New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-15
STRIKE OF RAILWAY LABoRERs.
SIX HUNDRED FREIGHT-HANDLERS or THE HUE
son RIVER RAILROAD STOP wORK-TIIEIR PLAC f
prrNG EIIIFD RY OTHER MEN.

SIX HUNDRED FRElGHT-HANDLERs or THE HUD-
son RIVER RAILROAD STOP wORK-THEIR PLACES
BEING FILLED BY OTHER MEN.
The laborers in the freight-yards of the
Hudson River Railroad Company at Thrtieth-st and
Tentlave., and in the yard at sixty-hithst ST. and
Eeventh-ave. have struck for an advance Of cents an
hour aud "tIe and a half" On sundays In the
lower yard about 500 freight-handers arc employed,
in two gangs Three hundred OF the duty at
night when the bulk OF the work IL dOne they struck
on Tuesday the hour they usually begin the nights
work. and the day men joined them yesterday Al the
sixty-Gftn-st yard about $50 men are employed and
they have followed the example Of their fellow work
men. The current rate OF wages Of the freight
handlers in these yards is seventeen cents hour the
company allowing the one hour sunday morning,
but no pay is allowed
The police informed OF the strike and to prevent
any disturbance among the Inspector rhornc and
Captan Washburn went TO the yards where the strikers
had assembled with force OF 100 policemen from the
reserves Of several precincts When Assistant Freight
Agent Haskell made the statement that he wOud not
reemploy the men at any wages, but that he would
place them with Others feared that riot would
follow During the day aJOut 200 men were hired. VINO
worked under the protection OF the police
the freight yard ST. Johns Park which ur@ed the men
there join the strkerS bur this they refused 10 do and
the work this yard not suspended After the men
had fingered about the yards nearly all day, and found
tnal any attempt To interfere with the men at work
would result in encounter with The police.
tney quietly withdraw to remote street corn r.
and talked over situation. Many Of the believe
tnat they cannot force the company 10 make conces
sion and they will seek work else" here; others said
that they did not think the work could be done by the
new men employed. Most Of the strikers are Ausrans
and Iris men, and few are Italians Those now at work
are mostly Italians Toward night, when the groups Of
wOrknen had nearly all disappeared, Inspector lhorne
Withdrew many his men, and further trouble
anticipated In answer 10 the question way such large
force OF policemen used, the Inspector SAID that
while no serious disturbance expected II better
TO check any such tendency by nppng II III the bud
The company was somewhat lncOnNenlonced yesterday
in ndlng It's freight but 1t hopes to have everything
running smoothly again to-day.
There naterial change IN the condition or the
horseshOers DOier makers and ypefounders strises
Yesterday. Two unions Of the pressnen and feeders
held meetings night TO make effort 70 strengthen
their ganlZauOns successfully 10 sustain another
strike when 1t Is made. Nearly hundred men were
elected members at the two meetings.
The Board OF Aldermen last week passed resolution
recommending the sbOrers IN the different depart
ments of the ,Ity Government, who now receiving
81 rs per day. should their wages increased 10 ~
a committed OF workmen called on Mayor Grace re-
questng MIN sign the resolution; WEIGH he did yes
Ierday consulting with tue representatives of the
various departments.