New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TROUBLE ABOUT WAGES AND HOURS
yoRxrNGMES WHO WANT MORE PAY AND LESS

TROUBLE ABOUT WAGES AND HoURS
woRxrNGMEH WHO WANT MORE PAY AND LhsS
s.ta WORK
The Blacksmiths and wheelwnghtS Union held o
Eek s4ss. &. "
were addressed by several speakers VINO repressh'
large bodies of workingmen; Inc Sns arTsngements
for tRe strike which is TO take place to-day among
the 600 blacksmiths and wheelwnghe VINO are
member: Of the union tr.S as MSo are earning
from $ia to s2l week. II has been decided oy
the union to make strike for an increase
hours o week. Many Of the employers have already
ngifed their intention Of accedng 20 s9e oScocS
o. the men. The strikers will assemble a, ne re-.
ports from the various shops. o...,o,, M hold
The grocery and tea clerks OF Section no. nero
yss'srdas a 2, SS bad been signed by
shout 900 grocers below Fourteenth-st 70 ciose az
D. m except Saturday, 1917 "A
vance of wages from cents to cents Q ton ne
men who usually work in pairs. do not complain II
their work is steady. but so many DELAYS occur Inat
oftentiInes. they say the amount esrhed III "ooA
does not exceel ~. =, -, a w.
The cigarmakers employed by N. Jscoby 4 COZ
& BrSone and Pts's Sna sc9 sn advance Of SO
cents to 81 thousand which the nrns feiu'e W
give. A.. ...;lo .+,,, oont;nues
The CITY OF Augusta of the Savannah Line, when
was 20 sail Saturday, did not leave the city until
yesterday morning at 1890 o'clock, when sne ieit
ns1 @SsS the ~ Vessel Eft Rsr pier
Q o'clock, with union men on board, 1t was Trough
by the agents Of the Steamship tIremens soclety
that the company intended TO pay the increase OF
wages. bnt the company refused to do so, and
the fremen stopped work In midstream Inc Vessei
was anchored and new crew han 10 % iounu, anu
this delayed the time OF her sailing uhtn yesterday
An outbreak has been expected for several days
among the non-union 'iongshoremen employed on
s,,na Of fbe East River piers who only receive from
20 10 80 cents AN hour The men have tnfesteneu
TO strike If their wages are not increaseo pu' ~ 10
not definitely decided when they will do so.
The Retail Clothing Sslesmen's Early Closing AS.
ISOLATION held meeting yesterday afternoon az
Saier's Hail. No: $40 West imrty-si1thIsqS wo,d
reported for the Executive Comml1ee thst ovOO
circulars had been printed and distrI buted setthg
forth the objects of the association connttee VI
seventeen As appointed to canvass among the pro-
pfietors of clothing stores and secure signatures 10
an agreement 10 close at p. u. on ana ater July
Tie Brooklyn Brewers Union held q largely:at-
tended meeting yesterday in Feten's Hail. at Mes
erole and Ewen-sts IN the interests Oh INC ~.
for the reduction in the time OF labor. IL was re-
ported that two Of the brewers. Huber ana Muench,
had acceded to the demands Of the men Tor limiting
the hours of work week days to twelve hours anu
disseminating all work on Sundays. The meeting
resolved that the employees of the brewers VINO 1lu
not grant the demands should meet IN the nan tnlS
morning and march thence to living Hail. New,
York The police of the Sixth Precinct sent word
last evening to the Brooklyn Police Headquarters
that strike was 10 begin TINS lnOrnHS anu thaC 1no
drivers of beer wagons making deliveries la New
York would be stopped.
To-day the employees Of most of the breweI1es OF
Newark will strike for a reduction of hours OF work
and for fifty cents an hour for Sunday labor The
employing brewers held meeting Saturday night,
and resolution adopted that the hours OF work
should be reduced 10 twelve hours day, that no
extra pay should be allowed for Sunday work, and
that the brewers should not permit any interference
with their business
Inspector rhorne. who on duty at Police Head
quarters last night received information that there
WouId be a general strike of lager beer brewers in
this city and Brooklyn to-day The inspector COM
municated with Superintendent Walling, and before
night a general alarm was sent 70 all the police
stations ordering the to he on duty to-day
In anticipation of trouble.