Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1909 — IRON WORKERS REJECT CUT [ARTICLE]

IRON WORKERS REJECT CUT

Refuse to Accept New Scale Proposed by the Employers. Reading, Pa„ March 22. —A convention of iron workers of the eastern district voted uifanimously to reject the proposed reduction in wages submitted by the Reading Iron company. The new scale, effective March 29, reduces the wages of puddlers from $4.50 to $3.75 a ton, and affects 3,000 employes.