The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-11-01
LABOR NOTES

Proposals looking to the affiliation
OF the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men with the American Federation of
Labor, broached at the federation's
annual convention, will be passed upon
by the lodges Of the trainmen all over
the United States.
Government employees at Manzan-
lilo and Alvaro Obregon, formerly
Frontera, Mexico, will receive higher
salaries than those at other ports, ~
these two points have been pronounced
the unhealthiest ports In Mexico, the
secretary OF the treasury announced.
After heated debate, the Mexican
chamber OF deputies rejected Article
OF the national labor project which
would have compelled overy able citi-
zen TO learn trade, art or profess
sion and exercise 1t In the republic
for at least one year. The vote was
1913 to %.
Dissatisfied with a decision Of the
Association OF Marine Workers TO de-
fer action on proposed strike for
higher pay and improved conditions.
14O members of the union employed
by the Dalzell Towing company, walked
out Officials OF the association said 1t
would not support the independent
strike.
Frank e. Baker, president of the
State Teachers college, chairman OF
the board Of arbitrators, awarded the
ctx kr
waukee Typographical Union No. 2S
In Its dispute with the Milwaukee
newspaper publishers. The reduction,
effective October IA, cuts down three
hours of work from the printers of
every newspaper plant in Milwaukee.
At the annual convention Of the
American Federation Of Labor Spencer
]. Miller, secretary of the workers
education bureau, called the attention
OF organized labor to modern eco
nomic tendencies, asserting that msrg-
er OF productive units was proceed
Ing SO fast that 25 American banks
might be expected to control the coun-
try's industry within few years.
The produce truck drivers strike,
which for three days had tied up more
than $6,000,GO0 worth Of fresh fruits
and vegetables In terminals Of New
York, was settled and 1900 drivers
returned to work. The settlement
grants the drivers q fat increase In
pay Of So a week. Under the new
schedule their wages will range from
$45 to S53.50 week, not including
overtime.
Paul Aymon, president OF the Ten
nessee Federation Of Labor, announced
that count Of votes taken by the
rayon workers union at iElizabethton,
Tenn, had showed 1,120) for strike
and "a against walkouttat the Amer
lean Bemberg and Glanzstoff mills
Last spring the mills and workers
experienced violent labor dispute,
climaxed by wholesale dynamitinGs
and the presence OF National Guards
men.
John L. Lewis, head OF the inter
national body of the United Mine
Workers promulgated an order sum
A1oA'AJ ocPcoiAS lHu-
wick and the other officers of the Illi-
nois union and appointing a new set
OF officers headed by Frank Hefferly
OF Collinsville, H. "A temporary In
junction against Lewis order was is
sued by Circuit Court Judge Norman
Jones at the request of the Fishwick
contingent
The metal trades department Of the
American Federation of Labor reports
great gains In the direction of secur-
ing In the War department the estab-
ishment OF collective bargaining ma
chinery such az exists in the Navy
department and expressed great hope
for favorable outcome. The officers
were directed by the convention OF
the Federation to work out plans for
organizing mass production plants, In
which, the officers reported, no head
way could be made with old. methods.