St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02

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work, instead of 40 cents an hour, with ten
| hours as a days work, as heretofore. The
| StonemaSons' demand for nine hours, at 35
cents an hour, has generally been acceded
to. The plasterers did not make any de-
mand yesterday, awaiting the result OF the
expected conferences with the bosses
in the evening. The painters found
| their Rdemand almost uniformly refused.
| The plumbers are Oh a strike, the nine hour
question Ringing on the settlement of other
points Of difference. The carpenters de-
mand was for nine hours at thirty cents an
hour. The contractors generally refused to
grant this. +. A. Fisher 81 Co. discharged
those making this demand, as did L. G.
| BisDee, Fred HOyt & Co., S. G. Cutters,
G. W. Libbey and others. w. G. Haight
! and II. Egan complied with the demands.
| II. L. Smith not only made the concessions
| asked, but discharged all nOn-union men.
Haglin q Morse had no demand made upon
them. and did nothing in the premises.
Probably altogether about 700 carpenters
yesterday stepped work.
| THE OBJECTIONS OF THE CONTR A CToRs
and builders do not seem to be to
| the nine hour system in par
ticular. but rather to the demand
for uniform rate of wages at 80 cents an
hour. Many Of the so-called carpenters,
they claim are not worth over 20 to %
cents an hour, and while they profess a
Willingness to pay 80 cents to competent
men, they assert their intention of standing
out against the demand to make this uni
form rate E. G. Mayhem probably voices
| the sentiment of the contractors iu saying:
| We do not object much to the nine-hour
movement in itself, but we are opposed to
| the fixing Of a uniform rate OF wages. Some
men are worth less than others, and as en-
| ployers we think we have the right to pay
| them what they are worth to US. Ii there is
a big demand for carpenters, wages will in
I crease and you find rs always ready to pay
4 the highest market rta.as without objection.
Another branch or siile carpenters trouble
is the probability of trike by some of the
employees of the leao.-g sash and blind fac
tories, including johnson & Hurd, Bard
well, Robinson & Co., Church & Graves,
Smith q Wyman, and Frazer & Shepherd.
| The employees served notice that begin
ming Monday they will not work longer
than nine hours and demand an increase
in pay of 25 cents a day. The employers
have unanimously refused to make this
concession.
| 1t is unjust and unreasonable" said B. G..
| Hurd yesterday. 1.-THE mechanics of the
Northwest have been receiving the highest
wages and they can buy the necessaries Of
| life at lower prices than ever before. If we
were making good profit we would be willing
| to make an advance l don't think any sash
and door factory in the city is making 10 per
cent. profit, and we cannot grant any increase
of pay under the existing circumstances. In
| fact we can save money by shutting down.
| THE BRICKLAYERS
encountered little opposition except from
| the contractors Oh the exposition. The de-
mandS for so cents an hour and nine hours
work was decided upon by the Interna-
tiOnal bricklayers' union, and will be car
ried out in all sections of the country.
Yesterday the union bricklayers, to the
number of SIX, we're discharged at the ex-
position, and about as many non-union
| men remained at work.
| THE PAINTERS
demand for nine hours at 49, so. day, the
| same pay as was given for ten hours, has
been refused by all the shops, it
is believed, with the exception of
John Horton and Mueller & Nc
Donald. The statement in the
Journal to the effect that Linderman & Leck
discharged their men is erroneous. None
none have as yet stopped work. A meet
of the union is to be held Tuesday night
when decisive action will be taken. 1t is
likely that 200 painters will then strike un-
| less the concession asked is made.
THE PLAsTERERs
found no difficulty in obtaining the reduc-
ton to nine hours at 40 cents. the same rate
of wages as they have been receiving. A
meeting Of boss plasterers and journey
men was held last evening at 10S
| Hennepln avenue, which, however,
| did not touch upon the shOrt-day question.
| Some time ago a union of contracting
Llasterers was formed, the members of
which agreed to pay 40 cents an hour, as
then asked by the journeymen. AS result
| of the action the non-union or ''scab" con-
tractors underbid and union contractors find
| themselves out of work. At last evenings
meeting they asked the journeymen to
stand by them, i. e., to refuse to work for
the non-union contractors. While the men
felt cordially toward them they neverthe-
less hesitated about reciprocating to this
extent, and after considerable discussion
the meeting adjourned without action.
SIXTY PLUMBERS
went out on a strike yesterday morning,
and for the present will not work. The
nine hour reduction would probably be
granted by the master plumbers were not
several OtneT points OF QlHorence involved.
A meeting of the journeymen was held at
! Harmonic hall yesterday afternoon, which
was without result, except as indicating a
determination on the part of the men to
| stick to their resolution.
| OTHER TRADES.
The section hands on the motor line who
have been receiving $1.25 per day, yester-
day struck for $1.5O, and were informed
that their demand would be complied with
after May Is.
In accordance with article 30, section L,
of the constitution of the Cigarmakers' In
ternational union, the eighthour law yes
terday went into force. All the shops in
Minneapolis recognize the union and nc
difficulty occurred. The local union, how
ever, talks of an amendment to make nine
hours days work.
The short day movement seems to be con-
fined almost exclusively to the building
trades, and tour through manufactures
and shops yesterday revealed no attempt to
shorten the day. In the boiler shop of M.
w. Glenn the eight-hour law is in force al
ready by the voluntary act of the pro-
| prietOr.
T. E. Mercer of the Minneapolis steam