Download or read book The First Biennial Report of the Indiana Labor Commission for the Years 1897-1898 (Classic Reprint) written by L. P. McCormack and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The First Biennial Report of the Indiana Labor Commission for the Years 1897-1898 So far as relates to the purpose of the law, little opposition has been shown by either capital or labor. There has been found al most a universal expression of approval. These evidences have been made by verbal expressions, by numerous votes of thanks from labor organizations, and by letters of commendation from employers in all parts of the State, and are so ample that there is no hazard in the conjecture that Arbitration and Conciliation will be accepted as the more satisfactory method of settling labor dis putes in Indiana in future. The Commissioners' efforts have been enlisted in the investiga tion and settlement of troubles to a degree almost commensurate with the vast variety of industries of the State. In the mines, on the highways, in the factories and workshops its energies have been exerted in reconciling the ever recurring controversies which arise. Each dispute has presented new phases and taught new lessons. In some instances it has been a demand for increase of wages; in others a protest against reductions; in addition there have been conflicts growing out of demands for trade regulation; the recogni tion of labor organizations; insistence upon prompt pay and honest weight; protest concerning unfair discrimination against work men; strifes for the regulation of the hours of labor; organized op position to oppressive trade rules; and in many instances two or more perplexing questions have demanded adjustment in reaching satisfactory conclusions. So, also, miners, tin workers, glass workers, building tradesmen, teamsters, shovelers, plate glass bevelers, canners, butchers, coop ers, allied printing tradesmen, brick makers, machine workers, and numerous others have encountered controversies, the settlement of which have involved intricate trade problems requiring patience and diplomacy. The results have not always been satisfactory nor permanent, owing to supervening conditions over which the Com mission had no control. At times flat failures have followed ef forts at settlement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.