The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-10

Progress Of the Labor Movement Strikes
Compromises and Lock eats.

TRADES CoUNCIL.-The usual weekly
meeting Of the United Trades Council was
held in the Bell Hotel, Trongrate, elias
gov. on Wednesday night, Mr.. Andrew
Boa. President. in the chair The follow
lng reports were given In Bakers. A
circular las been issued to the employers,
asking an advance of IS, to come into force
on the 10Th inst and, If the concessions
Is not granted, the men To leave of work
on that date POttcrS An advance of
IVA per cent. on the present rate Of wages
has. after negotiation, been conceded
and though there are grievances of which
the men complain, they resolved to accept
the concession ShOemdkery An advance
ot , per cent has been asked and 1t is ex-
pccted that the matter will be amicably
arranged Tailors Still 1870 on the strike
roll. but the number is slowly undergoing
reduction. Cdiei,dereTs. Several EN-
pluvers have offered 10 per cent, Of an
advance. and this has been accepted. Mr.
Bennett reported that the matter of a
Trades Hall was going on steadily. The
other business Was not of much Importance.
AGRIcU LrURAL LABoURERs.- 10
srph Arch president of the Agricultural
IAbourers' Union) and others, were on
Tuesday charged, at the Farringdon Pc
lice Court, with obstructing the highway
~ holding a public meeting. After hear
ln. the evidence, the chairman lNiscount
harrington. NJ F. - dismissed the case
This decision III this case was received with
great applause. During the magistrates
absence great scene ensued. MIR. Cox
tone III the accused) wished to 90 out Of
the Court for a minute to speak to some
one The superintendent of the police or
drrrd some men to fetch him back This
they forcibly did The counsel for the de-
PENDANT afterwards appealed 10 the mag
Istrate who sand superintendent had no
right to treat the defendent as prisoner
The superintendent apolOgizcd.
GLASGOW TRAMwAY GUARDS The Glas-
cow tramway guards have commenced an
agitation for the reduction of the hours of
labor At present they are on duty fifteen
hours daily. and they now ask that they
shall only work eleven, with one hour for
dinner The manager of the company has
replied that he is not IN position to grant
tins concession, but that scheme is at
present under consideration by which the
hours viii BE- considerably lessened The
men have met and appointed com
nIttee to represent them in the dispute
Eighteen of the guards came out on stIiae
on Monday morning, and decline to resume
work until they are definitely promised the
concession The wages Of the guards range
from lSs to 2;is.
AGITATION By IRuNWoRKERs OF South
WALES ANp MoNMoUTHsHIRE.- iron
workers engaged at the various works III
South Wales and Monmouthshire are agi-
tatlng for an advance ot 10 per cent. on
their wages Since an advance was conce-
ded To- the men Of this class III the north Of
England. considerable dissatisfaction has
been expressed by those employed ia these
districts. and. III order to decide what
course should he pursued for securing a
similar advance, a large meeting was held
AT Merthyr on saturday. Mr. VIM. Con
Nay. ~ Abrrsyscham, presided, and there
we're about two hundred ironworkers pres
ent The speakers included Mr. Kane,
president Of the National lronw orkers
Association Mr. Philip Harris, Mr. Geo.
Thomas, and others connected with the as
spcIatIun. In the course uf the discussion,
1t was stated 10y Mr. Kane, as showing that
the men were justified m asking an ad-
vance, that the price paid III Wales for a
certain kind Of work III the rolling mills is
j I'll per ton, while for the same kind Of
work IN the north Of England it is I3s Sd,
thus showing a difference between the two
IF D Cd The following resolution was
unanimously adopted ' That it Is the firm
determination Of the representatives from
the various districts in South Wales who
are now present to still further promote the
unity Of our order that We are firmly con
vIneed that We are only strong ard able to
defend ourselves when We are well united
together III every IrOnworking district
and that, seeing the advance in the price of
labor which has taken place III England,
We are prepared to make claim for an
equal advance in the ironmakIng Of South
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