The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-09

men are asked to favor its continuance.
Wages In New York.
The following interesting letter from w.
J. Jessup, Of New York, was read at the
last meeting Of the Trades Assembly Of this
city:
The Journeyman Printers Cooperative
Associate a Of this city il doing remarkably
we'll can procure more work than their
ample facilities will allow them TO do. They
ave one or two weekly papers to DO, several
monthly and semi-monthly publications to
get out, with any amount Of transient work.
Typographical onion No. 6, 10 in flourish
ing condition.
At the last meeting Of the Workingmen's
Union they reported trade a. remarkably
good /; all employed. They take part in the
labor movement in all its forms, are repre-
sented in all Conventions and Assemblies,
and are also liberal towards other organiza-
tons. At their last meeting they apprc-
priated $50 to maintain the Shipjoiners or
ganixation from becoming defunct until that
business reviges. They are also combating
the introduction Of printing into Sing Sing
Prison, for which contract has been made
for seventy five convicts. Mr.. Alex. Troup,
Secretary or the National Union, and also OF
the Workingmen's Assembly, has been In
Albany the past week with . protest from
the employing and journeymen printers
against the employment Of convicts at print
ing. The matter 10 made the special order
in the Assembly tomorrow (Mondsyl.
Trade in all branches has revived and 10 now
quite brisk, especially in the building trades.
Plasterers are all employed at from a. so to
IS per day, Of eight hours. The Bricklayer's
Union, No. l, have gwen notice they will
demand $5 per day on and after May 4. We
were al looking to them to demand eight
hours instead Of an advance Of wages. II
seems from their action that we are to Be
disappointed 10 Cur hopes.
The three Carpe nters' and Joiners' Unions
of this city have been consolidated into one,
10 order to be more united in their action.
At their last meeting they received their
new charter from the National Union and
viii hereafter be known as No. s; they are
now looking to gain strength in order t. be-
come power. There are about Eve thous-
and resident carpenters In this city, with q
large number Of transient workingmen,
There are ABOUT three hundred and seventy
employers. Ira de Is now quite brisk, nearly
ell being employed wages $3.50 to $S.75;
an advance il talked o. Your correspond
snt Is President by the way.
I, answered the letter from the Carpenters
and Joiners Union, of chicago, inclosed in
the one received from yol. As to the ship
ping trade, there 10 not one single new YES
sci Of any class now on the stocks in any Of
the ship yards Of New York or vicinity the
iass was launched some two weeks ago.
Work on repairs, or, a. We term il, old work,
has taken quite an improvement, and nearly
all are employed. Il came quite opportune
as the boss ship carpenters were holding
meetings with the avowed view Of reducing
wages to $500 per day. They still remain
at "a 90. Ny trade (ship joiner) has been,
a. we'll a oil other trades connected with
shipping, completely dead since our eight
hour strike two years ago, consequently
many have left the business and work nj
house work or left the city, consequently
when this brisk spirit came on: hands were
quite scarce. 1 fear 1t 10 only temporary,
bat hope Ii may be permanent, FOR God
knows we want Il bad enough. e
4 About lbs coopers. members Of Union TO-
a, are on strike for an advance Of two or
t1f6e oGU14 pei pattcA W buoAr AUE&4oE W Aoo1.
The demand was made by oil men employed
on loose or dry work, (aour and sugar bar
rels or the like.) After few days nearly
all the employers conceded the demand ex-
cept A. T Briggs Of Rntger Slip, who manu-
factures immense quantities Of this work,
and also deals In second hand barrels--rs-
coopering them. The lbs men now out are
his employees; have been on strike some foar
weeks, he being det ermined not to pay the
prices. The grand society with the. unions
lcoopers Of which there are six in the city,
are doing all possible to sustain the men.
They are now appealing to other Organise
tions to Sustain them. am surprised, With
the number of coopers employed in the
United States, that they do not take steps TO
organize q national union. Il seems 70 me
such an organisation ID a. necessary 10 them
40 to any body of men know Of. II the
coopers are Represented IN yoar assembly,
which I believe 10 the fast, ! hope they win
Jake the hint ut once. II The unions al New
YORK. are not in . mood 10 cooperate, 20 on
without them. Calf convention Of ooopers'
unions, Of somsshing of the kind I; perhaps
shey viii aet, ~ think from their appealing
60 other hrapches Of labor 10 support them,
this strlke has taught them lesson
The loneshoremen, Numbering sone 1000
men. divided into four unions, have been
.aking strong grounds against reducti on
proposed by the boss sleyedores, and will.
no doubt, be snceessful in maintaining their
former rates. ~ Z,