The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-04-18
GENERAL LABOR NEWS


dry Workers has membership of over
5000
Labor unions in the United States
have Il total membership of over g.
100000.
The Blythe (Eng.) Soldiers and Sail
ors' federation has refused to join the
Labor party.
Chemical workers wages in England
have increased to greater extent than
the cost of living.
Transfers, chauffeurs, retail clerks
and textile workers in Long Beach,
Cal, have organized.
Organized cap makers in New Ha-
ven, Conn, have secured n fat wage
increase Of 81 per week.
Over 100000 workers are repre-
scented by the 800 delegates attending
the big British parliament.
Fire fighters in Macon, Ga, have
formed union with the idea Of hav-
Ing their wages increased.
Three thousand -four mill employees
In Mexico City are demanding an
| eight-hour day and higher wages.
It is estimated that 50, 600 people out
of the 10000 now employed by the
government as clerks will be retained.
Miners of Nova Scotia were admitted
to membership In the United Mine
Works of America. The decision af-
fects $4,000 workers.
FOremen In the Hog island ship
building yard have accepted a compro-
mise of 81 q week increase in wages
instead of Sc, which they demanded.
Labor conditions for the near fr-
ture will most likely be based on a
universal eight-hour day In all coun-
tries, both European and American.
The epidemic of child labor spread
ing at alarming rate should receive
Immediate remedial attention, to on.
set future evil.--Schenectady Union
Star.
The strike Of textile workers, which
has been in progress eight weeks, in
volving 1900 men and women and
which resulted In serious riotlng, was
settled at q conference at Passaic.
N. J.
| Wage increases of 10 per cent, with
time and a half for overtime, and re-
! troactiye to November 1, 1918, were
awarded by the war labor board 10
the case of Brushmakers' Local No. 80.
against the Chicago Brush Manufac'
turing company.
Constitutionality of the Arizona act
of 1913 limiting employment Of women
&c eight hours day was upheld by
the Supreme court in disposing of ap.
peals attacking the act on the ground
that it Disseminated between the EN-
ployment Of mattresses IN railroad res
tauraEts and other restaurants.
The strike of 1000 white goods
workers at New York was brought to
close when mass meeting of girls
in Cooper Union ratified an agreement
conceding to them the 44-hour work
week, 10 per cent increase In wages
and the union shop. The agreement
Is to last two years. 1t was drawn
up by DR.. Henry Moskowitz, who set
tied the white goods strike Of 1913.
Three hundred German women fac
tory workers. many Of them wild
ows Of soldiers. have applied to tbs
Third American army headquarters In
CobIenz for employment, claiming tha
with the ending Of the war they hat
been thrown out Of work.
4 The United Cotton Textile factor!
workers association In England ha.
decide: to recommend scheme for 1
44-holr week, the present hour
worked In the cotton trade being 551
:. a week. About 100000 operatives ar
: Interested i'm the movement.
Il That wages should not be reduced
; while the agreement between the gov
eminent aud the United Mine Worker
was still in force, but that after Mare
81. when the agreement expires. the,
j. will he free to act as they wish. wa
The advice given by W. III. Armstrong
Alberta representative OF the Canad
fuel beard, to the local coal opera
tors.
+ The Spanish government has issue
I a decree establishing an eight hon
! :iay III the building trades. This az
ton, It Is believed, will settle tn
lockout of tine building contractor
agninst their employees.