New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
STRIKES AND THREATS OF STRIKES.
MEETINGS OF wOEKMEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
n. NApIniS IKADIS.

MEETINGS OF wOEKMEN YESTERDAY
IN VARIOUS TRADES.
The ionrnevmen bakers of this city, members oI
tho German Bakers Protective Union h1 Hi PAM
meeting Yesterday morning IN itNh'e ."od the
Lossan, George Block and otncts auu 10 otfi-
meeting on the necessity OF maintaining w" .cent
trde which tho bakers had taken III their I, 1
str,La opd of still further action 70 protect 'ho
selyes from the movements q the boss ea1'IS; wy
were now organizing unions Tor 'ne Pro Yh;Ic' the
their interests The speakers sald thal VIII 9 ~
recent strike had resulted in complete victory l3i
the workmen they feared that when the bosses couu
secure sufficient lep cOmpos q al non-uhloh ni IT,, -,
tbey would endeayor to discharge all union men
and thereafter dispense with tbeir services. ~
IL was urged upon The members OF nv , un'
take all possible means 10 increase anu iof tbe
their orgaiizatI0u that the hostile auNHilo'o va VIZ
Boss Bakers Union could be met with s s Ross
THE Exetutiy, Committee OF tue N,il.''' -, ""
roLcr, Irn,on met M No ia East Flth-st. yes'ei
tiay to take final action in the tSt'In
labor bureau for the cinpG.i' , od;tions of the
bakers who wall comply win th' h ~ " bnss
bosses and 10 report the action taken ny VI = "
baker, of the several Municipalities IN nus ely 80 f
iuy TIE movement among them 10 rIiSo M p l,; 80,
bread IL was stated that an erroneous inipi'sSIUh
had bceu given the public of the proposition I" M
crease the price Of bakery products IL H. Pr"if"TLn
t -; t,r ,,ri,e of bread hut the weight OF inc
ioayes II 10 be increased concspondingly, ah" IT,
This reason--by making a large ~ c'h' ",'a ,' of
lalor Of baking is much les. than the pS'n' ~
nroduc;n" small lo,vcs. Will, the boss bakers
do not wish i'll any way AT present 10 Conl"I'u ~ ~
demands Of The union men, lnos w that satisfac-
hours Of work for their employees 80 INV "I that
t0rv agreement NAV exist between them anu 'ia'
The number of hours may be reduce" l" t"cNV'
Tho Carpenters Union held IA meeting NCs'olui,S
MI the Tsntonia Assembly Rooms. keporiS rom 'I'o
,lyer;,l s 10, in the city received ana oy li'n
II was shown that the carpenters in almost every III
stance, had had their demands accedeu TO- 10 u.s., o
aro,tiuuuce of heir present rate oil wages IL "iS
resolved to use measures for ihe pcrlahsIt 't:l
ton of The large number of members now pcl"I ii1
to the union ~ having frequent inecilhRs III" ~
norris from all shops employing union men. "
The rpholsterers held meeting Yesterday AT No.
az Aycnue-A. Il was stated that the Na-Vss G Ht
maid h. the workmCn in this trade were insurer
Tor their wants and consequently u concerto" q
ton In enforce hiaher rates would he maze. 70
definite movement was adopted III Ieg"ru tu u,'
matter but IL was urged that more Icfic'l "IS.n
Lation should be elected ana thcn uc'''"" VI
higher wages be made. . - -, I
At meeting of ion-shorencn, held NJ tcuiu auu
New Church-sts. II was stated that no strike was
now rontctnplajcG by The 'longShor'lncn. IN hi's,
instances the demands of the men hui been a''t,'
TO- and at present serious difficulty cAlS'o"
among them. ~, - ,;.re ,o
make a general strike, II Is ruln"rcd, mas ohIy nltuo
,,r,u more a. ions to enforce denaud Tor "llh'r
an iucr0ns,. of Wages or fewer hours work. since
e failurr of the strike on the Harlem Branch al tie
Third Avenue Line IA few leading spirits al"uR 'he
drivers have made strenuous thOttA Ia i"I'u 4" ~
gauilation of all the drivers the several MUGS III
The CITY and TO strike in body. How lar u'S
scheme is IlatuTed II Is hard 10 learn ne u4NtIs
are reticcut aud invariably dlscaln any kho"'iEo
oil "A movement among them tor another h'ItN''
From such such sources of Information rs cpui" ,v
found by "A IKiEUNE reporter Yesterday II S'h""-n.
that astllke viii sOun he made, perhaps TINS week
il is said to depend entirely upon the result ol ''
effort to combine tne men. Some o1 the eohla."os
are making preparations to meet any elh'r- u ' =
ne Third Avenue Line recently dlschdIgcu t"O
drivers who thought to be agitatorS'