The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
MINOR LABOR NOTES.

non, n. Y, wear official uniforms.
The first club of American working |
girls was formed 35 years ago in New
York city.
There were approximately 4,510 !
union pressmen serving in the United |
States army.
Japan has been added to the coun-
tries using motion pictures for educa-
tional purposes.
Farmers throughout California re-
ceived much help during the summer |
from women workers.
Women employed on street cars in
the state of Washington are prohibited |
from working after p. m.
Negro women of Williamsport Pa,
decided at a meeting thai they would
not work for less than 50 day.
Glasgow, Scotland, was the first city |
to introduce women conductors and |
motormen on it's street railways sys-
tenn.
In one month the United States EN-
ployment service moved 10000 I'M
skilled workers to plants engaged in |
war work.
Railroads are paying women less
than men, despite the McAdoo order,
is the claim of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Clerks.
In nearly all the railroad shops on
the Pacific coast and in the middle
West women are employed as machin-
lists and blacksmiths.
Arizona, which produced more than
3S per cent of the refined copper In
the United States last year, is expect
ed to exceed Its record this year.
The number of children employed In 4
factories E.i.sssasss- md a.arries- lAss.r
creased rapidly since the federal child
labor law was declared unconstitu-
tional.
America stands Is years ahead of
Europe in textile machinery and labor
saving devices, and manufactures more
textiles each year than all of the Eu-
ropean countries put together.
The Ford Eagle plant at Detroit will
be converted into shipyard for the
construction of inland waterway car
riers, 1t Is announced. Another large
plant will be constructed on the east
ern seacoast for the same work, and
in all employment will be given to
100000 men, it is said. The contract
for Eagle boats will be completed first,
according to Henry Ford.
Five thousand more striking mem
bers of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America reached agree
ment with their employees, securing
an eight-hour day, according to an an
nouncement at New York by the set
Element committee of the union. 1t
was said that a total of 10000 work
ers, who have effected settlements, re-
turned to work.
Male clerical workers of the General
Electric Works at Schenectady, N. Y.
were given an increase of Is per cent
by the war labor board. Women cler-
ical workers were given an increase
Of 20 per cent with minimum of
S16.50 week. The minimum for men
clerks is $3.50 a week. Wages of
other employees must be increased 90
per cent. Women are to receive equal
pay with men for equal work.
The reconstruction program of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor in.
cludes: The taxing of idle land and
reclamation of swamp and arid areas
by idle labor; income tax graduated
up to 80 per cent for incomes of 90
600 and over; government control OF
utilities, including mines, oil wells,
ETC.; standard work day of eight
hours, with reduction to seven and six
hours where surplus of labor exists.
A demand for Is per cent in
crease in wages has been made by
the Fall River textile council upon
the executive committee of the Manu-
facturers association. The textile
council represents 10000 operatives.
Members of the manufacturers COM
mittee told the council that war con-
tracts had been cancelled and that the
business outlook did not warrant an
increase in wages. Since 1916 wages
have been raised 80 per cent and the
highest scale In the history of the IN
dustry prevails
Approximately 100000 workers
were directed to Jobs by the labor de-
partments employment service from
the time Of it's organization last Janu-
airy to October 80 The service also
announced that the number of It's Of
fees had been increased from 80 to
/ 900.
| Striking pressmen at Rochester, N.
Y, returned to work. Linotype men
were ordered to return to work by
the international Typographical union
officials. Under the terms of the arbi-
tration committee the strikers will re-
| ceivc the fiat scale Of $3.50 a week
! for night work and SIS for day work.