Arizona state miner., 1925-11-14
NEWS OF THE UNIONS
AND BROTHERHOOD
What Organized Workers Are Doing
In Other Parts of the World.

What Organized Workers Are Doing
In other Parts of the World.
Union printers are working out
big plan to acquaint the public with
Golfers unfair non-union tactics
The speed-up test system original
ing in the Chicago postoffice has been
opposed by the organized postoffice
clerks and the National Federation
of Postoffice clerks. The workers
contend the system creates discord,
demoralizing the force by creating
dissension and dishonest competition.
This is not the time for any arbi-
trary action by standpatters. The
administrations narrow control of the
U. S. Senate has been increased by
several senators who have given no
tice they will not be bound by any
party causes.
Pres. Lewis of the United Mine
Workers has invited libel action of
the Anthracite Coal Trust, daring
them to begin court action
Tucson Trades Council was host to
the children of the Arizona Child
ren's Home and the Arizona Deaf and
Dumb School in that city last week
Victories for striking workers in
many sections of the country are re-
ported by the Cancellation service of
the United States Department of La
bor. The reports indicate that the
workers are determined to fight for
high standards of living and are in
militant spirit that bodies i'll for
anti-labOr employers
From HOlyOke, Mass, comes news
of q 0Ioo Wiz e.
mill workers. who won strike
against wage cut of per cent,
the company deciding to rescind the
cut.
In Chicago the workers struck for
signed agreement and adjustment
of wages. The company signed an
agreement as demanded.
The Holman Cap Co., also of
Chicago, made peace with it's striking
employees, signing union agreement
From Los Angeles, California
comes report of a wage increase
won by hardwood floor workers, who
made demands for a wage increase
above that paid to other carpenters.
The demand resulted in a strike,
which lasted three months. Finally,
ten firms granted the demands, which
were for SO a day
At Glouster, Ohio, nearly 1000
miners, employed by the Ohio Col
lieries Co., stopped work because
of trouble over the placement of
idle men. A conciliator assisted in
bringing settlement satisfactory to
the men
Other strike settlements reported
by the department, with results gen
orally satisfactory to the workers in
volved include the following:
"A settlement is reported by the
departments mediator who was as
signed to the strike of employees of
the Stanley theatres in Wilmington,
Del. Working conditions and union
af1liation were the subjects involved.
satisfactory arrangements covering
these subjects were made
'Hoisting engineers employed in
the construction of the F.. and r.
Lazarus building in Columbus. Ohio,
went on strike because of the en-
plOyment of two non-union engineers
on the job. Operations were sus-
pended for upwards of a week, when
the contractor agreed to replace the
non-union men and employ them else
where.
On the A. l. U building in Column
bus workers employed as mason's
tenders were being paid at the rate
Of 65 cents an hour Hod carriers
contended that this wOr.. should be
compensated at the rate allowed hod
carriers, or 80 cents per hour. The
contractor complied with the request
with the understanding that he be
furnished with experienced and COM
petent men.
Coal miners employed by the Bro
calsa Chemical Co. of Syracuse,
Ohio, struck in protest against the
discharge of a hoisting engineer,
whom they maintained should havU
been givens some other employment,
in accordance with their agreement .
The departments conciliator took up
the matter with the officials of the
United Mine Workers and effected a
settlement.