The New York herald., 1867-04-26
THE LABOR QUESTION.


Tno Carpentcrs Ser1kes
mass meeting Of the Carpenters Of this city va held
last evening all the Assembly Rooms, Twenty.eighth
street. isar Broadway There was very large attend
snce apd the greatest harmony Of action psrvadsd oil
present. the proceedings were presided over BY Mr..
william Shaw, who briefly stated the object that had
called hsm sogethersO consult and 70 secure unity o.
several parers followed ID s'sV favor the her rssoSens
that were adopted, and which were TO The eject
that @e ne CAT, ,cspenssrs e body had right g
- day. positively stated that since the strike
three OF the who had struck had the
uI concsssion 70 thsr demands Of the higher rate Of
wages One Of the resolutions sets forth thas AZ soon
the business q the present nearly successful strike shall
start cooperative carpenters' shopn This resolution
Was sdo1sed with acclamaiion The meeting in mum.
bers and harmony OF action was q great success.
ssair BsiIders' Association, No..1.
The Journeyman Stair Bulden' Association, No. 1,
held . special meeting last evening" at No. LAT West
street, for the purpose Of taking action
against the reduction of wages the foremen Of shops
having reduced the wages TO s. IS per day A com.
mittee having been appointed to establish the rate Ok
wages reported they had fixed the price n ~ per
day. On motion, resolved that . notice be pub
shed for three successive days in tho HERArD advising
al memben Of the association 70 beware Of those shops
where they had redueed the rate Of wages John b.
westbrook vas elected Financial Secrsta ry and she
meeting then adjourned.
Ladies, Shoemakers.
mass meeting Of the ladies' shoemakers was held
Wednesday afternoon the Of Grand and Eliza
beth Streets winch measures were concerted 70 in.
duce general compliance Of employers with the
of the new scale Of pross demanded by jouSneymsn.
The average increase or-Shs scale fixed upon by the
organisa svsr average Of the previous scale was
fifteen per cent an advance to which, It thought.
anAvA
withheld OF the forty manufactures, employing
average Of thirty workmen. several, II reported.
had already yielded and paying the scale Of prices
vist four leading manufacturers asking their signatures
70 the painted scale recently adopted and returned
bringing favorable replies and generally !, was antc
ter would be arranged without the sc always created
BY strike The meeting was adjourned 10 meet upon
the reception of definite from those visit cd by
the several committees.
Ladies' Shoemakcrs' Association.
The men employed at this branch the shoemakipg
business have recently organized themselves into trade
society. Within the past week the have resolved
upon advance OF fifteen per cent upon their present
rates Of wages Last night devoted 70 the recep
toA OF reports the feeling OF the different employ
regarding the payment OF the proposed advance so
alterations agree the demand Of the men, and Is
thought that difficulty will arise between employers
and employed
Team ShOcmakers' society.
This body Of mechanics held adjourned meeting last
night the OF Grand and Elizabeth
Mr.. James McApin occupied the chair The principal
business transacted related the hearing reports
the various shops and the expression OF the therein
employed TO the progress OF the work Of organization
The reports generally favorable No other business
was fransacted.
COnlracters, Lab0rers.
Last night numerous Meeting OF laborers engaged in
the contrsss trade of ths city held St Chsres
Hail. bstwesn Torsynrst and Forty ysecond ssveesA on
Eighth avenue. ME Martin Joyce took the chair and
explained inst tho object os the meeting form
uEou smoug ths nany Thousands Of working labor
en- IN The smpsy Of rilwag bsilding paving snd ssvsr
The orsaazDtsn b 70 BE- for bonevolent wsn = Pro-
tsctive puYp0se1 and for an increase Of wngee, now
amounting 70 between only n 80 and 81 . Day. He
trusted they would 0rwud In their inteence and
Quisite consutioa and bylaws having been appointed
and subscrpt,ous taken, the meeting adjourned.
BIackssnishs' s~s Hsuxessstshs' Protective
~-riety.
meeting Of she sb9vs society which includes finish.
ers iron railing makers and all iron workers about build
ings was held Wednesday evening Nllinan's Hail.
Of Seventh svsnus and Twenty sixth street. The
stsndancs ewing the unpleasant Of the weather.
small Ths object OF che meeting the appo mt
Of committees 20 visit the master backsmiths and
housesmiths and present petition, draft Of which has
been adopted, for an advance Of wages Tho present
They seek the uniform OF 81 per day, and quite
sanguine Of securing many Of their employers have
consented 70 the advance n the other employers will
unite 10 the movement.