Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-12-08
OTHER LABOR NOTES

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cago for the training Of young men
desiring to enter the building trades.
Loss of life in the mining industry
has been decreased proportionately
so per cent during the period from
1907 to 1922.
An actual labor shortage is reported
in Chicago, Bloomington, Danville, East
st. Louis, Joliet Rock Island and
Springfield.
The Japanese iron and steel indus
try has been in deplorable condition
during the last few years and IT SHOWS
no signs Of Improvement.
The president of the American Car
and Foundry company of New YORK
estimates that the railroads OF the
United States will need S49,5OO cars
during the next three years.
The Reading (Pa.) Iron company an
nounced that the wages of all the
puddlers at its plants in Reading, 60
lumbia and other places would be al
vanced from So to $3.50 per ton, Six
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The Amalgamated Clothing Workers
and the Cleveland Clothing Contrac'
tors association, composed of twenty
two contracting firms, have reached an
agreement providing for an average
increase of Is per cent In the wage
scale.
Four striking railroad shopmen, In
the custody of United States deputy
marshals, arrested at Nevada, Mo-, Tor
alleged violations of the "Daugherty"
injunction, were transferred to Kan
sas City. No date for their trial has
been set.
Activities Of the government In the
railway shopmen's strike OF last sum-
mer cost $1,250,OOO, according to an
estimate reached by acturies of the
Department of Justice. The major por-
ton was represented by the salaries
and expenses of special deputy mar
shals.
Reports from Illinois free employ
ment offices show the most favorable
labor conditions from the laborers
standpoint Of any time in more than
two years, according to summary OF
industrial conditions issued by the gen.
eral advisory board of the state de-
partment of labor.
The committee on banking of the
Central Trades and Labor council
at New York announced that 1t
had decided TO recommend estab-
Iishment by the council Of a bank
similar to the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers Cooperative
bank of Cleveland. The bank probably
will start with capital of $1,OOO,OOO.
The average rate Of wages Of male
farm labor for the entire United States
on October l was $28.97 month, with
board, according to the first OF regu-
lar series of quarterly reports from
1900 county crop reporters to the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. The average rate for the year
1921 was $30.14.
Circulars announcing the alliance OF
the Switchmenfs Union of North Amer
lea. which is affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, with the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen were sent out
by Warren s. Stone, president OF the
engineers, to members Of his organiza-
ton.
What was characterized in some
quarters as new support for the basic
eight-hour day came in announcement
Of a United States railroad labor board
decision holding that certain classes OF
railway maintenance Of way en-
ployees are entitled for pay while going
to and coming from work. 1t also
ruled that foremen should have over
time after the eighth hour, although
employed on a monthly basis.
Contractual relations between the
city and employees Of the Detroit mu-
nicipal street railway system have been
agreed to by the traction commission
and the men. The employees accepted
Mayor James Couzens' new wage scale
of S5 for eight hours and vacations