The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-07
LABOR NEWS.
Notes From ALI 0yer---Condition Of the
Labor Market.

All members Of the Clothing Critters Inion
of New York are busy
Philadclpaia tailors report work good, and
very few men idle.
The erman Metal Workers Union OF Phil
adelphia is discussing the eight-hour question
Mouiders are requested to keep away from
New York until the present strike is settled
AT q recent meeting the operative painters OF
New York discussed the eight-hour question,
ana resolved to fall into line on May next.
Owing 10 the strike IN the Union Stock ards
nj Chicago, coopers are requested TO keep away.
from that CITY.
Two hundred eoopers went otfAAnn 8 strike IN
Peoria Ill. because OF Upper cent cut III
wages Tho distillers are relying ON Indiana
manufacturers for their barrels.
The fires OF Cordelia furnace. Coiumbia, Pa,
owned by Isaac McHase, were lighted recently
after an idleness Of eleven months.
The bricklayefs Of Philadelphia have ded1-
Gated their new hall. The building cost $500,
is free of all membranes and was paid Tor
by the men.b beers of the union,
AT a meeting of The New York Cent? al Labor
Union several OF the delegates reported that
the ostrich feather workers IN the employ OF
lsdor Cohnfeld had had their wages reduced
40 per cent.
At meeting of the Seamen's Union in Chi
cage, it was decided TO raise the wages OF sea-
Ineu from So to $3.50 per day for the rcrnair-
der of the season. the change TO go into effect
at once.
F,1rriers' Union in three days, two shops
marching to the headquarters headed by brass
bands There were six shops in which Union
men were not employed.
Railroad builders are replacing wooden
bridge structures with iron, and this gives
great deal of work to structural iron makers
and bridge builders. Steel rails are to be made
from odd rails by special process.
The hands employed ut s. Riddle II Som
mill RoekiaIe Pa. have struck for IN advance
of wages, and the mill has been stopped. The
cause OF the dissatisfaction among Riddle's
employees is that Huruly 4 Son have advanced
their wages 10 per cent.
The strike in Seigels cigar factory. Grand
street. New York, is settled. The strikers
have received an advance OF 81 per thousand.
The strike In theAeigar factory of T. f. Bochu
& Co Second avenue and Sixty seeond street,
is also settled The hands will receive an adj
vance OF from sixty-Rvc cents TO 81 per
thousand.
The strike OF the !shirtmakers employed by
the Keep Manufacturing Company, at Broad
WAY and Blocker street. New York, against q
reduction OF wages has come 10 an indefinite
result. Some Of the girls returned to work at
the reduced rate, while others have obtained
employment in other factories.
A correspondent says AT the close OF the
strike on the Wabash Road the knights of
Labor claimed compromise, but the public
test is failure for the officials are taking back
only few of the old men, There will be more
suffering and misery among workin2men here
this winter than ever before.
After six months idleness work is being re-
sumed in the window glass factories at Pitts
burg. Five factories started up a few days
ago and three more will begin operations soon,
giving employment TO several hundred per
SONG 4 number OF other factories are firing
up and viii commence work shortly.
The striking prescription glass blowers OF
-i frtsp.tea scssss Of
the manufacturers to return to work at tfie
old wages. providing they would allow one
half the norl-,lnion men now employed to re-
main in their places The proposition was
discussed at length, butno defini1e action taken.
The strike which has lasted over year, has
created famine in bottles.
a sc, ious break has occurred in the strike
of the Fourth Pool miners at Pittsburg, six
mines having resumed operations on the terms
offered by the operators. The operators claim
that the backbone of the strike is broken In
that pool aud that general resumption will
take place in a few days. Starvation LIZ said
to be the cause of the break There is no
change in the situation in the three lower
pools, but it IL impossible for the men TO hold
out much longer.
About sixty-fiye OF the eighty striking waaq-
| ers from John Greer d. Co.'S cotton-Eoods mil
ut sixteenth and Race streets, Philadelphia,
returned to work last week, the remainder re-
fusing to work untii their demand for l9-
rer-cept advance Is granted In addition to
the weayers about 40 employees who were
thrown out Of employment during the strike
r,5tnrned to work. Mr.. Greer said that he could
not give the advance az he was nj present pay
ing as high wages 81 Other manufacturers
A movement is on foot In Philadelphia
among the textile and other manufacturers
looking to the prevention of strikes. 1t fs pro-
| posed to make with each employee n contract
| in writing setting forth the amount OF wages To
| be paid and the number Of hours 10 he worked
| and providing that one weeks notice must be
given of a desire TO sever the en- agement,
under penalty of forfeiture OF Il week 9 pay
the employer TO hold back one weeks pay,
until the contract Is terminated The question
whether such contract would hold has been
settled by city magistrate in favor Of the en-
pioyers.
About two months ago all the train bands
employed on the Lack and pittsburg
road s.ruck on account Of the non pay ment OF
six months wages which were due them.
George ID. Chapman. he receiver OF the road,
after yainly endeavering to bring the men
back by promise of payment, began running a
sins lie passenger train over the road. The re-
ceiver Acted as conductor and former ire
rnan Is engineer. Matters continued in this
shape 10 to last week. when the engineer left,
leaving the receiver alone on the rosd.
The strike IN l.. y. Cenover 8 foundry In New
York which waa announced TO be over, was
renewed again. according TO the mems state
nent it appears that when they went to work
they found the doors locked and no one could
enter the shop. About sersn O'clock the fire.
man came aI0ng and selected nineteen men
ont OF the forty-fhree. stating that ne nad no
work for the others. The nineteen refused 10
70 in. At subsequent meeting the men re-
solved to act as unit and stay out or 20 IN IN
aiEyocy Mr. conover stated to q reporter that