The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-12-21
NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD.
Progress Or Ghe Labor MoVemenI-.-sGrikes e.,
Compromise. and Lock Outs
From the Edinburgh Reform, Dec IA.
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From the Edinburgh Reform, Dec. L.
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On Thursday morning, 600 men-platers
rivsters,, employed at Palmer's Iron
Shipyard, Jarrow, near Shields, came out
on strike. They refused to commence
work before seven O'Clock during the win
ter months. Messrs. Palmer have several
large contracts on hand The men held q
meeting in the afternoon, and afterwards
q deputatio waited on the manager, when
it was agreed that winter hours should be
from seven in the morning till five at night
The men having thus obtained their re-
quest, the strike at once terminated.
GREENoCK.
The employees in the yards of Messrs
Scott and Steele are to receive "a hours
pay for 81 hours work, the mas .ers having
agreed to grant the mem request that his
should be done.
LIVERPOOL SHOP ASSISTANTS
The trades uniOnists of Liverpool held a
meeting on Wednesday night, and express
ed their sympathy with shop assistants in
their efforts to obtain shorter hours of la
Dor. The meeting pledged itself to render
every assistance In its power, and to give
up shopping after 7 p. m.
STRIKE IN THE BELFAST BUILDING TRADE.
The masters have agreed to grant the
terms demanded by the stonecutters, viz
It'd per hour winter and summer The
stOnecutters commenced work on Wednes-
day morning. The strike continues in 10
other sections of the trade, but negotia-
tions with view to settlement of the
dispute are going on.
The dispute betweenthe limestone miners
aud employers entered upon new phase on
Wednesday morning. A large number Of
the men in the neighborhood Of Dudley
Port and Great Bridge went to work upon
the faith of the compact entered into with
the employers some time ago, that they
should work eight hours per day only !;
when III the various pits they were told
that nine hours would be the days work,
or that nine hours work must be done per
lay. The men all laid down their tools
and came up the pits. At noon, Wednes-
day, a mass meeting Of the men was held
III Dudley, and il was reported that not
more than twenty men were at work, and
those were Lord Du' leys. II was unani
mOusly resolved to continue the nineteen
weeks struggle.
BLACKBURN BRICKLAYERs
The operative bri klayers of Blackburn
having gwen notice to their employers
that they are not going to have their wages
lowered this winter, the masters have mot
and resolved that the old rule be adhered
to, and that the bricklayers should be low
cred to 30s and laborers to 2Os during the
winter months
GRANToN.
The outdoor operatives in the employ of
his Grace the Duke Of Buccleuch At Grant
ON have had conceded IT, them the 81 h ours
week, their ate If wages to continue the
same.
THE FIFE CoLLIERIEs
Rather less business is now doing at the
hlllheads. At the several harbors along
the northern shores o: the Forth fewer YES
sells are now loading with Goals, and par
tiAl dulness In perceptible ut the coal fields.
1t has been rumored that a further fall in
price will ere long take place.
DUNDEE. Il
On Wednesday . conference regarding
systematic overtime in calender works was
held between employers and delegates of
the employees. After long discussion, it
was resolved that . systematic overtime
should be abolished, and that overtime be-
yond six hours per week should not be
wrought, and that on Tuesday and Friday
nights this amount of extra labor should
be performed.
kOTHERwELL-COLLIER WAGES.
At most Of the coiieries in this district
the wages of the coliers were on Monday
reduced to the extent of L. per day. The
-. o. A. q.
per ton at the pits. Three weeks ago they
were selling at les and dross Sc per ton.
The trade In dull.
LADYBANK.
The workmen employed under Mr.. J.
Patrick, at the locomotive workshops of
the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee section
of the North British Railway here, received
intimation on Wednesday that the hours of
labor were to be reduced from 6fty-four to
fifty The following Is the division of
time posted up in the works For the first
five days to commence ate q. m. till 8 g. m,
and from $50 .. m. till p. m, and from
p. m. tall p. n. The hours on Sstur-
day are from 8 0. m. till 9 q. m, and from
so Q. m. till IL noon, a. at present. No
alteration in to take place In the wages OF
the men, and al overtime in to Be paid a
time and half. The above intimation has
been received with the utmost satisfaction
by the workmen.
A meeting of the horse-shoes of Edin- |
burgh and Leith was held ON Thursday i'm
Adsir's High street, at which the intims-
hon made BY the employers in one Of lie
that they WI not eonesds ths