The Owosso times., 1922-04-21
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

Union plumbers of Fort Worth Tex
wages from SO to 50. The scale is eff
fective April l.
Contracts for signal and interlOck-
ing plant improvements this year,
amounting to 100000, have been let
by the Northern Pacific railway.
Hoisting engineers of St. Louis, vot-
ed TO accept cut in their wages from
S1.25 an hour to S1.121h cents an hour.
The reduced scale becomes effective
at once.
Mines In Zacateas are opening again
and freight rates are generally more
favorable to shippers, according to min
ing men in FL Paso who have interests
In the Mexican state.
Anticipation Of marked decline in
business, owing to the mine strike,
was given by the Chicago & Alton road
as reason for laying off $50 employ
ees Of the Bloomington Qll.) shops.
Compulsory arbitration Of labor dis
putes in Norway is provided for In a
bill adopted by the lagting. The meas
ure is In the same form as when it
passed the odelsting. 1t therefore be-
comes law.
Two hundred men went back to
work at the National Fireprooflng
works at Hobart, Ind, which has been
idle since last fall. Improved business
conditions make certain that the plant
will be operated several months.
Idle freight cars on March Is to-
tailed 391, ,797, decrease of 1855, COM
pared with the 39S,9S2 on March 8,
according to reports to the American
Railway association. Surplus coal cars
I'm good repair numbered 79,SO3, a de-
crease Of 6,661.
Members of the Sheet Metal Work
ers' union in Syracuse. N. Y, voted to
accept wage cut Of from 81 an hour
to 30 CENTS. The contractors agreed
to concessions which will make the
working conditions better for the men.
The new scale will be effective May l.
This ends lockout that has been in
force for several weeks.
The Round Oak Stove works at
DOwaglac, the biggest concern of its
kind in Michigan. went back to q FIVE
day week schedule. For year the
factory has been running three days
week with greatly reduced force.
Other stove factories at Dowagiac, it
was indicated, would also increase the
working week without putting on more
men.
Wage cuts, running as high as 20
per cent In some departments, have
been submitted by the Marlboro
(Mass.) Shoe company to it's employees.
A stipulation in the agreement between
the union and the company provides
that all matters pertaining to reduc-
tion Of wages must be submitted TO the
state board Of arbitration and concilia-
ton, which will be done in this case.
Union miners. formerly employed by
the FairmOnt-Morgantown Coal COM
pany at Lowesville, near Morgantown,
w. Va, lost their fight to retain pos,
session of company houses when two
constables, armed with eviction war
rants and definite Instructions to oust
houses, lock the doors and turn. the
keys over to John Y. Hite, president
Of the company, began the work.
Employment exchanges In France
found permanent and temporary en-
ployment in 1921 for over l,OOOOOO
workers. Work was found for 25O.OOO
women and nearly 100000 general la
borers. Twenty-Five per cent of the
vacancies filed involved change of
residence for the workers.
A new wage agreement signed by
representatives Of the ,Amalgamted
Association of Street, and Electric
Railway Employees of America and
officers OF the Manchester IN. H.
Street Railway company. calls for a
cut Of cents per hour In wages and
20 per cent reduction In overtime.