The sun., 1872-05-30
THE UPRISING OF LABOR.
THE sTEINWIYS, OFFER OF COM
PROMISE REJECTED.


movement Yesterday. with the various or
ganizatinns on strike, and those who have de-
cared one to begin on Monday next, the great
est activity prevails. The men are working with
| a quiet determination which seems to fore
| shadow victory, while one after another the
| employers are granting the asked-for reform
| Since the beginning OF the movement not less
| than l0,O0 men have asked for the enforcement
| of the Eight-Hour law, and to a majority IL has
been granted
THE CLOTHING CUTTERS TO srrKE on MONDAY.
One OF the most important eight-hour move
| mcnts is that OF the clothing cutters. A rousing
meeting on Monday declared that the eight
hour law must be enforced In the clothing
| shops. Another, In wllliamsburgh, on Tuesday
evening enlisted the cutters Of that city and
| brooklyn. The Clothing Cutters Union met
| last evening In the New York Assembly Rooms,
Second avenue and First street. AMI decided
| that should the demand not bo complied with
| they will strike on Monday next. Some OF the
men having already intmated 20 employers
| that such would be the action Of tie AssOcia-
citation. twenty-five employing firms directly
conceded the point and instructed men TO
| are 2OOJ cutters In the city, l,lOO II whom be-
| long to the Cooperative Union, Of which Mr..
| Albert Lowensteln is president. The following
notice will be presented to the head OF each
| shop this morning.
Resoi,edi That We the clothing cutters Of New Yors
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ana also by the state OF New Yorkthe socalled Eight
work. We make !he request Win Sne in cS@psaSce
we viii expect answer from your arm within three
"' by order Of the General Committee U. O. s. A.
CELEBRATING IT WITH LAGER.
| While the sofa aud lounge uplolsterers were
holding quiet meeting at 12 Bldridgo street
yesterday, discussing the best move TO make
the room. and the spokesm9n, bringing his % ast
down on the table, said, Boys, we give In; you
are plucky set Of fellows, and have worked
Landlord Ito the keeper Of the house in an ad-
Joining rooml bring In three kegs OF lager"
lines three were the cheers given to the
employers; Other reports 9f concessions ,n,,a.,o
named named employers would give their men eight
hours: Urban, pell street; Denker & Mediums,
New Bowery Schenck Oliver street Brada 4
ert, Rooseyclt street; schultz Flesgheimer,
Jersey City. These, with those previously re-
ported, comprise the shops Of the city doing
sofa and lounge work, and amid great enthusi-
asm the strike was declared ended. The EN-;
plyers formed n union among themselves, and
pledge to u uniform scale Of prices. 4. W Ham
burger refusing To join the Employers Union,
voting that no upholstercr should work for
Hamburger. The upholsterers battle has not
been week IN duration.
THE RooFERs' STRIKE.
John Timmons presided over a meeting OF tho
slate and tin roofers and cornice makers, at TS
| Third avenue, last evening. In opening the
meeting he congratulated the members upon
the favorable reports already received from
many shops. Although they are not to strike
until Monday next, he had assurances from
| many employers that their men would bc allow
! ed To resume work underthe elght-hour system
on and after that day. These embraced the
the battle would be short one, as there was
every indication OF complete success. large
number OF new names were then enrolled upon
the societys books. The men are thoroughly
Organized, and are prepared to make gallant
n-ht for the eight-hour system. Their mem
bership has increased to l,Jc
THE UpHosrEnERs EIGHT-HouR LEAGUE.
The upholsterers Glled the large hall at es1
Grand street last evening. Reports wcro received
B from several firms who had acceded the demand
Among them, A. Soeyenbein, Hudson street,
/ Willmore, Fifty-second street and Broadway,
and Schrenkaiscn, Elizabeth street. The object
/ OF the meeting was to form United Upholster-
| President, Charles Glaeser, Secretary. The So
| ciety numbers so men, IL was reported that
none Of the larger firms now withheld the eight
| hours from workmen, and ar early termination
OF the strike was predicted.
THE SNIP JoINERs' COOPERATIVE UNION.
In Military Hall last evening the ship joiners
formed Cooperative Union Permanent officers
were elected, Nathaniel Belts being chosen Chair
man. There are about ln Of the ship joiner-
who thus unite as aprepar3rory step to demand
will not, however, take action In this direction
! until thoroughly organized.
| THE PIANO MAKERS DEMANDING A REDUCTION
OF HOURS AND AN lNNhfAsE OF PAY.
The piano makers working In Steinway's fac
! tory, at Fourth avenue and ffty-third street, on
| Tuesday morning struck for "A reduction In time
ani an Increase " pay. out of the e0n employed
/ there 500 left their work, And appointed com
! mittees from each branch Of the trade to wait
',li.9ir;k H.. Sya1 cT3 ae.-@44 ~ adQHuon oG The
| eight-hour SYSTEM with an increase OF ~ pei
| cent. in wages.
Mr.. VIM. stenway, senior member Of the firm
| In u conference with the men yesterday said;
Nhatyau ask OF will Increase the price OF pianos
| per cent, and reduce the demand one'half. Seven
eighths o. our work are paig octave pianos tha
demands would be to ncrese the price onethird and put
8ow 8oT bhs 6e % result sui %oud be decrease TS
business and half Of you would as consequence bc
lie offered as a trial, ten per cent. advance in
wages wages ana asked if they Would m treat @ with in
to effect a compromise, or he controlled by the
trade unions. The committees, by a two-third
| compromise, and retired to confer with the
| main body assembled at the Germanla Assem-
bly, Rooms.
Mr. Stelnway offered them room In his build
Ing In which they might meet To consider his
proposition. At Il o'clock his employees, ac-
! companed by 500 men from other organizations
| marched from the Germana Assembly Room,
TO The factory In Fourth avenue. Capt, Gunner
| of the Niusteenth Ward, was In attendance Will
section OF police, but their services were moi
The men occupied a large workroom on the
first floor and at 2 o'clock Henry IIeiling, i'm
brief speech, called the meeting to order, anc
Joseph X. Rivers acted as Nice-Presdent anC
!
German were delivered, but only one speaker,
Mr. Gordon, advocated the compromise meas
ure. His remarks were received with emphati,
diSapprohation.
1t Was UNANIMOUSLY agreed to insist upon the
demand for eight hours, and twenty per cent
! mrrCases and committees from the seVert
branches of trade were appointed to walt upoI
the Messrs. Steinway and report the action.
After passing vote of thanks for the use O
the room, the meeting adjourned to convene II
the Germania Assembly Rooms at o'clock thi
morning.
PIANO MANUFACTURERS WELDING.
At tho mass meeting of the piano makers II
the Gcrmania Assembly Rooms IL was reported
that five shops had consented to eight hours
| Dunham a sons factory in MuIrsAnia, tn
Ariun Pianofurle Company, &c, Several ad
dresses were delivered, asking the men to TAX
none but lawful steps, and to Te
irain entirely frQm all violence. on
nIm, Calcnherg Nanpel, 1hirty-fourtl
street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues
consented to eight hours under the condition
that il Staenway, Steck, Weber, and Decke
Bros. did not give their consent within fou
weeks, they too would withdraw their consent
and the men were to work under the ten hod
system. The strike has become general tha
! come to standstl. In Steinways shop no
one man was working after . T.. NJ.
THE STRIKES OF THE OTHER TRADEs.
The cabinet makers met as usual In Teutoni
| Han. Ine Chairman announced that GmOs
twO-thrds OF the men had gone To work unde
the eight hour system. The only difficulty wa
with tine smaller shops In Attorney street, Clin
ton street. and in that neighhorhood.