New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-27
Mr.. srrPnEys.-The publication in Tie Dailu
TEE EIGHT-HOUs MOVEMENT.
THE CAULKEPs STILL HOLD OUT-PEOsPECTs or Az
EYD-TTN MILLIONS LOST EY THE sTRiEE-vlEws
OF THE WORKNIN

ENb-1lN MILLIONS LOST Bf TIL 5TRihL-NlLNS
or THE wORKMLY.
About four months ago the caulkers, with the
shponers carpenters and spvrsts notified their bosses
after the Cd OF April they would demand the Eight Hour
system. On The Cd Of April owing the taxing
stand agaus; the action OF the the strike begun and
has lasted nearly twelve weeks. At the
the strike Of the bosses employed few " the
some representation the whole f the bosses refused
to emIl)y any man except on tho old system. Tie
along with the carpenters and others Ae- hnynr held cGi
about two months The ship catpent r. gge and the rest WIN
the exception OF Che cauke cerecd to back 10 VOL on
tie Oh system viz nine hours dey old work and ten
hours work. The cau.kcrs. however. vith but
tine. About week since nons that they could not attain
return % wort and dd wCrs FOR about haf DAY At
the bosses Iu rmed the that t!ey wiling % take
them 10 worl but they mus promise 60 belong
ton ORG sri27on which @! traieproeeivc cfaf
VT ch would interfere with lhcr employing cut
siders to DO clukng work The held special meeting
agreed unanimously not to promise ANYTHING Of tie Kind
fw # the employers, dgiing tho pasi wceA hhyc en-.
poyed The without exciting this promise from them bat
only in eases where they could not get any other men
whom they could place upon TIE work
hence the bosses have not ie0rted TO Importation nd have
relied for the execution Of their work 20 the Gacted
tie carpenters to work ,hey have pressed
that The boso5 have not ft SO much incontcneros LON
tie lack 4 worken as they would have done at almost any
other time.
The men say that they wrng reasonable thew do
do not wish anything unjust ana as h have been beaten on
the strike they wiling work upon the old trn. They
20 lfcla Ni TIC ENilnu 10 Ach
they belong AID from which They cay bey receive various adj
TIE E,trLoYxrs' Scrros or THE srnIKT
The masters Of the various ship yards tsuk net th sile
between TIC shPcap. aie1s iotes and cagNeIs is nov
strikes in order induce them O. reiurn 10 theif
work which they accepted They were iotc effect a oaon
men shOld work hours old work ald ten hours on
new ok the rates that have hitherto been PAD;
aud uo interfere in any with em IN tie eonduel OF iaef
Tie clefs receive 81 20 fo nine bou-s work They have
furnish themselves h set ofioo theioal cost OF waich
The carpenter arc n receipt Of % Old work and s. 70
work The ones receive q on Old work aEd oi -
twenty years since tho tours 81 labor reduced
hour Oh uok and Prices advanced p cents snc fr
woIk a ~ cont Al The present time they receive 81
Tic present srsc commenced on the % OF April ON
ofJunc the shpFpeuteis resciua'd lheir reogon es
regards eirht per da. o. me if tic i1ncTs did tbe
sane ard were oWed On the lstl bF The caukcr'
1t relalkable a.t nat there 70 less work 81 present
has been know r years whether this owing 20 the
srkei is difficult soy. Thcrs two .sam1his only.
building present moment New YORK and vicinity,
ore At " r. Webb's and lie o,her az Grecapon;. Tie
bgss that they have the right to employ as many a
prenficcs they choose.
During the recent srikc in which laborers icamsicTs g
ger painters baeksmbs &C. participated upward Of 1909
standing idle Ihe srAe as occaS.Sned hoes OF
timber e,tes asd in fact mSieraT very much
larger Altogether the aggregate loss may be estimated at
fourteea shrbuidine firms ia NowYork and vicinity have
suffered. during these twelve weeks loss OF about
TnE MEN AeRrr TO STAND DY THEIR oRoANIzAroS.
The caukcs held SPECIAL meeting Yesterday afternoon ut
No g. Fast Broadway, 10 boar tie report Of the Committee
pointed confer tie bosses There large attend
ance Of lie best feeling prevailed during The
proceedings Tie Comuittec reported that e bosses
not iucned employ the any other terms than those
already announced. Those the men consider arbitrary
and unjust.
The following document drawn ~ az The mectilR
fcrlay afternoon and the Committee were instructed TO walt
Oh the bose5 rendering the unanimous expression Of the
csulSers. EEL.
lely struck d-r beng cong e. ft The
work IS tic working DAY snail consist 81
pre honfs on and wok. and to
asrc the Tst 70 have oanzstion of DOR
rTois prds~ not 70 ue II ia arbitrary
nam eu We sE lGt ate 70 them m
manner they s employ csuAlr and ore Nn- 10
tskc r Suh into tie assoc onf thrk would D. Anua
boi hnsse ad We ssil nos interfere in any
en- oyed nor e-iere ia rtfnie sppfe enDoy
shall ot take such Into Association nniil
tbey serted q 81 iui tern.
1be above recci, unannoug consent and the Commute
were a. once III 'pachcd 10 the bosses.
The meeting then adjourned
IRON lie above BE- presumed that the action taken ~
the bosses on thssncssage from the WI decide the
sn OF the strike Al the meeting The men expressed tie Deet
thai the bosses will he willing waive their pledge previously
demaUdcd The answer is expected today and the
apxousg waiting % return 10 wOrk.
Tic csulkers will hold Bcr usual weekly meeting Tbs
axeone when il is expected rely VII he received 20
the message sent bossc SlOnil tue answer he
favorable the men 90 work on the Old tells,
nj as before strike aud thus WI have ended twelve
weeks strike.