Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-06-08
OTHER LABOR NOTES


British coal production has shown
a decided decline since the first OF the
year.
Germany, Czechoslovakia, Belgium
and France report shortage OF farm
labor.
Illinois industries are employing
10000 more workers now than they
were one year ago.
The New Hampshire senate killed
the bill providing a 4S-hour work week
for women and minors.
More people are kept from work
by accidental injuries than are Idle
from lack of employment.
Living costs fell in Austria in Oc-
tober, November and December and
rose In January and February.
twenty-five thousand seamen aboard
shipping board vessels have begun re-
ceiving pay increases averaging 10 per
cent.
Increase in pay for $500 employees
Of the manufacturing department OF
the Corn Products Refining company,
effective May IA, was announced.
The possibility that unemployment
might be included eventually among
the risks covered by insurance COM
panies was discussed at the annual
meeting of the Actuarial Society OF
America at New York.
Most of the 200 fishermen living be-
tween Point Pleasant, N. j., and Sea-
side Park, who went on strike for
wage increase from $50 to $75 month
returned to work at $40 month, the
rate offered by the operators.
At Sydney, N. S., provincial police
raided the room in local hotel occu-
pied by Ernest Curtis, Canadian vice
president of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
and seized quantity of papers.
A general strike of 1000 union paint
ers, effective May 21, was authorized
by the Brotherhood of Painters, Deco
rators and Papsrhangers Of America,
district council Of New York, after a
strike vote had been cast by the men,
bers.
Because the management refused to
the other workers in that department
Of the Warren Manufacturing COM
pany's cotton mill, Warren, r. L., re-
fused to work and forced the entire
plant to shut down. Approximately
1900 persons were affected by the
closing.
Employees Of the two largest taxi
cab companies In Paris, France went
on strike. A concerted effort by the
federation of labor unions of the
Seine department was made, to call
the entire metallurgical industry. The
metal workers In nine principal COM
panies in Paris industrial suburbs
have been striking since May day.
The three months strike of Aber-
deem trawler owners against the land
ing Of German-caught Icelandic fish
ended when all pafties-the trawler
owners, shippers, mates and buyers
agreed to resume fishing on the basis
that the German catches be restricted
to 18 boats weekly from March to
June, and ii weekly for the remainder
Of the year.
Samuel Untermyer volunteered to
represent the Journeymen Stone Gut
ters' Association Of North America In
its demands upon the Gut Stone Asso-
citation of Greater New York for an
increase Of So day, union officials an
nounced According to Frank De Pace,
president Of the union, Untermyer Of
fered his services gratis In the belief
that the raise should be granted In full
fillnent Of the contract.
A plan for employee representation
In the plant Of the Amoskeag Manu-
featuring company, at Manchester, N.
H., was presented to the $4,000 work
ers in the company's mills. A print
ed statement, signed by the company
agent and members Of a committee Of
employees, proposed convention of
representatives elected by the work.
ers In each department, to work out
details Of the plan. Heads Of the
United Textile Workers Of America,
the union with which large number
of Amoskeag employees are affiliated.
have denounced the company union"
project and warned the workers that
its purpose was to undermine the
union.
Stock in the newly organized Fed
GRAFTON Bank of New York has been
1924, 900 Oversubscribsd by members
Of the 120 labor unions represented in
the project. J. ]. Mulholland, secre-
tary of the joint organization commit
tee, announced.
The strike movement among postal,
telegraph, telephone and railroad en-
ployees In Belgium, centering In Ant,
werp, spread to other places. The tel.
sphones and telegraph employees at
Bruges, Charleroi >-and Client walked
out. The movement continued general
at Antwerp.