New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-21
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED AT ODDS.

BUILDING IN BROOKLYN AT Observation-Disclosures
ERs AT VARIANCE WITH BRICKLAYERS AND
MAsONs-THE LATHERs' STRIKE IN NEw-YoRK.
Building operations were brought to stand
still In Brooklyn yesterday through icurous trade
strike. Last year brickayers and -tonemasons OF
whom there about zoo, received 50 30 per dsy
OF eight hours the aborers in the building trades
OF whom there about 1000 belonging TO the Trades
Unon receiving from al so to 81 so. Last month tho
brckayers and met and agreed with the employ
Ing builders 10 work for - per day OF 10 hours Two
weeks about Of the whole number OF bfcK
layers and mssons began work on the new TERMS
and corresponding number OF lsborera was
employed the old Of pay but the new scale OF
ten hours per day. against which they made no forna OF
general objection After working about ten days under
the new arrangement however. the laborers denanuea
reduction Of time from to eight hours per day but
with change 10 wages. The employing buiders' Oh
whom there about 100 in brooklyn, refused to &C
cede TO the demand and the laborers struck thus com
pcng the bckayers aud masons to stop work. as they
are dependent upon aborer for the handling of ma
teral The builders consultation with their employees
found that tho laborers resOlutely refused to WORK
moro than eight hours per day ana with""
change in wages. while the bricklsyers aud mssons
declined to than ten hours per day lest their
wages should he reduced Being unable to Induce taof
employees e work t t6 R Under v neS Sennsd
to bold conference meeting ut the Mechanics sr, W,a
TO devise means m, of settlement The situation
OF the employers Ia peculiar and embarrassing ~ 'ney
have aud contracted for work al 10" fSts WI
account OF dulness OF the building trhe ~
Drsen Not curious feature OF the strike Is lns
fact that Of the laborers who have refused 70 WIZ
more hourspcr day we're sheltered and icd al thc
AInshou1e during tho Winter At public EXPENSE roI
of oilers lOered the street corners yesterday nut
they orderly, and no fears OF dsturoanoo VI '
poace seemed 10 be entertained
BUILDING TRADES IN NEw-YoRx.
The strike Of the journcymen lahers went INTO ehec'
Yesterday. In the morning number OF them met az
their headQuarers the Germsnta Assembly Rooms o.
seyepthsye and Twenty sxth-st. These strikers claim
that the Iathers have all struck, but they do not
think that the bosses will refuse To sccede
10 their demands. which, they assert sro
very moderate. According TO their statements
the increase demanded would not amount 70 more tsn
500 upon threestOry resdepco. One OF the plasseir
BY hon the fathers employed sad tha ne un NOT
think the strike would he important, ~ the ofuer 10
which the strikers belong IA very small one. l DE
speaker very willing u pay 81 per day Di lns'se
that no was working only nine hours and pah aueau eS
which thought little enough for man 20 supPot
a family upon. Tho general complaint ah IH
builders Is that business Il exceedingly uun
and that capitalists are unwunng 10 pay liz, nsn
WAGES and have only eight hours ~ days work lneIo
movement among men In the putdihy trIar 70
submit proposition their mcn TO wOrH nine hours yer
day and Stop work Saturdays ut noon. An euPnler
in the trnde said that he thonSt inc uea
further aud give the all OF Saturday II they wonid
work ton hours during the other five days provided hst
the societies would allow members to work on oIuruAys
N 4 hay are so