The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-06-02
Trades Movements Ann Grear
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Tue London Commonwealth of the 9Th Of
May, thus sums up the Trades movements
of the week M
The Sheffield lockout has entered in its
tenth week. and, Notwithstanding a. false
ruuior to the contrary, shows no sign OF
coming to an end. The masters last uLti-
nahum was for the men TO come back al old
prices, and 10 treat tor the rise with the
masters for three months. Thus has been
refused by the men, as being equiyolent to
an unconditional surrender The men are
talking Of emigrating. and great idea is
gaining ground ut Sheffield, Wolverhampton,
Derby, London, and wherever men meet %
talk of the Sheffisl6 f'e-trade dispute.
namely, that National ConUention OF
Trades delegates should be convoked to
effect National Organization of the trades
Iof Britain, which would put final stop to
these lockouts by the employers.
| The London Carpenters and Joiners hav-
ing gained their advance, will rest upon
their oars during the forthcoming summer
but give notice to the masters that they will
challenge their nine-hour-for-outdoor works.
only rule when the time comes for giving
effect to it. They act on the principle
sufficient for the dav is the evil thereof"
| The Amalgamated Tsilors have issued an
address to the men Of their trade, which we
will give next week. The Tailers o
! Greenwich and vicinity are moving for an
amel grafton of their condition, in a word
iherl IS general excelsior" impulse among
this long dnwn-trodden trade
| The Central Council Of the Irternationa
Workingmen's Association, in obedience tc
the urgent request Of the Genevese and fol
other secondary reasons, have postpone
the day for the Assembling of the Working
mems Congress from June 4th to Septem
/ Der Sd.
! The workmen Of the following trade:
have struck for an adv ~ Of wages, anC
some Of them for lction of workng
hours. The Carpen. 4 Eainburg ShiE
Builders III the Tees and Tyne, Cfor hours !;
Shoemakers, Of Eumburg, CabinetmAkers
/ Of Hlll Railway Por;erS, Of Bolton Joiner:
and Bricklayers, Of Darlington Joiners
I Carpenters, Cabinetmakers, Marble anC
Stone Masons, Boot and Shoemakers, ans
! Bucklsyers Laborers, of Carlisle Builders
of Birmingham Signal aud Switchmen, o
the London, Brighton and s. nth Coas
Railway; Ship Builders, of Newcastle
Joiners, OF Walisend; Carpenters, Of Glou
cester Joiners, Of Aberdeen; TYNE Water
men; Mascns, Of Grief Tailors, Of Hull
Weavers, Of 5srnesIey Patternmakers, 0
London; TaiIors, Ednburg, Gl.sgow, anc
1 Of h erriemuir; Carpenters, Of Cheltenham
Jniners Of Exeter Joiners Of Darling gtor
and Inverness; Saddlers and Painters, o
Ddndee; Painters and Tailors, Of the Isle D
Man
| The following Trades have received an ad
vance Of wages, aud some of them a reduc
ton of time: The Ship Carpenters of Edin
1 burg; Workmen in the building trade o
Wooiwich London Barge Builders, with
few exceptions; Joiners Of Barnesiey
Workmen in the mills Of Bacup; Workmer
IN the Edinburg iron trade; the GreenocI
rSiateworkers; Tailors Of Skpton; Cabinet
makers of Aberdeen; Bootmakers and Tai
lors of London Carpet viewers Of Durham
Joiners Of Falkirk; Painters Of Manchester
Stonemasons and Cabinetmakers Of the Isl
Of Man
Workmen Of the following trades are tax
ing steps 10 advance their wages, and, II
snsss instances, to reduce the time Of work
ling The Printers, Paperhangers, Farriers
Brass Finishers, Wireworksrs, Gas Filters
Patternmakers and others, Of London; Riy
eters, Of Leicester; Shoemakers, Of Simple,
and Aberdeen; Carpenters and Jo,ners, Q
Derby Plasterers and Horse-drivers, O
H9ddersfeld; Horseshoe Nalmakers, o
Bristol. ........