Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-05
OTHER LABOR NOTES


the United States ride in street cars
made in Philadelphia.
Last year Philadelphia's 115 hosiery
mills made two pairs of stockings for
every man, woman and child in this
country.
There was an approximate increase
of 80 per cent in the value of Penn
sylvania's industrial production from
1916 to 1918.
Labor can speak only through it's or
ganized voice. Individuals have opin-
ions, but the collective mind demands
organized expression.
A leading metaIlurgical firm at
Client Belgium, has decided to EN-
ploy 100 women for the operation OF
lathes. They will receive 1.45 francs
an hour.
In 1888, two years after the inaugu-
ration Of the eight-hour work day, 81
per cent of the total number of deaths
among cigar workers was due to tu-
berculosis.
On the theory that music banishes
fatigue, a building contractor once in
trOduced bagpipes to spur his Scot
fish workmen on. The men worked
so speedily they struck for more
money.
There are 100000 industrial acct
dents in the United States annually.
Each of more than 100000 industrial
workers loses more than four weeks
every year as a result of Industrial ac-
cidents.
Official figures recently compiled
show that Birmingham has the high
est unemployment rate of any city
in England, reaching a total of 724 to
each 10000 of population of greater
Birmingham.
Twenty thousand working people
were discharged at Osaka, Japan, in
June because of the economic depres-
sion. They Included $500 women.
Many small factories have been closed
in other cities.
Statistics gathered In all Canada
show a marked Increase over the year
just passed, the expenditure for 1920
on new building and construction work
being estimated at 100000, 900, against
total of $190,000O0O in 1919.
Samuel insult, president of the gas
company, by signing an agreement
granting an eight-hour day and 10 per
cent increase in wages averted a strike
of $500 employees that threatened to
tie up every gas plant in Chicago.
A S5,OOOOOO appropriation to in
crease salaries of New York city en-
ployees, effective August 20, and pro-
viding for a minimum advance of $500
year each, was passed by the board
of aldermen. Motion that maximum
of 5000 be given each employee re-
ceiving more than $1,000 was lost.
A coal mine and coal land deal in
vOlving nearly 100000 was consum-
mated at Duquoin, ILL.,, by which the
Aladdin Coal company of Chicago,
with offices at PinckneyvilIe. H., ac-
Quires the entire property of the Col
lier Coal company at Tamarea.
Approximately 600 iron puddlers,
members of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers,
went on strike at the plant of the A.
NJ. Byers company Girard, 0. The
company announced that the bar mills
would be kept running on stocks now
on hand for two weeks, after which
500 bar workers will be made idle.
Employees of the East st. Louis &
Suburban Railway company voted to
accept the wage award made by a
board of arbitration, granting in
creases of from 40 to 50 per cent.
new scale. will receive 20 cents an
hour on nine and one-half hour ba-
sis with time and One-haIf for over
time
The most remarkable gain made in
class labor in Pennsylvania history
was in negro labor. In 1916 the negro
working population numbered $685.
In 1917 the industries gave employ
ment to 52,3O4, while in 1918 the re.
ports show that there were 56,41S ne
grOes engaged in industrial pursuits or
approximately IS per cent more than
in 1916.
Employees of the Aurora, Elgin &
CnlcagO rallrOau V0IeQ, 0Oo TO 80, 10 |
accept the companys offer of a % per
cent increase in wages to car men and |
less to men in the other branches.
City and interurban trainmen get
from S160 to Sill month, while third
rail trainmen will average about $780,
Shopmen's pay win range from As
cents an hour to so cents.
On the basis of a 20 per cent ad-
vance on piece rates for weavers and
50 per cent on standard rates for tap
ers, dry tapers, warp dressers and
loom overlookers, the wage dispute in
the Lancashire, England, cotton trade
has been settled.
The longshoreman's strike at Phil
adelphia was settled by decisive vote
of the men who had been out more
than a month. Nearly 1000 men voted
on the question. They agreed to re /
turn to work at the old scale Of so |
cents an hour, sl2O for overtime and
SLIGO for Sundays and holidays.