The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-04
IN THE LABOR WORLD

In four Of the Dunfermline (Scot-
land) linen factories the employers
have adopted a three-day working
week to enable the operatives to draw
the out-of-work donation.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
state of Chihuahua, Mexico, has been
the storm center of banditry and revo-
lutions for the last several years the
mining industry has kept UP remark
ably we'll.
Eight hundred employees Of the Saw
age Arms corporation, at Sharon, Pa,
went on strike, tying up the plant
there. The men walked out in body
when their demand for straight time
pay instead Of piecework was refused.
An increase of % per cent in the pay
of all of its several hundred employees
has been granted by the G. w. Alex
ander Hat company, West Reading.
Pa! of which George W. Wynkoop, Jr.,
is Secretary and manager. The In
crease goes into effect at once.
Adoption of an Industrial relations.
plan, carrying with it provisions for
annuities for employees and giving
them a voice in the matters pertain
ing to relations with employers, Is an
nounced by the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana
AS the only full-hedged woman MEM
Der of the international Association of
Machinists Miss Hannah Black of
Glasgow, Scotland, attended the sew
enth annual biennial convention of the
National Women's Trade Union league
held in Philadelphia recently.
The general strike in progress at
Vancouver, B. c., since June ended
July s when the strike committee di-
rected members Of the various unions
involved to return to work. 1t was es-
timated that when the strike was at it's
height more than 1900 workers were
idle.
Textile workers at Martinsburg, Va,
numbering 1900 were organized at
meeting under the direction of Vice
President McCoskey of the Textile
Workers of America. The organiza-
ton was chartered and officers elected.
The meeting was closed one and no
admittance was granted anyone save
accredited members.
Street car service was resumed at
Cleveland, Ohio, when 1900 employees
of the Cleveland Railway company
went on strike. Settlement was reached
after four-hour meeting of the city
council, Mayor DAVIS and city officials,
President ]. J.. Stanley and other off
cials of the street car company and
members Of the Garments union sitting
as committee Of the whole.
Ten thousand building laborers went
back to work on $50 important Chica-
go contracts after a brief strike for
higher pay They returned to their
work partly victorious and for the
most part satisfied. They are to get
20 cents an hour instead Of 571a They
demanded rs cents, and rebel group
delayed settlement by refusing at first
to compromise
4. The plant of the Los Angeles Ship
building and Drydock company was re-
opened after having been closed six
weeks following strike of employees.
The yard normally employs from six
to seven thousand men. According to
Frederick Il. Baker, president of the
company, 300 men took up their tools.
Strike leaders, however, claimed that
less than one hundred reported. The
unsettled strike hinges on a question
of union recognition.
\ The Manchester eng cotton strike,
which tied up the industry through
out Lancashire for almost three weeks,
has been settled after a long confer
ence. The operatives resumed work on
the basis of 48-hour week and an adj
vance in weekly wages amounting to
80 per cent.
There has been an increase of 10
per cent In wooden manufacturing ma
chinery engaged as compared with
April /, but still the mill output Of the
country is far from equaling the de-
mand.
The British Industrial council for
the manufactured leather trade has
adopted a national agreement under
which the 48-hour week comes into
force Immediately throughout the sad.
dlery, harness, solid and fancy leather
goods trades A minimum day wage
Of 10 cents an hour is.established with
an increase of 121a per cent for piece
workers, pending further negotiations,