PART II. SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT ON LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, 1913. (ISSUED AS LABOR BULLETIN No. 105.) [1 Pt. II.] B. Payment of Unemployment Benefits by Trade Unions, (a) Organization of Industrial Enterprises, (b) Decentralization of Urban Population, E. Unemployment Legislation in the United States in 1913, 4. Comparison of Charted Returns for the United Kingdom, Germany, New 5. Summary of Quarterly Reports Received from Labor Organizations in Massa- 32 60 62 [3 Pt. II.] SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT ON LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, 1913. I. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL SUMMARY. 1. PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES DURING THE YEAR. Since the close of the series of spectacular strikes in the early months of 1912 (of which the strikes of textile workers in Lawrence, Lowell and other textile centres, followed hard by the strike of the railway employees in Boston, in June 1912, were the most noteworthy) the industrial life of Massachusetts has not been disturbed by any very serious labor disputes. Six strikes which occurred during the year 1913 received considerable notice in the press, and, while covering a period of some duration and affecting comparatively large numbers of establishments and employees, were unattended by any large degree of disturbance such as characterized the strikes of 1912. These six strikes may be briefly described as follows: 1. A general strike of garment workers in Boston and vicinity, affecting more than one hundred establishments and about five thousand employees, continuing for about two months. 2. A strike of machinists, blacksmiths, etc., in Hyde Park, affecting two firms and 889 employees, continuing for about five months. 3. A general strike of raincoat makers in Boston and vicinity, affecting 25 firms and 595 strikers, continuing about two months. 4. A rather general strike of boiler makers in various localities in the State, affecting 13 establishments and 473 employees, continuing for about two months. 5. A strike of Poles and Greeks, employed in one establishment engaged in the manufacture of hosiery in Ipswich, affecting about 800 employees and continuing for about three months. 6. A strike of barbers in Boston, affecting about 200 shops and 1,200 employees, continuing for about nine days. [5 Pt. II.] |