The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-01-11
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STRIKE or OLDHAM GAS sToKERs.
The gas stokers employed by the Old
ham Corporation struck ON Friday because
an advance Of wages had been delayed.
Their places have been supplied.
THE LONDON PosrMEN
The men who recently refused to accept
the stripes offered by Mr. Monsell have
accepted them, each stripe carrying an in
crease of Cd per week to salary, and 81
per week to retiring pension About 2lO
men will obtain stripes.
THE LONDON Gas sTOKERs
The gas stokers on strike assembled at
the Independent Company's works on
Saturday to receive she one days pay due
Some expressed desire to work, but were
told that their overtures could not for the
present be entertained The gas supply
on Sunday was almost equal to that en-
Joyed on Sunday nights prior to the strike
Nearly all the day stokers At the I'm
perial Companys works, London, resumed
work on Wednesday. Some Of the other
companies will also take on many of the
old hands. The two stokers against whom
warrants have been issued in connection
with the gas strike at Beckton, have alb
seconded with the money subscribed for
their defence The fonr men committed
for trial have been removed to Newgate.
The " "balleIs at Blaenaven Works,
Monmouthshire, have struck work, on
account, as they allege, Of the bad quality
Of the iron, owing to which they are un-
able to earn sufficient money at rail max
ing. Nearly 800 men are idle.
NORTHAMPTON BUILDERS
The Northampton Operative Builders
Association having demanded nins hours a
day and 10 per cent advance, the employ
ers decline to concede the demand, and re
quest dissatisfied men to leave their service
LONDON OAS STOkEKS.
At WOolwich and Greenock Police Courts
on Saturday eight more gas stokers were
senteBced to six weeks hard labor
At WOolwich on Wednesday another gas
stoker, named Taylor, Vas sentenced to a
months imprisonment for assaulting and
intrnidating one Of the men who replaced
the stokers
Five gasmen, charged at the Old Bailey
on Thursday with conspiracy 10 intimidats
the manager Of the Beckton Gas Works.
have been sen fenced each to twelve months
imprisonment.
PROPOSED ANALGANATED LABOR UNION.
On Thursday, conference Of dele
gates from four Of the organizations Of
employees connected with the transit Of
merchandise was held in London, for the
purpose Of agreeing upon an offensive and
defensiVe alliance. Representatives were
present from the Lightermen Society, the
CarmeR's Association, the AmalgaInatcd
Society Of Railroad Servants, and tho Land
and Labor League. The conference lasted
six hours, and resolutions were passed pro-
viding that there shall be council, com
posed of delegates from each Of the above
mentioned societies, to be called the Anal
gated Labor Union, to which all disputes
between employers and employed affecting
the members Of any of the societies shall
be referred before decisive steps are taken
THE printers in Rome have resolved to
strike for increased wages. A certain
amount Of support has been given to the
movement from London.
THE LONDON POLICE.
Colonel Henderson refuses to reinstate
the men Of the p Division of police who
were discharged for accompanying Good
child in the omnibus to Hammersmith Po-
lice Court They are to consider them
selves permanently discharged. A sub
scription is being got up for the men who
were imprisoned.
We understand that the Great Western
Railway Company, although no direct an
swer has been returned to the memorial
addressed to the directors, have intimated
through the inspeCtators Of the various
districts that tie wages Of porters, points
men, and other employees will shortly be
raised.