The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

The employees of the Great South
ern Lumber company of Sacramento,
CAL, and one of the largest concerns
| in the world are joining their various
unions.
William f. Trowbridge, at FELTON,
vile, now a part of Marlborough
Mass, applied horse power to the
slioemaking machinery Of 1856. Steam
and water power came later.
a reduction in working hours from
81 to 49 a week without loss of pay has
beer announced at the plant of the
General Electric company, Lynn, Mass
The plant employs about $4,000 per,
sons. D
An Increase of from 10 to 20 pei
ceIt in the wages of the $1,000 SIX
workers in Paterson, N. j., has Zen
Iii r. ~ a,r tie fsA eeefs Of
the textile workers there, it was an
nounced
Three thousand men employed in
furniture factories at Jamestowa N.
Y. went on strike demanding an eight
hour day with nine hours pay and an
additional increase Of 10 per cent for
all employees.
Because of the seating Of w. @.
Page, a Newport News negro, as a
member of the executive committee
of the Virginia Federation of Labor at
its recent convention, 1000 Richmond
union men withdrew from the state
body.
Railroad employees throughout the
United States will be called upon by
The Norfolk and Western system en-
ployees federation to join in q gen
elal strike unless the railroad admin
istiation reinstates the men discharged
at Wilcoe, w. Va.
The war has left the French labor
unions stronger than before by be-
tween 100000 and 100000 men and
women. Recommendations made by
the British war cabinet committee on
women in industry include the follow
ing: That employers and trade unions
should make possible the introduction
Of women in occupations shown by
war experience to be suitable by agree
ments which would protect the inter-
ests Of the men workers.
An international meeting of the
voters of the working class Of the
United States, Canada, South America,
Mexico, of the nations of Europe and
other countries has been planned by
the Cook County Labor party, and it
il proposed to call such a conference
for September 6 and Z at Chicago.
Speakers representing each foreign
country are to be provided If the plan
is carried out, Morton L. Johnson, sec
rotary of the labor party, said.
Employers In the Belgian metailurgic
industry have forwarded to Mr.. Della
croix, the Belgian premier, letter on
the subject of the eight-hour working
day reform. The employers state that
they regard the diminution of the
working hours as a progressive step,
which should rally the good will Of all.
They ask that commission be APP
pointed to study the question and to
prepare such ways and means of in
PRODUCING the reform as can be applied
as soon as the after-war economic and
commercial conditions in Belgium are
known
Glasgow's recent strike cost the Dor
ough corporation S53l625. Damage to
property and goods stolen represent
S24,575; police expenses amount to
$50 ,T05. and valuators' fees and
other expenses $l,345. 1t is proposed
to meet these claims by special as
Sessment.
Announcement was received al
| Springfield, Mass, from Washington
THAT employees Of the United States
Iaimory there will receive bonuses OF
S24O for the year ending June 80, 1920
instead Of the $3.50 received the; last
1.-TWO years. This applies TO all whose
pay averages $500 or less.