Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-07-08
IN OTHER FIELDS OF LABOR

The coal workers of Antwerp, who
have been on strike for several days
In sympathy with the striking British
coal miners, have resumed work.
Fifty-seven per cent Of the textile
workers In Germany are piece work
ers.
At Brainerd Mimi, the Northern
Pacific shop schedule was increased
from five to six working days week.
The New York legislature has
passed bill prohibiting the employ
ment of child under fourteen years
of age
The Belgian dockworkers decided
to oppose by all legal means the load
ing of coal for England. The lockers
took this action in order to show their
solidarity with the striking British
coal miners.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad COM
pany announced it had added 1O7 men
to it's pay roll in the car repair shops
at Lorain, Ohio. Opening Of the lake
traffic is responsible for the increase
in employees.
The Amalgamated Association Of
Steel, Iron and Tin Workers of North
America voted to demand renewal Of
last years wage agreements with COM
panies that already have signed and
those wishing to sign contracts.
Wages Of 1900 employees Of the
Oliver Mining company, a concern
owning extensive mining interests on
the Mesaba and Vermillion ranges in
Minnesota and Marquette and Geoge-
bic ranges In Michigan, will be re-
duced approximately 20 per cent, j.
II. MCLEAN, general manager of the
hrm, announced
UniOntown (Pa.) master plumbers
have signed the new scale demanded
BY the plumbers union, providing an
increase in wages of 81 day. Action
followed idleness since May l, when
plumbers struck upon refusal Of en-
plOyers to accede to demands. Elec-
tricians are still idle, employers stand
Ing pat on refusal to sign an increased
scale.
Wages of civilian employees Of the
Navy department, including navy yard
workers, will be revised to conform
with scales In effect for the different
classes in civilian industrial life, by
boards meeting in every naval district
Secretary DENLY, in discussing the
proposed revision, however, would not
say whether in his opinion this would
mean reduction In some, or all lines
Of work
All officers Of the international
with one exception, were reelected at
the closing session of the sixteenth an
nual convention Of the brotherhood at
Wheeling, w. Va. The only change in
the board was that Of eighth vice presi-
dent, to which position P. L. Farrell
of Minneapolis, was elected. Newark,
n. j., was chosen as the convention
city for next year.
Fifteen thousand men at the Gary
QndD steel mills are working for less
than half what they were, following
the last wage decrease of 20 per cent.
The rail mill production has also been
cut in half and will produce only
10000 tons a week, instead of the
usual 10000 tons of steel. 1t is also
understood that an order Of 10000
tons Of rails Of the Michigan Central
and two other railroads has been can
celed
A wage reduction Of 10 per cent has
been accepted by masters, mates, pi-
lots and engineers of railway ferries
operated on Lake Michigan, Lake st.
Clair and the Detroit river by the
Wabash, Grand Trunk, Pere Marquette
and Ann Arbor railroad. Non-licensed
employees agreed to a similar reduc-
tion in April. A Is per cent wage cut
for all licensed employees had been
recommended to the carriers by the
executive committee of the Lake Car
rierS' association.