The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-09-01

mated Clothing workers or AmerlcS
and various clothing contractors as
sociations agreed in New York to CO
operate In equalizing conditions and
in bringing unfair contractors into
their respective associations, 1t was
announced by Lyman Blumberg, union
leader.
Wallace r. Campbell. vice president
and treasurer of the Ford Motor COM
pany of Canada, announced that his
concern will begin soon the erection OF
a huge motor plant adjoining the pres
ent factory in Ford City.
A shortage Of fuel and resultant
shortage of steel resulted in the tenn
porary closing Of 26 tin mills of the
American Sheet and Tinplate company
at Farrell, Pa.
Nine hundred employees Of ]. H.
Winchell & Co., Haverhill, Mass,
makers Of shoes, struck In protest
against state board decision grant
ing an additional wage cut.
The British Labor party made de-
cisive gain In the Welsh elections, 1t
was indicated In dispatches from Ponty-
prydd, which announced the victory Of
Mardy Jones, Labor candidate.
Very little shipbuilding work is be-
ing done in Dublin just now. Since
the reduction of wages In Great Brit
ain cross-channel yards can submit
lower bids for work.
The Joint board Of Fur Workers
unions announced that a general In
crease for fur workers In independent
shops amounting to about 20 per cent
had been obtained during the busy sea-
son the last few weeks.
The Toronto, (ohio) plant Of the
Follansbee Brothers Sheet and Tin
Plate company closed because It's fuel
supply was cut off, and the same COM
pany's plants at Follansbee, w. Va,
closed for the same reason.
The first result Of the coal strike
was brought to Iron Mountain (Mich.)
when the Charcoal Iron company laid
off $50 men at the Yale mine because
of the rail tieup. Only one shift instead
of two, will be operating hereafter.
The Wisconsin State Federation of
Labor, In convention, went on record
as heartily indorsing' movement to
bring farmers and organized labor into
coalition for political action and the
formation of farmer-labor leagues in
all congressional and legislative dis
tricts as means OF bringing political
results.
Canadian shopmen employed by the
Grand Trunk railroad protested be-
cause that system was determined to
continue repairing engines and cars
sent to Its shops by lines in the United
States, whose repairmen are on strike.
The men forwarded a protest to the
government against having repairs
made in Canadian shops on rolling
stock sent from the United States line
where shopmen were striking.
Practically all workers In the cloak
and suit industry in New York-60,-
600 in all-Quietly left their Jobs in
general "stoppage" directed against
the smaller manufacturing establish
VI oNcoSSLCPos AOout OOO VI
the larger shops included in the 2,eO0
vacated were permitted to resume
work, having agreed to the workers
demand for a forty-four-hour week,
double pay for holidays and time and
half for overtime.
Demanding an increase Of 10 cents
an hour, which would boost their daily
wages from $2.70 to $3.50, the crew
OF laborers employed on the Presque
Isle (Mich.) drive paving job left
their work, declaring they would not
return for less than 40 cents an hour
for a nine-hour day.
Jail sentences Of sfx months each
were given three striking coal miners
by Judge McClintic In federal court
at Charleston, w. Va, following their
conviction Of violating an injunction.
They were found guilty Of persuading
nonunion men TO quit work.