Show notes for laborers eleven states now have minimum wage laws for or women mat meat cutters at peoria ill have been given a sunday closing agree meat altoona pa barbers have organ axed a trade union many of the union miners in arl zona are mexicans fort worth texas walters union a per cent increase in membership there are several more than 3 0 0 school teachers in this country Cigar makers at hamilton can have demanded increased pay there are 3 trade union isis in the new york trades union germany BOW now has 1 men making munitions military service of certain sorts is compulsory for women in hungary sti louis has a police woman who receives a salary of 65 per month idaho prohibits the maintenance of private employment agencies ing tor for profit school teachers are organized in considerable numbers in cleveland and in scranton pa one thousand respirators for the london england fire brigade have been purchased by the county coun court oil cil leeds england watch committee has refused a woman a application tor for a license to drive a taxicab there are at present 26 6 members of the victoria can postoffice Post office staff serving the colors from june 12 16 at chicago ill brotherhood of railroad signalmen of america will convene california commission appointed to report on the subject of social in aurance will make its report in the near future it is claimed that on account of un der selling their produce the douk honors are a menace to agriculturists around nelson B 0 organized labor favors legislation making it unlawful tor for children of tender age and trail frail physique to be employed in dangerous pursuits the nottingham england lace trade is enjoying a remarkable spell of prosperity and manufacturers can not keep pace with the orders educating young men and women for agricultural pursuits at the man mani toba canada agricultural college costs the province 1150 1150 each georgia permits the employment in gainful occupations of 45 per cent of all its children between the ages of 10 to 13 the local cereal union of the united farmers of canada meeting recently held at calgary deci eded to purchase fence wire and baled hay in a co operative way the average number of steel trust employees in 1916 1915 totaled against in 1914 and tota salaries and wages amounted to against the average daily salary or wage per employee was 2 92 an increase of 4 cents licenses have been granted by tin kent england education committee to hundreds of boys of 12 and up wari ward to enable them to work on farms for not more than 48 hours a week A deputation of nurses recently waited upon the alberta canada government and asked fora bill in corp orating the nursing profession on the same statutes as the medical men |