The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-15
TIE CIGAR MAKERS STRIKE.
Their sunday Meeting, In which No Intimn-
tion of IA smrren,rr WINS Given.

great number of cigar makers OF both
sexcs met in large hall at 2a3 Bowery yester-
day afternoon for the purpose OF further unit
ing in u demand for higher wages. They rep
resented tho German and English Union. and
the Bohemian Union. No Cuban or Spanish
organization sont delegates. They work on II
high quality Of cigars. and are not complaining
Of insufficient pay. Tho speakers urged that
the manufacturers were receiving Ergc orders
from all parts of the country. but especially
from the West and South and were making
large profits. They could no longer Offer tho
rlcn Of dull times. II was right therefore. that
their employees should receive more than the
bcggarly sums tint had been long docd out to
them. Details were given regarding the prices
paid per thousand for making the various quail
tiles OF cigars. and for work in connection with
them. The average weekly earnings OF u man
or woman on cheap cigars were said to be
about $3.50 Il week. and the small rise demand
ed would enable thcm to max" only 81 to $50 in
addition. Children earned from nfty cents TO
- week. They COMPRISE about 1900 OF the
$4,000 cignr makers OF this city
Sessions will be hold every day this week in
Concorda Hall. in Avenue A. between second
and Third streets The only manufacturing
firm that has ocguiesced since the meeting of
Wednesday last in the terms demanded is that
OF Iicht"nstrn Bros. in Chatham square. who
have also discharged all seats" Tho two
unions now number nonrlv 1910 members,
havin& boen increased yesterday Oy SO.
The majority OF the strikers work in tene-
ments. or do "houseworK." They handle the
poorest quality OF tobacco, and are paid the low
Cst WAGES OF anycigar makers ~ this city. The
dampencd leaf j. irst hnndl"d by 'strippers.
who cut ont the -tcm and sort out tho ciit lcHf
into wrappers and binders. The binder IS
the part around the flllinc" OF n cigar. The
best parts of tho leaves are selected for wrap
r"rs. Small and defective leaves are chopped
w lor llhng. A strpper receives from 81
works by the place, and earns from $50 to
s2.5O thousand for the cheapest grade Of
| cigars. A cigar maker earns from SO 70 S4.5O
| hthousand Tor the same grade OF worh. Pack
| ers are paid salaries. In house work tho
rng I2rers ~ tner own sfrppsg IN amn
s!nd An ordinary workman can earn about
! $3.50 week.
On Monday seventy-lve shop men Of A. Lich-
| tensten at l64 Chatham street struck. Tho
! bunchers asked for nm advance oi twenty-five
cents. and the cigar makers for 81 on the lower
grades of cigars. For the higher grades irum
- to slG per thousand is paid, On Friday Mr.
Lchtenstein yielded to the. demands OF the
bunchers and compromised with the cigar
.,alGrs on hlty cents. advance. he now nays
| thousand To- rollers" Indrr the Old arrange
men' the former earned from s6 to S.. and the
Latter, from e. to sl2 pr week.
stein Brothers Of go Bowcry. struck. OF these
% were hunchers and l55 wero cigar makers
members. Of l65 families who live in tlc tenr-
ments Of the firm IN Elizabeth md Ei4ridge
streets. By the Strlk" 90 packers. 10 SfrlIppIS,
and 80 helpers were thrown ont oi .mployu"nt
At strike four weeks ago. Mr.. Lichtensten
| advanced The rate for cigar makers from 50 to
50 % per thousand. This time they struck for
further advance Of seNeuty-iive cents. while
! the bunch makers. who received 81 80 per thou
sand. struck Tor an advance OF iilty cents The
| firm have offered the former an a lvancc OF
| twenty-five cents. ana the latter an advance OF
| twenty cents. but these propositions were re-
jected. The house workers ask for an advance
OF 81 on all grades. They received si.5O thou
sand.
The workmen Of any firm owning tenements
are required TO hire their apartments of the
ilrm In Elizabeth street, tho rents are for two
rooms in first story, sll.5O month: second
story. 81 third story. SO; and top story 81.
Tina -,serkmoE say these sums arc NNreesive.
and that they could. procure the same apart;
inents elsewhere ior sS II week less. The rental
II withheld from thri- pay every month.
The 800 worSmen IN ihetenemeuts OF Straiton
| 4 storms. in Broome street. have also struck;
/ The iirm say that they pas $40 thousand and
! furnish stripped leaves. The striker ask for
/ 81 advance. Thr workm"u of the following
| firms have also struck Hollmandand D"utsch-
berger. lji Attorney street and III Ridge street;
! strike is for 81 Loo iirrn offers 80 cents. John T..
/ Donschkc. III Allen street and 1872 Ridge street:
| STRIKE for 81 advance. Wolf * CO. Eighth street;
/ 81 advance. Deutsch Fuchs. Hester street and
/ Bowery: rollers strike for 81 ami hunchcrs for
| ~ cents. Foster ~ Hiison. hous" workers at ~
| Tenth street ask 81 advance. Swar2koph, 222
/ second street. n-k II advance. h"luronner
/ Joseph, three t"nenenis at go East sixteenth
/ street ask advance oi 81 Bernard Nittcch "a
Sheri street HsS advance Ot 81. George Benor.
! four tenrmruts al 2lG second street asked ad-
vance OF sl. Meudel, 4 Smith, shops IN the
| Bowsrv. have both struck. SIX hundred en-
III thryste street First street and Second street.
! nsk an advance of 81. Srhoilcr ~ tlaccon. Is
! Rvngton street; advance Of 81. Jansen, IS
| Clinton street. ditto. l.. Tyrocr. 4O5 Grand
street. oilers 25 cruts advance TO workmen. who
ask sl.25. Jgcoby ~ Zaeharas. 80 Ridge street:
workmen ask So advance. Uilman * Loewe.
200 Broome street; nineteen families ask 81
/ advance. Levy Brothers. mrnt houses and
shQP IN Broome street; ask 81 advance also at