United labor bulletin., 1914-02-21
ACKNOWLEDGMENT


Mine Workers of America in conven-
tion here. The salaries OF the vice
president and secretary-treasurer we're
increased from $4,000 to $500, that
of the editor of the Mine Workers
Journal from $1,000 to $4,000, interna-
tional executive board members from
81 per day to $125 q month for the
time they are employed. and tellers.
auditors and delegates to the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor conventions
from 81 to IS lay.
San Francisco.-Lack OF funds COM
pelled the citizens relief committee to
stop work for San Brranciscos unem-
ployed. 1t was announced. however.
that the fund now available, about
5000, would be used to continue the
soup kitchens" for four weeks Then
they, too will be closed In January
only S35,O32 was subscribed and the
collections have fallen far below the
outlay for provisions for the soup
kitchens.
San Francisco.-The California G.
Hawaiian Sugar company announced
that it has established an eight-hour
day for the 500 employees at its
Crockett (Cal.) factory, with no re-
duction in pay. Ten hours has been
the rule The change will increase
the pay roll $4,000 annually
London. England.-Employes of
every railway company in Great Brit
tain. except the Northeastern, have
fallen in with their leaders recommen-
dation in favor of rendering notices to
end the scheme of Cancellation boards.
as at present constituted. Twelve
months notice must be given.
Washington.-Phe application for
membership of the Amalgamated
Glass Workers International associa-
ton to the building trades depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor was rejected on the ground the
workers do not properly come under
the head of building trades.
Fall River. Mass.-A conference of
union representatives and mill off
cials failed to settle the strike of 100
folders at the American Print works.
The mill officials refused to grant the
wage increase demanded by the strik-
ers and 1900 operatives were forced
into idleness.
Allentown. Pain a notice posted
President II. R. Fehr of the Lehigh
Valley Transit company announced an
increase of wages of cent an hour.
ranging from 23 cents for the first
year to 81 for the fifth. The increase
was voluntary on the part of the com
pany.
Observation-Disclosures compiled by
the department of labor show that in
the lumber manufacturing industry in
the United States since 1890 there has
been an increase of % per cent in
wages. while working hours have been
shortened almost four per cent.
Pittsburgh.-The men at the West
inghouse Electric & Manufacturing
company. of which there are 1900,
have repudiated the American Fedora
ton of Labor in attempting to organ
ize the workers. and have adopted res
olutions scoring the organization.
Auckland, New Zealand. - Mr.
Young. president OF the New Zealand
Labor federation and secretary of the
seamen's unions, has been sentenced
TO three months Imprisonment Tor in
citing to violence in connection with
the New Zealand dock strike.
San Francisco.-During the hard
times the municipal authorities afford
ed employment for married men at
two dollars for a six-hour day for
three days a week and for single men
at the same rate for two days a week
y Chicago.-In 1909 the total number
of establishments in the Strengthening
and meat-packing industry as a whole
was 1641; the number of persons en-
gagged in the industry, 10S,716, of
whom S9,72s were wage-earners.
Washington.-In the hosiery and
knit goods industry wages per hour in
1912 were SIS per cent higher than in
1911. despite a reduction of II per
cent. In the actual time OF employ
ment
New York.-An ordinance providing
for the pensioning of laborers and
mechanics, irregularly employed by
the various departments of New York
city, was introduced recently.
New York-Based on a population
of 100000, one out of every eight
persons in New York is employed in a
factory and one male In every six is
a factory worker.
Boston.-In the boot and shoe bust
ness wage rates per hour in 1912 were
0.S per cent. higher than in 1911, with
reduction in working hours of is
per cent
London. England.-Last year there
were 1924 workers employed in
factories in Great Britain, 800, ,S34 OF
r.,
trades.
Washington.-Th American Fed
Grafton of Labor has voted to con-