New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-21
NINE HOURS A DAYS WORK.
THE DEMAND OF THE BUILDING TRADES.


ALL READY FOR fTRiNr To-pAY-sryrRAt M
PLOYrRs .rRRrNDrR.
The strike iu the building trades VIII begin to-
day. The example of the brcSiay,r' has been
contagious. Not only have tae lahorer4 resolved TO
go ON strike for q dly of nine hours the same ~
the brIckayrr-. but the trainers have also tgulHed
their intention 20 make similar demand. and II
tbr q kr il not over before toe eud Ot the week 10
rs probable THAT all the trad sWrn who WORK on
bu.Iduvs WflI Iou 300 the demand. TIE hr.t kaN cfs
have completed all their arrangements Notice Lat
been sent 10 a thc men to come to thr headquarters
formed by their boss. pa Chat tucy cannot nave the
nine hours. II VS. thougut best 90 h,N" each
branch meet hy q ci ts .t might be- harder q" keep
tnr men zoe order 10 they are all t1t'lu,I. As
soon ~ the urEotlltiou for % settlement
with the Boss Mason. mon fell through commute
tees from thr lrIrAatrri luI.n yI.itp, c.ru lndI.
vidual hos, throughout Oh" city. and explained the
sliuai ou. The result tS trpot tr Yesterday q" th"
committee ON General Good. rs that thlrty-cirht
bosscs have 'old their men tnt they can go ~ work
ths mo uiug under the 1iue hour rui'. lhi'
number luciudcs some OF the largest employers 90
Oh" city among them bong hotrrt J. harr1Rh
Nuc.ar Nult Llst ~ Lennon. !. lhid@ ihFi r
Campbell +. sheridan. ". ~t lc- Joseph Lyatarl.
the brewer. who Is also large builder, j. llrany
and Bowrukrwp the Harlem builders. and mem
Der, of tAe LrDhIaytr- ulou assert thai only
100 nOrty of the bosses Will decline 90 give tu, dnd
only about 500 or 900 men viii be forced 20 go on
strike. hey go not anticipate long struggle,
but have made every prep ration tor lt.
\ few of the bOSsr, have offered % give the men
nine hours on certain Job, which they are bound To
complete within certain time, under forfeit
The Con nIttre ON General Good unanimously
resolved that they would accept no such oher. ana
unless the employer gave nine hours on an MS WORK
bee could get no work done on any Job. II Is
asserted tnat the opposition comes almost solely
from bosses who do per ccntale work that l- where
they get per ceutagc on all money expended IN
building the house.
The rate paid To the men on strike viii be e a
day. IN addition % the large strike fund which
the union has ON hand an assessment of % cents
O. |.. rr.4fI.t "a. N4t4 40
work. A number of other unloLs have prouerrd
their entire strike funds o the Use Of the brickayeIs
should they Drel 10 and M addition Will levy "a
II T. assessment Oh their members. The commit
tee uu General Good Iepor cu yesterday HAT u bad
received alylceS from hca1o I'D which the BRICK
LAYERS Union there offers 10 par 800 men al WOlk
ont there Tue st Louis uiIn oilers 90 take
charge of $50 men, and other citirS nave made
lar 81 rs This morning the walking delegate
of the Euck'aveTo' luiou aua committees from the
mo- men are at work where hey should not be-
The union has -sta5i shed "a cooperative business
and Wi. furnish bonds 10 finish all jobs when must
Dee done n q harry. ar the same price for which the
present builders nave contracted. They assert that
they can 80 THIS prort1by and give !." cost OBJ lay
Iu- 900 brick. which is q day s WorN f'r man.
a. follows: Cost OF brick, = - slnd, ri lhe
~ 20; laborar. -; hrrkla5er pa total
so 20. For tl.s they assert tual tle boss brick
LAYER gets R37 -. at 'hc lowest estimate
The General Council of tH" luborrr>. mon held
q meeting 40 which 70 was resolved That they
would NOT give any bricks or mortar o. no1-Nnuu
br.cklavcrs. aud chat any anorar working longer
than nine hour. 70 day or carrying any >ttI FEB non
uuion men shall DE lined 3 day as long .s Dee
continue. to DO 80 The ,tr.lu5 laborcrs viii also
assent, 90 the meeting places of thor respective
branches at IO oDIock tins morning The walking
DELEGATE cd the lJD0rer, has been ln-t.I'tti t'
work with the delegate OF tie hr.,~8Nrr.. The
Framrrs mon met and uarc, 10 resolution ordering
Their men tO refuse tO W1rN with any non Hl on
igy.r. or =, 9 any vy1rk for any boss who joe
fused to give the brcLIlyers and l1borrrs nine
hours day. similar resolutions were passed ny
the bod hosting engineers. pa uters p.a.ttrei5 TN
and slate roDtrr-.
The Central abor LGniou. no It's meeting ye~ter-
day. passed % resolution offering aid e. tl" brick
layers and lIAours and calling ON AIT animated
unions 20 make "a special effort to raise funds Tor
the abriLc n IL should become necessary.