The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-28
MINOR LABOR NOTES

Work on government contracts was
tied up when 1000 boys employed as
rivet heaters at the plant of the Beth
lehem Steel corporation at San Fran
cisco went on a strike. The heaters
resented the action of the company in
asking them to keep their own time,
following the strike of the timekeep-
ers. The other grievance is said to be
that the rivet passerS receive more
money than the heaters, which, it is
asserted, is contrary to the wage scale.
The strike of the rivet heaters made it
impossible for the riveters to continue
their work.
Several hundred merchant marine
apprentices in training under the ship
ping board have pledged themselves to
remain in service Notwithstanding the
cessation of hostilities. Henry How
ard, director of recruiting, assured the
apprentices that the shipbuilding pro-
gram would be continued and predict
ed that there would be many opportu-
hItlCfo IN Nbh hlINSLiNllGs
Railroad telegraphers' wages were
advanced by order of Director General
McAdoo 13 cents per hour above the
rate prevailing last January 1, with a
minimum of 4S cents per hour, retro
active to October 1. Eight hours
hereafter is to be considered a days
work and overtime will be paid at the
rate of time and half.
Back pay aggregating S1,000,000 was
distributed among the 5000 employees
of the Boston Elevated Railway com
pany. This sum represents the diff
ference in wages actually received
since June Is last, and the award
made the employees by the United
| States war labor board on October l.
On day believed to be not far dis
tant 10000 shipyard workers in Seattle
will have $1,620,O00 in change in their
| pockets. The day will come when they
receive the checks for pay increases
allowed by the war labor adjustment
board dating from August l.
An international labor conference
to be participated in by representa-.
tives from all allied countries and to
meet at the place and on the dates of
the great peace conference, Is to be
urged by the American Federation of
Labor Samuel Gompers, president of
the federation, announced, after ses.
sion of the executive committee of the
American Federation of Labor.
Orders for the release of IL OF the
% alleged members of the Industrial
Workers of the World arrested by fed.
eral authorities last August, were re.
ceived at Spokane from the United
States bureau of immigration. They
are to be parOled on good behavior
When the war widow of England Is
undergoing training for skilled occupa.
ton the ministry of pensions makes
her a regular allowance for living ex,
penses and at the same time pays her
| tuition.
| The North Dakota state council OF
| oSANAhSS ~ SVAFillS WV
food problem and the surplus labor
problem-by putting workmen on un.
used farms In order to stimulate CROP
production in the Northwest.
MotOrmen and conductors of tbs
Denver Tramway company were grant
| ed wage increases, making their pay
43 to 48 cents an hour, in an award
announced by the national war labor
board. Other employees were granted
proportionate increases and a mini
mum wage of 421z cents was fixed fol-
all adult male employees.
The national war labor board issued
an award In the case Of employees Of
the National Car Coupler company Of
Indiana, affirming the right of the EN-
pIoyees to organize and directing the
company to reach wage agreements
with ua;2n committees