Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

Japan is considering the possibility
Of subsidizing 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
read building business as an expert
ment this spring.
Employees Of the Bay City (Mich.)
street car company voted to accept a
ten per cent reduction in wages.
The old wage scale Of SO per day
fer granite cutters will be kept in
force until April, 1928, in New York
city,
The Wholesale Clothing Manufac-
turers in Great Britain have agreed
TO grant. wage increases to their
workers.
There is much activity among the
iren 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 1900 men are affected.
The reductions include electricians
from 50 cents an hour to 873A cents;
stone masOns, S1.1O to 80 cents; brick
layers. S1.25 to 81; fathers, 81 to 80
cents; common labOrers, 70 to 80
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 eight-hOur day
By the United States Steel corporation
In it's plant at Gary, Ind, viii mean
that 10000 additional men must be
hired and that 20 per cent reduction
in pay will be In order.
The Grant & 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
900 employees returned to work
The American Steamship Owners
association announced It 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 TO boom building operations
bricklayers In Reading, Pa, have sig
nihed their willingness to accept re-
duction in wages. Other building
unions have agreed to act in accord
ance with the brRcklayers' views.
An act introduced in the Rhode
Island legislature proposes the accept
ance of a federal law to promote vO-
cational rehabilitation Of persons dis
abled in industry or otherwise, and tC
aid their return to civil employment
-Four thousand members Of the Unit
ed Hatters Of America rejected a 2C
per cent wage cut, effective June 1, &C
cording to Martin Lawler, general sec
retary of the union. He said the pro
posed reduction would cut average
wages from $S to SO a day.
The 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. NJ. Her
bert, president Of that road, as "man
date for closed shop"
At a conference between British
ship owners and delegates Of the vari
GUS seamen's unions the delegates
agreed to recommend that the union
accept a reduction in wages of e 10
($1250) monthly and refer the ques
lions Of allowances and overtime pa.
to a Joint board for revision.
The three great federations in Eng
iand-miners, transport workers an,
railwsymen-haye a combined mem
bership Of more than 100000.
ofcials Of the Fonda, Johnstowl
and Gloversville Railroad company an
nounced a 20 per cent wage reduction
Affecting all employees Of both stean
and electric divisions.
The Kansas City Builders assocls
tIon reduced wages Of all mechanic
and laborers about 20 per cent. Th
new scale equals that paid pfeeedin
May !. 1920. Eight thousand are a
fecsed.