The Owosso times., 1922-03-24
OTHER LABOR NOTES

John Black, forty, secretary-treas-
urer of subdistrict No. 8, United Mine
Workers Union died at West Frank
fort, Ill.
A new coal mine employing 100 men
will be opened in East Peoria, ILL.,,
by the Manhattan Coal company. Sink
ing of shaft will be begun as soon as
weather permits.
Wages Of union iron puddlers during
March and April will drop from $500
to $500 per ton and bar iron finishers
will receive a reduction of 10 per cent
as result Of the bimonthly settlement
between the Amalgamated Association
Of Iron Steel and Tin Workers and
the Western Bar association. The rate
Is based on average sales for the last
two months.
The Utah Copper company, closed In
the general shutdown, will reopen at
a Comparatively early date" an Of
fetal of the company declared. During
the inactive period only 200 men have
been employed at the mines which at
peak production in 1918 provided work
for 5000.
Ore has resumed it's flow to the
Copper Queen smelters Of the Phelps
Dodge corporation. The Calumet and
Arizona company mines will shortly
resume operations on a cautious"
scale, according to Col. J. G. Green
way, general manager. From May,
1921, to the present, all Arizona smelt-
ing plants have been idle.
William J. Brennan, president Of
District (Pa.), United Mine Workers
of America, announced that the three
anthracite districts would oppose any
move to have referendum vote on
the question of suspension on
April 1, II the vote Of the hard coal
field was to be Joined with that Of
the bituminous members.
John +. O'Connor of New York, a
member of the United Brotherhood Of
Maintenance Of Way Employees and
Railway Shop Workers. brought suit
at Detroit against the organization
asking an accounting Of 100000, paid
in dues, and intended for accident and
death insurance. O'Connor alleges the
money was misapprOpriated.
For the first time since January,
1921, all the mills of the American
Rolling Mill company are in operation.
The Middletown (Ohio) plant has been
in operation for some time. Company
officials, in statement issued, are con-
servative regarding the business out
look, but say that the increase In
operations is very encouraging.
Reports from the Penarroya (Spain)
district, where 1900 miners were Or
dered on strike, indicate that the ces-
sation of work in the mines Is general.
Lack Of coal has caused zinc foundries
employing 5000 persons to close. The
miners declare they cannot accept the
reductions proposed by their employers
because the cost Of living Is rapidly
mounting.
All employees of members of the
Cleveland Building Trades Council
walked out when employers posted
notices reducing wages of their EN-
ployees from 13 to 26 per cent, follow
ing a failure to agree upon a new
scale. Contracts totalling upwards of
SIC, 100000 in new construction are
tied up, and additional lettings are
halted pending an agreement upon a
wage scale.
A resolution instituting an investiga-
tion Into the extent to which cham
bers Of commerce and banks over the
nation have assisted and inspired so
called open shop campaigns against |
labor" was adopted at the session of
Federation Of Labor. President Com |
pers and Secretary Morrison, with the |
Of the banking committee |
Of the federation, headed by Matthew |
Woll, were authorized to conduct the |
inquiry and report.
A statement made by the executive
council Of the American Federation of |
Labor denounced the recent discharge |
Of navy yard workers In the general
curtailment Of such work resulting
from the arms conference. american
farmers have been thrown in con-
ditions bordering on the DISASTROUS
the statement Of issues continued
''This might be largely avoidable by |
wise governmental action and II may
be largely remedied In like manner
One step which must be taken con
Germs the proper extension of credit"
Fatalities at coal mines during Janu.
ary declined about 20 per cent from
January year ago, according to an
by the bureau of mines
The total that month was 146, against
l97 last year. Based on an estimated
coal production Of 43,955,OOO tons, the
death rate was 1892 per million tons
mined, compared with 4.13 for Jan.
nary, 1921.
A long period Of dry weather in
Italy has resulted In the reduction
,f 80 per cent of the output of twenty
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