New-York tribune., 1886-06-11
IRON WORKERS AND PRINTERS.
HEsITATING OVER A SCALE OF WAGES.
EFFORTS OF rHR KNIGHTS OF LABOR TO CAPTURE |
TWO IMPORTANT UNIONS.

EFFORTS OF THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR TO CAPTURE
TWO IMPORTANT UNIONS.
PIrrsBrKG, June 10 (SpeciaD The first
conferences between committees representing tho iron
manufacturer, aud the workmeu was held to-iay The
manufacturers received OF wages and at their
request Adjournment taken until to- morrow Inc
workmen say that advance has been demanded. but
the manufacturers hold different view Secretary Mar
tin Of the Amalgamated Association said:
"The new features ask to have put in this years
scale are not advances. We have simply put IN the
scale prices long sanctioned by custom but heretofore
never mentioned in .he annual agreement We Go not
appreheua any trouble ard believe the manufacturers
will accept the scale
Secretary OF the Association
said: The proposed scale II accepted. would increase
the cost production 10 several important pArticn-
lars In the boiling department there is an advance OF
fitv cents hoop iron. and IN other departments
extra help and various changes make av'rtual al
vance, II IA understood that the manufacturers oo-
strenuously the increased cost OF hoop iron
The Knights OF Labor making efforts to
swallow up both the Amalgamatef Association OF iron
and steel and the International Typographical
Unon II is not believed they will be successful IN
either The AmaIsamaed Association appointed
committee to visit the officers OF the window Glass
Workers Association examine tho workings oil that
organization as combined with the knights or Laoof
President Cline. OF the window glass workers. was
granted permission to address the convention on the
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the International typographical Cnion on the Same
subject He was allowed speak In secret session ~
the request OF Grand Master Workman Po~derly WHO
this morning sent a telegram to the convention
The greater portion o the morning session OF the ln
ternational Typographical Union WAS taken up IN ds
cussing the question OF reducing the working hours 70
nine hours a day II decided TO allow suDordihae
lodges to vote the matter between February anu
April l. 1887. The Committee on Strikes reported III
favor OF amending the laws that All strikes snail oe
investigated and arbirated by an executive councii
com posed OF president chief organizer anu vice.
president or state Deputy. 1t salso recommended 'ha'
membership OF the strike fund 10 made compulsory
The comm ttee appointed to devise plan whereby the
gift OF Messrs. Chds and Dre1el could be puV
10 the best possible will recommend
that the 10000 remain at interest toT h'e
Years On the birthday OF George W. Chids IL II
proposed that every union printer working In union
office east OF the Mississippi River shall set up looo
ems the proceeds OF which sha! go into this funi ou
the birthday OF Anthony Drexel every union PRIMER
west OF the Mississippi River shall in Ike manner con-
tribute the nay OF 900 the fund This IA 10 oe
repeated annually for i've years At the end o. the
period II IA expected that handsome sum not Jar shoTV
OF $50 600 vii. been raised. With this u 10 pro-
posed 10 build In Philadelphia o hall wa ch sha De
known az the home o, the crafs