Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-04-06
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

Spain's liberal ministry has decided
upon reform at home and an extension
Of the nations foreign trade. Busi-
ness is active in most parts Of the
peninsula Spain is purchasing large
quantities Of automobiles, machinery
and equipment in the United States
Sheetmetal workers of Portland,
Ore, returned to work and thus paved
the way for negotiations looking to
settlement Of the differences between
the building construction employers
and the building trades.
officials Of the Chicago Bricklayers'
union signed an agreement with the
Associated Builders In which the wage
scale for journeymen bricklayers be-
ginning June 1, 1923, is fixed at $1.25
an hour, an increase Of Is cents over
last years rate it was announced.
The Consolidated Textile corpora
ton, operating cotton mill at Hen
derson, KY, has announced 10 per
cent increase in wages for Its en-
ployees, effective March IL. The mill
employs 600 persons and the COM
pany Is erecting 80 residences for the
use Of It's workers.
Chicago's Industries increased their
working forces 5 per cent in February,
while Illinois as whole had an ex-
pansion Of 1.8 per cent in Industrial
employment Such Is the revival pace
for the 30 days ended February Is, as
measured by the general advisory
board Of the state department of labor.
Calumet and Hecla and subsidiary
companies, Copper Range consolidat-
ed, Quincy Mining company and Mo
hawk and Wolverine, have announced
a general increase in wages for all
classes of labor, effective March 1.
The rate of increase is Is to 20 per
cent, and the wages paid will vary but
little in the different mines.
A shortage Of skilled labor in the
Middle West as soon as the weather
moderates was predicted by Richard
T. Jones, director Of the West North
Central district of the federal en-
ployment service. He drew his con-
clusion in summarizing the February
report issued by the Department Of
Labor through its employment service.
The petition for q rehearing on the
wage cut of last December, which took
approximately $1,5OO,O0O annually
from the railroad telegraphers, was
denied in a decision issued by the
United States Railroad Labor board.
The original order involved telegra-,
pliers on about eight Of the larger
Middle Western roads. The latest
decision increased the number of car
riers involved to II, affecting approx
imately 1000 employees.
The Cleveland Building Trades EN-
ployers' association will not disband,
but will remain in operation and do
everything in its power to further
complete and impartial investigation
into building costs and conditions, di-
rectors Of the organization voted.
Leaders said informal negotiations
already had been started with other
organizations to interest them in a
movement to obtain the facts as to
why building costs are too high, If
they are too high
Labor unions of Aurora, ILL.,, are
forming the Labor Temple association,
corporation that will erect labor
temple there within a year. 1t is not
proposed, however, to limit the sale
Of stock to union members, but to
dispose of 1t to the general public.
The Building Trades Council Of In
dianapolis will BERN negotiations of
new agreements April l and May 1.
The agreements Of the bricklayers and
hodcarriers expire May 1, and those
Of the steamfitters and plumbers about
May Is. Other agreements expire