The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-04-12
NJ VS. FROM TIE OLD WORLD.
Progress Of the Labor Move mcnI ~triLr>,
Compromises and Iorh eats.
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AT general myrtu- Nc tho MASTER coach
makers NJ Edinburgh. held ll-f week. It
was unanimously resolved. boo order ta tenn
inmate the strike among thv painters. wine
are at present out to the number uI ~ fen
an advance Of wages, g" give notice to thr
other branches Of general lockout. which
notice expires on Saturday. the 33d n~t..
when upwards Of 300 cna,hmakrrs viI hr
thrown out IF employment
At general meeting 81 the operative
coachmakers held IN Mary Chapel. Hi-h
street, on Thursday night. " Was uuau-
mously resolved that, il the event W tUy
employers withdrawing their notice VT tlr
lock out. the men Still hold VI thc notice
until the same be reported TIL au adJuurued
meeting to w held WI saturday ttp-dJy.J
EpINBU RcH tREN,H roLIsHEE~.
At a general meeting Of the Edinburgh
French pohshers, held IN Thursday night
in Burdens Hotel High street, 4, Was
unanimously resolved t. petition thr rm.
ployers for rise Of WAGES to 6d per hour
the present wage being considered ln,gUatc
The publishers IF Berlin have resolved
To- serve notice on al mrn hclon-iu2 1" The
Strike Union simultaneously un ooh inst.
CompnsItors have resolved u adopt thc
proposal of Herr Haertel III selec, arhitIa
tors to settle the rates pf Tll AMI other
points uf dispute. Tie Br.slau printers
have held meeting IN conjunction "Ith
the social democrats ana have determined
that the printers dispute affects the inter
ests Of all working men. Resolutions we're
passed III favor uf forming the Amalgama-
ted Society.
FIVE hundred juumeymeu baker, have
posted placards Ga the streets NJ Stuttgart,
threatening a strike unless their demands
for an increase Of wages, reduction ia
the number If working hours, lcss labor
on Sundays and none AT an ou important
holidays, are complied with.
On Saturday evening, March \, the
United Whcelrights. Smiths ana Painters
delegate meeting was held at the New I'm
Tavern, Old Bailey, London, tn report M
the nine hours and 10 per cent. movement
and consider the best steps tu be taken
From the reports of the delegates ii an
peared that the firms uf Messrs. Norton
Randall, Harvey, Farke Rcket. Mac
dougal and Bpnar, as we'll "a the Nine
Films establishment and Noolwich Arse
nal, had conceded the nine hours. Four
teen shops were reported AS favorable To-
the movement.
ARBRoATH IoINEE~
general meeting Of the Arhroath inin-
ers was held on Monday night. when II Vas
unanimously resolved u memorable tbe
employers for an increase Of wages AZ the
rate of ID per hour
ABERDEEN JoINERS.
1t will be rccolected that IN the month
Of October last the joiners " Aberdeen re-
solved to request the masters to grant A
general rise Of wages to the extent pf p.
sd per week, and also to sanction code uf
working bylaws, both to come into opera
ton on the LIST Of April next After con
siderable correspondence between the par
ties, the employers have made am offer of a
rise OF : per week, To- date from 2Ofh June
next, and at the same time refusing To- rec
ognIze the bylaws. a meeting IF the com
mittee appointed 10y the men to watch over
the movement was held on SATURDAY. when
after mature consideration, il was resolved
to recommend to general meeting uf the
trade, to be called soon, that the masters
offer be refused, and that they Will adhere
to the original demand Froru an Ne can
learn, the men are still Of op,nion that
their request was a reasonable one, and.