New-York tribune., 1886-08-02
CIGARMIKERS JOINING HANDS.
UNIONS COMBINING AGAINST KNIGHTS.

TIE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIoNALs HERE
| THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION TAKES HAND.
| The work Of amalgamatOn between the In
terns:ional Cigarmakers' Union and the Progressive
Cigarnakcrs Union Is slowly but surely going on and
In the meantime making active prepara-
tons for long bitter fight between tho knights Of
Labor and the shops where the unions have control.
President Strasscr OF the International Union. arrived
I'm the city from Buffalo yesterday and went No. 81
StantOn-st., where q meeting OF tho EIecuiVe
Board OF tho District Of New-York OF
| the International Union was In progress
After consultation with the leaders Of his ow1
Organization he went to a meeting OF the National Boad
OF supervision OF tho Progressive Union and remansd
I'm consultation with them the greater part OF tho After
noOn Both Mr. Strasser ami the Progressive mex were
rctcent what said and done at the conference,
but both sides expressed themselves as condent tnat
there would be complete end speedy settlement of all
| troubles
At tho meeting OF the International Exeotive Board
take active part in the strike. Under
| tho constitution OF tho union 1t Is impossible
to levy assessment for the assistanctof any body
OF outside OF the union, hut proposu'n was pre-
pared to be submitted the local unions toeyy an as
scssment OF 10 per cent the wages OF az the Inter-
national men in the city to 90 into effect the satur-
day after the amalgsmaton Is completed. II the mean
| time subscription papers will be put in al the shops
and enough money Will thus be raised cary the
| fight until the assessment can Do legally evied.
committee OF five appointed TO advise and asst the
Progressyes IN the fight.
Tho struggle las assumed q new form At q
shop meeting OF tho employees Of Jacoby & Colt was
resolved to 20 back to work uriil
advance Of 81 a thousand cigars hal been gran ted.
y ordering them TO givo up their union the claim
the made in February has been violated
by bosses, and inasmuch wages are too low and
they at work they thought 1t best to make this
demand. II Is moro than likely tina, all the Other shops
Will take similar action to-day.
The knights OF Labor Will not what they Intend
dong. except that they able and Will uldll their
contract tho manufacturers Frederick IIaer,
OF the leading the Internationas, was asked
yesterday to the probability OF out-oftown
being imported into tho city TO tae the places OF
the strikers 1T Is impossible" no said, "to get
any cousidcraDo number OF men from out OF town. 1t
would require organization OF cirgarmakers which
the knights OF Labor have not. We will the terms
OF amalgamation to the Progressves e.y pOssI-
ble sni all OF them with the exception OF few. moro
particularly the bohemian women. VITO are attracted
b. due. OF the knights OF Labor, will join US
understand that the knights OF Labor dues are TO Do
raised and that nearly all OF these WILL desert
rnc time OF the Central Labor Union. in Clarendon
Hall. yesterday, taken up almost entirely Dy tho
luton introduced approving the course Of the Cigar
makers Progrcssive UniOn IN break NJ away from tie
Knight. OF Labor. when that Organization insisted on
givug up its separate existence As ~ the resou-
proposed nearly every delegate IN tho hall was
| an argument or an amendment. rhs chairman after
much eNsrtion succeeded in getting tho meeting into
some s-mban Of order The debate was hot and per-
soLal and several occasions the deDaters seemed
almo, on the point OF coming blows The whole his
tory trouble renearsed and District Assembly
- denounced IN unmoa.ur-d terms. secretary
JobiuousAi Progressive Union. WAS on hand. lilo
CHARGED the officers OF tho district with blackma and
showed q check from Iewyn 4 Martin, oigar
manufacturers and agents for the schultz
| matchmaking machines. which was mado payable
to officers OF the knights OF Labor. All amendments TO
| tho original resolution voted down except ole
iusructlng ali organizations attached TO the central
Labor stand by the Progressive Union In this
ngh and thon tho resolution adopted Dy narrow
Inasmuch there aro number OF local
assemble. attached 10 District Assembly ~ III tho Cen
tral Labor Uulon order may lead disruption Of
tho Union.