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Show ALL COUNTRIES At St. John's, N. R, the 'longshoremen 'long-shoremen have secured an increase of 15 per cent in wages There are 1,038 members now on the pension roll of the International Typographical union. Ninpty per cent 0f the members of the Shingle Weavers are employed in the slate of Washington. Several hundred women aro doing the work of men and alongside of men in Cleveland, O , foundries There are some 25,000 wage-earning women employed In about 4.000 establishments In San Francisco, Cal. Special efforts are being made by the local labor leaders to organize the Italian workmen of Toronto, Can Tho bill limiting the working lay to ten hours has been passed in the French chamber by 491 votes to 5G. Two thousand members of the Industrial In-dustrial Workers of tho World hac gone on strike near Hazelton, 13. C, on the G. T R. Scranton, Pa , tile layers and helpers help-ers have secured an Increase In wages and union conditions after a short strike. In France printers doing work for the state and local government muBt pay their employes according to tho union or syndicate v.-age tariff Three hundred C P. R. flock em-ploves em-ploves went on stiike at Fort William, Wil-liam, Can., recently, alleging unfair treatment of some of their number. Brewery workers havo signed new contracts at Montgomery, Ala.; Winnipeg, Win-nipeg, Canada; Baker, Ore., and le several others under nerotlation. At Now Westminster, B, C, tho 7 1-2 hour day was instituted recently In newspaper-offices, the wages being $25 for night and $30 a week for day work. Judges throughout California arc showing an Inclination to impose tho maximum penalty for the violation of the women's eight-hour law. ( On August 2G, at Cleveland, Ohio, tbo International Brotherhood of Roofers. Composition, Damp and Waterproof Wa-terproof Workers of tho United States and Canada will hold its 'annual convention. con-vention. The Railway Carmen recently made a new agreement with tho Pore Marquette railroad hy which Improvo-ed Improvo-ed shop conditions and an Incroasc In pay was Included. A bill in tho British houso of commons com-mons provides heavy penalties for those who lend monoj to employes without the knowledge of their employers. em-ployers. The United States bureau of education edu-cation is making an urgent, pica for an increase in salaries now being paid instructors In public institutions of learning. There are G.000.000 girls working in tho factories shops and stores of Uho United States, according to Miss r r rj - - v -i jHiiJ Alice Henry of Chicago editress of "Lifo and Labor." Men who squint or arc cross-eyed can no longer become engineers, firemen, fire-men, trainmen or brakesmen on Canadian Cana-dian lailways. according to a decision deci-sion of 'the Railway commission. Members of the San Francisco, Cal , Bay and River Steamboatmen's union will be granted an Increase of $5 a month, making the salary $50. This affects about COO men who belong be-long to the union |