New-York tribune., 1886-03-30
TROUBLES OF VARIOUS UNIONS.

A conference was held yesterday between
j. N w. Lya president OF the Chelsea Jute Mills at
foot of West Twenty fth-st. whose employees ar on
strike for advance IN wages aud a reduction In tne
hours OF labor, and the arbitration committee OF tho
Central Labor Union. The conference was without
result but the committee hopes to bring the matter to
an early settlement The strikers Almost all or them
and have made no attempt To disturb the mills
All efforts the bosses To get hands TO take the
places OF the strikers nave been uusyallng. The
strikers state that in addition to having to work long
hours for small pay they danger Of being seriously
MANNED by the III ,chinery. and that many such cases
known III the nails. They determined not
to 90 back to until their demands are granted
The operative painters decided at meeting l. st night
at Twenty fth-st and Sixthave.. dcmtnd - 80 for
nine hours work April 5. Strikes will be rd red
against all bosses who do not yield to the demal al
There is more trouble at Freuehs Hotel. 10 Il CO..
dealers In wall paper. of Broadway, near e fb-s
who have the job Of papering the walls have IN their
en play some uOn-unOn men, They were sitd
teray by delegation OF walking delegates of the build
ing trades and Informed that II these dis
charged all the union men on the building would DO
called out
Several hundred tai.ors employees OF the contractors.
met i'll the COncorda Assembly Rooms, No. 2s Avenue
A. night 10 protest against the task System
imposed upon them. These tailors are paid from
Sl4 to SlS a week, according to their profc iency,
They now claim that they compelled TO complete
from nfteen twenty garments day. that
number each week II this is not done deduction from
their salary made In accordance with the o.
work lett unfinished at tho end VI the weex.
There was no vessel at the Cromwell Lue pier. No
North RIVER yesterday and the striking 'ongse Oremen
did appear there. Another snip j. expected In
day morrow and unless the company yields to tue
strikers nOu-nuiOn men viii have u be employed tho
Dorset Pier No. Is Fast River loaded and viii start
upon her trp this moaning Penny Of meq we're found
do the work. aud the union borers stand the other
side OF Ncsts,. and wach the progress OF their
An unfouuded report circulated Brooklyn yes
ter,iay that strike wa> uimnen Oh tue ies oi tho
City Railroad CJmpany, which employ about 1000 men.
The only action taken by the employees hy
committee OF tue conductors on the Fat.
arrangement OF the timo OF the who tho
swing trips. aud that the tow-bOys have room la
wuch eat teir dlnuors. President Hazard promised
TO do the best he could for them.
Tue girls employed In weaving gunny cloth at L.
Waterways and crdags factory, At Ten Eyck AID
Waterbury Brooklyn, returned To work yesterday.
They had been paid twenty ve cents fOT 100 yards
when machinery put In Increasing tue product
per their reduced twenty-five
take them back except at twenty-five cents.
Yesterday the factory was started up and they
given the choice OF working or
having their hlled by others out of thlrly-two
Twenty-Five aud the Others are expected to
do over 800 men were out OF work by the
strike.
and after April nine hours win constitute days work
except saturday when eight hours will be limlt
The wages are TO 0e % 90 day. aud nonuuion brick.
Tue tnsnlthS employ ed by Jacob Ringe. No. SO Now
arkave Jersey CITY, went out on strike yesterday On
Thursday last nineteen Ot Mr.. Rnges with deleya
ons from other shops In Jersey Guy aud Hoboksn met
10 consider the Instability OF asking Increase Of so
cents day for nine ecurs work aud eight hours
urdays Some onH AZ tho meeting furnished Mr. Ringlo
the movement and when he paid oil his hands Satur
day night he dispensed With tho services OF these
Another meeting Of the men was held on saturday aud