Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-06-20
GENERAL LABOR NOTES

Practically all the big pottery facto-
ries in Australia have banded together
and formed one big firm.
Norway's Postal association, which
includes postmen and sorters, is to
join the trade union movement in that
country.
Painters at Moline, Ill, have secured
q uniOn-shOp agreement and new
minimum that advances wages to Is
cents an hour.
King Alfonso discussed labor ques-
tiOns with several workers at a distri-
button of prizes to members of the
Railway Mems association at Madrid.
AS a result of the increased wages
granted to telephone operators and
electricians, the users of telephones in
higher rates
Female school teachers in the Unit
ed States are fast organizing unions
to demand more pay and recognition
in the conduct of schools by represen-
tatiOn on local boards.
NhOlC lll6lll ICll IllOuSdilu duIOlllODllC
workers at Toledo, Ohio, who have
suspended work until they are granted
a 4S-hOur week are drawing weekly
allowances from their union.
Among the million recipients of un
employment donations from the Brit
ish government were 100000 members
of the forces, 100000 former munition
workers and 100000 cotton operatives.
Textile mills at Lodz, Poland, are
reported by the British economic COM
mission to be comparatively undam-
aged and capable of production almost
Immediately if supplies of cotton were
obtainable
The strike and lockout Of 5000 Chi
cagO milk wagon drivers was settled,
demands for an increase in wages
from $26 week to $35 being granted.
The price of milk to the consumer will
be raised from 13 cents a quart to IA
cents.
Approval was given by the mini
mum wage board to the recommended
ton of the printing, publishing and
allied trades conference that $3.50 be
established as the minimum weekly
wage of women employees in those in
dustries.
Members of 16 different labor
anions, 5000 men, went on strike at
st. Paul in sympathy with common la
bOrers, who are on strike demanding
so cents an hour, q raise of 10 cents an
hour, with a nine-hOur day and recog-
litiOn of their union.
Men employed in pivotal indus
tries" and mines are the first to be dis
charged from the British army, and
workers in other trades will be re-
leased according to national needs.
Married men will receive preference.
For u months the civil service will
be reserved to officers and soldiers.
Recognition of the continued high
cost of living has been made by Swift
& Co. by the granting to all office and
plant steady-time employees of a bO-
nus of 10 per cent Of their salary for
six months ended May 3. Employees
in the service of the company at the
who re-entered the company's employ
during the period from November 4,
1913, to May g. 1919, will also receive
the bonus. Payment Of the bonus will
be made about June 2.
The five-day-a-week plan will be
enforced at Seattle, Wash, where
there will be no work done on Satur-
day or Sunday. The change was made
with the idea of giving more men work
in the building trades.
Fred A. Cranfeld was reelected
president of the Iowa Federation of
Labor. A resolution calling on Presi-
dent Wilson and other government of
ticials to use their best efforts to Sc
cure new trials for Thomas J. Moo
ney and Warren K. Billings was
unanimously adopted. The next con-
ventiOn will be held at Fort Dodge in