New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-03
MANY BAKERS ON STRIKE.
ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND MEN QUIT WORK.


MARCHING THROUGH THE STREETS WITH BRASS
BANDS, AND MAKING THEIR HEADQUARTERS AT
IRVING HAL1-BoTH THE STRIKERS AND THE
EMPLOYERS CLAIM THE VICTORY THUS PAR
OTHER DISSATISFIED wORKMEN.
The journeymen bakers Of this city and Brooklyn
struck yesterday morning at o'clock, according TO
their pTearTanged plan. About a month ago the
bakers expressed much dissatisfaction with the
number of hours which they were obliged TO work
daily and with the wages which they were
receiving complaint also made that
many of the men were obliged TO board with their
employers against their will 1t was resolved that
measures should be taken to remedy the evils exist
ing under the system of working sixteen and eigh-
teen hours day. Meetings were held and
it was resolved that a strike be made May 2,
for a reduction to twelve hours work day, for
which they should receive $12 a week that 10
jouTneyman should board with his employer under
any circumstances and that no overtime should
he worked, if it was paid for. Notice of these
resolutions was sent to the boss bakers and yester-
day morning the men quit work, formed professions
at their respective shops and marched to Irving
Hall
At o'clock the companies began to arrive IN Irv
ing-rlaee. and at 10 o'clock fully 1000 men were
assembled. Soon afterward they formed into line
and marched through Fourteenth-st to 1hird-ave.
TO Twenty-thrd-st., to Eghth-ave., to Fourteenth
ST., to Broadway, to the City Hall, TO
the Bowery through Chatham-st.. TO Third
ave-, and through FOurteenth-st TO Irv-
ing-place. The march was enlivened by
four bands, whose repertory OF striking alrs was
and attracted considerable attention from the peo
pie on the line Of march. Nothing married the deco
rum of the strikers. with the exception of a slight
collision with the Twenty -thirst. car-dryers who
resented the idea OF any one occupying 80 large
part of the street
When tho bakers returned to Irving Hall admis-
SION tickets were issued 10 the members Of the
Union aud the men assembled III the building 10
listen 10 the addresses OF some OF the representative
bakers, and TO await the action OF the boss bakers
who Were in session AT Beethoven Hall. The result
of the first day OF the strko could not be
exactly ascertained last night Tie employers
claim that no concession has been granted 10y them
10 the men, and that about $50 bakers applied 90
them i'm the course Of the day for work. which was
given them under the conditions named in their
offer TO the strikers on Sunday. II Is is claimed
by the bosses that they have secured n mum,
Der Of men sufficient with their own AID
to do their baking for today, 50 that the
threatened panic of no bread viii be avcrtcd. Many
OF the strikers, they sad had returned ana beRged
70 be taken back ~ the former rnte Of wages ana
had expressed willingness 10 comply with the rcgu-
latOns of their employers.
The strikers claimed last night At o o'clock that
about 900 of the bosses had come for their mcn and
that fully 900 of the bakers had returned To work
at the wages and on the conditions named in their
strongly guarded, and no baker VA;
allowed 10 20 ont unless he was called
for by his employer, who was compelled TO yield en-
tirely the conditions imposed by the strikers IL
was reported among the men that the bosses had
Ouarreled among themselves and that onc-hau OF
them were inIfavOr of making the concessions to the
men, while the Others refused To do 50. This rumOr
raised the hopes N the strikers They claimed that
the victory was complete inasmuch a. the back
bone Of the opposition was broken. and IN conse-
quence the bosses would have 20 yield altogether
At Beethoven Hall, where committee OF tho
employing bakers was ~ session al day. the re-
ports in regard to division among them were EN-
phatically denied. One of the employers said 10
TRIBUNE reporter rs be yielded to the conditions of
the strikers: " am forced TO 10 this because If
did not supply my customers with bread to-nor-
row my business would suffer and my trade would
be lost; but wait a little while and | will fix
them for the trouble which they now cause
me- II was thought probable that abOut five
or six hundred of the bakers returned TO work last
night This includes those from Brooklyn who
joined the New-YOI men IN the. morning and re-
manned with them during the day and evening at
Irving Hall. The strikers said that they would con-
tinue in session through the night, and
hall so that there could be chance for any OF the
men to 60 10 work without the knowledge OF the kx-
ecutive Committee. To-day the strike viii be con
tinued. and the boss bakers will reassemole az beet
hoven Hall 10 seek further adjustment oil the dif-
fcultes. Bakers say that the price OF bread. etc.
will not lie affected by the strike.
The German bakers Of Newark, who struck for
twelve hours work paraded the streets Yesterday
with brass band. They numbered nearly 200 men.
In the afternoon about une-hali of the employers
granted the demands OF the strikers and work was
at once resumed IN their shops
The strike which the .lOngShOremeu on the North
river piers had resolved & ,aake yesterday
abandoned on account of the attitude
taken ly the several lines employing them.
A committee from the steamship companies held a
conference with the men. and stated that the com
petition for frcights close that they
able to pas higher wages to their longshoremcn at
present, but soon hoped 10 INCREASE 'heit
pay 70 40 cents an hour;
| longshOreman Of the Anchor Line said yes
terday that the men forced 10 Ice coutented for
the present. but they could only earn from $40 10
Sl2 q week and had 20 work al all hours 10 do that
The amount was entirely 100 small 10 support their
families properly, and particularly 80 now, as rents
had gone up.
The printers strike in Newark fliled Yesterday
The Adrotscr and TIE journal filled most Of the
eases left vacant by the Union men and issued their
papers at the usual hour M the att moon. At noon