New-York tribune., 1886-02-08
TO END THE CIGAR LOCKOUT.
ACCEPTING THE MANUFAC rURERS' OFFER.
ACTION OF THE CENTRAL LABOR AND THE PRO-
GRFSSIYE UNIONS.

ACTION OF THE CENTRAL LABOR AND THE PRO-
GREssIvE UNIONS
The lockout of cigarmakers will In all
probability come to end either this afternoon or to-
morrow morning. The offer Of tho manufacturers TO
permit the to return 10 work at a new scale OF
wages that would be the OF the rates paid in ali
the shops before January l. which
was mado to the Progressive Union and
the Central Labor Union Committee. was
submitted yesterday morning to large meeting OF tho
members OF the Progressive Union which was neld In
Everett Hall, In East FOurib-st Members OF the
committee which had waited on the manufacturers e1-
planned the character OF the offer and urged its accept
ance The matter was thoroughly discussed, and while
there some opposition to tho compromise motion
to accept 1t was put and carried by an Overwhelming
majority. committee of seven was appointed to CO.
operate with the Central Labor Union Committee and
the manufacturers to draw up new scale OF prices
At the meeting OF the Central Labor Union the strike
committee reported the proposition OF the manufactur
ers and the OF the Progressive Union The dele
gates from the International Unlon No. 13, were re-
quested to leave tho room pending the discussion ana
took position the skyght at the top of the room
A motion was made TO have conference with tho
manufacturers unless the Internatons Union was rep
resented This proposition was voted down:
be paid which would be lower than that former-
ly paid in The shops OF Luy Brothers. Brown Earle
and Frank Mccoy these three rus paying the highest
prices in the association After hot debate THIS mo
lion defeated by vote OF a. to Oo The aeegate
light in disgust as the announcement was made Inc
propos lion of the employers was then agreed To.
Tie joIut committee OF the Progressive Union ana lnc
Central Labor Union will call the employers this
morning aud will go each factory III the assoc aton
and take the prices paid the various styles OF
cigars They will then with the assistance OF the manu-
make up average list OF prices which the
Progressive Union to work for. IL IS then un-
derstoOd that the To declare the lock-
out the shops thrown open. This expected 10
be on Wednesday at the latest.
The International Union men denounce TINS action az
piece deliberate treachery to the cause OF labor ana
say that influences brought to bear to induce the
Central Labor Union and the Progressive Union TO make
such settlement must have been strong. .
"It was simply question Of high or low wages sali
a member of the International STRIKE Committee, Hnu
they have decided In favor OF the low wages IL VIII
not make any difference In our original plans. our
strike was in Levy Brothers shop ana that strike VIII
he continued until the old scale OF prices Is restored
Under this new arrangement tho rate OF WAGES lXed
will be lower by seventynve cents thousand IN Frank
McCoys shop, 81 IN Brown Earles shop ana 81 % IN
Levy Brothers snop. We certainly Will not submit 10
the reduction II the lockout Is declared of our men
will return TO work IN all the shops except Levy
Brothers, When finish him wen turn our attention
TO the rest In that shop have 200 members aud the
Progressives have five, the rest being nOn-n on men,
We have passed resolution nat II the lockout Is de.
cared of we Will support all the strikers doubt
the manufacturers VIII hold together on the new propo
slton when Is found that while few OF them Will
have to pay lower prices the others have To pay hGc
The cigar packers met yesterday afternoon anu de,
cded TO 60 work II the lockout is declared on IN all
the shops except Levy Brothers, Brown Earles ana
Frank McCOys. -,
AT meeting OF tho Progressive International Union
No 10, at Coucorda Assembly Rooms Nos Avenue A.
the action the Central LABOR Union and the Progress
siye Union was denounced.