The New York herald., 1921-05-01
for union recognition. There are nu-

for union recognition. There are nu-
merous other smaller shop strikes.
Situation quiet in building trades in
dustry in New York city. but approx
mately so per cent. of the organized
ll5.000 building trades workers are with
out employment The majority OF the
union agreements run to autumn or
next spring. No attempt by employers
or employees TO change wage sched-
ules. Only labor trouble OF Importance
was just settled when 1900 union paint
ers signed a new agreement with era
ployers after strike of many weeks.
Marine situation is unsettled. Thou
sands are out of work on the water
front. Only 5000 of the 1900 marine
workers on railroad and other floating
equipment in harbor are working. Fed
eral conciliators are attempting 10 arbi-
trate controversy between coastwise
tugboat men and owners. These work.
ers are protesting against wage cuts
OF $35 and $50 a month. A hundred
and twenty thousand members of the
International Seamens Union are TAX
ing strike votes in protest against wage
reductions proposed by the American
Steamship Owners Association.
More than 5000 actors and vaudeville
performers on the Rialto are without
work.
May Day finds the employment sltua-
ton in Pennsylvania improving. Robe.'t
j. Peters. director of the State Employ
ment Bureau, estimates that the total
number of unemployed in Pennsylvania
early in April did not exceed 10000.
Industrial employment in West Vir-
ginia has fallen off within the last two
months. so that of 100000 persons nor
mally employed it is estimated that fifty
per cent. OF the number now is idle, ac-
cording to the latest statistics of the
State Bureau of Labor.
A canvass made by John S. B. Davie,
State Labor Commissioner of New
Hampshire, indicates that one-third Of
the normally employed We're idle early
In the year, and Mr.. Davie finds that
many of the S44 plants from which re-
turns were received are still below nor
nal production, but are improving
slowly.
Information obtained from the State
Department of Labor and Industries In
Massachusetts indicates that unemploy-
nlent Is still considerable but has been
relieved slightly in recent weeks by
piclSups IN the textile, shoe, metal and
machinery industries In these indus
trial groups strikes and lockouts are
few and minor Disputes over wage and
working agreements, however, lieifc
broken out in the building trades, the
garment making shops. printing plants
and street railways, with stoppages or
work in all but the latter that are vari-
ously termed strikes and lockouts.
Reports received by manufacturing,
industrial and commercial agencies in
Delaware in April do not give promise
of any general improvement.
On January / the industrial employ
ment survey of the Government esti-
mated that there were 21,3OO unem-
ployed in Rhode Island.
Labor conditions in Maine improved
very materially during March. but there
remained a large number OF unemployed
early in April Official estimates were
that at least fifty per cent. OF the build
ing trades men and a much larger per-
centage of the common laborers were
idle. The number of unemployed shoe
workers was placed at 40 per cent.
Approximately 100000 persons out OF
a normal employment of 662,653 IN
Michigan will be unemployed May !.
according to an estimate by w. II.
Kirby. chief assistant to the State La
hor Commissioner.