The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-05
IN FIELD OF LABOR

Ine Canadian racine rallrOau mas
offered the use of much of its vacant
land to the employees on their Midland
(Can.) branch.
Civic employees and bakery sales
mems unions Of Vancouver, B. c., voted
against strike in sympathy with
Winnipeg strikers.
Out of an estimated total of $4,000
persons engaged in all branches Of the
textile trade in Austria, 100000 are
employed in three Bohemian countries.
Women form the majority Of the
workers in the. textile trade at Lam
cashire, England and also form the
larger part Of the trade union mem
bership.
After a long fight the legislature of
Indiana passed workman's compensa-
ton law which provides for $15
weekly minimum, but does not include
state insurance.
Edward T. Stotesbury, the Phfla-
delphia banker, is an honorary menu
Der Of the Machinists' union, while his
wife is an honorary member Of the
Boilermakers' union.
More than 60 per cent of the iron
and ship workers at the merchants
shipyard at Bristol, Pa, are idle, pend
ing a decision regarding the recent de-
crease in their wages.
The Builders association Of Cleve-
land, O., had agreed to give ironwork-
ers 90 cents an hour when the decis-
ion of the war labor board giving them
only So cents was received.
A reduction in working hours from
so to 48 without loss of pay was an
nounced at the plant of the General
Electric company, Lynn, Mass. The
plant employs about $4,000 persons.
The threatened strike Of the Ma
sons and Carpenters union, which
would have paralyzed trades Of Rock
ford, Ill., was settled at conference
between representatives of the union
and contractors.
Resolutions adopted by the New "
sey Association Of Letter curriers', u, -
/ 81, 500 a year maximum salary is In
adequate and that the maximum sal
airy should be $1,000 and the minimum
| $1,000, was forwarded to the National
Association of Letter Carriers.
At a meeting of high school teachers
in the Central High school, Newark, M
J., it was voted to organize teachers
union which should be associated with
the American Federation of Teachers
affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor.
Toronto's general strike" in sym
pathy with striking metal workers
ended when representatives Of the va
rious unions involved voted to accedf
to the request of the Metal Trades
council that sympathetic strikers re
turn to work.
The Cleveland Ladies' Garment
Workers union has appropriated $50t
as a campaign fund to bring about thu
Americanization of the 1900 Of theft
5000 members who are now non-citl
zens Of the United States. Zone hun
bred per cent? American by fall is thu
membership slogan.
Dispatches from Rio Janeiro an
nounce the commencement Of textile
strike. The workers are demanding
an eight-hOur day and an increase II
wages. The dispatches say that 30,
600 strikers were reported to be on
|, and that they expected the employee,
in other industries to join in the move
ment.
, The striking workmen in Bella, II
the province Of Piedmont, Italy, hav,
returned to work on learning through
| the appearance Of agitations OF Dol
shevist character, which, however
, passed off without incident that an an
/ archistlc minority was endeavoring t
take advantage Of the general strike.
r Fifteen hundred miners employed b
, the Northwest Improvement company
' which controls several mines in tn
: Ole Elum district of Washington ar
/. on strike, and, according to reports
, there is likelihood Of others going on
= The strike followed refusal Of the con
e pany to continue paying the men fo
: dumping cars, as had been done durin
the war
: The publishers of Buenos Aires ar
: said to have joined in compact neve
Y to admit another union printer to thel
g shops. The principal newspapers hay
/ started linotype schools and are teacl
+ ing prospective operators. 1t is a,
g serted that the old employees on new
s papers will be given their jobs agal
r only when they resign from the prin
ers' union.
e The National Union Of Boot an
g Shoe Operatives in Great Britain he
0 now dsmantled its machinery
e The steel shipbullding plant of II
g Standifer company, Vancouver WASH
7 is closed, following a strike Of 2,0C
workers belonging TO the Bolermaker
g and other unions. The walkout is sai
q to have been caused by the refusal
h the company to reInstate a discharge
s union foreman. One thousand wor
: men remained at their jobs when IL
J. 200 unionists walked out, but the ma
\ agement decided not to attempt to b
/ crate the plant with the crippled for,
and closed the plant.