Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-01-11
INDUSTRIAL.

Jan. s-supreme Court OF United States
held that labor unions or their members
are accountable TO the antitrust laws
where they depart from their normal
and legitimate objects and engage In an
actual combination or conspiracy In re-
straint of trade"
Jan. Irrational conference of state
manufacturers associations pledged sup
port for open shop movement.
Jan. 31-Railway executives asked that
national working agreements" be abro-
gated, and railroad brotherhoods ap-
pealed to President Wilson to prevent
Feb. 6-President Wilson declined to in
terfers in railway wage controversy.
March S-Wage decreases of l2k to 10
per cent, affecting over 10000 employees
Of packing industry In all parts of the
United States. announced.
March Representatives OF packing in
dustry and its employees reached agree
ment at Washington and prevented
threatened strike.
March 3l-Coal miners OF Great Britain
went on strike and state of emergency
was proclaimed by the king.
April 15-Railway labor board ordered
national working agreements terminated
Nav Inlay day strikes and lockouts
involved the building trades of Chicago,
lob printers of the country, marine work
ers OF Atlantic coast and livestock han
dlers of Chicago.
NAV 3-united States Steel corporation
announced wage cut of 20 per cent for
day labor and reduction of other wages
and salaries.
MAY h-Strike OF Chicago stock handlers
and job printers ended.
Nav 30-Union bakers of Chicago struck
MAJ N-Railway labor board announced
wage reduction averaging Y per cent
dustries ended. Judge lands chosen ar
bitter OF wage scale
June 26-Railway shopmen voted to re-
iect wage reduction,
June British coal miners strike set
tied.
Railway labor board abolished time
and-a-half pay for overtime work. but
extended Other national agreements in
July Z Rail labor board ordered wages
Of railway express employees reduced
six cents an hour on August L
Aug. 1s-United States Steel corporation
announced further wage reduction for un-
skilled labor.
Sept. Judge Lands, as arbiter for
building trades OF Chicago district, re-
duced wages 10 to SO per cent and estab-
lished new working rules and conditions.
Sept B-Big packing companies In
stalled shop representa- ton system.
Sept. 2--open shop for carpenters es-
tRblished in Chicago.
Oct. 15-General railway strike called.
to start October 30
Oct. 22-Nine allied unions refused to
support slrlke Dy rail- DrothernoOdS.
Oct. 25-Railway labor board announced
II would not consider wage cut requests
until all working rule questions had been
decided
Oct. 2s-RaiIway strike order cancelled
by brotherhood chiefs.
Nov. mink wagon drivers of New
York district struck.
Nov. l4-Garment workers of New York
struck
Three thousand teamsters OF Chicago
struck
Nov. 16-Chicago tesmsters' strike ended.
Nov. ls-Packing house employees. I'M
der shop representation plan, voluntarily
voted 10 per cent cut in wages.
Dec. l-Open shop principle for railroad
shop crafts recognized in working rules
handed down by railway labor board.
Dec. Stacking industry butchers struck
in some cities
Supreme Court of United States ruled
picketing Is Illegal, but organizing in nom
union plants is legal
Dec Fatal strike riots at Chicago
packing plants.
Dec. 9-Eastern railroads served notice
of reduction OF wages for 750 coo employees.
Dec l4-Kansas state troops called out
to check riots of striking miners.