New-York tribune., 1886-05-06
THE SHORT-HOUR MOVEMENT
HOW DIFFERENT TRADES ARE AFFECTED.

LITTLE CHANGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AMONG
PIANO-MAKERs-ACTION OF FURRIERs
There is little change In the shor.hour strikes In
this city. At the headquarters of tho cabinetmakers
1t was reported yesterday that ten additional shops
had accsded to tho demand tor egb. hours and that
now only 80 cabnet-makers 30 woOd-caryers and lO
upholsterers out of work. Six slops have made
application to be organized. mass meeting will bc
held Saturday night. II is feared that hilo the
demand for eight hours has been generally granted
there will be big fight it week. The action
of the furniture manufacturers in making ten hours n
days work after Monday and agreeing that If there is
a strike in shop all the others will lock out their
men, has created considerable feeling. At Saturday s
meeting it will be decided what to pursue on
Monday.
Among the panomakers there change. No
new firms yielded, but the were hopeful Of sue
cess. A committee waited on the employees of Weber
& Co. and entreatcd them to strike. They refused on
Monday to go out. The committee was informed that
the men in Weber & Co.'s employ would strike Tor
eight hours provided majority OF Steinways people
would go out. meeting of the mrloyes of Steinway
& Son was held in Astoria Tuesday night. 1t was
reported by the executive committee OF the United
Piano makers that tie general sentiment among the
was in favor of striking, but they were afraid TO
do 30 nasmuch the firm owns the entire village
where they work. Another meeting of Steinway a.
Sons employees will be hed this evening at Fifty
sixthst. and Seoond-ave when final action will be
taken. w. f. WheeloclI & Co.. who were reported to
have granted the demands men, deny that there
is any truth in the report
At the headquarters of the Furriers' Union No. 3S5
Bowery, it reported that 800 fur operators have
struck in sympathy with the turriers. They met at
the Germania Assembly Rooms. No. 203 Bowery, and
decided that they would not work with nonunion men,
Six union men Joined the union IL was reported
that three bosses had sent word that il the strike was
not settled before the end of the week they would make
arran gemens with the union themselves and that four
other bosses had asked for committees Over 100 men
have gone to work under the eight hour rule, and
while the executive committee regarded the outlook as
favorable to early settlement they are prepared for
long siege il necessary. The following circular was
sent out to each strike yesterday by the Manufacturing
Furriers' Association:
To WoRKuEy: The action OF the Executive Commit
tee Of the Furrers mon IN ordering general % sSs a S s
other like unreasonable demns induces address
us both unreasonable must be rcerotod that
1.sny f.9 spirit % O%afS ne employ IT, esang
% VIII a resg d os to aD both IN, parns
with the esh hour demand but would II eit to YOUR own
vde could obtain satisfactory wages and more steady
more honey ana have plenty Of WORK 70 hours,
livery thinking man anr With our IIse upon Sn d n M
tne FuIrers Union could not b, applied TO our system
Injury to which we most positively refuse to sub
NIT prolonged must necessarily produce many
sequences will flood the market with quantities
OF goods Of foreign manu- acture and Will likewise induce
large accessons OF foreign parts. who will
seek employment among excess OF legitimate dcmanl
should he common aim and no EFFORT 0ugi
with direct without any outside interference and IN
dependent Of The dictates Of the union We SHAH heceiOrtn
open doors and 1loy all who are willing 70 WORK upon
those conditions
The following communication has been received from
the manufacturers in regard To the strike:
Executive Committee Meetiny. Broadway, Eew,York
OF the Manufacturers Furricrs Assoclation)
DEAR beginning the strike OF the Furriers
Union lci with reports emanat
ing furnished by the Executive Committee
strikers which respect incorrect ana un
true ch In the public Dtere well as In justice u
side OF the Issue We feel IL duty bound TO correct h
been firm of NJ Gross Beecker ST and b DAD
had secede from assoc alton and had agreed 10 ht
demands OF the strikers. In contradiction or such We
have the written declaration OF Mr Gross. wherein
with association expressing himself 70 stand
By their action The report that ooss Bros OF broad
had imported men from Philadelphia Is entirely without
iOundstOn The Tact ~ tat one man Dy name O Brown
recently arrived from Philadelphia hat applied for wore
III their shop ana is not member
union. tf he seyentywo nlaufacufDg turfels OF
sixy-ye have Joined association not one OF whlci
has sgnei intention leaving not one has withdra vi
It's organZ but the facts are that new member
have neen adiel daily up To this date Not sng
firm from this made
tre; 10 the men on he eight hours will employ
upon the cO1dtiOn OF ten hours work one 0fe morn
papers tabulSied showing Of averages OF wages pa
has the wages Of Az - per week
the pay rolls OF large number OF hrms show tha
from D TO 81 week pJd ~ them - gOOd wor<hcn
few indeed receiving less than t2 the latter rate beD
paid helpers and nsiers who are not furrers athoug
they members or the Furriers Union
of statement give the weekly
wages OF OF the lsrsest houses In the trade;