The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

of subsidixing the silk industry.
Thirty-two Youngstown (Ohio) steel
plants have resumed operations.
More than rs per cent Of the dia-
mond workers In Rotterdam are Idle.
The state Of Illinois will go into the
road building business as an expert
nent this spring.
Employees of the Bay City (Mich.)
street car company voted to accept
ten per cent reduction in wages.
The old wage scale of ~ per day
for granite cutters will be kept in
force sntil April, 1928. in New York
city.
The Wholesale Clothing Manufac-
turers In Great Britain have agreed
to grant wage increases to their
workers.
There lis much activity among the
iron mines In Alabama and in the last
few weeks many mines have resumed
operations.
The Delaware and Hudson railroad
shops at Colonie, Green Island and
Oneonta were closed for an indefinite
period About 1906 men are affected.
The reductions include electricians
from 95 cents an hour to S711 cents; /;
stone masons, $1.10 to so cents; brick
layers, $1.25 to 81; lathers, 81 to 30
cents; common laborers, 10 to so
cents
High school teachers of Edmonton,
Alta, who have been on strike several
weeks to force salary increases and
representation ON the school board re-
turned to work, an agreement having
been reached
The changing to the sight-hour day
by the United States Steel corporation
In Its plant at Gary, Ind, will mean
that 10000 additional men must be
hired and that q 20 per cent reduction
in pay will be In order.
The Grant 4 Fitchburg yarn mills,
Fitchburg, Mass, manufacturers of
cotton yarn, closed since last October,
were reopened with wage cut said to
average so per cent. About 200 Of the
500 employees returned to work.
The American Steamship Owners
association announced 1t will put into
effect at once the Is per cent wage re-
duction suggested by Admiral Benson,
chairman Of the United States Ship
ping board. as a compromise.
In order 70 boom building operations,
brieklayers In Reading, Pa, have sig
nifed their Willingness to accept a re-
ductlon In wages. Other building
Unions have agreed to act in accord
anes with the brtcklaysrs' views.
An act introduced In the Rhode
ance Of federal law to promote vo-
cational rehabilitation Of persons dis
abled In industry or otherwise, and to
aid their return to civil employment.
-Four thousand members Of the Unit
I'd Hattsrs Of America rejected 20
per cent wage cut, effective June l, ac-
eording to Martin Lawler, general sec
retary Of the union. He said the pro-
posed reduction would cut average
wages from IS to $8 day.
TIE order Of United States labor
board that the st. Louis and South
western railroad restore the position
and pay Of section foremen and track
laborers was described by J. M. Her
bert, president Of that road, as "man-
date for q closed shop"
At q conference between British
ship owners and delegates Of the vari-
ous seamen's unions the delegates
x1rsed to recommend that the unions
accept q reduction In wages of f2 los
(e12bO} monthly and refer the ques-
lions Of allowances and overtime pay
b a Joint board for revision.
The three great fsderations In Eng
land-miDsrs, transport workers and
Hailwaymsn-have 4 combined mem
bsrship of more than 100000
OMcials OF the Fonda, Johnstown
and Ooversville Railroad company an
nounced 20 per cent wage reduction
affecting all employees OF both steam
and electric divisions
The Kansas City Builders associa-
tAon reduced wages Of all mechanics
and laborers about 20 per cent. The
nsw scale equals that paid preceding
Nay l, 1870. hight thousand are af-
-