The Owosso times., 1922-05-19
OTHER LABOR NOTES

Two hundred and fifty thousand
members of the British Amalgamated
Engineering union are locked out.
The printers were the first craft Of
any importance to extend their organ
ization throughout America.
In the 30 days ending April % en-
ployment figures have shown decided
and continued upward trend in all
sections of the country.
| George X. Wark, Canadian vice
president of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen, died
at his home in Toronto, Canada.
Members Of the Washington County
(Md.) Carpenters union have agreed
to a wage cut of 1914 per cent eff
| fective at once. Up to the time the
wage scale was so cents an hour.
Homes burn 50 per cent Of the an
thracite output and 20 per cent goes
to industries, power plants and for
heating large buildings. Only about 3
per cent Of anthracite is exported.
Better labor conditions in Italy are
reported in government commercial
reports. Present estimates of unem-
plOyed are about 100000, about $4,000
below the figures the first of the year.
The Wheeling (W. Va.) Steel cor
poratiOn announced that three mills
had been placed in operation, one each
at Yorkville, Ohio Creek and Beech
Bottom, w. Va.
The A. S. Hecker company, railway
contracting firm of Cleveland, has
leased the railway shops OF the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railway at
Sedalia, Mo.
The Belgian Industrial company,
Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, is prepar-
ing to extend its paper mill, the cost
of which will be from $1,500,0OO to
100000.
One hundred and fifty union roof
ers of st. Louis went out on strike
as the result of a tangle over the
agreement to n new contract pro-
viding for change in the working
T conditions.
Mills in Niles and Warren, o., are
advertising for sheet workers. Re
sumption Of sheet mill of the Brier
Hill Steel company is said to have been
prevented by shortage of this class Of
labor
st. Louis union carpenters who have
been idle since April I because Of the
wage cut from $1.25 to 95 cents an
hour established by the Master
Builders association, returned to
work, receiving $1.12h an hour.
A reduction of 16 per cent in wages
is one provision of three-year agree
ment between Rochester, IN. ~
clothing manufacturers and their en-
ployees, ratified by organizations of
both.
"Help Wanted" signs again are ap-
pearing on the gates Of steel mills In
the Youngstown (O.) district. Plant
executives explained that the short
age of semi-skilled labor for the roll
ing mills has become acute.
Official announcement was made
that the British cotton mill operatives
have accepted an immediate, wage re-
duction of three shillings and three
pence in the pound and further re-
duction of 10 pence six months hence.
The steel plant on the Minnesota
side Of the st. Louis river, Superior,
WIS.,, announced that operations In the |
new wire mill just completed will |
begin at once, employing approx
mately $500 men.
Pointing to the 100000 wage
earning women in the United States, |
Miss Mary f. Mcdowell of Chicago |
told the National League Of Woman |
Voters that "the handicaps Of the |
woman wage Garner demand that So |
ciety, for it's own sake, shall safe |
guard her health and her future work.
ing conditions that upbulld and do not |
debase the American standard Of
community morale"
Union workers of Detroit held q
mass meeting in Cadillac square to
protest against the "open shop"
The Irish 24-hour strike terminated
with three gigantic demonstrations
held to mark approval Of labor's pro-
test against militarism. There were
no disorders In connection with the
strike.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas shops
at Sedalia, Mo-, opened, after having |
been closed since January 10 last. II
was stated that only about thirty Of
the 400 old men returned under the
piece work plan.