The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-10
increase Is Fourth Granted VOL
unfairly by Big Corporation
Within Year.
WORLD FEDERATION PLANNED
President oempers Of American Fed
Grafton Of Labor to Call Congress
in Washington as First Step
Other News Of Work.
ers' World.

The United States Steel corporation,
through Chairman Ebert II. Gary, has
announced an increase of about 10 per
cent in wage rates and salaries up to
$1,000" for the employees of the cor
poration's various subsidiaries.
During 1916 the most prosperous
year in the history Of the corporation,
three voluntary increases in wages and
salaries were granted, equaling about
33 per cent. The annual pay roll was
increased to $263, 1856, ,502 from S176,-
SOO,864. The Steel corporation has
about 250,OOO employees. The new in
crease will add about $25,OOO,OOO to the
corporations pay roll it is said.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, has an
nounced plans for a congress Of labor
unions of the United States at Wash
ington in a short time. Coalition Of
labor interests in North and South
America and finally world federation
is planned.
During the last year the Amalga-
trio Railway Employees of the United
States and Canada made splendid prog
ress. Thirty-One new divisions have
been fully established, which gives the
organization an increase of 1000 mem
bers. Wages have been increased for
over 10000 members, ranging from one
TO six cents per hour. There has been
an increase Of over $5,O000O0 in wages
to the membership as a whole during
the year 1916.
Chicago union stone masons and
bricklayers have showed their patriot
ism in a practical manner Their joint
board of arbitration at a meeting
agreed to remit the dues of young
members while in war service and
promised to find jobs for them when
they returned.
The Tageblatt says labor difficulties
have broken out in the big Vulcan
Shlpbuilding works at Hamburg. The
workmen demand a One-third increase
In their wages. The Vulcan works are
where most of Germany's ocean liners
have been built.
Organized miners in Kansas threat
en- to use their economic power to en-
force Kansas mining laws. They have
appealed to the governor and their
state senators, who are notified that
II conditions are not bettered q strike
will result.
Hamilton (Ontario, Canada) Plumb
ers and Steam Filters union has Sc
cured a three-year agreement and
raised wages from 421a cents an hour
10 47lh cents for the first two years
and 80 cents an hour for the third
year.
WashingtOn's legislature has passed
the first-aid-to-the-inJured bill, which
provides that portion of the cost shall
be borne by workers. The trade union
movement attempted to have the cost
placed on industry.
Dallas (Tex.) Typographical union
has signed a f1ve-year agreement with
newspapers in that city. Increased
wages and improved working cOndi-
tions are assured during this period.
Metal shoes resembling skates which
grip firmly when weight is applied to
them, have been invented to enable
men to climb steel frames of buildings,
bridges and some types Of poles.
The pay Of French soldiers has
lately been raised from IL cents to
one franc go cents) a day. The high
er pay is given only to men in the
trenches.
Workmen of today receive In one
hour as much money as the wOrkmen
of 1903 received in a day that began
with the dawn and ended with the
twilight.
The Idaho legislature has passed a
compensation bill which compels EN-
ployers TO insure employees in the
state fund or carry their own risk.
The day laborer of 1777 received Z
cents a day and his board. or 81 II ne
boarded himself. His hours, too, were
from 'sun to sun."
Over 800 girl students of Toronto
university will don Overalls during the
summer vacation and work In the mu-
Dition factories.
Walthamstow (England) council has
decided to give preferential employ
meDt TO discharged soldiers on the
Aramways.
Farm help and shepherds in Scot
land are getting a weekly wage OF
$3.50. besides the usual perQuiaites.