The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-12
IN THE LABOR WORLD

Lynn, Mass, with over 100 facto-
ries, is the leading shoe city in the
world.
Before the year 1859 practically ev-
cry shoemaking process was a hand
process.
Of the worlds boots and shoes more
than AZ per cent are made in Massa-
chusetts.
Kansas farmers will pay SIS day,
room and three meals day for har-
vest hands this year.
The Belgian match industry, which
was badly crippled by the war, is
again on a sound basis.
More than $360,000G00 is now in
vested in American shoemaking and
more than 100000 wage earners are
employed.
During an attempt to put down a
strike near Sombarheek, western Hun
gary, 10S railway men were killed. The
strike is continuing.
Through a mediator the Structural
Iron Workers union of Peoria, ILL.,,
secured new agreement which gives
it raise from 1914 to So cents per
hour.
Nearly 1000 charwomen employed
in the Dominion government offices at
Ottawa have formed a union with a
view of obtaining an increase In
wages.
Twelve hundred members of the
Pile Drivers union at San Francisco
are demanding IS for journeymen and
50 for foreman, being an increase of
81 per day.
Female school teachers in the United
States are fast organizing unions to
demand more pay and recognition in
the conduct Of schools by representa-
tion on local boards.
The Brantford (Ont.) Trades and
Labor council, in common with all 9TH
ef union men throughout Ontario, are
urging on the government the enact
ment of an eight-hour day.
The seamen's strike, which has tied
up the coastal trade of Australia and
many Of the ocean-going steamship
lines, continues in spite of the offers
of arbitration made by the employers
The convention Of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men at Denver, Colo, adopted resoIu'
lions urging that Eugene V. Debs and
Thomas J. Mooney, now in prison, be
freed.
Organization of a teachers union tc
be affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Teachers, which is ASSOCIATED
with the American Federation of La
Dor, was decided upon by Newarl
IN. j. teachers.
All the big shops of Hartford, Ont,
Ihave adopted standard eight-hour day
for their employees. The big Cocks
hutt plant, the Verify company ant
the Massey-Harris factory are amonl
those which have established the new
hours of labor.
The 2,2OO men who have been OIL
strike at the Pussy & Jones shipyar'
at Gloucester, N. j., on the Delawar
river, returned to work. Their grieV
ances will be arbitrated. The strik
occurred week ago when the rive
counters struck for $50 week instea
of 6S cents an hour. The rlveter
have asked for 1925 per 100 rivets In
stead of So, the present wage.
A five-day week for brain worker
on the London Times has been inaug
urated by Lord Northcliffe. 1t include
editors, copyreaders and reporters
The system shortly is to be extende
TO the Daily Mail and his other dali
publications. Fleet street is aghas
at the carrying over into newspape
dominion of the Northcliffe method
long in vogue on his weekly an'
monthly publications.
Cable and linemen of the Cumpel
, land Telephone and Telegraph con
many and the Western Union TEX
graph company, members OF the IL
ternational Brotherhood of Electrlci
Workers of the World, went on striE
in sympathy with Western Union en-
, ployees affiliated with the Commerce.
Telegraphers' union. Union ofheia
: said the entire Cumberland force an
is Western Union linemen were out.
Increases in salaries of schoolteacI
, ers of several southern California CT
+ les will result from the signing
, BILLS by Governor Stephens raising Il
4 quota per pupil from state funds
\ $3.50 Another bill permits the raj
! ing of the school tax rate in countie
One of the four plants of the Sa
t River Valley Water Users associ
n ton at Roosevelt dam, which supp
S electric energy to number Of t
# large mines Of the state and to t
,, CITY of Phoenix, Ariz. was tied UP
It n strike. The association refused
ie demand for closed shop aud increa
ed wages.