The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-13
Az. No.
.stablism't
estabsmsts 4
tueral svarsge.

ASSfl t1S AcfoEl ehyS ODD StIlkcS occurred
Daring the SIX years ccversi b; the inyestiga-
ION New Yo'k had the largest aumber.of ee-
ahl'shments affected. both hy strikes ana
'ock-auis, there heing fer the former o 246 and
'or tho latter l,52sS. The building trades fur
oisiei 6.cG0 Of thc to:al lumber of establish.
nsnts eng aged Il. strihes. The total number
# employees cl gagged IL ali the strikes wa.
.ss 1,3lS.62I. The number OF employees /,
ii! establishments before the e.rikes occurred
vas 1.G22 0s5, the whole nunber employed ii
he establishments involved after the strikes
'sciiTsd was 1,G36.2i7-a loss Of 5,s9S.
hire were l03. 0sS new employees engaged
-ster the strikes ard 3S,4S3 were brought from
o'tci r,iaces thar those liz which the strikes
'eeul,ed. In 9, las establishments lock out
scrc ,fdsred. In those there were 1889
mp'oy before the lock outs occurred and
1863 43G st'cf the lock outs, while the number
"%c'ls;ls locked out was l53,s4s. There wtr,
1876 new employees secured at the close O.
'9ckonts, ard ). GaS were brought from otle,
.ssces than those in which the lotkouts &C.
Cured.
uElR SEX
or the NUMBER OF employees involved IL
'tiisss SIS W psr cent WIRE L.ales and 11.44
Der ce.t We're females. o, those involved in
~iccsoe;s, IS IS per cen. were males aud 3l.2I
per cent !emaiss. New York, Pennsylvania,
Mass schusei;s, Ohio ard Illinois represent
T4.I pr cent Of the whel. lumber Of estab-
Il hincnts affected By strikes end 91.SO per
ccoi OF the lockou.s. These states contain 40
Ter cent OF all the. manufacturing establish
'nants and employ S. per cent Of the capital
nvsst,i iu mschaalcal industries in the Uni
ed s'a,as. OF tine as.3So establishments in
Itch 5 rislcs occurred, in 1882 strikes were
pr;lf rrti By labor organizations, while OF tn
2.1s2 establishments IN which lockouts occur.
ed, ], 15S we're ordered by combinations of
raiagasa. OF the Who'll number of cstablisb 81.
ncnts :rsjsctcd to strike were Temporarily
iosea fer business 12 443 or 6o.l9 per cent; on
.ccaant Vi loekouts Gee per cent. The aver
age Dur alton of stopp,ge On account Of strikes
sas 23 l = dye; for Iockoute, 20 days. Success
'ol the sts.kors followed In 1O,497 establish
nsnts; partial success in 1901 and failure In
500. By loc!iouts, 564 establishments suc-
ceeied In gaining their points; 100 partly sue
esded, ami 1906 failed. increase Of wages
1ss the principal objsct of ctr kes, AZ a per
eert. The ether leading CAUSES are given as
ioiloas:
Per Cent
For reduction of hours. 10 As
Agsius. reduction of waeee.......... US
For increase OF WAGES and reduction OF
ncurs 10000. 1.51
AroSt frnrno,n NJ o,, Oh NJ
All other calse. % IL
LOSSES 70 OH sides.
Tic report gives the losses OF employees ant
employers fre m strikes and le ckouts as fol
lows: Leases to stisers during the six years
covered by The Investigation. ISL, SIG, 1875.
Loss TO employees through lotkouts during
the esme period, IS, 13s,1l7. or a total wage
loss to emp'oscs of ss9,94s.s $50. THIS less oc-
CURED for both strikes and lcckouts in "a ISIS
establishments, or yearly $40 to each striker
Involved. The assistance given to strikers
amounted to $685. 57; to those suffering
rom ltckouts, ST. |, 5sS. or a total of q, 49,
595. The employers loeses through strikes
m ,untcd to t8a,7ss,65s; thi ough lecsouts
&. 1921, or q total ioss to tie establish.
IN 'nts involved Of &3A, 1851, 1914. The chief
burden Of strikes was borne by thirteen In
d,s,ries, w:
Boots and shoep. $50 Lumber......... sos
Btick maltpg... 478 Metals ard M.
Sat.a!ng trad S. 6 Os0 tai c goods. .t.5s5
clcthinR....... .1.72s MInipg ........ 2,C6o
Goopersse...... ssa Stone. AS
Fcot lrspare,i,n1.4 81 Tobacco. .....2 $50
Furniture........ 49l Transportation. LAS
.-Hhese represent s9.t5 PER cert. of the whole
number subj ,ct'd to strikes. Iu lcckoutt
Ave trades bore 50 per cent CT the whole bur.
den as!ol:oys:
30 rs an, shoes. l!5 Metals AID me.
BulaingtIaiee.. s3l taliic goods... 76