New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
INSISTING ON MORE PAY.
INSISTING On NUM- me
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF "HN
HIGHER WAGES.

,ScReAsE IN THE NUMBER OF MIN
HIGHER WAGES.
The number of wOrkmen IN TINS Guy ""o ca
..r;i,;ng for an increase in wages mas peoh ''''"N
% nv the action of the Lathers Union In resoiNi"s
70 demand So so per day for frst-ciass men anu
go o. for those of the second class Inc loii".i
rates were 50 and 81 rs. These men say that 'ueii
nav il insufficient for the support OF theH laliiI'
an consequence of an advance In rents anu III W.
price of food, fuel and clothing. Inc o"ion - =,
a largo one. the membership not exceeding 800 IL
wos cold at n meeting held Tuesday evening that
GOOD fathers are scarce aud it was believed tha'
,h could easily carry their point. Several builders
Yesterday who have contracts they must conPei.1e,
nromised to grant the advance asked lor; Wiz ho
others refused and their men ceased WORK a ,n
WeLon,cs' and Traders Exchange 1t was said yes
tcrd4y that the l&thers have maze lhls' d 70 a.;
striking now, as theirs Is not skilled l"o"i tct Of a
places can be readily filed while one tItoo Edrt
strike may be 10 cause builders TO tLors
accepting contracts general stI,hea W +bo nlos-
wouid derive importance DIV thr"WIhB Til1 CIV ,fba,,
tcrcrs who are a much more numerous pouA,' my
have recently been engaged III pefIcctlh
organ zation, and have received mo III La
rorv iii of the pas terers IN the CITY. inelr Ie"u
orr. saw that they have not vet dlscusseu w iIVs
zion Of an increase of pay, while claiming 'a, 5 i",
arc not receiving as mucn as they Snouio d,apds
hitting that III a fortnight thcy may MANY ~
uDon their employers. b. .ho prstol
Line Mt Burning Slip. Yesterday, AT 50 Gems ga
- 'rhav is Ike the place of the OngshOremeh VINO
S',d TO- accent n reduction of 10 cents an hour'
-. str,k mo- cabnet-makcrs of Henry hermann
roclived S375 Yesterday in contubu'i0nS RON
xorious bcdies of fellOUcraftsmen and VIII receive
5000 this evening from Union NO l. Ihey sn IN IN
io,I over 81 OOD. Members needing lcliei VII W
mid small sums tomorrow ana weekly IIctEdl IOI
yhiic fbe strike lasts There is no change III tnS lo
sition of Mr.. Hermann aud h!s men, ati So and
new in the relations between StelnWay ~ SONS anu
their workmeu, no sign OF yielding appearing ~
lie .Jonrneymen I.aihers Union met last eVei'H ~
and received reports from It's strike comm leos; ~
The effect that only five employers hau letu9ro
grant the advance asked for, and that 'ilG,id
,oi,vEs fo the number of about fifty had Stoppeu
1IyoTk IL was decided to demand fortn-htiN pay
,ncnts of wages aud il was ordered lhat al H'Cl.-
LIS of fine union now working WneIe lUA-uiL'
,rcn arc e,nnloved shall strike on saturday next
unless the nOn-union men JON the union pl 10,
NIGHT II was also decided 10 fine any mCMneI -
who shall hereafter work later than ocloch Nitl
urdav afternoon. the hour when o,her WOrKmeh vi
buildings stop. IL ,,i,,,, =,
The Bricklavers Association met last evening q
nerfect ITS organization preliminary 10 hlass-ucci
mo next week to consider the question ol az au
>ance in wages BncklaveTs are now receiVlhs
from 20 80 To - per day. Last summer lleIo "0l'
over 800 men on the rolls OF the ASSOCIATION, -
4 meeting of marble pohshers was hcl9 az 70
232 West Thrtieth-st. last evening 10 3oliSIgCl wv
0ue,tion of wages. They are now palH ~ o. 4e ~
III ~ ncr day Tor acid polisheTs, and y to - =;
per dav for French pclishers. ana WIZ ASK toi o.
aud 70 25 for the respective classes. Ahtsic, al
1robably zoo workers in marble polishing III Ne"
York of whom a large percentage WORK ny "
niece and are not engaged IN tins movement. ~
limo was fixed for making the demand IOI an "N