The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-30
ON A STRIKE.
The Cabinet.makers Throughout
the City. 60.
Meeting This Morning. The Procession.


wages was again made. In two or three in
stances the wages were increased, but
wherever the men met with refusal a gen.
eral strike took place. About two hun
dred of Mitchell & Rammelsberg's employees
were the first to stop work yesterday after
noon, but before night they were followed
by nearly all the cabinet-makers in the city,
besides about ninety-fve warehousemen at
the NJ. & G. depot.
In the evening large and enthusiastic
meeting was held at Arbeiter Hall, and,
after considerable discussion, the following
was adopted:
''In view'of the fact that the manufac-
turers of furniture, after they had been
informed BY the Strike Committee ap-
pointed in the mass convention of furniture
makers OH the 2Sth of September, 1879, of a
demand for fifteen per cent. increase OF
wages, refused to grant this just demand to
the employees, be it
'Resolved by the furniture workers in
mass convention assembled, That the EN-
ployes in all those factories keep up the
strike until the aforesaid manufacturers
grant the increase of fifteen per cent.
I ''Resolved, That the furniture workers in
factories where the demanded increase has
been conceded go to work Immediately;
and that the employees of said factories pay
an assessment of five per cent. on their
wages to assist the needy strikers.
'iResolved, That the striking laborers as
semble every forenoon at o'clock at Ar
better Hall, to receive the reports of en-
ployes and employers. The striking fur
niture-workers are also requested to keep
away from the factories where there has
been a strike. The manufacturers shall
and must send all committees and PROPOSE
tions to the Strike Committee Room No.
II, Arbeiter Hall, where they will be dis
cussed and answered"
The Strike Committee reported as fol-
lows:
Mitchell & Rammelsberg-No increase of
wages. All laborers left work yesterday
noon.
Meader Furniture Company-No increase
of wages. Work will stop to-day.
Nudge. No increase of wages. Strike.
Feldkamp-No increase. Strike.
Cab net-makers Union-No increase
Strike.
Phoenix Furniture Company-Answer
this evening. Strike.
Macke & Busching-Ten per cent offered.
Laborers not satisfied. Strike.
Sextro-Pays l5 per cent. Employees sat
isfed
Steinman & Meyer-If not granted, strike
Rennesch-Pays Is per cent Employees
satisfied.
Kleiu--No increase. Strike.
Sixth-street Furniture Company-In-
crease. No strike.
Agger & Sanning-Increase granted. En-
ployes satisfied.
Central Furniture Company-Grant in
crease Employees satisfied.
Kreimer & Bros.-No inarease. Strike.
Kirk-No increase. Strike. ....
Rennekamp g. Bros.-No increase.
Strike.
Betts-street Furniture Company-No in
crease. Strike.
Wiggers & Menge-No increase. En-
ployes undecided.
Liberty Furniture Company-Increase
granted. Employees satisfied.
Kearney & Wiggers-Want to settle with
their employees Strike.
Tenbrink & Co.-Increase granted. EN-
ployes satisfied.
Henshaw & Co.-No answer.
1t was resolved to have large procession
to-day, TO assemble at Arbeiter Hall at 8
o'clock.
A Relief Committee was appointed as
follows: II. Foss, Katz, Ley, Brockland,
and Chris Tohalmeyer.
The following were appointed on the
Strike Committee: h. Weisel, Romer, ].
Brumer, N. Canesslus, and H. Sterten-
pohl.
A Union was formed, quite number
signing. IT,
Matthew Kaiser was elected Treasurer of
the strike,
A number OF those. present gave their
views on the sub]ect OF the strike, all being
in favor OF the same. The meeting was an
immense one. me proceedings were con-
oueteo u. IN Ger oerifan' a ,
9 e. Aoout IRON ! live 70 SIX hundred OF the
nlteen u liunuleo 81 sti'kl,g aoi'1etIhakers ,'
-, ',' yoia"h w., nSi az, .n',; ii"1i p'o,hptly
r. Hersche % onered % the meet;,a ms " ~ Inaries aa;s
hat cnnnlaints had boen nada conaora;na o oa,u
q certain % mem her % of the str;Le % Snneu;..ns SH,s
hshav;ng himself badiv Ths n,en,ho UUr,',',se
ferred to is Mr.. StenninpnohI He wac
drunk Yesterday. and went to severoI foo
tories where he made had imnrassionS
Mr., Stenninepohl was outsted from the
committee and Mr.. Adam Knonn annoint. nm nj
ed to fill his place. 'ff''''
The sum Of al 10 wos collected f,r Tho
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