Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-28
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

The international Musicians union
now has a membership of over 10000.
Philadelphia makes what is equiva
lent to more than two pairs of hosiery
for every man, woman and child in
the United States each year.
The Wisconsin Federation of Teach
ers, affiliated with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, has beer organized
with the object of obtaining increases
in pay.
Swansea, the chief metallurgical CEN
ter Of Great Britain. holds first rank
in the manufacture of tinplate, terne-
plate, copper and coal briquets. 1t has
practically a monopoly of the anthra
cite trade.
Both the Rotterdam and Amsterdam
transport laborers decided to resume
work The strike which lasted ten
weeks. ended in the defeat Of the la
borers. who returned to work under
the old conditions.
Employees numbering 375 of the
Richmond (N " Light and Railroad
tOllIDdIlN NtlIl VII Hli IhE W ObLdll an
increase in pay from 40 TO IS cents an
hour The strike tied up all trolley
traffic on Staten Island
The New York assembly killed one
OF the womens welfare" measures
the minimum wage bill, by refusing on
motion Jy Minority Leader Dono-
hue, to discharge the rules committee
from consideration of the measure.
TO offset the higher salaries paid for
similar work in private employment
the Boston committee on public Serv-
ice has voted to report bill granting
substantial bonus to the lOWer-paid
employees of the state. 1t is officially
estimated that the bill will cost ap-
proximately $1,50O,OO0.
A lack of dining-room maids and of
men TO care for the Wellesley college
grounds was overcome by the act OF
squads of undergraduates In volun-
teering for the work. The student la
borers will receive 80 cents an hour
and a smaller wage will be paid those
who serve as diningroom attendants
A wage increase of 80 cents a day
to the fremen and policemen was
voted by the city council Of Lawrence,
Mass The firemer and policemen had
petitioned for 81 day increase. Tie
firemen had only recently been granted
the wo-pIatoon system and larger
fire fighting force has been added,
making it impossible to grant further
Increases.
Wage disagreenents which resulted
In the recent Chicago stock ards
strike were disposed Of in a series of
awards handed down by Judge Sam
uel Alschuler, United States admins
traitor for the adjustment Of labor. diff
ferences arising in packing house in
dustries. Employees or the Union
Stock Yards and Transit company
were granted an increase Of 3 cents
an hour.
AT a Joint meeting Of metal trades
lniOns of Butte (Mont.) delegates unan-
mously reported that their organiza-
tiOns had voted not to participate in
the strike of miners called by Metal
Mine Workers union No 800 l. w. w.
The ballot was taken at the request
of the striking miners and the rejec-
tion of the strike proposal meant
about 900 metal uadesmen would re-
port for work.
A fiat rate Of 80 cents an hour for
all skilled workers has been accepted
by the employees of the Canadian
Vickers ship-building plant, in place
of the 90 cents originally demanded
by the men in their new contract, go
ing into effect on May !. The exist
ing 47-hour week will be worked un-
der the new contract. The old rates
paid in the shipyard varied according
to craft, the highest rate being rs
cents an hour and the lowest TO the
painters, 60 cents an hour.
The result of the balloting among
British cotton operatives on the ques-
ton of giving notice that work will
cease if their claim for a 60 per cent
advance on their gross wage is not
granted showed that 81 900 favored
the strike. while 5000 voted against il.
The Public Service Railway COM
pany of New Jersey announced a vol
untary increase OF 10 per cent in wages
for $500 men, effective May /. One
hundred and forty-siX cities in New
Jersey are affected. The change in