The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-01-14
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

The textile industry engaged hall
the women in Malmedy, Belgium.
The yield of pulp is approximately
80 per cent of the weight of raw wood
In 148 establishments in Virginia
employing 34,913 workers, over one
half are women.
About 100000 feet Of lumber is
used annually in the manufacture Of
sewing machines.
Holding it's own as great indus
trial state, Pennsylvania leads with 800
iron foundries. Ohio is second witt
68S.
The copper companies of the Globe
Miami (Arizona) district, announced
a flat reduction of wages in all de-
partments of 81 shift.
Approximately one-half million dol.
lars were distributed in Christmas
checks to between $500 and 1000 EN-.
ployees Of the Simmons company
Kenosha, Wis.
The General Motors truck plant
Pontiac, Mich, which closed Novem
Der 10, has resumed operations
About SO per cent of the crew of 1,OOC
to 1900 men are at work.
A complete shutdown Of its plant
was announced by the Illinois Zinc
company (Peru) which also operates
a number of coal mines in the district
The zinc plant employs LOO.
The Bricklayers' union of Spring
field, Mass, has made a demand for
wage increase of As cents an hour
The union wage is now $1.05 an hour
and the new scale calls for $1.5O.
The Tennessee Copper company, and
Dicktown Sulphur. Copper and Iron
company, both having large copper
mining operations at Copper Hill, an.
nounced wage reductions of 10 per
cent.
Working forces of the American
Railway Express company are being
reduced throughout the country be
cause of a general slump in business
How many employees are affected
could not be learned.
In the Butte MONTY district cuts
affecting $500 men, will start January
20 as follows: Copper and zinc min
ers receiving $5.75 day cut 81, those
receiving $3.50 and $575 cut IS cents
those receiving $3.50 cut so cents.
The clothing manufacturers Of New
York city have. decided upon a new
wage scheme, affecting $4,000 EN-
plOyees, that will result in a saving
Of more than 20 per cent in manufac
turing costs. This Is being resisted
by a newly constituted needle work
ers' alliance of 100000 union EN-
ployees.
Master builders of Atlanta, Ca, an
nounced wage reductions to all employ
ees from common laborers to skilled
cement workers and bricklayers. Com
mon laborers are cut to 80 cents al
hour, carpenters to 20 cents an hour
plasterers and cement finishers to 81
cents an hour, this reduction also ap
plying to bricklayers. Painters receiv,
the heaviest. cut, theirs being from
81 to 60 cents an hour, reduction O
$500 per day.
More than 10000 negro laborers o
Chicago and vicinity have agreed t,
accept reduction In wages rattle
than lose their jobs, owing to decrease,
production. r. e. Parker, president o
the American Unity Labor union, an
nounced. According to Mr.. Parker
officials of the union have agreed OIL
10 per cent reduction for unskille,
laborers and a 10 per cent cut TO
skilled laborers. and will submit tn
proposition to their employers.
AT the Moore plant of the Bethle
hem Shipbuilding corporation, Eliza
beth, N. j., 1t was stated that severa
hundred employees had been dismisse,
in the last three days, officials explain
ing that no further orders were ii
sight.
A self-supporting scrub woman need
$3.50 week to maintain herself, tn
minimum wage board on Office an
building cleaners announced at Bosto
In making an award of % per cen
increase in their rates of pay. A
hourly rate of 81 cents is fixed on
basis Of A. hours employment weekly