The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-12-02
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20 road undertakings with a view t.
giving each farmer work to The
amount of 500.
CHILE
! Antofagasta.-S trikes-High Wages
The "Redondilla" system is the
fundament of lockout among dock
workers, employers refusing to ac.
cept the indiscriminate turn of la
borers that the system exacts. 1t is
| interesting to note that the wages OF
day laborers here have averaged
$22.18 per day, while those of steve
dores averaged $4264 per day dur.
ing the past 10 months.
Punta Arenas.-A general strike
prevails here and this district is en-
tirely isolated from civilization. Pun
ia Arenas has long been an asylum
| for migrant outcasts, often criminal
in disposition, and this element con-
| trolls the situation.
Talcahuano.-While the l. w. W.
which organization has been con-
Quoting q strike of port workers
here for three months, signified will
lingness to terminate it, the. employ
ers refused to reopen work under
normal conditions until the "Redon-
dilla" system was abolished. The
"Redondilla" means the enrolling of
workers by the captain of the port,
and each employee takes his turn
when Jobs are open, leaving employ
ers no initiative in selecting labor.
The latter declare that pilfering, lazi-
ness and incompetency result.
ENGLAND
Bradford. - An agreement made
through the National Wool and Tex
tile Council that the hours of pro
tected workers" females and males
under 49, should be only As each
week under ordinary conditions, and
overtime privilege granted only by
the approval of the Council, is a sub
ject of controversy. Textile plants
contending for overtime, while the
workers hold that the number of I'M
employed would be reduced if over
| time work should be distributed
among the involuntary idle.
London Unemployment. - While
official figures on unemployment in
dicate decrease of 1,380,000 since
the climactic number of June 80, the
outlook for the coming winter is not
| encouraging. In the meantime, pro-
cessions Of the unemployed are fire.
| quent in London, but it is said that
these are largely dominated by for
eigners of communist procillvities.
| Women Workers.-By order Of the
| minister of labor, the minimum wage
| IF female workers On metal Wa es
| (stampers, ,apanners, brazicrs. lac.
uuerers, ctc.) is reduced from tt
10 per cent, with a variant scale
based on length of service. The
same reduction prevails in wages Of
Wol llers in carbonated waters.
Shipyard Wages.-The board O.
arbitration having under considera
Uion reduction of war wages in thu
shipbuilding industry, has submitted
findings that riveters, which class
had received As per cent increas'
during the war, should have this re
duced 35 per cent in three install
ments of 1919, 10 and 121a, all t.
be concluded by February, 1922. Tn
same applies in proportion and tim
limit to lieuworkers, caulkers, plat
ers, ironsmiths, drillers, and boiler
makers.
EGYPT
Machine made Cigarets.-Althougl
cigaret manufacture by machinery i
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| common in other countries, it is al
innovation III Egypt, where the frs
group of 150 cigaret-rolling machine
has been installed since January
The quality Of the Egyptian cigare
had for years created a world-wid
demand before the war, but in tn
last three years competition from
other countries has grown so keel
that the manufacturers found it nee
essary to reduce the selling pric
and consequently the cost of produc
ton. The adoption of machines ha
driven large numbers of hand roll
ers into unemployment.
Meurthe ct Moselle.-Of 1906 in
dustyial establishments damaged o.
destroyed during the war, 1924 hav'
wholly or partially resumed opera
tons.
GERMANY
Trade Membership in thu
trade unions throughout Germany
which at the beginning of the wal
numbered roughly 100000, has in
creased to 100000 at the end O.
October.
HUNGARY
Emigration.-There is organized
an 'Altruistic Bank" to induce Hun
garians residing in the United States
to return to the native country. Tit
bank expects some returns from theil
plans next spring, although the re
patriation of Hungarians thus ia
during the year has been negligible
4, Budapest-Iron Production - Al
nouncement is made by the Hunga
rian- Belgian Metal Manufacturing
Company of Budapest that unles
| government contracts for publ
! works are Forthcoming that thei
t operated at a loss. Lack of com
{ mercial treaties between Hungar
= and its neighbors is given as tn
c reason for the depression.
s Living Costs.-From data officia
t ly compiled the Hungarian worke
r spends 81 per cent of his earning
n for food, Is per cent for clothins
e 26 per cent for rent, and 10 per Ger
d for sundries. The price of bread
12E per cent higher in 1921 than
70 1913. Cost of living decreased dun
: ing the first five months of 1872
but the fluctuation of the Hungaria
> crown caused it to advance again.
: INDIA
4 Cancellation in Calcutta-By orde
S of the governor in council of tn
! presidency of Bengal a conciliatio
e board is inaugurated for the settle
4 ment of labor disputes affecting pub
\ lie utility services. Other industrie
may secure the offices of the boar