The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-14
GREAT STRIKE IMPENDING.
TIE IRON WORKERs IN PITTSBURGH
DElkANDING INCREASED PAY.
The Wages OF Ali iron and Steel Workers
Based On rittsburRh Rates-A Strike that
May lnvoIve the Lockout OF 10000 Men.

DE.hhNDfN0 fNOfLLaohD fA1.
The Wages OF Ali iron and Steel Workers
Based On Pittsburgh Rates-A strike that
May lnvoIss the Lockout OF 10000 Men.
PITTSBURGH, May 13.-The outlook In la
Dor circles in western Pennsylvania. eastern
Ohio. and West Virginia is not iiatterng.
For tho fast time In two years. the iron manu-
facturGrs OF these States are stocking goods.
Thou.l employment Is offered to all. yet an
uncertain feeling prevails regarding the fu-
turo that BODIES 10 good. Yesterday one OF the
most prominent iron men In the United States
said 20 THE SUNS correspondent:
The labor interests OF the United States
were never organized as they are to-day. Two
years ago the Knights of Labor were compare
lively unknown in this section. To-day they
number $4,000. Tho Amalgamated Associa-
ton OF Iron aud Steel Workers year and a
half ago numbered 1000 men. They now
number between 10000 and 10000.
htliko to day means lockout in
voying thousands OF men. In the iron and
stool Interests ono feature looms IN promi-
nently. Pittsburgh has been the battle-ground
for the whole United States. At the last gen.
oral meeting OF the Amagamated Association
Of Iron, ana Steel Workers held in Cleveland,
II was decided to base the wages OF all iron and
steel w3rkeI In the United States on the rates
prevailing in Pittsburgh. BY the same rule
on May L. hit the national executive officers OF
the association approaching the gravity OF the
Il has been referred back to the, lodges Of this
district and tho time continued until May ~.
ns w i he T p min n nsao
9 strike 7 VIII involve every mill controlled by
the Analgamatcd Association
Jos. ID. Weeks Secretary OF the Western Iron
and Nail ASSOCIATE ion. said: II consider the
labor situation as being exceedingly critical. |
making record of them. but never before in
the history of labor have there been strikes OF
district virtually control the iron interests Of
the country; and II the demands already made
are followed by like demands from skilled en-
: per cent. At Wheeling. W Va the increased
cost of manufacturing nails is estimated at 10
Interviews with half n score Of leading iron
and steel men reveal the fact that great dan
burgh district, which means virtually the scale
for the whole country, will have to be settled in
few days II the employers insist on their
will resist Ehis demand. This statement is
Outside of the iron and steel interests the
sam, trouble prevails. The coal miners Of the
are out vi, on strike. and the employers are i'm,
porting Virginia negroes to fill their places. In
the windoY glass trade there Is more harmony.
but. nevertheless, much unehsiness is manifest:
report Is prevalent tonight that the miners
strike is broken. and the iron workers Of this
craftsmen throughout the country in unneces-
sary complications.
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city. but. nothing, outside the above could be
obtained Should the present demands Of iron n,
Of production five per cent. per ton all over the
EAsT EAST spa Pa. May 1s.-The strike at the Della
ware Rolling Mill continues A notice was
| posted this afternoon that any Of the men who
%on 70 81 81 sSaa
/ port at The mill not later than "Wednesday next;
| Tho strikers held a meeting this evening and
| decided not to return to work.
The New York branch of the National
evening at Military Hall and discussed the ad-
Visibility Of demandng an increase 81 Waves Tai
evening neS "ite was Mas sanera U
that a demand will undoubtedly be made before
ahss 200 mmbe r. the he So
Union. 1t was said that il a strike became
necessary in order to get an advance Of 10 per
boiler, makers of St. Paul, Mimi, were sun
resulted result successfully last year. The union
married hsy a3i snF men 80
OF printers from Typographical Union No in
| vited the boiler makers to mass meeting to
tpte for the purpose Of devising means Of
gliding the striking pITiinters from the office Of
| ,.
| mously voted to attend in a body.
| 1t was stated Mt Il meeting of Belgian PAYERS
| last evening that the workmen could not aver.
age. even at the Increased wages demanded
$3.50 II day. moro than 81 u day for all tho
working days, in the year. They lose every
| rainy day. and work only from May to Octo-
her, 1t was unanimously resolved that the
strike should continue until the increased
| wages We're granted.
| The workmen in the cutting room Of McCall's
| pattern shop. in Fourteenth street. who struck
| on Thursday because woman from another
| department was put to work with them at low
or wages resumed work yesterday. the woman
| having been transferred.
| About seyenty-iiyc employees OF f. G. Smith s
box factory Mt Oakland and Box streets. Green
point. yesterday morn ing struck for an in
crease Of wages. They had been earning from
| $40 to Sl2 a week. Mr.. Smith offered TO pay
| them an advance ali around OF fifty cents u
| week. and the mon returned to work.
| The men who stopped work a week ago at
tho Constable Hook refinery of the Standard
| Oil Company are to resume work tomorrow at
90 II day. and three stills. which means less
work Only one OF the men is debarred from
| returning. and he is Frank Ryer. whom the
superintendent it is said. blames lin connec-
| ton with the printing of the news of the strike
| in THE SUN. Tho news was not furnished to
| The SUN by Ryer.