Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15
MINOR LABOR NOTES

At Albany, n. Y, the shops or the
New York Central railroad closed
down. About 1900 men are affected.
Union bricklayers of Tacoma, Wash,
announced n voluntary wage reduction
of 81 "A day. The new wage will ba
50 day.
A lockout has been declared In the
Calico works, Florence, Italy, which
have been occupied by the police to
prevent disorders.
The Blgelow-Hartford Carpet COM
pany's plant Mt Thompsonville, Conn.,,
closed because of the strike of several
hundred employees, which has been In
effect since February %.
The American Steel and Wire COM
pany posted notices In Its three Wor-
cester (Mass.) plants that the plants
would run eight hours day instead
Of ten, to prevent layoffs.
A bulletin issued by President Har-
ry II. Kurrie of the Monon railway
notified the employees that there
would be general reduction in sal
aries beginning April 10.
Between 500 and 1000 employees
of several Minneapolis flour mills are
affected by reduction In wages of
Is per cent for skilled and % per cent
for unskilled labor.
The Passaic Cotton mills, New Bed
ford, Mass, which have been shut
down for six months, resumed opera
lions. The corporation operates sew
en- mills In the city, employing $500
under normal conditions.
Wages In the building trades ut
Vancouver. II. c.. are to be reduced on
an average OF II per cent, according
10 new wage schedule recently is
sued by the Master Builders and Con-
tractors association.
Job printers of Salt Lake City filed
demand with the employers for $51
for forty-four hour week. to date
from May /. At present the printers
receive 500 to $40 for forty-eight hours
a week.
At Madison, Me-, the Indian Spring
mill of the American Wooden COM
pany, which has been idle since May,
received orders to resume operations,
1t is expected that II will soon be run
ming at full capacity. employing about
800 persons.
Notices that the Santa Fe railroad
had approved a wage of 30 cents an
hour for all unskilled labor were post.
ed. The notice requested the con
currence of the employees In the wage
reductions and said n conference with
representatives OF the workmen will
be held.
The New York ShipbulldlEg com
pany. Camden, N. j., announced that
all night work at Its plant would be
discontinued and the night force OF
| 200 employees be laid Off. The day
force also is materially reduced. A
20 per cent reduction in wages went
into effect at the New York plant, as
well as at all other Delaware river
shipyards.
Approximately 10000 workers ir
misses and children's dress factories
| struck at New York. IL was announced
at the headquarters OF the Information
al Ladies' Garment Workers union
where IL was claimed that the Indus
try in Greater New York was prac
tically tied up. Unian officials said
the strike had been called TO estab
fish minimum wage scales, regainine
the wage rates in force before the
recent reductions, and forcing the en-
tire industry to recognize the unior
and sign agreements.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany, Pueblo Colo, announced that
owing to improved conditions In the
steel industry, 1000 additional mer
would be employed Mt once. Four idle
mills will reopen, running two eight
hour shifts.
Reductions of 1914 per cent in wages
of union sheet mill workers and of I
| per cent In those of tin makers were
made at the blmonthly settlement be
tween manufacturers and the Anal
gamated association. This reduction
is in addition TO one of 91s per cen
made two months ago.