New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-20
SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS FOB HIGHER PAY.

The movement among the cigarmakers and
workers in tobacco of New-York for an increase of
wages is spreading wider every day. Yesterday
morning the employees Of George p Lies IL Co.,
cigar manufacturers at Twentyfrst-st. and Second
AVE. struck for an advance of 81 n thousand
fnr imitation hand work, 50 cents for form work
and o. cents for the bunch makers. A meeting was
held Mt the TcutOnia Assembly Rooms in Ihlrd-ave.
which was attended by men and women. The meet
ing was disOrderly. Speeches were made Ill Eng
llish German and Bohemian. The women showed
desire to compromise for less than the men were
willing to accept, and said they would return to work
to-day.i They were persuaded by the men to await
the report of q committee, which was sent TO seek
compromise with the firm, the men threatening that
in case the women deserted them they would return
to work without any advance at ell. The COM
mittee reported that Mr.. Lies was willing to com
promise by paying 30 cents thousand additionalt0
fine hand workers 20 cents to the long filters and 10
cents to scrap filters, and to grant the demands of
the paper bunch makers. II was decided unani-
mOusly to accept the compromise and to return to
Henry Lehmknhl, No. Morton-st., has locked
out his cigannakrrs They demanded an advance
of 81 thousand, and were told to wait fort
night Before the expiration of the time the shop
was closed and the employees informed that q new
set of wOrkmen would be obtained. The employees
of Brown d Earle asked for an advance 81 Sl w
thousand for hand work and 30 cents for rolling
work and were told 70 wait until April Il. Mean
time, on April 10. about fifty wOrkmen were dis
charged by the firm and the rest then went on strike
for the advance they had demanded. The cigar
makers of StrattOn & StuTm have asked Tor an
increase of 81 u thousand 1Or manu- Work anu
10 cents for rolling and bunch work The in
this factory arc governed by society which has Gs-
tabshcd in connection with their employers an arbt-
tratOn committee composed of three clgaTmakeTs,
two packers q foreman, and one of the firm. This
committee will today consider the request for nm adj
vance and decide whether It is to be paid; In no
event will there be u strike. The employees of
Lichtcnstcn & Co. have asked for an increase OF
81 thousand for hand work, 30 cents for rolling
and % cents for bunclwork. The Portland cement
masons have decided to demand $3 day after
April 20 instead of the 81 30 which they now
receive. They claim that their work is unhealth-
ful aud that their working season is as short rs that
of any class Of workingnen, since the coming OF
frost ends il.
In Newark the cascmakers of Simon e. Brothers
have received an dyanco of ten per cent The piece
workers in the tr..nk mandatory of T. B. Pcddin
d Co. hnvc obtaincd an advance of thirty per cent;
the trunkmakrrs employed by w. o. llendley q
Sons are on strike for an advance OF from fifteen
10 twenty-five per cent? the trunkmakers OF Silves.
ter Wilson g. Co. have obtained an advance of
81 n week. aud the piece workers have received
an increase of from twenty five to forty per cent,
and Farmer d Co. have given their trunknakerS
an advance Of twenty-five per cent.