New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-25
rorAT, MISCELLANY.
OF LARoRERs.

vovrNENTs OF LABoRERS'
.,,r,,,s or THE CoopERs' sTIIkE-A poiIph"
inn OPINION OF THE rIGHT-HoUR Law
>,...;,bst.ndinc the boast of the Pres dents
., the Coopers Unions that they weu'u n.y. Jut many
', The men are already showing signs Oh fmpatenee
,rno,oVer rsnds theU Mon may nave, and however
~ s,s,ance Il may receive from sher labor organ
,,bons the pecunary aid which .hey can give to the
,trserss per week TO single End S. to married men,
With Tho additional 50 cents for each ehd-many espe
eias those who have faUlies are suffering from prva-
tio Mr. Bradley, Depry President of the Union, inform
ed reporter chat Saveral Of the minor oil rehners had
rcauestcd that committee OF coopers be sent to 'he
40 make arrangements for their men 10 re'","
work. They the employers, had SAID that '"e' 'u
hal any grievance TO COMPLAIN or ana Wo'o "''''e
c.,da 20 the forms OF the Union. The Union couu not
n, tho reoucs. OF these refners, because when the
IInion men struck at the shops oil the l''Ee
,urers these minor rcfncrs supPhcu 'heui
with all the barrels they needed, ana thiS
MS what caused general strike. According
90 Mr. Rrad,ey's statement about 500 coopers on
siyike and most OF them received their weekly allow
snce last saturday Tue remainder OF the men, nearly
o1 are working. In reply to question as u now ohg
Tic Union could hold out Mr.. Bradley shi: II the
strike continue much longer we should be mnch
better of than now, for the cooper trade Wall
soon become much brsker. and three-iourtns OF the
strikers woud mad employment elsewhere We We e
continue receiving pccuu'ary ard from the other
labor organizations IN the same and perhaps In greater
proportion than at present Inc sttlk.Is ilC q me-
appointed to wait the c0Opers employed az Green
MINT mi induce them to strike secret meeting was
held consult about the best means
III which 10 carry on the strike. 81,
The large OIL reincrs firm in their defiance or the
.tukers and they do not 10 suffer. They claim
that they have all hands they need, but are payl
skilled wOrKmcn higher wages than usual IhOse
roopcs who have had experience are learning last
and Will soon become rs competent as the Others
Other woTkingmcn quiet at present. g. Meyers
Treasurer Of the Mechanics and Builders Exchange
sand to reporter that the aborers engaged III the bul
ing trade quiet only because times are dull
aud they Ciad TO get WORK. III II were OlnerMlst
they would be sure TO strike on some preteXt. Inc
Erht-hour law has atPudencY TO render the .men idle
have watched my men" sand Mr.. Meyers, ana nnt
that they do work proportion 10 tue tlin'
Than when they worked ten hours day. The mel
romplain that wrong them; hat we, on thI
routrarv have complain OF the arbitrary proceedings
of the nnous Whenever business presses and We have
contract 10 fulfill within certain time, the men are
ture 10 strike at the most ncOnyenent moment ana u
,xtort from us terms favorable To them. Nor Is
builder free TO correct any OF ms worknen Whenever
The latter doing work badly. NJ sooner is Union
man dismissed for bad work. or even corrected than
an The other CIlOn men strike.