Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11
OTHER LABOR NOTES

OF a total Of 196,205 wage earners
In Rhode Island, 83,2O4 or a little
more than AZ per cent, are employed
in the textile industry.
During the past seven years an
average of at least four men have lost
heir lives for every million tons Of
coal mined in the United States.
Striking engineers and firemen en-
ployed by grain elevator companies at
Chicago agreed to accept a cut Of 20
per cent in wages and work forty-eight
hours a week instead Of forty-six.
The monthly tonnage report of the
United States Steel corporation showed
5,117,868 tons of untitled orders on
hand June 80. This is a decrease from
untitled orders on May 81, which were
5 1882, ,4ST tons.
Twelve tons of ore yield no more
than 100 milligrams Of radium. More
over, to get that 100 milligrams takes
three tons Of hydrochlOric acid, one
ton of sulphuric acid, five tons Of So
dium carbonate and ten tons Of coal.
the Anchor Webbing company resumed
running on July after closing down
on June 10 and announcing an in
definite closing. Now, it is announced,
the mills will resume with a new wage
schedule.
Wage reductions amounting to ap-
proximately 100000 a year went
into effect July II in all paper mills
of southwestern Michigan. About 5000
workers in ten mills at Kalamazoo
and 5000 workers in other plants are
affected.
Today there are more than 400 oil
refneries in the United States, with
an aggregate daily capacity of nearly
100000 barrels. Texas leads all the
other states with more than 20 plants
completed. Oklahoma is second and
Pennsylvania third.
The plant Of the WOOdard Manu-
featuring Co, at Owosso Mich. resumed
operation on a basis Of 90 hours
week instead of 40, as it has been op-
Grating for months. Improved cOndi-
tiOns in the retail furniture business
warrant the increased production, it is
announced
The Building Trade association of
Portland, Maine, has declared an open
shop policy. Their action follows a
strike declared by the members of the
carpenters union on June 6 after the
contractors had ordered reduction in
pay from 81 to 80 cents an hour. At
the time, the men agreed to accept 81
cents.
At Montreal, Que, 300 pressmen who
struck recently for higher wages re-
turned to work upon the advice of
George L. Berry of Indianapolis, inter
national president of the union. He
told them it would be a serious mis-
take to continue the strike in view of
prevailing Industrial conditions. The
men returned under the old contract.
The wages of motormen and con-
ductors employed by the Youngstown
& Ohio River Railroad company Oper-
ating an interurban road between East
Liverpool and Salem, were reduced
five cents an hour in an award an
nOunced by a twO-man arbitraH
board. The old scale ranged from IS
to 65 cents an hour, The new wage is
retroactive from July 1.
Chicago carpenters engaged in con-
structiOn work returned to their jobs
thus ending the tieup in the building
trades occasiOned by their inactivity
This decision was made at a meeting
ofthe carpenters district council. The
men go back at their old wage-$1.25
an hOur-pending a referendum vote
to be taken to decide whether the car.
penters will accept the tentative agree
ment entered into between their dis
trict council and the Associated Build.
ers.
The Sharon Steel Hoop company
took the lead among Independent steel
companies of the Youngstown district
In announcing a further wage reduc,
ton, expected for some time. The new
cut makes the wage for common labor
thirty cents an hour, with no over.
time 1t became effective July Is, the
d,ste when the Bethlehem Steel com.
panys reduction to twenty-seven cents
took effect and also when the United
States Steel corporations elimination
of overtime became effective.
More than $2O,OOOOOO worth of pub
lie and private work to be done IL
Akron, Ohio, this year, will be handled |
by Akron men exclusively.
A working day of six hours with In
creased wages is the latest demand OF |
five local unions of the Brotherhood Of
Railway Carmen in Toronto. The
officials claim that the demand for
shorter working day is made slmpl!
anu solely to help out the unemploy
ment situation. At present the mer
are earning from 62 to 85 cents al
hour. The latest demand is for 90
cents an hour.