New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-09
TIE LABOR MOVEMENT.
MEETING OF EMPLOYERS YEsrERpA

MEETING OF EMPLOYERS YESTERDAY.
very large meeting of the employing Book
ana Jop fters was held at the Aston House yesterday
Nearly oil inc principal employers present. About
on nrns were represented The Executive Committee
ported that most OF the offices were supplied with
~ inc employers prices and so compositors
mouiu ohApio All Tie employers to continue their work.
IheSe IL was thought, could be obtained In few days
Inc Bonleon present promised to assist each other
with hands and resolution to resst the strike as ener
getlcaly as at first was unanimously adopted resolu
ton was passed appointing committee to report upon
the proprey OF refusing employment to any composor
belonging to the Union II was decided TO the
employment of females as compositors and number of
gentlemen expressed themselves as satisfied from ex
perience that women could be made efficient than
men on some kinds Of work
The Journeymen Book Printers on strike also held
meeting The only business transacted the payment
OF the weekly stipend to strikers
TRADES UNION.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The strike of the book and Job printers
has suggested to few considerations, which ask
your permission to lay before workngmen Of all trades
and cangs One OF the chief objections on part Of
employers against the action OF Trades Unions is and
always has been, that these Unions establish certain
rules for the Of the printing offices work
shops well fix the prices for the compensation Of
labor. No reasonable employer object to his work
ingmen fixing the price OF their labor but do think
they may, with good cause. object to any Union as
body, establishing rules relating TO internal affairs, In
which involved the mutual interests and convent
enccs OF an employer and his employees Trades Unon
embracing all majority OF q trade In a city may
adopt scale OF prices for their labor 1t is perfectly
proper that uniform living rate Of should be per
manenty fixed so that no man. reduced to want by Ill
ness dissipation, extravaganza may step In and dis
place who has pursued honorable and judi
cous Of life. simply by rendering his
services at lower rate OF payment This Is tho true OBJ
ject Of fixing scale OF labor prices and there the work
OF Trades Union should stop The matter Of making
rules and equations should be left entirely to the
ployers and employees in each Office and workshop, and
should be the work OF Committee on the part OF the
wormen and the foreman superintendent the part
OF the employers Thus the interests and conyenences
Of each office and workshop DO best consulted by
those having the most perfect knowledge of them And
to increasing scale Of prices this should never be
done without giving notice employers and inviting
them to meeting OF the Union for discussion Of tho
proposition Furthermore, the increased scale should
be carried into effect without giving 80 days notice
thereof Being printer myself and having in my day,
had something TO do with Printers Unions, the making
OF scales OF prices" and enforcing them upon the
ceptance of employers have thought good might
be done by putting forth the above suggestions
lam, &c. MIR.
Neg York. Feb. 7. 1862
Is THE STRIKE 4 FAILURE
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Look on thi, pietors and then on that"
SIR When gentlemen make statements in
letters intended for the public eye they should be able TO
corroborate the by facts Mr.. Baldwin, the so
called Secretary Of Employing Printers. states, In his
communication which appeared In THE TRIBUNE OF the
9Th inst that our strike a failure that claim
~ firms which amount nothing that ten Of the names
given are those OF gentlemen who have acted with the
Employers' Committee day since the STRIKE ana
that Directory gives the firm names OF over 800 print
ing Offices" Let give, through your c0lnulns' the
truth: The strike II virtually nearly at an
end; the Union numbers over 1900 members:
and We have only from 80 10 200 out OF
work; we claim - firms, which amounts 10 some
thing as they furnish nearly all hands with work
as regards tho firms alluded 10, they suty them.
selves by acting with the employing printers "a they
told the Deberaye Committee that they would pay the
scale and as assertion that there are over so nr
names Directory there are but 2oJ JOB ana DOCK
AUTHORITIES in the ciiyand some OF them are private
timIdatIon. n demands were unjust, why should
apper In the papers for hands (Which they
can't ge nj cent less than our scale demands Now
Sir Il Is folly for few Of the employers to stand out
for they are simply cutting theirow Threats and driving
work Of the city, because they don't Ike the idea
Of acknON Lodging our Union. THEODORE 5fDSEf'