Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

The Reading Iron company, Catasau-
qua, Pa, announced wage cut of ~
per cent.
The number of unemployed was re.
duced at Toledo, o., In one week from
about $1,000 to 1900, through many
young men from the farms having gone
back.
The number of unemployed persons
In Germany increased 1900 during the
first two weeks of December. Records
show 100000 were unable TO obtain EN-
ployment.
At New Bedford. Mass. the VAN
sutta mills. among the largest In the
city. have resumed operations on a
five-day schedule every other week.
The mills have been completely shut
down.
Representatives of the United Shoe
Workers of America, which controls
about 5000 of the 1000 workers In the
shoe industry In that city. say business
has been resumed In every shoe fac
tory In Rochester.
An interesting industrial experiment
has been set on foot In England. A fac
tory stated and operated exclusively
by women Is about to be opened. 1t Is
hoped to develop the business on co.
partnership strictly business basis.
The Tilt silk mill, Pottsville, Pa, one
of the largest In the country, resumed
work after several weeks ldleness. A
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ductlon of wages to meet market ex-
igencies, but no final action has been
taken.
The Kalamazoo fAfich.) Brick and
Stone Masons' union has voluntarily
lowered the wage scale of Its mem
bers from S1.35 an hour to S1.25. The
action was taken as a move to stimu-
late building and thereby give employ
ment for idle workers.
More than 100000 unemployed are
registered with the British govern
ment. but according TO an authentic
estimate the number actually exceeds
100000. The great army of unem-
plOyed has been increased by 100000
In the last fortnight.
Reopening of the Highland Park
cotton mills at Huntersville, n c.. and
Roekhill, $, c.. gave jobs to approx
mately 5000 workers. The mills closed
last fall. but were reopened In Deem
Der, running until the holidays, when
they again were shut down.
The 1000 employees of the Public
Service Railway company, Newark. ~
J., agreed TO work ten hours day at
the same wages they now receive for
a nine-hour day This action is ''their
contribution to an effort to get the
company out of financial difficulties"
The agreement will stand for six
months.
Wages OF sheet mill union workers
viii be reduced approximately 91s per
cent during the next two months as
result of the bimonthly settlement be-
tween the National Association of
Sheet and Tin Plate Manufacturers
and the Amalgamated Association. The
wages of tin mill workers will remain
unchanged.
Shop employees of the Minneapolis,
| st. Paul Sault Ste. Marie railroad
have been placed on five-day week.
About 1.400 men are affected w. ii.
Bremner, president of the Minneapo-
| lis 4 ST Louis railroad, said 1850 EN-
ployees have been laid off by that com
pany over the entire system since Sep
| TENDER /.
I
| Elimination of strikes and labor dis
putes In the building Industry of Can
! ada through the use of standardized
wage agreements and contracts Is con-
templated In plan to be considered
by the Association of Canadian Build
Ing and Construction Industries at its
annual session in Winnipeg. Under the
! plan wages would be standardized by
+ sections throughout the Dominion and
! standard contract form would be
used by all contractors and subcontrac-
/ tors.
Agreeing TO accept wage reduction
OF 20 per cent and an increased labor
day OF one hour. 100 employees OF the
Alshular Manufacturing company, RAJ
cine. Wis, notified the management
they would not permit an open shop,
and as result strike was declared.
Distribution of bonuses totaling In
excess of $l,O00,000 TO employees OF the
Dodge Brothers Motor Car company
was made recently. The bonus is in
the form of Liberty bonds, amounting
to from 10 to 10 per cent of years
salary and is similar to one paid year
ago.