Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
MINOR LABOR NOTES

New York Central railroad closed
down. About 1,200 men are affected.
Union bricklayers of Tacoma, Wash,
announced a 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 Bigelow- Hartford Carpet COM
pany's plant at 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 q day instead
of ten, to prevent layofes.
A bulletin issued by President Har-
ry r. Kurrie Of the Monon railway
notified the employees that there
would be a general reduction In sal
aries beginning April 16.
Between 800 and 1000 employees
of several Minneapolis -four mills are
affected by a reduction In wages Of
Is per cent for skilled and 20 per cent
for unskilled labor.
The Passaic Cotton mills, New Bed
ford, Mass, which have been shut
down for six months, resumed opera
tions. The corporation operates sew
en- mills in the city, employing 2,5OO
under normal conditions,
Wages in the building trades at
Vancouver, B. O., are to be reduced on
an average of IT per cent according
to a new wage schedule recently ts-
sued by the Master Builders and Con-
tractors association.
Job printers Of Salt Lake City fled
a demand with the employers for $51
for a forty-four hour week, to date
from May l. At present the printers
receive $50 to $42 for forty eight hours
q week.
At Madison, Me-, the Indian Spring
mill Of the American Woolen COM
pany, which has been idle since May,
received orders to resume operations.
1t Is expected that 1t will soon be run
ming at full capacity. employing about
300 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 conference with
representatives of the workmen will
be held.
The New York ShipbuildiEg CON-
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
10 per cent reduction In wages went
into effect at the New York plant, as
we'll as at all other Delaware river
shipyards.
approximately 10000 workers In
misses and children's dress factories
struck at New York, 1t was announced
at the headquarters of the Internation-
al Ladies' Garment Workers union,
where 1t was claimed that the indus
try In Greater New York was prac-
tically tied up. Union officials said
the strike had been called TO estab-
lish minimum wage scales regaining
the wage rates in force before the
recent reductions, and forcing the en-
tire industry to recognize the unicl'
and sign agreements.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany, Pueblo, Colo, announced that
owing to improved conditions in the
steel industry, 1000 additional men
would be employed at once. -Four idle
mills will reopen, running two eight
hour shifts.
Reductions of 1874 per cent in wages
of union sheet mill workers and Of Z
per cent in those Of tin makers were
made at the bimonthly settlement be-
tween manufacturers and the Anal
gamated association. This reduction
is In addition to one Of 9h per cent
made two months ago.