Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-06-17
IN OTHER FIELDS OF LABOR

Noui fHiitTn nave iesuihth WIN.
Fifty-seyen per cent of the textile
workers In Germany are piece work
ers.
AT Bralnerd, 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 a 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 10 show their
solidarity with the striking British
coal miners.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad COM
pany announced 1t had added l01 men
to its 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 1850 employees Of the
Oliver Mining company. 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
| firm, 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 ideness since May 1, 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 a reduction In some, or all lines
of work.
All officers Of the international
brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers,
with one exception, were reelected at
the closing session of the sixteenth ain
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 L. l.. Farrell
of Minneapolis, was elected. Newark,
y. j., was chosen as the convention
city for next year.
| Fifteen thousand men at the Gary
| Qnd) steel mills are working for less
than half what they We're. 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. Ii is also
understood that an order of 100000
tons of rails of the Michigan Central
and two other railroads has been can,
celed.
been accepted by masters. mates, pi
lots and engineers of railway ferries
operated on Lake Michigan, Lake st
Clair and the Detroit river by tbs
Wabash, Grand Trunk. Pere Marquette
and Ann Arbor railroad. Non-licensec
employees agreed To similar reduc
ton in ARrll. A Is per cent wage Gu
for all licensed employees had beer
recommended TO the carriers by tn,
executive committee of the Lake Car
riers' association.
The International Association OF
Maehinists announces it has signed d
contract with the United Life ant
Accident Insurance company of Con
cord, n. H., for a Reinsurance pro
gram to take care of the new insur
ance feature of the union, effective
June l. This insurance will be based
on good standing membership in the
union and provides "A payment OF S5ot
on death or disability. The premium
to be paid 10 the grand lodge of the
machinists will be $3.50 quarterly Ii
advance.
Governor McKelvie OF Nebraska
signed the anti-picketing law, which
penalties workers who would Undue,
others TO refrain from seeking employ
ment in a struck" establishment.
The unemployed situation in Can
ada is described as intolerable In 8
report issued from the Dominion head
quarters of the Great War Veterans
association. Statistics secured from
the branches of the association ane
the Canadian department of labor. /,
is stated, reveal the startling fact tina
fully 20 per cent of the workers o.
Canada are now unemployed.