The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD
Recent Happenings in tine United
States and Elsewhere That Will
Be of Interest.

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The strike on the tramways Of
Liverpool, England, was settled. Work
was resumed
New York city has more than LOCO
machine shops employing 10000 gem
eral maehinists.
The membership of the National
Union of Railway Men In England has
passed the 100000 mark.
Prohibition has CLOSED, many United
States glass plants. throwing thou
sands of workers out Of work.
OF the 801, 239 persons employed on
the important lines of railroads ID
France in 1918. 5000 were women.
Oil workers in West Virginia are
conducting vigorous campaign to or
ganize themselves into one big union
Only about 8 per cent of Finand's
population are engaged In industry,
while 20 per cent follow agricultural
pursuits.
Toledo washerwomen have formed al
union with view to increasing their
daily wage from So to $3.50 day for
six hours.
The garment makers In Paris have
organized in order to maintain the
standard of living they attained dur-
ing the war.
Thirty thousand employees of the
Susquehanna silk mills, Sunbury, Pa,
were given voluntary wage increase
of 10 per cent.
More than 10000 employees of the
Calumet and Hecla Mining company in
Michigan have been granted Is per
cent increase in wages.
Telephone girls in San Diego, CAL,
have organized trade union and win
become affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor.
Trade union action has made it pos
sible for iron molders and jewelry
workers in Cincinnati to obtain the
eight-hour day and increased wages.
The Union of Railway Employees Of
Alsace and Lorraine at a meeting
passed a resolution declining to Join
the General Labor Federation Of
France.
Although the domestic servants ten
hour act was passed by the last CALI
fornia legislature Governor Stephens
permitted it to die without action on
his part.
Striking members Of the Federated
Car Mems union, at Springfield, ILL.,,
affiliated with the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers, were
ordered back to work.
In order to obtain additional help
Cincinnati overall manufacturers are
offering girls bonus of $3.50 weekly,
in addition to the wages while learn
ing. Their weekly wage is SIS.
The coal miners of Yorkshire, Eng
land, where more than 100000 men
have been on strike since July p,
decided TO resume work. This aotf07fA
was taken at mass meeting at Barns.
ley.
Germany is threatened with a total
tie-up of its entire railway system on
account of the demand made by the
workers for higher wages and shorter
hours. Several lines are already at
standstill..
Four thousand employees of the
plants of the Standard Steel Car COM
pany, Butler, Pa, struck for wage
increase, alleging they were unable to
live on the present wages. Tie plants
employ 1899 men.
Wage increases ranging up to 40
per cent and reduction in hours of
labor were granted $500 brewery
workers employed at st. Louis under
a new agreement. The agreement af-
fects all large st. Louis breweries.
OF the 1,195 fatal industrial acct
dents in Canada during 1917, 200 were
caused by falling objects, $50 by ex-
plosive substances, IA by railroad
cars, 124 by persons falling and 112 by
drowning, while number of different
causes were responsible for the re-
mainder
The puddle mill of the BIandon
Pa.) Rolling Mills company at Blan-
don, which went into operation several
days ago after an idleness of seven
weeks, was followed by the eight-inch
mill. The plant has orders enough on
hand to keep the various mills going
for long time.
Twelve thousand California oil field
workers have been granted their de
mand for minimum wage of SIS q day
retroactive to July 1, with back pay of
so cents for each days work from Jan 4
uary l, 1919, to July /, according to
advices received from Walter j. Var
row, who represented the California
Oil, Gas and Refinery Workers union
at conference in Santa Barbara, Cal,
with mediation commission appoint
ed by President Wilson.
More than $500 employees Of the
American Steel and Wire company at
Newburg, Ohio, returned to work with
the ending of the strike on the New
burg and South Shore, the industrial
railroad which serves the plant. About
$50 members of the four railroad
brotherhoods and the switchmenS
union voted TO end their strike of three
weeks which had tied up operations in
thp hio mills