Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-04-04 | Page 7 | Good Effects of Trade Agreements in Massachusetts |

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Date	1906-04-04
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
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Article Title	Good Effects of Trade Agreements in Massachusetts
Type	article
Date	1906-04-04
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	7
OCR Text	Show GOOD EFFECTS OF ' TRADE AGREEMENTS IN" MASSACHUSETTS The State of Massachusetts has been particularly free from labor troubles during dur-ing tho year just ended. There were but 158 labor controversies. 133 being strikes, two lockouts and three partaking of the . nature of both a strike nnd a lockout This nirtnber. as compared with the disputes dis-putes of 1903-1904, shows a decrease of forty. for-ty. The period was marked by no large or general strike. More dissension occurred In the textile ' Indnstry than in any other, the lndustriHl stoppages numbering forty-flve, or about ' 29. per cent of the entire number. 'he decreasing number of trade disputes dis-putes is accounted for In a large measure by the Joint Industrial agreement and the more conservative attitude on the pnrt of trade union leaders In discouraging the resort re-sort to strike un!ersound to be absolutely absolute-ly unavoidable.
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