The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
GENERAL LABOR NOTES

Nearly 300 members Of local 237 Of
the Chicago bakers union, employed
mostly In Jewish bakeries, went out
on strike few days ago because their
employers would not allow them an
extra day off each week or two, ac-
cording to William Krausz, secretary
of the union. A six-working-day week
was In vogue up to few days ago,
when the union presented new con-
tract to the employers, demanding an
extra day off that the unemployed
members of the union might obtain
work on this day.
Members Of the Toledo carpenters
union asked an increase in wages of 5
cents an hour on all work, beginning
Asiing to- notice they have
given contractors and builders. The
men set q minimum wage of go cents
an hour. They now have eight hours
d day and the new increase would
mean 40 cents day additional. The
Union men say the increase is neces-
sary because of the greatly increased
cost of living.
A strike of 1000 members of the
Chicago Painters District council,
threatening a general tieup Of con-
struction work engaging the whole
building trades council, was settled
and the mea returned to work. An in
crease Of pay from 721s to rs cents
an hour was agreed on by the painting
and decorating contractors.
Three thousand members of the
building trades unions out ON strike
for month returned to work at Kan
sas City on contracts estimated to to-
tai $7000,000 The members Of the
building trades struck a month ago,
when the general strike was called to
assist striking laundry drivers and
workers.
Because they did not like daylight
saving and refused to observe new
working hours, 60 employees of George
White & Sons, manufacturers. Lon
don, Ont, struck. The men We're ask
ing for higher wages and other con-
cessions, but the application Of day.
light saving in the face of the protest
Of the men precipitated the walkout.
There are 100000 women employed
In the Prussian railroad service. The
Prussian railroad minister, Breiten-
bach, in so announcing in the Prussian
house of deputies, said 1t was aston
lIshing to see what the women could
do.
Building Of model town for ship
workers near Camden, N. J., has been
started by the Emergency Fleet cor
poration. The GOT houses to be erected
win cost $2,500,000 and other improve.
nents $650,000 more.
The Newfoundland railway strike
has been settled. The terms Of the
settlement are that the men shall re-
sumo work with the understanding
that a revision Of wages be made
within month.
First returns on Liberty loan sub
scriptions In the shipyards showed that
the Seattle yard had subscribed $1,64O,-
900 to date. This represents invest
ments by SIS per cent Of the yards en-
ployees.
Two hundred pipe filters declared Q
strike In the shipyards at Baltimore
because one man refused to join the
union. The local president of the
American Federation Of Labor adj
dressed the strikers, condemning the
walkout.
jamestown IN. ~ Typographical
union has secured an agreement which
Increases wages So week.
The poorest paying Job for womeI
In Japan Is that Of elementary schco
teachers.
Health insurance has lntely beer
urged upon the New York state leg
lsiatnre by trade unionists