Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-08-07
Labor laconics.

After a four days session at Hot
Springs, Ark, the State Assembly of H nights
OF Labor has adjourned, Reports show
that the order is in a hourishins condition.
The great rolling-mill strike at Phila-
delphia, Pa, involving over 1.50O men and
five of the largest mills in the city, has at
last been settled in favor of the employers.
The terms upon which the men returned
To work involve the concession of the two
cent minimum card rate as the basis of
wages. The adoption of this scale gives the
iron-workers an advance of twenty cents
per ton over the rates received at the time
of the strike, nearly four weeks ago. BY
the terms of the settlement when the selling
price of bar-ron drops below two cents per
pound, there will he no reduction in wages,
but for every one-tenth of "a cent advance
in the selling price above that
basis there will be u corresponding advance
in the wages of the iron-workers.
james Brien, the leading cigar manu-
facturer and dealer of Sedalia, Mo, had
walkout recently by all except one of the
cigarmakers in his employ. He has been
running a union shop, or, at least, shop
where only union men were employed, and
a committee requested him TO give his word
or enter into an agreement that he would
| not put in any additional apprentices. Mr..
o Brien declined to be dictated to in what
| he considered the manner of conducting his
own business, and hence the strike.
Trouble on a large scale is brewing
| among the miners of Pittsburg, Pa, and a
general strike il possible. For some weeks
| past there has been general strike among
| the railroad miners, especially along the
| line Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
| This has extended, and there is every possi-
| bility that the Monongahela River miners
| will soon be out. Some days ago the miners
| at Scott's works signed an agreement to
| work for a year at 60 cents per ton. The
| operators at other pits claim that they are
unable to compete with Scott and pay Il
cents, and at a number of works the men
have been notified that wages will be re
duced from Il cents to 60 cents. The mer
strongly opposed to any reduction, ano
trouble is looked for.
VIM Purcell, Chairman of the State
Board OF Arbitration of New York has beer
officially advised OF the acceptance by thu
Troy Steel and Iron-works and its employees
| OF the boards decision upon the question o
wages and other matters submitted, which
prevents the shutting down OF the work
and throwing 2 900 men out of work.
A special from Scotthaven says: 'Th
miners employed at Scotts five mines, wh'
recently returned to work after signing al
ironclad agreement, struck again to-da.
because the company had removed tn
check-weighman from the triples. pro
tracted struggle is anticipated
-Four hundred masons and bricklayer
who struck two weeks ago at Milwaukee
causing an entire suspension ofbuilding oT
| prations i'm that city, returned to work
The boss masons wanted the men to r,
! turn to ten hours work a day, while tn
: journeymen made counter demand tina
the bosses sign an agreement to continu
| the eight-hour system for three years. Th
: latters refusal to do this caused the strik
!. The return Of the men to work leaves ma
ters az before, the eight-hour day continI
ing but without any agreement as to whe
it shall cease.
r The Chimney and Pressed Glass Fa
tory, Pittsburg, Pa. which has been close
down since July |, for the usual summit
suspension, will resume operations ne,
Monday. The prospects are UNUSUAL
bright and it is predicted that the outpl
e of the coming year will be the largest
lie the history of the trade.
The Cigarmaker's Progressive Union
New York City will join the National L
ion.
IL "A street car strike is brewing in Chic
o. o. go.
10 Italian railroad laborers are on "a stri
n at Shenandoah, Pa.
m The Window Glass Manufacturers 8
ut sociation of Pittsburg has formally notlh
the Window Workers association otticia
e. that they are ready for conference on I
III question Of wages.
vs. The report that the bricklayers a
ek masons of Detroit, has ordered genel
u strike to take place proves to have been
mistake. The union made a proposition
d. the bosses to finish the work already beg
a under conditions that the bosses will hs
DE- nothing to do with Knapp & Avery, who
he ploy non-union men. Conflicting statemel
OF are made as to the probable outcome, I
in the men are still at work.
The trouble between the Knights OF
NJ Dor and the Progressive cigarmakers
an reached a bitter stage. Two Knights oil
Dor Yesterday entered a cigar factory
re- Levy Bros. and announced that the n
It's who would not stick" to the knights
his Labor organization could find employm
W. elsewhere. At this 450 cigar makers left u
nd places. and later resolved that, "as Am
can citizens, they would not bmit to o
,ns dictation, and they sent word to the r
at (which favors the knights that they mus
nv protected in their rights.