Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-06
Av. No. of
Embellishments
Establishments

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In 1857 there were according to the best
information obtainable, S53 strikes, the de
tails of which are not available. The re-
port shows that during the six years New
York had the largest number of establish
ments affected, both by strikes and lock-
outs, having of the former y24I and the
latter 1923. The building trades furnished
COCO of the total establishments engaged
The total number of employees involved in
the whole number of strikes for the entire
period was l,3lS,624 the number of ,em-
ployes originating strikes, 1920 1872 the
number in all establishments before the
strikes occurred, l,663,045, while the
number employed in the establishments
involved in strikes was 1636 PAT,
loss of 25,79S There were 1O3,O3S new
employees engaged after strikes, of whom
31,4S3 were brought from other places.
In 2lS2 establishments lockouts were
ordered during the period. In these there
were 1895 employees before the lockouts
and lG9,436 after. The number actually
locked out was 159,54S and there were
1896 new employees secured at the close
OF the lockouts of whom 5GS2 were brought
from other places. New York, Pennsyl-
Yania, Massachusetts, Ohio and Illinois
represent 14.14 per cent of the whole
number of the establishments affected by
strikes throughout the country, and 90 50
per cent of all the manufacturing estab-
llshmentS. These States employ IS per
cent of the capital invested in mechanical
industries in the United States. OF the
22,336 establishments in which strikes oc-
CURED 1882, or SO IL per cent of the strikes
were ordered by labor examinations,
while of the 2lS2 establishments in which
lockouts occurred 1853 or S034 per cent
were ordered by combination managers
Ot the whole number of establishments
temporarily closed 10, 443, or 60. 10 per cent
were on account of strikes, and on &C
count of lockouts 62 GO per cent The
nf of
of strikes was 23. days; for lockoUts, rs
days.
The results of strikes, so far as gaining
the objects sought is concerned are as
follows: Success followed in 10, 407 cases,
or 46 so per cent of the whole; partial
success in 1904, or 1345 per cent OF the
whole, failure in 500 cases, or 39.S9 per
cent of the whole. By lockouts 564 estab-
lishments, or % s. per cent of the whole
succeeded in gaining their point 100, or
81 per cent partly succeeded 1905, or SO so
per cent failed. AS to the cause or objects
OF strikes, increase Of wages was the prln-
cipal one in AZ. "A per cent, other leading
causes were for reduction of hours, 10 As
per cent; against a reduction of wages,
40 per cent for increase of wages and
reduction of hours, 757 per cent; against
Increase OF hours .62 per cent. The total
for the five leading causes was 1888 per
cent all other causes % II per cent.
While disclaiming absolute accuracy
the report gives the losses of employees and
employers resulting from strikes and
lockouts as follows. Loss to strikers
during SIX years S5l SIC, lG5 loss to en-
ploye, through l0ckOuts, S. 1872, III; total
wage loss, $50 9iS, $50; average loss
$24i5 to each establishment or nearly $40
to each of the strikers assistance given
to strikers in the same period, 50 325, 051
to sufferers from lockouts 81 100, 53S; to-
tai S4,43O,595. These amounts are I'M
doubted too low. Employers losses
through strikes were $50, 1872, 653 through
lockouts, 50, 432 pol total loss to estab
lishments involved, 1884, 1874 ,9l4.
The Chief burden Of strikes were borne
by 13 industries, viz Boots and Shoes 1852
establishments, brick making AS, build
ing trades 6O60, clothing 172S cooperage
4S4, food preparations l4l9, furniture 49l,
lumber. 395, metals and metallic goods
1853, mining 2O60. stone 46S, tobacco 1868
transportation 141S. These represent
1886 per cent of the whole number. In
lockouts five trades bore so pei cent of
the whole burden as follows: Boots and
shoes 155 establishments, building trades
531, clothing 773, metals and metallic
goods Is, tobacco 22G. total 1861.
Beside completing the field work for
this report and compilation of informa
ton the bureau has been carried on al
most to completion. The investigation
begun last year concerning the moral,
physical and economical conditions of
working women of the great cities con
tinued the investigation into the cost of
distribution of the great staple products
and also undertaken according to congress
slonal instruction collection of the
statistics of marriage and divorce in
United States, the report of which may be
submitted before the close of the present
session of Congress.
ONE DOLLAR