The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-22
GENERAL LABOR NOTES

Sunday work in shipyards is frown-
ed upon by the Emergency Fleet cor
poration, whose vice president, How
ard Coonley, in an order stated the
management is strongly of the opinion
that a greater tonnage will result If
the day is observed as period of rest.
Double time is allowed for Sunday,
and 1t was charged that some men
were laying off on week days and
working Sunday in order to get the
higher rate.
Ohio workers last year lost 100000
600 through sickness.
The Seamen's International Union
of America is again advocating gov
eminent operation of shipyards.
The secretary of agriculture has
designated Prof. G. !. Christie to rep
1 &c - he department of agriculture
on the newly-established war labor
policies board.
American war workers after Septem-
Der / will wear dIsk-shaped badges,
slightly larger than a quarter, with a
red, white and blue enameled bar at
| tached. -Four months of uninterrupt-
ed service will entitle worker to O
badge of bronze, while for eight
months one of another material, prob
ably silver, will be given.
Organized labor of Minnesota has
adopted a policy Of penalizing any
member who, when ordered to report
for a certain job by the state depart
ment of the United States employment
service, fails to do SO. Such delin-
quents will be drastically penalized by
the local organizations of which they
are members, as Minnesota organized
labor Is determined to carry out such
a "win-the-war" program that the sue
cess Of the recruiting and distributing
of labor plan of the federal employ
ment service, now operative, will be
assured.
The necessity for preserving intact
| the commercial and Industrial struc-
ture of the nation despite the draft
was emphasized by George w. Per-
kins, labor member Of appeal board
No. 2, who spoke at a dinner of the
| Illinois Selective Service association
at Chicago. Adjutant General T. s.
Dickson predicted that the new draft
regulations will grant the authorities
d maximum of leeway in order to avoid
the disruption Of industries.
Fifty-four shoe manufacturers OF
Haverhill, Mass, issued statement
] to the effect that they would not rec.
| ognize the Allied Shoe Workers union
many Of whose members have been on
strike for several weeks, demanding
Increases in pay and recognition OF
their organization. Ninety manufac'
turers have been affected and union
officials claim that 80 have signed
agreements.
In order to meet the shortage OF
| labor In time of high pressure, espe
cially of skilled labor in Transports
fion and communication, recourse has
| lately been had in Germany to a new
\ method, viz, the establishment Of spe
| cfaI labor and distribution offices.
Shoplnen employed by the Pullman
company's operating division, now
controlled by the government, are tt
receive the same wage advances al
railroad shopmen, effective August 13
Canadian farmers are forming co
operative associations.
Members of the international Long
shoremen's association adopted reso
Iutions at a patriotic meeting at New
York pledglng their aid in the prosecu
tion Of the war and urging felloV
workmen in the allied countries to de
vote themselves to supporting theil
great armies"
Employees of the Canadian Elk
press company have been given sub
stantial increase in wages and sched
ule Of better working hours.
Al few hairdressing shops in Dublii
which tried to do business on q recen
Sunday morning were picketed ant
soon closed VIZ