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Show 00 LABOR NEWS OP ALL COUNTRIES The Labor Department of Canada reports it has obtained data showing there aro 133,132 organized workers in the dominion and 86,542 are members mem-bers of 1,139 local unions belonging to International organizations affiliated with the American Federation of Labor; La-bor; 32,873 are members of 393 local unionp of Internationals not affiliated with the American Federation of Labor La-bor and 13.717 are members of 191 local unions chartered directly by the Canadian Trades and Labor council and the Canadian Federation of Labor. La-bor. The first English co-operative farm for ViOmon la to bo located on a tract of 223 acres In Sussex, on tho south coast. The co-operatlvo farm movement move-ment has two aims. One is to pro-vido pro-vido young women who aro desirous of emigrating to any of the English oversea possessions" with thorough training in all branches of farming and also an adequate knowledge of domestic economy. Tho other aim Is to furnl9h congenial employment In the United Kingdom to members o that increasing body of women who desire lo cultivate the laud, but lack the experience and the facilities for doing so. Recent data discloses that 2.5GG strikes and lockouts tork place In Germany In 1911; 217,809 employes were inAOlved in 10.(140 establishments establish-ments Diasatisfactiou with wages caused 1.9G4 strikes for 182.G80 workmen; work-men; 752 strikes for ::; G95 workers were for shorter hours. It is asserted that 12 per cent of tho strikes wore fully successful, fill 1-2 partially successful suc-cessful and 25 1-2 unsuccessful; 9,-371 9,-371 local unions, ombracing 216S,332 members, aro affiliated with tho German Ger-man Federation of Labor. During 1911 only 310 local branches of tho national unions wero not affiliated with tho central labor bodies (cartels) of their respective communities. One of the mont gigantic amalgamations amalga-mations in the trade union movement Ib now under consideration tho incentive incen-tive being a determined effort to secure se-cure tho establishment of an eight -hour day in the ship-building trado of Great Britain. Attempts are now being taken lo amalgamate the lion and Stool Shipbuilders socioty with tho Ship Constructive and Shipwrights' Ship-wrights' association. Whon this is accomplished these two societies will endeavor to amalgamate with the Amalgamated Socioty of Steam Engine En-gine Makers and the" Society of Boiler Boil-er Makers, thus five of the largest and strongest trade unions will be merger into one consolidated whoe The oxlent and power of this amalgamation amal-gamation will bo realized when It Is remembered that tho Amalgamated Socioty of Engineors alone numbers over i 00,000 members, and with the addition of the other organizations over 500,000 experienced trade unionists union-ists will bo working together for the great objective point an eight-hour day. |