Of September III persons viii
be charged before a jury il Zurich
for their participation lin the well
known general strike. Among these
are q number Of well known trade
union leaders. The charge 10 Of hav-
ing melted . number Of municipal
employees On tramways to take part in
the general strike and thus st having
encouraged them to ienor their SER
VICE regulations. a nunlber Of tram
Waymen who will also be charged are
said to have supported the comrades
concerned In 4 manner which sub
jects, them to penalty. in that they
distributed pamphlets In which tho
railwaymen were called upon to take
part In the strike. The charges
against MI are similar and the pos
sibles penalties IRE fines varying from
80 to 100 francs. and III some cases
two to three months imprisonment.
At the end Of 1918 ii addition to the
Central Swiss Labor s4cretariat there
were To- local lAbor secrstariats ia
Switzerland which existed tor the
nurpsse of =givinS frss lsgal informa-
Ton thsss s. - 81 s ]. bb the
dl Y q thu sfaar 2ssos per-
seas sought ,tnke 4 BOG D.
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