New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-17
THE LABOR QUESTION.
THE STRIKES IN THE CITY.

Aameetinp of the Coachmakers, in Masonic Hall,
pa Monday evening, the men resolved to strike against
contemplated reduction of their wages The employees
of Messrs Parker Co Of Twenty ffthst are already on
atrikc The iourneyman carpenters sul stand out at
No 967 BOwery, but many OF their number are IhulRg
mnloynent al 81 day. and their comrades feel conf
sic6t ~ success Relief money distributed YESTERDAY
The team shOemakers will not strike simultaneously, put
Irst in shop and then III another, thus breaking up
Iio employers teams aud so seriously annoying them
as 70 worry them TO terms. In team snoeakhg esn 6
Ekiifu wOrkmen required TO manufacture a shoe ana
a. rood man taken from "team" is not readily replaced
Tie cOaEshOyeers who struck on Monday nI0rlig are
entail Iron workers are about to increase Of 90
nts a day The Glass Button and Drop Makers h9ye
unganized an association and Will send TePlseen"''
10 tic next meeting of the Workngmens Umo|
ACTION OF THE EMPLOYING CARPENTERS
Az Ile Wi RSckstoPe In the charlse Of the
members OF the society reported the sltua.oh III t.
Rrdwn & Harper have employed three additional
Ionrneymen at s. 80 day; William Bedell john COi'
4 ID, NJ. DeOe, 2; Duke Moore, 1; W. A. EasternIOos,
II q. Fountain ]; Gregory Luyster, 8 W. Gilbert
i; Groom Coyear 8; j. G. Hoe " Co. 81 w. n H Gd
3; McIlyane Bossong 81 Havilah smith j. H. stud
ley 3; W. r. Smith, Tribet Hardiey, 81 l. van NoS
three OF Mr. Sayers late workmen have applied 10
be restored TO the positions which they ief Two jour
IT, have resumed Work at s. 60 The secretary reported
Mr. d. 5. TOungs shop closed Mr. samuel lhomso1 son il
formed the Society that Mr. Daniel sweeney has not as
has been reported taken job from him and given 1t to
the iOurneymen Mr. Robert McGlnns pays ms employees
working gives them an additional halfdollar day.
Two Of Mr. j. G. Vessels late employees nave
fails Mr. W has some contract work which
ne must sn et @ ST1e to employ four men fort
night at s. day. MessIs stevens ~ klchle nave louI
a day. and others at So So They are pressed Dy
owners and are 10 be privileged 10 complete their con
tracts Mr. b. j. ScheImerhOrn had NOBODY III MS snoP
yesterday but two have promised TO to work tins
inorning Mr. r. Smiths employees resumed work on
Friday last Mr. C. w. Ford has dismissed four men anu
I'm his downtown shop after relieving leader OF tne
strike he employed three addOna mem has pad several
81 each to finish job MI W r. EasterDrook sau
out Of town at the tne OF the last neeIs' N 4
since my return eleven men have gone to work Men
scemto be attracted TO- my shop by the uhah5o 6t
port that am more liberal than my * @ P men
yet have paid only 50 SO and nearly a OF my CG 1T v
sent word that his shop is OcKeu oS tnao nc noJ
surplus Of at the cathedral Mr. B. McChesney pau
not an advance Hpon the usual rates Mr. L. " Meters
old hands have returned Mr.. W. Mckenzie WOfkmell
thrr old id benches this morning Mr. NJ McGraths
iourneymen knocked off on Monday morning ana ne nus
to finish n Job for Insurance company; peeh
tSIevu w he is eXcnsed Mr. r Pugsfeys work
men all returned the morning after the last employers
meeting Messrs. Hoffman IL Fann1ngs men Walteu uht
as saturday night and then struck leaving but man
and two bows i'm the shop Messrs Jennings Browns
have returned to their work, and so nave mCssIe
OF MIR Abraham Demarests iouneyDen have engaged to
resume work at 50 so this morning Messrs Hennesy ~
employees have found elsewhere al 81 Messrs j. G
Hoe Co. have 100 men at work at - o. b ana
seven or eight fOremen at 81 Many OF I. 9ed
Old hands have returned, but others are wanted
The Secretary presented the names of 10 starDuliders
and 20 sashmakers and by vote they were enIOeG III
Dennis Henessy addressed the Association briefly lie
has doubt that IL ultimately De
several of Associations wealthest members TO con
tribute from $500 to 0OO each toward the foundng-lO
fhe benefit of the OuTneymeIfas well as OF the employers
of "a retreat for the aged and INDECENT OF the craft NO
employer be that he not at some future dy
be glad take shelter under the roof OF charitable III
sttutOn any jOurneyman. But whether the eni
plOyee do do not found carpenters retreat they VIII
vet satisfy the JOurneymen that they not their enc
mics but their benefacOrs An adjournment was carried
after the unanimous adoption of the following resOiu
ton which offered by MI. Hoe: -
Roud That the Employing Carpenters Of The CITY o. new
who e their under
influence Of bad advisers to return again. believing that The times WI
their tha
TO he 20 would heeTfaly
they requested But believing that would e
TO still adhere
pay 80 50 per day We would add that large majority
Of the already at work Al that rate
THE DOVER STRIKE ENDED.
The Miners strike at Dover N j., Is ended and
all in operation MOnday-the strikers
having gone to work at the old price. All the mines VIII
employ their old complement Of men, save the Mount
Hope, which instead Of $50 men, will hereafter employ