New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16
NOT WILLING no WORK or LET WORK.

NOT WILLING TO WORK OR LET WORK.
John C.. Barry, of Bayard-st, James McGTath'
who has 10 settled home and John Leonard, OF NO.
| 100 MOnrOe-St., jOurCymcn ShOenakers on hlIlhc'
were arrested by Detectives Cassidy nH I"ey XrS
terday morning in front of the boot and shoe nan-
ufact0ry of Laud w. Meor at No. 20 Warreh'sSt. 81,
for dsorderly conduct and abnslTe lihgnagT IN
heimg arraigned before Justice Duty at tlG iolnos
| Police Court it appeared that on Tuesday last
| fifteen men withdrew from the shop OF MI. Mel0r
and held meeting in ncighboung dram SHOP As
thc result of their deliberations they requested Mr.
MclOr 10 discharge his foreman, VINO had mace NM
| self obnoxious TO them. The fifteen malcontchts
propcr to abide by the rules of the shop they could
leave it, They did Jeaye it III q body, ana aGoPIGd
another way to annoy McOr They " picketGd" his
store and sent warnings as far Boston that no
men should come on to supply the vacancies; THOSE
who approached the doors were nsnlted ana threat
ened. Barry, McGrath, and Leonard were taken
into custody yesterday, and turllc,I on inc Uetoc
tveS in angry and vulgar terms When arTalgneu
before Justice Duffy. they were defended by
counsel, who pleaded cxtenuating circumstances.
Justice Duffy pointed out to them the inprOpli1ty
of their conduct and required them each TO n
stand committed five days. Alderman Thomas
Shiels became their bondSnaI. .ooo;,.o, mn,
The striking capmakerS Yesterday received anu
rejected proposals submitted to them by the en-
plOyers These proposals were to the eitcct tntI II
nnV diSnute should in future arise, committee ot SIX
Ehouid be appointed to decide the matter three OF
the committee to be appointed by each SIDE 10 me
dispute; that four weeks notice should hereafter he
given of an intention to strike; that wheh tr2Ho Is
brisk the are to work overtime, ana non Union
men may he employed that the men must not EN-
pOy working time in conversation about Union
affairs and the men must take the kind of work the
foreman may give them. Manufacturers say the
York Under the auspices of the Central Com
mittee of the United Trades Union a mass meeting
is shortly to be held at the Cooper Institute III ana
of the strikers II is proposed to tax the members
Of this organization each 81 q week to raise funds.
The cgarmakers in the employ of D. Ilirsch q Co.:
at RivingtOn and NOrfOlk-stS srik to resist
a reduction of wages. The cigarmakers in the emf
ploy of Asch & Co.. in Rcade-st.. who were on
strike 10 enforce an advance, have resumed work.
Some of their demands have been acceded to by the
firm and ~ committee of arbitration has been
formed to settle future differences. The cigar
makers and wrappeT-makers in the employ OF Kelly
& Co. have also accepted compromise and re-
sumed their work.
Delegates from the various brcklayers' Unions Of
New-York, Brooklyn and Jersey City met in the hall
mt No 81 East FOurtst, last evening. TO- pass lSo-
lutions prohibiting members of their societies from
working for builders who employed non-union men.
After some discussion relative to the subject they
decided to defer all action until their next regular
meeting.