New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-05
VARIOUS INTERESTS OF WORKINGME


sIONs FROM EMPLOYERS.
The house painters begin to-day to work un-
der the system the rate OF wages to he So 90
dav The Master Decorators ard Painters Association
have agreed proposition and trouble Is expected
only from small bosses who are out of the Assoca-
ton headquarters OF The painters who VIII strike
will be No. 141 Eighth-st. The painters have not
raised the boycott the Peoples Line Of steamers be-
tween New-York and Albany.
The Manhattan Protec tive Association announce that
they have received to their circular
to the customers of the New-YorE Steam Heating Com
pany in winch writer's to stop using that COM
panys steam.
meeting Of the Journeymen Butchers Union was
held at Twenty xth-s. and Seventhave. yesterday
afternoon 1t was resolved that they would work only
twelve hours a day after May l ana a COM
mittee was appointed to wait on the Bosses
who met ia the place In the evening Inc posses
said that they willing to accede 70 the demands OF
the men, provided the men would help them III their
efforts to drive Chicago dressed beef The bosses
Intend trying to stop the practice OF wholesalers
selling direct to consumers
All th- union men employed on French's Hotel bulid-
ing are strike again against the employment OF nom
union men,
The ladies' ailors held two meetings yesterday one at
Twentysixthst and sevcnthave. and the other at No.
4O7 Canal-st 1t was reported that the men hau sue
ceeded IN getting their advanced In the shop OF
Mr. from Sl5 TO SIS week ana the shops oi
also increased wages Other employers VIII Dc asheu "
make similar advances . ,,....,., II oil at
No $50 Eghth-ave yesterday and completed an orEah-
zaton which viii be known hereafter rs the Association
100 Arms from both the East and Side present
and W. H. Lswess presided. X d. Davis spoke IN favor
of shorter hours than those enforced. Saesmen'
he said were obliged to work eightyfour hours week
including ten on sunday All that was asEeG McSurst
all firms Of prominence were In favor OF
their shops Sunday II the movement was mare uIi
Resolutions
refrain from paIronzing sunday stores 70 enforce
the Penal Code which directed the closing OF III 'uch
, stores Oh Sunday. ,,,, ..,s.w.,1
The Harlem Tea and Grocery Clerks Union held well
attended meeting No 5ss second.ave 10 take steps 10
extend their organization souhward on the ss . Of
the city and to agate the shortening OF tner . % md
Labor Resolutions were passed calling upon cieths anu
employers join IN the to close the stores a'
D. NJ. eptng Saturday. Oh and after May 81 - a.,
About l5o millets and nilIws1L ePiUyfis ytioYst ~ TO
organize themselves into a mutual protective union.
Steps to complete the permanent EQUALIZATION "clo
IN OF any with their employers ana mat
none is contemplated. They will. however probably
in this city and vicinity is estimated at = 600. ,
The labor OF journeymen carpenters ana J1ers
to reduce their hours OF work to nine day hve M
the week. and eight on Saturday with fe" eisep.ous
tho employers have agreed DO So and it Is believed
that ali WI, accede 10 the request The men nave 's'con
The redueton in Ihe force OF men employed by the
Union Ferry Company. consequent upon ne aycd aans cd
as lsborers aud watchmen we're diseh "sedi;
IL IN expected that further chahs's VIZ
he speedily made. some years after pilot nau
fallen dead wheels OF Of the boats me prAcoe
was begun of placing two pilots IN each WhceinVus'i
one of these Will be dispensed with ana a uoe
Will take his place while boats crossing tu Ner'
ON Wednesday morning the wOrkmcn empiOycl I'D H.
d. Wood Co.'S WORKS at FloreuCe. " J' Vlstcu
the oiice the company body and denahieu tn'.
their wages should be Increased The firm asked lht
they gwen time cousier the matter, ana the men
tnrued work. Saturday when they receiver lholi
pay getting the expected advance. chch na
notice orbiddne him to become nemo't ol
the knights OF Labor under penalty OF Immediate us
oh
None Florence workmen are ncinDcfs o 'He
knights. and the action Of the firm Ia. csuseu eohse
| able dissatisfaction. A strike Is talked or
| EEBUKING OFFICIOUs KNIGHTS OF LABOR
The indignation of the Empire Protective
Of fhn