The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-26
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ganized the Optical Workers union.
Employees of the Connecticut Brew
cries company Of Meriden, Conn.,,
struck because the management would
not guarantee them work after July !.
The strike of cotton mill workers
in Lancashire was settled on the basis
of the workers obtaining forty-eight
hour week and a 80 per cent increase
In wages. Work has been resumed.
A strike of street railway workers
in Rock Island and Moline, Ill.,, and
Davenport, Ia, was averted when the
conferees of the men and Tri-City
Railway company agreed to arbitrate.
Great Britain's public employment
service, established 10 years ago, is
standing her in good stead in her In
dustrial readjustment, according to r.
C. Dawson, of the British ministry of
labor. recently in Washington.
BY unanimous vote the convention
of the A. F. of l.. decided to cancel be-
fore July the so-called Baker-Gom-
pers agreement of June 10, 1917,
which provided that there should be
no general strike during the period of
war.
The strike of $500 car men of the
Eastern Massachusetts, Railway COM
pany was officially declared ended and
the cars resumed their regular sched-
ules. This action was taken at O
meeting of the conference board of
the ten local unions that had been on
strike.
Manila (P. L. has street car
strike. Acting Gov. Yeager has refused
the request of the labor officials to re-
move the constabulary guards who are
assisting the traction company in
maintaining service. Manila officials
declare agitators are seeking to Gust
fnreign canital-
The Lowry National Bank Of Geor-
gia has adopted a proft-sharing ar.
rangement with its employees The ini-
tial payment TO the workers will be
10 per cent of their salaries in the
first six months of 1919, future dis
tributions depending upon the bank
earnings.
On the ground that the editors vio-
lated terms of an injunction issued
in the Willys-Overland labor con-
troversy, Federal Judge Killits at To-
ledo, Ohio, cOnfiscated an entire issue
of the New Voice soon after 1t came
off the press. The confiscated issue
urged general strike.
At meeting Of the Omaha Central
Labor union 1t was decided there
should be no general strike of union
labor In Omaha at the present time.
The teamsters were ordered back to
work for the employers who had sign
ed the union articles and were prom.
ised the moral and financial support
of organized labor
The time lost In Canada on account
of Industrial disputes during April
was much greater than during either
March, 1919, or April, 1918. There
were In existence during the month
81 strikes, involving 12,415 workpeo.
pie and resulting In time loss to
111,0S3. Twenty-seven strikes were
reported as having commenced dur
Ing April. At the end of the month
Ia strikes affecting approximately
1872 workpeople remained untermin.
ated.
The general sympathetic strike
which had been in progress at Winni.
peg, Man., since May 15 was called off.
The decision Of the strike committee
which ended a struggle that had been
exactly six weeks In effect followed q
conference OF delegates Of the strike
committee with Premier Norris and
members Of the provincial govern
ment. They put forward the PROPOSE
ton that IL the government would ap-
point commission to Investigate into
the strike and settle all disputes they
would call of the general strike.
Alliance of the National American
Train Dispatches association with the
big Four" of railroad mems broth.
erhoods was voted at Chicago by the
former organization. The step is In
line with the dispatchers' policy OF
supporting all movements tending to
better the wages or working condi.
lions of all classes Of railroad EN-.
ployees.
The striking coal miners returned to
work everywhere in France, owing to
the adoption by parliament Of a bill
applying the eight hour day to the
coal mining industry.
Members of the Letter Carriers as
ISOLATION of Detroit have petitioned
congress to grant salary increases Of
$500 year to each carrier and postal
clerk, and an increase Of S5 cents an
hour to temporary employees. The
carriers request In the petition that
I'm case this is not done Immediately
the employees be Informed, so that
they may obtain better paying work
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