The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-04-25
Other Labor Notes

Since 1900 the number of cigar fac
tories In the United States has de-
creased about 30 per cent
philadelphia's manufacturing indus
tries produce more than s1.700,000,000
worth of commodities annually.
Organizers Of the Journeymen Tailors'
union are renewing attempts TO union
lie the employees of the New York
merchant tailors.
A 6shmongers' strike which for two
days deprived Tokyo. Japan, of sea
food, one of the city's principal arti-
cASs Of diet, has ended.
Balloting by miners of the Fernie
and Coal Creek (B. CO. districts over
whelmingly favored cessation a
work and the men walked out.
More than 1000 miners, at five COZ
lieries of the Hudson Coal company Il
Plymouth, Pa, walked out In protest
against an alleged cut In wages.
Illinois miners were idle April J.
celebrating the anniversary of obtain
ing the eight-hour day. The day u
national holiday for union miners
In a single year Philadelphia button
factories turn out 416,827 $50 buttons,
enough to provide eight buttons for
every woman In the United States.
In 1920 the number of members pay
Ing dues to the American Federation
Of Labor was just over 100000, while
today the number is less than 100000.
The strike of London's tramway and
bus workers was ended through sue
cessful negotiations between the work
ers Representatives and the employ
ers.
The demand of Kansas City union
painters for q S2-a-day wage increase
met with fiat refusal from the master
painters, The union men are seeking
Il raise from So to $40 day.
Six hundred miners quit work at
Harlan, KY, as result of the expira-
ton of their contract March 81. The
men, according to union officials were
not on strike, but simply awaiting ac~
ton on a new wage agreement.
Wage negotiations between the New
Haven railroad and the engineers and
ffremen's unions have been broken off.
The cause was the refusal Of the en-
ployees to accept changes in the work.
ing rules desired by the company. The
brotherhoods requested an advance In
line with that Of the New York Cen
trail. which amounted to 8 per cent.
Between 200 and 400 advertising
sign writer's, members Of New York
Sign Writer'S union No. 230, went on
strike as result Of the refusal Of
their employers to grant demands for
a 20 per cent increase in wages and a
reduction in working time to a fve-day
week.
Through a lack Of cooperation be-
tween the two Chicago employing plas.
terers associations In negotiating n
new union agreement, the minimum
wage rate for journeymen plasterers
will be raised from the existing S1.25
an hour scale to $1.50 an hour on May
l. The S150-an-hour rate has been
agreed on by the contractors and union
representatives.
Eight thousand miners In the coal
fields of Alberta and northeastern
British Columbia struck after the last
shift in District IS, United Mine
Workers Of America, had finished their
tasks The maintenance men remained
at work The men demand O three
year agreement In line with the one
adopted at the international conven-
tIon early In the year.
During the period July /, 1923, to
March 20, 1924, total Of 23,170 for
eigners were admitted through Laredo.
Tex, official port Of entry, and careful
estimates on the basis Of the present
rate Of entry place the figures for the
next three months In excess of $4,000
more. According to an official Of the
National Railways lines of Mexico,
preparations are now being made to
transport 10000 laborers to the United
States border
Extension Of the present wage
agreement until April 10 at joint ses-
sion OF miners and operators. OF Lou
Isville. temporarily precIuded POSSIBLE
lty OF suspension of work In District
%, United Mine Workers About s.
900 miners In approximately sixty-five
mines in western Kentucky were af-
fected. The miners have asked for q
continuation Of the present wage scale.
The operators have declared for a cut
of % per cent.
A threatened strike Of 25,000 miners
In northern West Virginia coal fields
was averted by acceptance by the mi
ners' union of three-yenr contract.
The agreement was reached after sew
eral weeks OF negotiations, and repre-
sents compromise by both sides
John d. Rockefeller. Jr., may be
asked to intercede In differences exist
Ing between employees Of the Standard
OH Company Of New Jersey and the
company at the Bay Way plant, Bay
: onne. N. J., regarding request hv tn
men for 10 per cent Increase In
wages.