The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-17
THE COOPERs' STRIKE.
Demands OF the JOurneymen and Con.
fidcnce OF the Bosses.


fidonce OF the Bosses.
Among the employing boss coopcrs the feeling
against society men or all men who belong to the
Coopers' International Unisn is daily on the in.
crease. The employers, many OF whom are wealthy
men, declare that, sooner than give in to q secres
society which permits OF no rights for
those who feed and employ the working
men, they Will sacrifice any reasonable
amount OF money to compel the men to leave the
Union. The following firms have declined to en-
gage any coopers who still adhere TO the society,
and these firms are all In cue petroleum trade:-
Charles Pratt q Co., A. 7. Briggs standard OH
National storage Company. by Charles A. Stirring,
General Managers K. w. Burke. Weehawken oil
Docks. Some Fleming. Edward Harrison's Sons.
Nro a nyels j. u a B0sswck Co., Lockwood
pork. sugar beef packing and other
Similar trades have not as yet taken any decided
that they Will III lew days make some determined
movement against the journeymen coopers There
both parties are SO much incenscd against tue
have not asked for any of
labor it is therefore the bosses who ara
striking against them and not they who ara
determined to hold out as right and as matter
Of seii-preservaton. The conditions enjoined upon
Coopers Society, adopted in August, 1872, every
one OF which Is most strictly enforced AGAINST
any offended party. They throw light upon the
reasons OF complaint on the part OF the employ
ers:-
RULES OF THE CooPERs' UNION.
nnay sss b s % night
n If H asT asy with ons e% Sos
sIc. mo member is allowed to use country shaved
sc, mo member is allowed to borrowed hoops
SIG S1;wsges An member, steadily empoysa
Be held up before saturday night they shall demand
SIC. aI;Any Member or members working over
ms shall ten eight per hour and Tor each
ing any part Of the rs hour shall be entitled to nun
s |pyns, c snsa ses ns
prentice only under 70 Conditions viii any sop =
ASwes any more than s SnY a boy bm.r 20 be- n;rea
discharged by any person other than the boss OF the
sfc. a-No member shall allow himself be borrowed
SIC. lo-No foreman in charge shall designate in any
way what hogsheads shall be coopered the dock In
ssc. u.-Fifty hogsheads of molasses,
oye or & r whe and no DE-
charging the said packages or finish after the ships
SIC, l2-No member or members shall get out hoops
or strips by the pieces they must be got out BY days
SIC. la-No member or members shah work with any
SEC 4-sship work, on molasses two men; ship work.
on tuEcc DOss OF boy 10 CONSTITUTE Gus
hand
SEC. 15.-No member members shall cooper any
package known to them belong otner than
the one in which they are working IN
above rules and Tor any Violation The rules herss
stated the foreman oil the shop must REPORT The said shop
to the organization
These rules which are an exact copy OF .
printed form, are required to be posted up in each
CoOper's shop where Union men are employed.
The Coopcrs' Strike in Williamsburg.
The strike Of the journeymen coopers in Williams.
burg and Greenpoint mas become general, every
shop in which society men were employed being
closed.
At the Washington Oil Works. on Newtown
Creek, there is not man working, all having LEFT
without giving any reason Tor doing so. The mem
employed at the Franklin OH Works. also situated
on the creek, have also quit.
AT A. L. Briggs CO.'S yard about forty men re-
turned to work yesterday. and more nave Signined
their Willingness to leave the Union ana resume
their labors. At 1ord Il Co.'s, at the foot OF
North Tenth street, and Paul Weideman's, III North
First street, about 100 men Knocked OF yesterday
and say they will not To work until the strike -
ended. As great many OF the coopers are
seeking employment as laborers rather than vio-
late any OF the rules OF the society," great dssats
faction is expressed by the labOrers, and trouble
Is an tcipated; and II something Is not done soon
there will be many more desOate homes.
are detailed to escort the non-socety men to and
from their homes, as the strikers are around every
day and make threats but resort to no extreme
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