The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-05
OTHER LABOR MATTERS.

Australia has over 75OOO union engi- neering and metal workers.
 Boilermakers employed in the gov ernment navy yards receive $6.4O a day.
 Locomotive engineers in the Domini- can republic receive from $2.50 to $4 a day.
 Competent female stenographers in Toronto, Canada, can demand as high as $25 week.
 Trade union membership in Switzer- land has increased over 15 per cent in the last two years.
 Switzerland has an unemployment fund which pays unemployed skilled workers 6S cents a day and unskilled workers 5s cents a day.
 The National Federation of General Workers in Great Britain, representing nearly 100000 men and women, is making a strenuous fight for a 44-hour work week.
 Nearly all the ship yards in England, Scotland and Ireland were made idle. owing to workmen leaving their places until they are granted shorter hours and improved working conditions.
 The managers of the Burden iron mills In Troy, N. r., announced that the plant would close for an indefinite period. Lack of orders was given as the reason. The mills employ 5000 hands.
 The strike of employees of slaughter houses at Paris, France. has been de clared off, the men being satisfied with measures being taken by the authori- ties to remedy conditions of which complaint was made.
 Closer cooperation is being brought about between the Regina (Canada) Great War Veterans association and the Trades and Labor council by the granting to the veterans Of five seats on the labor council
 The British and Allied Chefs and Employers union recently formed In London, for the purpose of keeping out enemy aliens who might "spoil their business has decided to admit domestic servants into full member ship.
 The International Granite Producers association cancelled its order by which all plants in the country would be shut down. The plants will continue at work pending a conference with granite workers regarding wages ana working hours. 4 shutdown would af- feet New York, Minnesota. Wisconsin and Illinois.
 Notice was received at district head quarters of the United Mine Workers in HaZleton. Pa, from Frank l. Hayes, international president, that he called a meeting of the policy committee of the union in Indianapolis on March 1S. The meeting will consider wages. un- employment and other issues growing out of the reconstruction period. Rep resentatives from every district win be present.
 Superintendent Gang, of the Derry mills, York, Pa. the employees of which are on strike for better conditions and recognition of union labor, refused any conference. In consequence those en- pIoyees who had not affiliated with the strikers handed in applications and. with almost 400 more. formed local organization. which Is now associated with the American Federation Of Labor. .--
 Ine Doard oroered that the boat owners, who refused a demand for an eight-hcur day, are still bound by the terms Of the arbitration agreement.
 The strike of the Toronto municipal police force to enforce recognition of their union was called off as the re- suit of an agreement reached at a conference of the police commissioners and representatives of the men. The policemen returned to duty and all the questions at issue will be arbitrated before a royal commission.