New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-10
FAILURE OF THE PIANOMAKERS.
GIVING UP THE FIGHT FOR EIGHT HOURS.


FURNITURE WORKERS TO BRING THE CONSPIRACY
LAW AGAINST Employers.
The most interesting phase of the eight
hour ht Yesterday was the decision OF the furniture
workers to test tho question whether or not the
conspiracy law will work both ways. ihey
Will demand the Indictment and arrest OF every
furniture manufacturer who LOCKS out his men
to-day. Some days ago number OF Tue
large furniture manufacturers held meeting perfected
an and resolved that after to-day ten hour'
should con sute a days work and that IL the meu ]"
ono association shop struck all the manufacturers III
the association would shut down their factories lne
Furniture Workers Union claim that following the pre-
cedent OF the Grand Jury in the cases OF Inc men"e
OF Executive Board of the Empire protective Asso
citation the District Attorney cannot fail to press LOT "
indictment IN these cases. which, they ciaiin "'
much palmer violations OF the conspiracy law. Inc
secretary OF the union says that numoer
OF the manufacturers a We him word that they do
not intend to enforce tho ten-hour rule bat there Is no
doubt that many OF their will The outcome Is "ai'eu
with much interest among tradesunion men. Inc "p-
holsters report that they have succeeded IN getting
eight hours forty mine shops and that the on'y
bosses now holding out are Rauch N Moore anu
Charles Urban The w0odcarvers say that every man
In their trade within twenty miles Of Newiork Is IN
their and that they are prepared to hsht ior d"
indefinite time for the eieht-hour rule.
The strike of the piano-makers Tor eight hours mas
complete
OF the Grand Lodge long meeting at stuyvessh'
Hall on Saturday right and at mass meeting which
was held In wenders Assembly Rooms yesterday morn.
ing the following resolutions as the result Oh
| their labors:
Vh,rens We the Executive Committee. have done all IN
our powe TO make cgnthour movement success IN on
and being met with m "e%ny ope9sSn nd nd f
ing that impossible 70 unite the ysfous pianoh n
tss, our EMPLOYERS have been watching the action Of the
steinway 4 Sons and Weber Co claiming tnat we nave
RsdiStd any further action on the eight y.
bring iot ward ard that the Executive CommtIee be IN
sruced proceed With the a % ca ' be- assured
future in any moSement that may Dc oon'e
EesTd That we cner the thank. o. the union 70, the
Ranc saps saeh aAsS er T Bros BeDns
Christie Co oS CO. and 9efSsf s tender the
union those employers who granted tne relue'
SsoiS that condemn the action OF the n oS
opinion they have contrary TO the order ISSUED By aS
Lodge Nav ana by their voss ss o
HgSii xpriI 2yd 4l BY tie Executive Committee. >,
ne a "a ,b above named ms aud that they only ho(
responsible for the non success OF thc movement " '
RsoSed That we request the who standing out Z
whsfeyer arrangement. in their establish
mcnis Monday May 49, they see lit.
Tho resolution adopted and all the men VIII return
! 10 work under the old terms this morning: ..
on'n1tse renresentng the Clohicrs' Association met
committee from the union saturday atel moon anu d.
ARRANGEMENT made ny Whlch my w hou !, y
constitute q weeks work, and all hands are satIs
fled. The tin and slate roof-rs say that they nav
succeeded in getting the nine hour rule put INTO eoct u
All except shops and the tin and shectron workers
had heen successful throughout. All OF the manufact
urcrs of architectural iron had granted their mems dc
mands hours for five days and eight hour, on sat
nrdays conference will he held on Wednesday pctweci
tie chandelier and their employers IN regard
shortening of the hours OF LABOR inc ,e ia'ter nanr
Printing House has granted iis employees niue nour e
and SATURDAY. half-holIday. The patiernmakers nav
heen successfu in the ninc-hOur mOvemeut except II
three establishments in Brooklyn Ihe men IN EafVn
tvnc writer factory in Ceprest have been locked "ut
There are $50 OF them The Progressive Machists ro
mort that they have about 1000 men OUT vi tne
lS5 ara locked ont from the Herring SAFE WorRs. oo
arc locked out other establishments ana he o'nc
| ere on sIrlkp.