New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-01
sucCEsSFUL LABOR AGITATION.

WRBEI?S pIANOMAKFRS I'D GO ~ WIN" ~ -
WAGES ADVANCED AND HOURS REoo0AD ''
OTHER TRADES. 49,.
The Weber panomakers will resume work TINS
morning They met yesterday afternoon AT the leu
tonia Assembly Rooms and heard read the ie''er "a
Mr. Weber inviting them to return at an advance or
ten NOR cont The chairman OF the meeting naue
An address, IN which he said that it was proposeu 10
send committee, formed of members OF the ENeeu-
tive Committee of the Union and Weber emPioNes'
to Mr.. Weber. The Executive Committeeman "ou'u
declare the strike ended, while the Wpper hlen
would inform their employer that tie men ih.chuou
to return in body every man to secure MS lorner
posto and 70 one to be discharged for any part he
had taken in the strike
1t was suggested that Mr.. Weber DC further III
formed that the overtime business IS played OUT
The man who made this suggestion sad Ill suppor'
oft. eff we work overtime and help to accumu-
late o stock of pianos, the boss Will take adVan-
tare of that fact clip ears" The meetlng de-
c;ded 10 say nothing about overtime as there was no
present fear of Mr.. Weber asking the men to Work
longer than the usual time. and if he did at any
time make such proposition. the men, being now
thoroughly OF ganized could deal with the question
TO their own advantage. The object Of sendlhg
members of the Executive Commit g to MI Weper
was declared to be to secure from him recognition
of the union such as had been obtained from Other
manufacturers
During the absence Of the committee the meeting
busied ITSELF III perfecting the shop organization;
When this had been accomplished, the secretary s','
that a very important point had been OVerlo9kev;;
Said What are we going TO go oo dnzcn Voices
That is not radical enough" SAID inc secretary
as su rgested yesterday, they shonld nave nIlcks
droppeo their heads Al opPGs''lEn W v was
shown on the ground that there were "hN t"ool
three such employed by him. one mar, fs sG ~.
I.,nly hnnl Inf
0uiry whether he cared to spend SIX inohths on
Backweips Island for trying TO blacklist "olA-
Great hatred was expressed by many toward
man named Sheafer, who had refused to ieaye inc
warerooms when the lockout began, aud naa never
acted with the men. 1t was finally 0ccdea DN Il
unanimous vote to ignore the existence OF tins man
and the two or three others who had acted similarly
to recognizc them as r. human stt b That
ony man caught extending the right hand OF fellow
shin 10 Shcafcr IN future would be put at once on
the same footing with him. Mucl laughter ana ap-
nlanSc greeted a statement that VILE Steinway
had promised the free use Of q grand piano az tt
concert to be gwen next sunday lor 'ne oe"e' VI
'' The committee which had been sent to Mr.. Weber,
| after n half hours absence. returned ana fcpoIFu
| that the Wiener superintendent, acting with ,iuii
| authority had promised everything that was asked.
| Tie men then formed IN line and escorted Nv me
executive committee inarclicd to he factory where
| they ARRANGED their tools Tor work go -,
| Tie workncmen of j. =. Hale will meet tins
| morning with the expectation OF recelSnG com
munication from Mr.. Hale. The flv-linishers N
| lIar;mauns PIANO factory, fhM.Srvcntii-aI am
| Tenth-ave. struck Yesterday. They have placed
their case in the LANDS of tho cxceutiyc committee
for investigation. and VII abide ny thii cdS IT,
No statement regarding The cause OF the s'iihc was
made by the men for ruOncallon. . 70, "
| Tne cabinetmakers of Potter Il styinus' have
received an advance 81 iO per ecu, ~, "SE
cont. John r. Sitting, No. 1GG Grccnwch-st.. has
| advanced the pay of his cigarmlkcrs 81 per thod-
The employees of the furniture manufacturers
| Hertcr brothers have obtained a reduction OF TIE
| hours Of work from Gtiy-hvc 10 hty.lhicc
hours per week. ann all increase Oh wages u - P'
Tie furniture manufacturers Spring & Hide
| hrand have reduced the hours OF wcril 10 90 per
| work The employees of MIR. Spegcbers, iurnI-
| turc manufacturer, have obtained Ieouc''o" Vi
the hours of labor
q few DAYS ago made demand for an advance OF
| 10 per cent which at once was acceded to by the
| employer TO avoid strike. .
| The Brcklarcrs' Union held meeting last even
ING at iilimans Hall. Twenty ixth-saud seventh
| ave The formal demand for All increase 81 wages
| TO S3 per day WI! lie made next Monday. III Is
thought that no strike will take lhac;, az @ycial
of the bosses have already Voluntarily raised the
| wages TO the sun required. Among those WHO nave
| advanced the pay OF thclr men 10 r3 per daN gre
Mcssrs: Hazard, Ddrrash DAVIS Lyons an" NOT
a meeting of trainers, class Of carnenters, was
| held last evening at No. 80 East lhlri-Si.. 10
| form Union. They are paiu on an average anou'
| SO per day and are not satisfied WIN lha' Tair'
The recent successes of the pianomakcrs, cabinet
makers and other workmcu belonging 10 Unions
| have caused the trainers to believe thar only
| through organization can they secure an adNahe.
| Of wages Germans only attended the meeting las
| evening. , .: ,.
ovcn,np in the. (srrmaIia Assembly Rooms, No.'2J'
Rowerv, The principal business transacted wa
the adoption OF constitution ana "l,.I lptin '
an increase of WAGES Will be taken nntH INC Chloi
has acquired greater strength