Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-06-25
General Labor Notes
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wage increase amounting to
$1OO0,OO0 annually is demanded by
iOOO uniOniZed dyers who constitute less
than Oneethird of the number of such
employees in the public dye houses of
Philadelphia.
Union taxicab drivers went on strike
,at Denver to enforce demand for in
creased wages. Union officials said 229
men are involved. Auto livery owners
say they will leave their cars in the
garages until cab drivers are obtained.
The British cabinet has approved
the governments proposed law which
would prohibit government employees
except manual laborers, from forming
themselves into trade unions or af
hliating with the Labor federation.
The climax Of the textile workers
opposition to daylight saving in Man
chester, Mass, has been reached in a
decision Of the joint meeting Of the
Textile council and the executive
boards of the 10 local unions of the
United Textile Workers OF America
TO take matters in their own hands and
20 back to the old standard If the
board Of aldermen does not repeal the
ordinance dealing with the subject.
Twenty thousand workers in the
steel industry In the Sheffield and
Rotterdam (England) districts are
idle In connection with the proposal to
Introduce three-shift system. The
proposal affecting six unions, five of
which were willing to accept. Two
thousand engine men and firemen be-
longing to the sixth union, however,
refused to accept and ceased work,
thus causing others to remain idle.
Charters of 80 locals Of the Brother
hood Of Railroad Trainmen in all
parts of the country have been revoked
due to participation in the insurgent
railroad strike. The total member
ZIP of these locals exceeds 10000.
fhere are 80 factories in Finland
producing woOlens of various kinds,
cloth for mems and women's wear,
knit goods, carpets and draperies. All
these factories are now running at
about 60 per cent Of their capacity.
Considerable interest is being takel
In Tasmania in the question of the A
hour week which has been adopted in
Melbourne by the building trade en-
plOyeeS. In the northern part of the
state (Tasmania) IT is thought proba-
BILE that work on Saturday will be
eliminated but at the capital the sec
retary OF the Bricklayers union has
stated that there is no intention on
the part of the bricklayers to stop
work.
At the hearing given by the mini
mum wage commission on final APPROX
al of the determinations of the paper
box wage board of New York, estab-
lished to recommend minimum wage
rates for women and girls, the fol-
lowing recommendations were made:
For experienced workers, deemed by
the board TO be employees OF nine
months experience, not less than
$3.50; for apprentices who have
reached the age of Is, minimum OF
Sill; and for all others, not less than
SO. The board further recommends
that the decree become effective July
]. 1920"
Holding that members of the fire
department of any city in Texas who
may become affiliated with the Fire
mems union and thereby bring about
their discharge or demOtiOn in Serv-
ice have adequate remedy in the courts
Of the state Judge S G. TaylOe of the
FOrty-ffth district court has refused
to make permanent the temporary in
junction recently granted by him re-
straining the mayor, city commission
ers, and other city officials from dis
charging or otherwise demoting mem
bers of the fire department who are
members Of the local firemen's union
in San Antonio.
One hundred and sixty striking
chauffeurs, whose idleness has been re-
sponsibIe for the idleness Of 5000
other city employees, returned to work
at Chicago. In the mean time the cOun.
Gil arbitration committee will take up
the demands Of the men.
Notices have been posted at the
Stevens mills Of the M. Il. Stevens
& Sons company, North Andover,
Mass manufacturers Of wOolens, an
nouncing a schedule of four days a
week. Discontinuance Of night work
is ordered at the Osgood mills Of the
same company.