United labor bulletin., 1914-01-17
Important Happenings That Will
Interest the Workers in
Various Vocations.
JOBS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
San Francisco Takes Care Of Men
Made Idle by the Settling In Of
Winter - independent Steel
Companies Contemplate a
Reduction In Wages.

San Francisco.-Four thousand men
were put to work by the city. There
are about 1000 more men than are
needed. The Cooperative Employ
ment bureau, private organization,
has been supplying all the hungry who
apply for food. There was trouble be-
tween the management of the bureau
and the culinary committee of the un-
employed, because the men wanted the
kitchen kept open all night and the
management refused. At IL o'clock the
police were called in and the kitchen
was closed.
Peoria, 1ll.-While a majority Of the
big manufacturing plants in Peoria
have been running with short forces
during the last two months and one
or two have been closed for heavy re-
pairs. announcement was made that
all Of these establishments would re-
sumo with full forces. on whole time..
Nearly 5000 men resumed wodk. The
Avery company, after a shutdown of
four weeks for repairs, resumed with
1,400. The Acme Harvester company
takes on 500 more men. The Hart
Foundry resumes. The Keystone Steel
Wire company adds 200 men, The
Kingman Plow company and the Ma
tional Cooperage company resumed
work.
delphia.-Nearly 1000 hosiery
workers, nearly all of them girls,
went out on strike in four different
mills controlled by William H. Tauble,
the hosiery king" because of reduc-
n It'll ,aA
themselves into procession and
marched through the mill district,
causing much excitement The police
were called out to dispense them. The
strike was started at mill where
several hundred girls left their ma
chimes and. forming two abreast,
marched to the other mills controlled
by Tauble. They shouted as they
marched.
New York.-With business reduced
to 60 per cent. of capacity-and under
this figure in some cases-the inde-
pendent steel companies are seriously
considering the possibility of reducing
wagea The companies, both the inde-
pendent and those belonging to the
United States Steel corporation have
already cut their working forces to a
figure consistent with efficient hand
ling OF tonnage in sight, and officers
of the concerns say that further liqui-
dation OF the wage account will repre-
sent the ultimate effort toward lower
ing expenses.
Los Angeles, Cal.-The police were
justified In dispensing the meeting of
1000 unemployed men at the Plaza at
a cost of the life Of one, the arrest of
rs and the clubbing Of many others.
according to the members OF the pub
lie welfare committee of the city coun-
ell. That decision was reached after
an official investigation OF the affair,
which convinced the committee that
the riot was started by the idle men
Observation-Disclosures Workers of the
World, Mexicans and other foreign
ers.
Newark, N. IAN Increase in
wages, effective at once, was an
nounced by Thomas N. McCarter. pres
ident of the Public Service Railway
company. Motormen and conductors
in Camden, as well as other New Jer-
sey towns, will benefit. The maximum
pay will be raised from 25 to 30 cents
an hour, "and advance of 20 per cent.
The minimum pay will be 23 cents an
hour for beginners.
New York-The law restricting the
employment of women to ten hours
a day was observed, according to State
Factory Inspector Oscar F. Nelson, in
spite of the Christmas rush. THE big
stores that remained open in the even
Ing" he said employed double shifts
of women. There were only few vi
olations. These will lead to prosecu.
tions.
Metuchen, N. Y.-The Phoenix Ce-
ramic company has placed its en-
ployes on piece work instead of the
old system OF straight wages. There
is great dissatisfaction among the
workmen, who say they can not make
as much as under the wage system
They have also enlisted the aid OF the
American Federation.
Portland, Ore.-The state supreme
court decided that the eight-hour labor
law applies to state institutions, and
that hereafter no employees of the
asylum for the insane. the peniten.
tiary, the reform and Industrial schools
and other state institutions can be
worked more than eight hours a day
London. England.-In England dur.
Ing the year 1912, according to the
board OF trade report. the rate OF
wages Increased to the amount OF
$685., 900, distributed among 1.818.000
people.
Chicago.-At present 35 railroad
systems have granted federated agree
ments to the shop crafts; In addition
thereto nine other system declarations
have been organized.
Christiania, Norway.-In Norway q
b3-hour week in the state workshops