The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-25
BROOKLYN STRIKES.

The Coach Drivers, Car Conductors and
Drivers-Iron Moulders-Laborers Nov.
ing.
The laborer being worthy Of his hire according
to Scriptura teaching, evidently feels it incumbent
to demand the rate which he considers Just and
In accordance with the amount of labor performed
In Brooklyn the workmen standing of and on,
feeling their way cautiously to permanent success
The Eight-Hour law Is not the only bone OF conten-
ton. There are men engaged in branches of en-
ployment which require much longer hours
Of labor than eight, and these people de-
mand more money per diem. The hack drivers,
for instance surely a hard working body whose
duty calls them out at all hours OF the day and
night and whose compensation is but $11 per
week, are bound out upon the troubled waters OF
uncertainty and will be tossed about until the en-
ployers see ut to grant their demand for more
wages The livery stable keepers say they will not
.give in to the strikers, and that they can find
plenty to take the places OF the latter the driv-
er's box. The cOachmen disclaim any intention TO
modest the new drivers and appeal to their patrons
the public as fOlOws:-
To THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN or BRooKLYN:-
beg Leave 70 inform you Of the manner in which the
been working for sl and si2 per and they they
VIII pay us no har more and Now they have e. raised all their
ask is fair to deny our requests The bosses say they
they can let their coaches stand We are fully deter
mined not to work for less than the s week which
the drivers assert that the employers recently
Increased their rates OF fare For instance, fare to
Coney Island, IS formerly, is now SO; to Hemp
stead, formerly Sl5 now SIS is charged. Charges
for theatres, funerals balls &c, have also been
creased in proportion.
The conductors and drivers on the Brooklyn City
Railroad line "gong out" in the
course of a week unless the company will agree to
give them more wages or cuttail the long hours of
labor that they are compelled to devote to their
ardnous and unremuneratve duties. The City Rail-
road employees are required to work fourteen hours
on week days and fifteen hours every sunday. They
want their time to be reduced to twelve hours per
day; or in case the corporation (which Is sOulless
\ Onc) will not agree to that, they say then they
must have higher wages. The sympathy of the
travelling public is with these overworked men,
and it is possible that something may be done to
ameorate their sad condition.
The iron mOulderS are determined to carry their
point in favor OF the eighth0ur system. They num-
Der about one thousand men, and have n well filed
treasury, which they will dram ere they recede
from the position which they have taken. Arrange
ments are being made to hold mass meeting at
the City Hall Park some evening this week for the
which they are animated in the present strike.
The employers are stubborn, and say that they can
afford to shut up shop for While better than they
can give their men a full days pay for eight hours
work.
The Prospect Park aborers, the most poorly paid
mortals on the surface OF the earth, are growing
preparatory to striking. The Park Commissioners
treat the poor fellows interested with the utmost
contempt, refusing to give them more than 81 10
per day and requiring them to work ten hours.
This pittance barely suffccs to kee pbody and soul
together, and as many OF the labolers come rom
New York daily the nature OF their grievance VIII
be the more readily comprehended.