The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-16
LABOR NOTES


women employed have resigned. Two
resigned because Of sickness and the
third said the work interfered with the
care of her FIVE children. Other wom-
en- are being trained for the positions.
Miners do mot need to be conscript-
ed to do their part in the war, is the
declaration of John Brophy Of Phillips
burg, president of Central Pennsyi-
vania district Of Mine Workers union,
in statement issued against the sug-
gested labor draft. "Solve the railroad
problem and there will be plenty OF
coal for everybody" he said.
An increase in the salaries of teach-
ers in Denver schools amounting to
total of 100000 a year, and adding from
81 to Sc month to the pay of viz
tually every instructor now employed
in the public schools, was voted at the
last session of the school board.
A resolution was adopted at meet
ing of the Oshkosh Trades and Labor
council to plan general strike of all
the organized labor of the city unless
the employers grant the demand tor
higher wages recently made by local
machinists.
Martial law has been declared in the
departments of Colombia on the Allan
tic coast on account of strikes. Inc
government is confident that order Will
be restored soon. The strikes have no
political significance and the remain
der of the country is quiet.
John r. Lawson, president of the
State Federation of Labor, was elected
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, District No 10, at the re-
cent election. Lawson was promi-
nent leader in the Colorado coal strike
Of 1894.
Because the mine officials laid of 26
men who had been employed in vein
now being abandoned, 500 other EN-
ployees of the National colliery OF the
Lackawanna Coal company went on
strike.
Organized labor In Mobile, Ala, is
agitating against the leasing of wom-
an convcts to private contractors. At
E-tfre snexrr SESSION VI measure wIll pr0Dsl
ably be introduced to prohibit this
practice.
Eight hundred miners of the Nation
| al colliery of the Lackawanna Coal
company at Scranton, Pa, struck be-
cause 26 of their number were laid off
as the result of the closing of vein In
| the mine.
The strike In San Francisco in the
iron trades, involving shops affecting
about 10000 men employed in all
plants not directly engaged in govern
ment shipbuilding work was settled
on compromise basis.
Work on important government Or
ders held by the General Electric COM
pany in Schenectady was stopped when
LOO coremakers, molders and foundry
helpers went on strike.
The Labor council in San Francisco
is assisting the newly formed Film Ex-
change Employees union to secure rec
ognition from the film exchange man
ayers.
Formal announcement was made of
the approval by President Wilson Of a
program for war labor administration
submitted to him after numerous con-
ferences on labor policies.
The 400 miners who have been on
strike at the Durham mines, near Chat
tanooga Tenn, for the last week. have
returned to work. A compromise was
reached.
Typographical union of Aberdeen,
Wash, has raised wages so cents day
for its members employed on newspa-
pers.
Conscription of labor, Secretary Will
son told congress In his annual report,
is not likely to be necessary for the
winning Of the war.
In Russia school attendance has
been more irregular than usual be.
cause Of the work children must do at
home and in the fields.
Danville Qll) Bo0kbinders union
has established its first wage scale
and incidentally raised wages 81 q
week.
Telegraph workers in Baltimore, Chi
cago and ST. Louis have received In
creases In salary.
Girls who are enrolled as second
class yeomen in the United States
navy, receive $S5 per month salary.
The average pay of woman typists in
England is $40 per week.
Jewelry workmen at Toronto, Can
ada, have organized.
Canadian unions will work for Labor
representation in the Dominion parlia
ment.
; Twenty-four lumber yards in Wis
| consin now employ women as lumber
handlers.
| Two thousand two hundred EN-
ployees of the Al Childs restaurants II
New York went out on strike.
: Detroit Iron Molders' union ask
employers to raise wages to SO for al
eight-hour day.
Detroit Iron Molders' union ha
raised wages from $3.50 to $3.50 day
Paper mill workers at Camas, Wash