Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-08-05
OTHER LABOR NOTES.


in Russia exceeds one-fourth Of the
1913 figures, which is taken as Russia's
last normal year.
All tire building departments in
plant No. 2 of the Firestone factories
in South Akron, Ohio, increased their
shifts from eight to nine hours.
The forty-four-hour week Is effec-
tive In all the union printing plants In
Saratoga county, New York. The
agreement was reached by arbitration.
The British Labor party at a con-
ference, rejected a proposal intro
duced by the radical wing to allow the
Communist party to affiliate with the
Labor party.
Union labels must appear on each
individual piece of clothing Of men,
bers of the Alabama Federation Of
Labor worn by them when attending
meetings of the federation.
By 65,4O votes against 5,455, the
United Vehicle Workers Of Great
Britain decided In favor Of amalgama-
tion with new union to be called the
Transport and General Workers union,
which will have membership Of over
100000.
More than $500 men in the Wheel
ing wv. Va.) district were thrown out
of work when three mills Of the Wheel
ing Steel corporation suspended Oper-
ations In full or In part. Until other
wise ordered, only six mills will Oper-
ate, company officials said. Lack Of
orders was given as the reason for the
suspension.
Building trades employers Of Roches-
ter, N. Y, notified Samuel Untermyer
they would not accept his offer to ar
bitr2+e the Rochester building trades
strike since they believed George East
mans award of a Is per cent reduction
in the case Of the bricklayers set a
precedent which should be followed by
all the building trades.
"The American Federation Of Labor
is fully justified In taking firm stand
to do away with the 'gentlemen's
agreement and in its place inaugurate
definite policy calling for total ex-
clusion of Japanese with all other or
ientals," said declaration adopted at
the annual convention Of the Arleri-
can Federation Of Labor.
The printers strike at Jamestown,
N. Y, was settled when the men were
granted 44-hOur week and not under
any other conditions, w. w. Barrett,
first vice president of the Internation-
al Typographical union, announced.
He made this statement In contradic-
tion to the report that the strike at
jamestown had been settled on 49,
hour basis.
With the average cost of foodstuffs
in Budapest about so times as great
as in 1914, the average wages Of
skilled workman are from 400 to 600
krOnen weekly, or about Is or 20 times
his wages In 1914. The pay Of Office
clerks was not even so high, the aver
age yearly income of 500 employees
of the city administration being 1900
kronen and the average yearly income
Of 5000 teachers, 1900 krOnen.
A new working agreement embody-
ing Is per cent reduction In wages
was ratified by the shipping board and
representatives Of the marine en-
gineers and deposited with the secre-
tary of labor. The agreement also
covers working conditions along lines
previously decided upon. The action,
1t was added, meant the end Of the
strike begun On May i, so far as the
parties to the agreement are con-
cerned. Nothing was said as to the
private operators.
Reduction In wages Of 500 car meE
was announced at East st. Louis, Ill.
Motormen and conductors are cut
from 20 cents an hour to 81 and shop
men and laborers from SO to 48.
The opening of the nationwide cam
paign to unionize the steel industry
has been postponed indefinitely be-
cause Of the industrial depression, 1t
was officially announced This action
was decided upon by the executive
council of national and international
organizations In the steel industry af-
nliafod with thn American Federation