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Show uu LABOR NEWS OF ALL COUNTRIES Anticipating a lively discussion on the subject of industrial unionism at the coming convention of the American Ameri-can Federation of Labor, the Cicar Makers International union, of which Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, is a member, has adopted strong resolutions resolu-tions against industrial unionism and i has instructed its delegates to the A F of L convention to opposo the innovation. The average earnings per member of the International T. pographical union has maintained a steady increase. in-crease. The average earnings during 1009 were $S97 The average in 1010 increased to $053 In 1911 the earnings earn-ings forced ahead until tho average reached $917, while 1912 showed an-; .other tremendous Increase to $992 per member per year. In order to secure the immediate ( adoption of a wage rate of $2.-16 ; day the freight handlers of the Boston I & Maine railroad have decided to co-operate with those of the New Haveu & Boston and Albany railroads. rail-roads. The freight handlers are determined de-termined that this demand shall be promptly .conceded. If the companies compa-nies arc found to be stubborn it Is probable that a strike will follow Accidents during the second quarter quar-ter of the year which were reported to the New York state department of labor numbered 19,007, of which 13,-, 7H1 were in factories, 20S in mines, and quarries and 5.G2S in building and engineering work. This is the lar- j gest number of reported accidents for a single quarter on record, exceeding j the figures for the second quarter of j last year by about 3.00O for factory accidents and fcr building uccidentc The oft-repeated assertions of the t members of the California state in-' dustrial board of accidents, based up-, on statistics! and careful study of the! subject, that at, least 50 per cent of tho industrial accidents could he pre-. vented by the Iii3tallatIon o: proper) safety devices, has thoroughly aroused arous-ed tho citizens of the state to their responsibility In the matter, and It is believed that little or no opposl-sion opposl-sion will develop to tho efforts or the nato industrial accident board to induce the legislature to provide for the establishment of a safety department In connection .with the State industrial accident board, also a compulsory compensation law. |