New-York tribune., 1886-05-12
URGING THE PLEA FOR SHORTER HOURS.
RE,IsrASCE oF THE FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS
-AcrI0N az rHE FrR rHApn.

kE1A-iANtE Nv IUt FURNITURE
ACTION OF THE FIR TRADE.
The situation of affairs in the furniture trades
is growing more mteresung ana The resistance Of the
acturers to the demands Of the unon for eight
hours woIK Is spreading At meeting of the Manu-
facturers Association yesteriay,n Pythagoras Hall the
following statement issdst:
We hereby rcarn the resolution ssei Friday. May
work thai ur aco es s- b. kept running Tor ten hours
have an opportunity g. DO 50.
resolution thanking ste nway Il Son for their stand
against the eighthour movement WIS plssed The fol-
lowing members OF tho association report that all their
men working ten hours Geisse * Gardner. Phi Up
strnbal 4 -ons J. f. Pc ,rce Dcntenuia Desk Manu-
featuring Company. r. d. Fischer AMI OTTO Gardn-r
Henry Fllincr says that all bat twenty-sx Of his men
At work. George H. HunZ.nger mas htf his men st
work. Lesmhen & Brothers nave their men WORKING
threquar,er time and the other members nave th"ir
shops opap. but few at work AZ the headquarters
o. the uni It reported thar ir addition 10 the firms
ssner. II. Hermann F. vcge 4 Co. NJ. Gro-sman &
sons and Nichols Co. had locked their men out yester
dav. Nearly 900 men are now Ouf Of work
The Fur Nanufsciurrrs' Association. at the Metro
poilian Ho'el. adopted the following resolution:
Fh~r,as The Furuers' Union has uoutvey insisted upon
the demands made upon their er, aloyers and -,
entities TO the gre Injury OF tie busness have completely
Tssorss That hereafter this Manufacturing As
80 !ton sal refuse TO recogne the Furrers Union or
The statement made Of the old hands
were wiling to 90 back 10 WORK provided they would be
guaranteed their positions the strike sue
To the minds OF these to induce .hem 10
return the following resolution w's adopted:
Hhesas The Journeymrn Furrier now on strike by
tr.e: oe Of them haV ARE, ALREADY reIurn a, ana & lae %
upon hour basis proye sufficient guarantee
be for assuring cir STEADY and nnmo
o. eIi-tiHg strike ther lore he IT
Besoic'd inst We the memorrs OF the sctur az
ba w. ARMY ruarsntee ard bind oufselves t. protect snv
res me- npon rhe terms conditions exsunr b..
for tue STRIKE leaving tr question OF wages 10 be- settled oy
each employ r N ivldnalr - 49,, h.
retant n moo ment unmoeste- anu unaraoeo O' 'ne
P,sipcS Ti We the memoers of this lssociation shall
retain absolute cn'ro and have tree choice IN engaging or
rejecting any woi kmIn now on strike
A mass meeting OF tue striking fIrrers was held in
Germsni Assembly Rooms and Vt was state by the
officers Thar amcabe settlement would probably 70
male I'm the course OF lay
The executive committee Of the Narnshe"s reported
that their rkc practically over. \ Il ass mcrtng
OF - enlre ira will he d at Lincoln Hall. Houston
ant Allen it,, TO- r!gt
The planomaker- are now all at work under the Old
sy,len with the exception ~ those employed by Decker
& son whose bniling IA urdergOiug repairs. Christie
n 60. and Behr BIothcrs decided 10 take their wen
The nac'nis's report TIA TIE. ALLOWING afdtiono
shops have 2aDted the demand FOR nine hours slater
Reid. ~ Eni-st., and Baker * smith, OF Green aud
Tie Master Plumbers and varnishers have passed a
resolution that any OF thew DO not report for
duly TO-DAY NAV consider tnemseges discharged
Tie marble cutter report that Ihles irulcA nave
made ts'acfory arr ngement and now al the men II
the buiiing line are az work .
The strike OF tue naehiuists ana dle-snK RS ID ths
employ OF T. W. Bis a CO., 1T Adams aud Pvmou n
sts. Brooklyn ended yester riav by tue nachinl't.
returning work at the Oil are, mat l. nnr hours
work and nine hours paw ln for the die -inkers ten
hours work and ten hours pay. The 'oundrYm'n ate
stu out. Their deman Is Tor an lbcrfs' o ~ yer
cent balance winch they ask TO he allowed 10 work
ntt s une hours per week.
Abont 25O men IN the employ OF ths Hydraulic Pump
Wot south Bro"klyn are on strike for ten hours pay
Cor niue hOurs work.
No work IL being done in many OF the furniture
Brooklyn owing TO the strike OF the men Tor
reduced hours.
Is and Ra College Point struck yrscrd'y Ih~y
demande' y cents more day ana uoGb4e pay lor sun
days. The demands were granted.
The bOamen employed by the Gen cove NJ iluIae
turing Company struck because cir demand for an
increase In wages of - month and ten hours WORK q,