The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-17
SOUNDS CALL FOR LAE.0RERS.
War Department Wants Men and Won
en- for Work in ArsenaIs Through
out the Country.

The war department Is in the mar
ket for a larger number OF skilled la
borers, tOolmakers and mnchinistS to
do extra work in the various govern
ment arsenals. Approximately 900 are
needed in arsenals at. Philadelphia and
Dover, Del Women a.. we'll us men
are wanted, but all must be American
citizens.
Carlos Loveria represented Tucatan,
Mexico, workers at tho recent Ameri-
man-Mexican trade union conference,
held in Washington. Later he toured
South America and urged greater sol
idarity between the workers of North
America and the Latin.American coun,
tries He carried credentials from
President Gompers,
Toronto (CanadaD Building Trades
league has issued its first working
card. Attached to the league are the
bricklayers, laborers, carpenters,
painters, plumbers and steamtitters.
sheet-meta workers, electrical work
ers, structural iron workers, tile set
tiers, granite cutters, stone masons
tGpd fathers.
Under the Canadian disputes act,
summarizing its operations, 1907 to
1916. disputes were dealt with inyolv'
ing in all only 100000 employees, and
$4,000 of them, or nearly % per cent,
struck in spite of the award, and In
many instances in spite of the law
itself, striking before making an appli-
cation.
Labor in California will endeavor to
procure amendments to the workmens
compensation act so as to guarantee
payment of compensation after same
becomes due; to give to the injured
worker voice in the selection OF MS
doctor, and to reduce the waiting Pc
riod to one week instead of two.
A law regulating and limiting the
issuance of injunctions in labor dls-
putes will be asked of the California
legislature at its coming session 10
Sacramento by the California State
Federation of Labor representing the
organized labor movement OF the
state.
Billings (Mont.) BARRIERS union has
raised wages from SIS to $25 a week
and reduced the working day from
ten TO nine hours. After 80 days
WAGES will he increased to S2660, and
after another 90 days this rate VIII
be raised to $2S.
A dispatch from Butte, Mont, says
that despite numerous complaints tnat
the Montana nine-hour law for women
has been repeatedly violated, the hfs Nt
conviction was just secured in thar
city. The law was passed four yepEs
ago.
California's state labor commiss 20
er Is preparing to ask the legislnEh
for an appropriation siisr:ieAe tsf 4
tablish branches of the state free Fra
ployment bureau in every city ans
some of the larger towns of the state
Civic flremen ut Vancouver, b. Y.
have applied for federal charter, anc
are agftating for q two-platoon system
which will mean a reduction OF theil
hours from q per day to 10 and IL
for day and night shifts, respectively.
Tests in Italy of blowing with cleo
! trio motors have demonstrated that Il
costs about half as much as if horses
had been used, and about two-thirds
as much as steam blowing.
Owing to the high price of flour. tht
bakers of Dundee, Scotland hay'
raised the price Of bread to 70 cent
a loaf, and say that it may yet go a!
high us 25 cents.
The new Labor temple to be erectet
at Springfield, H., next summer by TIN
Illinois State Federation Of Labor y
receiving hearty support from many 9
the local unions.
The Elevator and Constructors unioi
has affiliated with its international ~
local unions, with a membership or z.
S61. The largest membership Is y
PMiauelphih.
The number of woman applicant
for positions in Germany has 10
creased about $4,000 over the nnrnbe
who applied last year. n
The board of trade at Mission City
Cal, has opposed the influx Of Chimes
labor as proposed by the Fruit Grov'
ers' association.
Pattern-makers on the Canada
government railroads have bee
: granted minimum wage OF 467
cents an hour.
Canadian trade unions have unan
mously Endorsed the national servic
) registration plan of the Dominion go,
eminent.
: Navy yard wage scales for 1917 shO'
5 a general increase for all classes {
+ labor, ranging from 8 to 48 cents da.
A campaign or organization is
e be conducted among the wage-earnei
e of Santa Rosa and Petaluma, Cal. s
IL Wonderful.