New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-30
LABOR M0VEMEN1S.
WAGEs-STRIKES.

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At no time for several years past nave ''io
"orhingmeh anu women Vi .'"S o'' veen NO. Trio .m.
agta'eu over inc question Vi Wages '""" -,
etc have reduced materially recently the wages OF their
.'s , ,,', - h.s hoon ,oIlowed nv numer
GUS strikes Among the most important OF the Strikes
now on is that of the painters, which has been con
=, - -, ,.,,oh hos involved about
uhued iof 'hfee "eehs' anu VIM, Los ,h Irnion So
200 men, II seems that three weeks ago .no n
c'c'S i"no'' 'o'ou '"a' - ann and hundreds
hours business AZ .no unO o,,n. rho streets idle
a 49, s, ,,, ,bore was no prospect Of winning
The men hndng that there was no p ,r ,ho omnlov
gradually gave way to the terms offered by inc @
ORC viz a. 30 per day OF 10 hours, and today Oh o ~
ar more mporant firms the city, but one or Two ar
ayiUr he Society rates The strike may therefore De
Considered virtually although the ooce! n,a no
vet said go The feelings OF the strker eo,inc OF the
indged from the fact that al an lhora ,o ~ 1e TO IS
Idle men on wednesday last there was vote oi ~ W "
10 raise the strike. -. -,o,,o-o involving
very important strike OF the cigar makers o
nearly 800 men. commenced aDont a,ee IN three of
the principal manufactures In Peail ana sud ,bnse
that time other firms have reduced .he he following
reductions have been followed by sLihes' Sui Sorn
are the firms placed on strike; pd No 10 Deyst
Shnis M 1ss Pearlst Ahm No. 2f2 Grand ST. Nichols
No 255 Pearlst; Gershe NO 90 nsn Wa,nr 81 Wehi
berg No Is Cedar-st; Hartcorn NO lou m I m'
No 200 Broome-st, and Eleh3eIger; 49, ~ emnovSc
Beside these there are 1a1 go docI,red fon
The large manufacturers assert that the actloh OF
the men will them but little annoyance. as lhe
warehouses OF an immense amount OF STOCK, whlcn,
nrevious TO the recent strikes, was constantly
accommodating The strikers argue that tle ma
ioritv M the best workmen are III the UNIONS,
- thot ubenever the manufacturers OF the best
1919 orc nrenared Ia resume work, they VIII be
p'ra5 20 cal ,non tbe Society men. Those employers
who turn ont common hands have but little dlIcuIy III
@ ,a"yed are assessed 81 n week each TO aid the
are SUMMARIZED from the thus collected
.ho MARRIED men receiving SO ard the single men "
week About one.half the on strike have as YET
node no appcaon for aid. On Monday last the nrst
navment OF strike money made, when 10 men appeu
for assistance. After all were paiu sVv he
hands OF the strike ins On this cv and brooklyn
various hr in ali about 500 members. bank
ahnnt 4; oo and this amount II necessary Is TO be hau
on CALI and should this fall the strikers VIII apps az
International Union OF Clear-neis o iars on large
an hecn formed among the Union of this city
which il Is Thought will go INTO active operation So"o
| time during the present year. a., ,~oo,s,or
The lronmoders %eSn ar on strike for some time in
Iron NoIHs, HdU odanction 81 wages will be defeated
consequence VI Serstocked With molders and the
Inc nnahIed IN secure all the wOrkmen required
III ,h ednced rates This strike has cost Iron Molders
ITron No Is several thousand dollars should the TX
nnr arm sncceed In cutting down wages, other shops
| 4, - ox nectnd will follow
rho expected conclusion OF the strike at the Excelsior
Works has weakened the confidence OF e e e !"
ability 10 contrOi prices az, no moro striles will
dull period, and IL IL proDdpiV una' ~ 20 no hus,or
| be ordered at any rate until 'no "''eii' Va Wv ~
| season. IT., ,.o, oho,, ,ro