The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-03
Labor Notes.

The great strike OF the Pittsburg
nailers, which has lasted over year,
was settled at conference of the man
ufacturers and the employees on the
25th. The Mingo compromise scale
of Is cents on 81 selling card, which
was offered by the workmen, was re-
jected and the following scale agreed
upon: II cents on 8 50 card, with an
advance OF l cent for every increase OF
25 cents in the selling price. The diff
Guilty being now settled, WORK will like
ly be resumed throughout the ecountry
The mills which have been running on
the Mingo compromise will come down
to the new scale.
William Quarles, Edward Hollis, W.
l.. Buchanan and Albert Jaystall, all
OF whom participated in the late
Southwestern Railroad strike, were
found guilty OF conspiracy in the crimi-
nal court at Parsons, Kas., on the
25th, and were sentenced to pay 800
fine and costs, and serve thirty days
imprisonment in the county jail.
Counsel for defendants filed a motion
for new tlial.
The plasterers OF Pittsburg and
Allegheny City, some 700 in number,
have gone out on another strike.
This will close building operations for
some time, unless the trouble is set
tied. All the houses that were begun
IN the spring are completed, with the
exception OF the plastering. The
plasterers struck on May l, when
their demands for eight hours per day
and S16 per week were granted. The
employers signed a scale agreeing to
pay this rate for one year. This
agreement was violated it is said, by
a refusal to continue the scale, and q
strike was the result. The Contrac-
tors Union have fled a new scale,
which stipulates that ten hours con-
stitute a days work, at 80 cents an
hour. At this rate, it is averred, the
men would earn more money, but they
positively refuse to work more than
eight hours day.
The effort to induce the iron mould
ers to join the Knights OF Labor seems
to be IN a fair way to be successful.
The Moulders' Union has a member
ship OF over 100000.
At New York on the 23d, Paul Viii
zig, German waiter, was found guilty
OF extorting money by boycotting.
The walters employed by George
Thesis, owner Of a concert hall, struck
some months ago; ard were Joined by
the Musical Union. A boycott fol-
lowed, and Thesis was induced to pay
81 ZOO to restore peace. Hethen had
the boycotters indicted by the grand
jury. Wilzig was the first to Be tried.
He will receive sentence OF one to five
years in the penitentiary.
The striking stone-cuuters OF Detroit
met a the 22d, and decided to con-
tinue the strike indefinitely. The sup
port OF the other building trades has
been assured, and if necessary a strike
will be inaugurated in every branch OF
the building trade. While the men be-
lieve the bosses will finally yield, they
are preparing for a hard struggle. 4
meeting OF master builders is now IN
session, the object being to consider
the advisability OF a general shut
down. A general lockout would lay
of over 5000 men. The trouble was
caused by the refusal Of Knapp &
Avery to pay the strikers a fine OF
$50 and reinstate three discharged
men.
The moulders' strike at Troy, y.
Y, has been settled, and work will
be resumed as soon as practicable
in all the foundries. The men ae-
cept the proposition OF the manu-
facturers TO return at board prices,
pending an investigation OF the rate OF
wages paid elsewhere. The manufact-
urers agree to pay like rate to that
being paid in other cities where the
same quality OF work is being done.
The strike was begun four months ago,
and altogether $50 men were concerned
in it.