New-York tribune., 1886-08-12
CIGARN4KFRS STILL UNHAPPY.
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE LoCKour-rHE KNIGHTS OF
LABOR LABEL

LITTLE CHANGE IN THE LOChOUl-ihh hNiuhio VI
LABOR LABEL
The committees appointed by the lnterna-
tional and Progressive cgarmakers unions held meet
inq vesterdav and agreed upon the terms upon which
the two unions will lgamate. These terms VIII now
be submitted the local unions affected ana voted
upon. As soon as his has been done charters VIII DO
issued to the local Progressive unions The session OF
tho National Progressive Union was called 10 order
yesterday by Charles srobcl The committee
appointed 10 confer with tho international Union
tho articles OF agreement decided and they
were ordered sent to the local unions resoiutipn
was adopted which stated that was not far that te
erarmaRers shond stand all the expense of the lockout
and informing the manuf that In case they dd
So baps oesn npss 1Is wate. we're raised thousand
A. Strasser. the international frrsdent sau .na. Wv,
First charters will be given such Of th local unions
OF the Progressives AS wish to retain ther
ganizaton or they may into the lnternationai
Union I'm their locality second members OF the FRO
Union who come In VIII ne entitled AZ once 10
the benent. of the International Union. and all hnes on
members of the Progressive Union will he remtted 1t
win take s6oH, or sTee % rss.r shoasn has
settlement would a good thing for the cgarmakMers GERS
and for those employers who are willing to pay iar
wages IA they viii soon be freed from the unfair com
petition OF those who pay low wages AS 70 the preseu
light he thought the Manu.actureEs Association ana
their allies, tho Knights OF Labor would get q souhd
thrashng. ,.,., 1,,,.,,.,or.,
Union was held last night in Nilsson Hall TO have tue
situation Of the lockout expIansa TO .n1 Ha"r
Adoph strasser and others The following RESOLUTIONS
were adopted
R,sofr,d That apart from aid already given we sha
in their just struggles 10 DeOhS
10 ne organization of their choice;
Resolred That hold 10 the contempt OF INC WIN,
country the unscrupulous and hcaress attempt of pr
Assembly 80 knights o Labor 10 sarNe te cgiInahoS
into leaving their trades union ,,,-.,.s,.. rn,or
Rsolp,d That while til. members OF Cigarnakei. lh,ei
national Union maintain the principle et obtaining @
highest pay and best possible pay vet deny the io
that organization o stfkeS cAo'p. - u
defend members from VINO ao
unfair and unwilling to pay living wages.
In the lockout there features yesterlay
hut the manufacturers show signs OF weakness M
Oppenhe OF Levy Brothers. said that his nrm hao as
charged some OF the whom they had employer since
the strike. They could not afford 10 Keep them ho
hoped that District Assembly No. Az would soon
see the mistake It had made and make peace
Another meeting OF tho manufacturers would DO
able time MI the shops and II they did not 10 II tue
factories would open iude ependcnty There was some
trouble between tnc opposing pckeis at George T. Les
& CO.'S shop Eighictn.st. and Ave-A but the poce
stopped before the crowd Of 200 or 300 cgarms2rls
could join In. ,, ,....-
s. Jacoby & Co. said to have closed their factory
altogether and say they intend 10 have their oi haus
back on Monday One OF the members OF the Aroraton
COMMITTEE OF District Assembly No 40 sal' yescI"t
that OF the cOntrnct OF the hhshts 20 W.
the shops All they agreed to 10 was TO allow th- man
ufacturers the knights OF Labor label II th-y h"
Knights OF Labor shops and TO settle all disputes Oy ar
bitraton When manufacturers came 10 the concih
sion that they could do without the label they "Ouu' nc
supposed III their shops with other people