New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-26
DEMANDS FOR HIGHER VAGES

The plumbers of this city struck on Monday
according to their plan 81 day, which ia advance
Of them assembled in the morning at No 557 Thirdayo
make further arrangements for carrying on the strike
firms had promi cd to pay the increased wages Among
them such largo employers as Phllp Brady, ot
Eleventh-st.; Andrew /. Thompson Si1teenthSt; ana
Mr. McQuade. The strikers include men from the Jour
neymen Plumbers Benevolent Protective Association
the NewTOrk Brotherhood Of Plumbers, and number
who are nOn-unon men. Twenty subcommittee were
close OF the meeting held night, II stated that
forty firms hal promised to pay the advanced wages and
strike would be ended
The master plumbers held meeting Monday after
ures the paus of the strikers The condition
OF business they said would not allow them to pay any
al the meeting unanimously agreed not to pay ~ day
and list Of twelve hrms read the men employed by
At the meeting the committee OF the which has
charge OF strike, held yesterday at No. 26O West
firms had yielded the strikers demands The master
plumbers continued their session yesterday put they
did nothing 81 importance. Inc men are confident OF
complete adjustment OF the difficulty before the emu Oh
There has been considerable trouble in the Higgins
CARPET factory rwelfth-aye and West FOIytIru-st
regard to the question OF wages Last week the ma
chnlss about nifty number, struck for an increase,
but returned to work at the old rates. On Monday about
forty-eght men IN the dyelng department stopped
vance in wages was given They had been earning IRON
80 to - 90 da inquiries ecIa Sue t 9o"S Fact sne tbat
there is general complaint in all departments and that
there will be probably number or other strikes Two
thousand persons employed in the factory ut present
The Divers received word yesterday from ne firm tnat
their demand had been accedcd and they Will doubt
less return to work tuls morning.
The presbmcu and feeders employed by John Scott, or
No - Spruce-st, successful Monday IN getting
an increase in OF % cents night. The matter
had peen under consideration for some time The thirty
men VINO work in the daytime also made demand for
better pay which they secured without the necessity OF
a strike. -.
The strike of the granite cutters Monday did not
affect large number OF men, only those III the smaller
wards stopping work. The employers Indifferent In
me matter rs most OF the stone Is cut in the
sheds at the Quarres, where it can be done
ceiylug 50 day and demanded 80 80. Al a meeting
the majority had received the Increased wages.
The carunen's strike virtually ended on Monday when
Peck * Martin agreed to their terms which were that
they should only carry 333 bricks to load ana receive
y, dav The snip jOiners held meeting Monday night at
No 1913 BoweTy, at which IL reported that the men
were receiving - day, and that effort was being
made to strengt their union that demand Tor
80 % could be made.
There were of projected strikes current among
vorkiuenen yesterday. II said that this week the
hOr-eshoers all the large cities OF the country would
strike Tor 50 30 day, and that the Drcayers and hOd
carriers would strike ~ % and % day respectively
The wOrkmcn employed at the Empire Oh works.
Long Island CITY, struck Monday To compel the firm TO
nav them OF every saturday instead OF every Monday
The nrn refused agree to the demands OF the strikers
and have advertised for men to take their places About
200 meu aud boys were employed at the works.