Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-03-15
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

resumed work. Thirty cutters recent
ly walked out after their demands had
been refused. Mayor Mcpherson got
representatives of the firm and strik
ers together at his Office at City hall
and proposed compromise agreement
which proved satisfactory to both
sides.
Five hundred and ninety-nine com
plants lodged with the Illinois state
department Of labor in the last six
months of 1917 against employment
agencies have been adjusted, the de-
partment announced. There were to-
tai refunds of nearly $1,000. The de-
partment reports that existing laws
have held agencies In check wherever
there has been a tendency to take ad-
vantage Of the ignorant or transient
worker.
A Six-and-one-half-cen In
crease has been granted the workers
Of the Baltimore copper works, ac-
cording to the announcement by the
company. 1t affects, principally, the
hour workers Of the unskilled classes,
and represents an approximate 20 per
cent increase. About $500 men are
affected by the raise.
Striking employees of the Day Ship
building company, Pensacola, Fla, re-
turned to work when their differences
were adjusted by Conciliator Brid-
well of the labor department. Several
hundred mechanics on government
contracts were affected.
In it's annual report the federal bu-
reau of mines says that more than
4,80O miners In % states were trained
In mine rescue and first-aid work dur
ing the past year, The total number
trained by the bureau since it's Or
ganization is 46,873.
One hundred and fifty of the 176
members of the Dallas (Tex.) fire de-
partment went on strike recently
The strike was caused by the suspen-
sion of 21 members who refused to
withdraw from the newly organized
firemen's union.
Almost $80,0O0,O0O Of new capital
has been invested in the Canadian pa
per and pulp industry in the last sew
en- years and the value of exported
newsprint paper has advanced almost
1000 per cent. About 2,200 tons day
are exported.
The strike Of Chicago molders which
has tied up most of the foundries was
settled and the men will return to
work. They wanted an increase of 81
a day and were given 30 cents at once
and will receive % cents more on
April 1.
Ten thousand girls, members of the
International Ladies' Garment Work
ers' union, quit work at New York, de-
manding an S1a per cent increase in
wages for piece workers and So
week for week workers, also q 49-hour
week.
A point on the credit side of NUM-
tlOn factories is that in pOpulous dis
tricts Of England they are helping to
solve the slum problem by eliminating
the slums, for as fast as factories
spring up and extend slums come down.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad announces that the semi-an-
nual 10 per cent bonus to its morgan
lied employees will be continued in
the form Of straight salary increase,
payable monthly.
At meeting of officers Of the New
Jersey State Federation of Labor and
its afflliates it was agreed that the
general assembly be asked to pass
several laws beneficial to the work
ers.
Printing employers in Beaver, Pa,
are accepting the new wage scale Of
the typographical union. Wages are
increased So to "a week and contracts
will continue for three years.
Metal tradesmen In the Wyoming
valley, in Pennsylvania, have increased
wages Is per cent and reduced hours
to so week. This lessons the work
week five hours in many instances.
Municipal fremen at Scranton, Pa,
have asked the courtto order the COM
mon council to increase wages at least
$3.50 year, as provided by an act OF
the state legislature.
Chicago building material dealers,
contractors and building trades unions
are organized to protest to the govern
ment against declaring building non
essential industry.
BOilermakers, machinists, black
smiths, car men and sheet metal work
ers employed by the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad have formed a system of fed
Grafton.
The new war insurance system for
soldiers, sailors and members of the
nurses corps has been extended to l.
100 officers and employees of the fed
eral lighthouse service.
Two hundred employees Of the Cond-
1t Electric Manufacturing company in
South Boston struck because the COM
pany refused to increase their pay and
reduce their hours Of labor.
Eighty thousand women are serving
with the Red Cross ambulance and
hospitals in France, Algeria, Morocco
and in the Orient.
Civic employees at Toronto, Cam,
have organized