New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-04-30
MORE Than Two
MILLION JOBLESS
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otah ..--..... .-.... 1000
In a number of states the reports
gave no estimate of the number of
unemployed but the officials noted
that the unemployment was large. In
Massachusetts, for instance. the esti-
mate was lacking, although figures
compiled from two trades ran the
total of, unemployed in these up to
$4,000 ~
James III. Maurer. president OF the
PENNSYLVANIA State Federation of La
bor~ estimates fnat~~about 100000
ara unemployed in the United States.
but government statistics and indi-
vidual reports from almost all states
do not quite bear out this figure, al
though they do indicate that the
total Is somewhere between 100000
and 100000
Condensed reports from some of
the various centers show:
4 New York.
|. Approximately $4,000 of New
York states 100000 factory work.
ers will be unemployed May as a
result OF Industrial conditions. Fac
tory wages average 10 per cent lower
than in October, 1920, when the high
point was reached. Wage reductions
are expected all along the line May 1.
Approximately $1,000 members of
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America are on strike in New York
city-largest strike in city. Several
thousand boat-makers are out as well
as 5000 misses and children's dress
and waist-makers. Several thousand
custom tailorsy are out. including
those in Fifth avenue and Broadway
shops All strikes against wage re-
ductions and for union recognition
Numerous other smaller shop strikes.
Building Is Quiet.
Situation quiet in building trades
industry in New York city but ap-
proximately SO per, cent. of the or
ganized $4,000 building trades work
ers without employplent The major
ity OF the union agreements run to
fall or next spEng. No attempt by
employers or employees to change
wage schedules. Only labor trouble 1
Importance just settled when $4,000
union painters signed new agreement
with employers after strike of many
weeks
More than 5000 actors and vaude-
willie performers on the Rialto with
out work.
West Virginia.
Industrial employment in West Vir-
ginia has fallen off within the last
two months so that of 100000 persons
employed, it is estimated
that SO per cent. of the number now
is idle, according to the latest Stats
tics of the state bureau of labor. Il
New HampstSl =
A canvass made by John ii b.
Davfe, state labor commissioner of |
New Hampshire, indicates that one |
third of the normally employed were |
idle early in the year, and Mr.. Davie |
finds that many OF the 844 plants L
From which returns were received are 1
still below normal production but i'm
proving slowly. The figures of the L
canvass showed that Of 31,267 usually |
employed in the 844 plants, 1890
were idle on account Of lack of orders, 1
and 1884 for other reasons, while
S.374 were working part time, max
ing total of $3.50 affected.
Massachusetts.
Information obtained from the
state department Of labor and indus
tries in Massachusetts, indicates that
is still considerable |
but has been relieved slightly in re-
cent weeks by pickups in the textile,
shoe, metal and machinery industries.
In these industrial groups strikes and
are few and minor. Dis
putes over wage and working agree
ments, however have broken out in
the building trades, the garment max
ing shops, printing plants and street
railways, with stoppages of work in
all hut the latter that are variously
termed strikes and lockouts.
Delaware
Reports received by manufacturing, |
Industrial and commercial agencies in
Delaware in April do not give promise
,f any general improvement of con-
iitions this May Day. Estimates of
he number of unemployed in, the
state generally agree upon about
1850, more than three-fourths of
he idle persons being in Wilmington.
Vermont II
Approximately 30 per cent. of the
900 men normally employed in the
yarious branches of the granite in
iustry are working.
On January first the Industrial EN-
,loyment survey of the government !
estimated that there were 81, 800 I'M
employed in Rhode Island. Twelve
manufacturing con-
.erns in the state employing 500
lands or more, on March 81 were
irving employment to 1925 persons
IS against 14.413 on February %,
md 1857 on January 81,
Maine.
Labor conditions in Maine improved |
,ery materially during March, but
here remained a large number of I'M