The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

The strike Of Columbus CO., street
car men was called off by their union
after conference between union Of
ficials and those of the Columbus Rail-
way, Light and Power company, ar
ranged by Fred c. erosion, acting for
the national war labor board. News
of the agreement was instantly wired
to the board in Washington.
Heads of the various Racine (Wis.)
city departments received q fiat turn
down when they made demand on
the common council for an increase in
pay. The officials were informed that
there can be no change in the budget
now that it has been prepared. The
matter consequently was laid over I'M
til fall.
!. & The sARoskeag and Stark mills, Man
chester, N. H., engaged largely on gov
.ernment contracts, were closed by a
strike of cotton operatives for Is
per cent wage increase instead Of a
1917 per cent increase granted.
Additional increases in wages have
been granted bricklayers and laborers
of Chicago. Bricklayers will get S71a
cents an hour after August / and la
borers an advance Of 71a cents an
hour after September 1. .
In Germany, in certain industries,
the proportion of work done by wom-
en- has risen from slightly under IS
per cent in 1914 to practically 60 per
cent at the present time.
More than $4,000 masters, officers
and seamen on American merchant
vessels traversing the war zones have
been insured by the United States gov
eminent. ...
Typographical unions of the North
west territory, which includes Wash
ington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and
British Columbia, will ask uniform
wage scale.
Child welfare legislation has made
distinct gains during the last year.
New York, Wisconsin, Massachusetts,
and Missouri were the progressive
states in labor legislation.
More than 300 employees of the
American Railway express in Milwau-
kee will benefit by the wage increase
which has been announced. The new
wage scale went into effect July /.
A $6000,000 shipbuildng plant will
be constructed at Toledo, Ohio, inn
mediately, it is announced by an agent
of the Great Lakes Shipbuilding COM
pany.
A voluntary increase of 10 per cent
in wages has been given several thous-
and workers employed in seven of the
largest shoe factories at Haverhili,
Mass.
Railway accidents will be reduced By
20 per cent, according to estimates or
the railway administration, through
the efforts Of 1000 safety committees.
Girls employed in the bureau of
printing and engraving have formed a
union and affiliated with the National
Federation of Federal Employees.
The Mississippi legislature passed
an educational bill, subject to local OPP
ton, and applying to children between
seven and sixteen years Of age.
The woman's division Of the Federal
Employment service has placed 44,471
women in jobs throughout the United
States.
In Wisconsin in 1915. 1916 and 1917
40,9S0 Industrial accidents occurred
which caused disability Of more than
seven days duration.
Cleveland taxicab companies have
dispensed with men chauffeurs and
now depend exclusively upon women
to run their machines.
Z Wage increases totaling more than
$500, 900 have been granted to the low
er paid workmen of the Dominion Steel
corporation at Sidney Nova Scotia.
New York state legislature recently
passed bill requiring a certain educa-
tionai standard to be attained in that
state.