Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-22 | Page 10 | Union Labor Notes

UNION LABOR NOTES. In 1916 Kentucky made the thirty-fifth thirty-fifth state to enact workmen's compensation com-pensation laws, so that practically I three-quarters of the total number of j States in the Union had made avall-i avall-i able the newer method of compensating compensat-ing accidents within the short period) i of less than six years. oo St. John, New Brunswick, longshoremen long-shoremen have accepted the wage com-! com-! promise of steamship companies. Hereafter Here-after wages will be 37 1-2 cents an hour. Former rate was 35 cents. oo Reports from Ottawa Indicate an intention in-tention to fill all positions In Canada, such as recruiting officers, heads of military hospitals, commission rom-mands, rom-mands, etc., with returned officers. oo From January 1, 1916, until December Decem-ber 1, 45,901 employees in Pennsyl-, vania received $1,092,525 22 compensation compensa-tion for disability