The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-06-21
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
a union-shop agreement and new
minimum that advances wages to rs
cents an hour,
King Alfonso discussed labor queS-
lions with several workers at 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
New England will be compelled to pay
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.
More than ten thousand automobile
workers at Toledo, Ohio, who have
suspended work until they are granted
q 4S-hour week are drawing weekly
allowances from their union.
Among the million recipients of un
employment donations from the Brit
ish government We're $4,000 members
of the forces, 10000 former munition
workers and 100000 cotton operatives.
Textile mills at LODI, 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 a week to $50 being granted.
The price of milk to the consumer will
be raised from 10 cents a quart to Ii
cents.
Approval was given by the mini
mum wage board to the recommends
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
unions, 5000 men, went on strike at
st. Paul in sympathy with common Ia
borers, who are on strike demanding
so cents an hour, raise of 10 cents an
hour, with a nine-hour day and recog-
milton 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 Il 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 DO.
nus of 10 per cent of their salary fol-
six months ended May 3. Employees
in the service of the company at the
time they enlisted for war service and
who re-entered the company's employ
during the period from November 4
1918, to May 3, 1919, will also receive
the bonus. Payment of the bonus viii
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 worl
in the building trades.
Fred A. Cranfield was reelected
president of the Iowa Federation OF
Labor. A resolution calling on Presi
dent Wilson and other government of
ficials to use their best efforts to Sc
cure new trials for Thomas J. Moo
ney and Warren X. Billings was
unanimously adopted. The next con
vention will be held at Fort Dodge IL
1920.
In order to prevent the accumula
ton of coal reserves the miners IL
Australia are prohibited from doinI
only certain amount of work. Thi,
is being done so as to prevent tn,
miners from losing any time, which
would necessarily happen If the out
put was not restricted.
labor unions In west prn Canad,
have voted to consolidate into singl,
organization to be known as "the ON
Big Union" 1t was announced a
headquarters of the trades and labo
council, Regina. A conference will b.
held In Calgary June TO consider tn,
next steps toward amalgamation.