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Show H LABOR NEWS OF H ALL COUNTRIES H Creation of a rninimum wage board m vsmpowered to fix a minimum wage H which shall be paid to women work- H em was recammended by delegates H from women's clubs, social betterment H leagues and labor organl'tlons who H met In tho rooms of the Chicago Wo- 1 man's club. j United Brewery Workers union will 1 again submit to a referendum vote i the proposal to establish a compen- H Jjatlon and old age pension system. H The convention rejected a proposed H unwn of the organization of brow- M cry workers of this country with H those of Europe into one general un- B Jon throughout the world. H The recent advance In tho miut- 1 nuim wage of Glasgow, Scotland, cor- jl loratlori employes has drawn attcn- 1 tion to the fact that the wags of j womeu workers arc equally in need Hl t revision. The minimum wage of H women cleaners in tho Baths de- H rartment 1b $3 a week, and the max- H Imum $3.50. H The prosperity which marked the j : ear 1910 in the Australian state of 1 i'e,w South Wales continued through- out 1911, There were but minor in- W dustrlal troubles. The further In- H j crease in the-cost of living was met H Pto a large degree by increased wages. M The chief difficulty was the housing 1 of the increased population. Build- H in? operations reached ecodr figures H during 1911. H Since th piiBag by th house of the injunction limitation bill it has been noticeable that judges, and especially es-pecially federal judges, aio not so anxious anx-ious to grant restraining Orders and Injunctions In labor disputes. The efforts of the American Federation of Labor are beginning to show tangible tangi-ble resulta against what was an abuse 4,n which the courts freely Indulged. President Huber will have served thirteen years as chief executive of the United Brottiorho:d of Carpenters and Joiners of America when ho retires re-tires rioxt year. In that time the organization or-ganization has grown from nothing to the second largest labor organization on the American continent. I appreciation appre-ciation of the service which Mr. Huber Hu-ber has rendered as president of the organization, the Washington convention conven-tion presented to him the sum of $2,500. To devise means of forcing parliament parlia-ment to devote all of Its next session to measures to ralso the standard of life for working people, a national conference of members of the Independent Inde-pendent Labor party and the Fabian society mot recently. A minimum wage, shorter working hours, com-pleto com-pleto Insurance against sickness, prevention pre-vention of unemployment and healthful health-ful homes for the laboring classes are among the demands. |