New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
STRIKE OF THE LoNGsHOREMEN.

lITIlH EXCITEMENT ALONG THE RIVER fRoNiS-
A TEMPORARY CONCESSION MADE.
The strike Of the 'longshoremen, as agreed upon
On Saturday night, for an advance of wages, was
begun Yesterday. although il not as general ms
was feared. Since they went on strike last May the
men have been receiving 50 cents an hour, ana the
advance demanded yesterday was to 40 cents. ihe
strike seemed 10 be almost wholly confined to the
es working for the sailing vessels which are load
ing gain for Eurose aud the stevedores are I'M
der contract to get the grain on board within a
given time or be hate for heavy damages, they
were in many instances sbhced 10 accede TO the
demands Professionally. Tl@y agreed pay the
same wages as were paid by other stcvedores and
other lines. IL is admitted that the demand for an
advance will have TO be met now bat il is said that
as soon rs the rush Of freight is ov,T the feeling
will react 10 the detrlmcnt of the Iongshsremen.
Among the steamship lines The strike has not be-
come general IRON the fact that there rs now no
urgency to use an extra force. Many of the lines
employ men to load and unload then vessels at
days wages. The Italians and other inexperienced
who took the places of the strikers last SPRING
and have become fully capable. are not IN symDa-
thy with the members of the organizations. At
Pier No l North River the long hOremen ein-
plOycd in unloading the National Line steamship
Erin Yesterday demanded 40 cents an hour, and
their places diately filled by others who
finished unloading the vessel, which then hauled
her cargo from lighters. At the pier OF MOrgans
Line, where they are paying % cents an hour for
daV aud 30 cents an hour fer night work, 80 cents
was demanded for day and ~ cents for night work
The company offered 10 paw 30 cents an hour day
and night alike. which the 'longshorcmen declined
AT the Old Dominion Line pier 20 cents an hOuT
was being paid. and demand for an increase OF .
cents an hour was acceded TO. At Pier No. 3 North
River w. L. Clyde ~ co. are loading the steamship
City OF Vera Cruz to sail tomorrow for Havana.
The demands of the ngshoremen were acoedcd TO
tcnpnTariy. but the line viii pay only what the
Others do after this vessel sails.
The Alexandres have only one steamship i'll port.
the CITY of Merida, which the crew is unloading.
As the managers of this hue did not JOIN the cOnbl-
nation OF steamship COMPANIES last Nav which at
tempted TO reduce the mems wages, but continued
10 pay the rates demanded, they think the long
shoremen act unfairly with them now. and say they
will not grant any advance. The Unicorn Line has
four steamships loading with grain for Europe, and
compromised with the 'longshorcmen Yesterday.
The agents of the State Line say they will not sue
culnb 10 the lOngshOTcmen az tins time. and
threaten to engage men at day labor, which they
can do at fair terms. ~ the piers of the " ulte
Star the GniOn, the French, and the Anchor Lines,
there was no sign OF any trouble.
While the Ongshoremcn say that they have little
work. and they only ask for fair remuneration
which will enable them TO live, II Is claimed by the
shipping people that Il Is the fault of the lOngShOrc
men that they are not employed more regularly /;
aud that if they would work Tor fair wages, other
men DO, they would have more steady employment.
The longs oremen also claim that provisions OF
all kinds have advanced from to 80 per cent, Il
costs them more 10 1--we.