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Show LABOR NEWS OF ALL COUNTRIES A widespread and Interesting dis-cusslou dis-cusslou is being maintained In the monthly journals of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 'Other railroad organizations in. behalf of a shorter workday. The individual members in their correspondence are vigorously demanding an eight-hour work-day on 6ltch engneB In yard service and n maximum pf not more than ten hours in road service. There was a meeting of delegates of the card blowing rocm hands at Manchester, Eng., recently which approved ap-proved a list made up b a sub-com-mlttco of spinners' waoes and declared de-clared that tho employers' proposals could not be accepted m any circumstances. circum-stances. The employrs threatened to close all the cottin mills In tho federation if tho operatives declare a strike at any of thi mills The paper mnkeR organizations have secured an elgpt-hour day and what is known in juc- trade as the "three-hour system in seveuteen mills in and aroun Holyoke. Mass. None of the men ow enjoying the eight-hour day haW received any reduction re-duction in wages. Some received an increase. Tho ratis run from S3.75 a day to machine fenders and beater engineers to ?1.75' a day to fourth hands. The first meeting of the Farmers' Union as a corporation, organized by farmers from al' over Maine for the more systematic grading and marketing market-ing of farm products, particularly potatoes and anles was held recently recent-ly at Bangor. V was voted to adopt a Ecaled package' of select stock, apples and potatoes Ho bo sold under the trademark of i the union, and peck, half bushel aid bushel cartons Plans are practically complete for handling handl-ing the fall crop of the growers In the union The carpenters' district council of Dupage courty, Illinois, recently won a 6trike for in increase of 5 cents per hour all over the district. This strike was brought about by the contractors declaring for tho open shop. All the building trades resisted as a unit. The contractors reversed their position posi-tion and signed the union Bhop agreement, agree-ment, gave the increaso in wages, signed an agreement for two years, conceded th painters and building laborers an Increase of 5 cents an hour and confined operations to eight hours a, day and four hours on Saturdays. |