Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-11

T,feleral average. ~, \
In 1887, the report says 1858 strikes occurred.
Daring rhe SIX years cosere by the inyestiga-
ION New Yo k had the. largest numbef of es-
ADJUSTMENTS affected, both by strikes and
ock-outs, there being for the former 9'246 and
or the latter 1,52S. The building trades fur
4ishei 6,C60 Of the total number Of establish
aents eng aged In strikes. The total number
Il employees engaged In all the strikes was
gas 1.316 624 The number of employees 10
II estshtsbmeats before the strikes occurred
sas 1.622 G45, the whole number emp Dyed IL
ne establishments involved after the strikes
ccarred. was 1866, 2iT-a loss Of Is, 1893.
here wtrs 103 0S8 new employees engaged
fter the strikes and SO 485 were brought from
,ther places than those Ia which the striker
'ccurred. In a. 1873 establishments lock outs
sere ordered. In those there were 173, 1895
mofoyes before the lock outs occuffed and
i69 436 after the lock cuts, while the number
&c aasly locked out was 159,s4s, There were
1915 new employees secured at the close OF
ekouts, and 5,s2s we're brought from other
,iaces than those in which the lockouts oc-
CURED.
THEIR SEX.
Osthe number OF employees involved in
tlikes IS So pr cent w.re males and II ~
,er cent were females. or those involved IT.
'ekouye, eS,7S per cent were msles and 31.21
,er cent females. New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts,, Ohio and Illinois represent
Il u per cent of the whole number OF estao-
Il huients affected by strikes and $3.50 per
cent of the loekouts. These states contain 40
ter cent Of all the manufacturing establish
asnts and employ IS per cent of the capital
qvssted In mechanical Industries In the UDi-
ed s ates. OF the % 1856 establishments in
hich strikes occurred, Ia 1882 strikes were
yrd'rsd BIZ labor organizations, while Of th
21S2 establishments in which lockouts occur
q. 1,753 were ordered by combinations OF
ta1agerP. OF the whole number Of establish.
nenrs hutjectei to strike were Temporarily
losed fer business 10 443 or 60. 10 per cent; Cd
eeount of l9ckouts 62.tO per cent. The aver
age duration of stoppage on account of strikes
@as 20 dyS; for lockouts, 2s days. Success
or tne strikers followed In 10,407 establish
oents; partial success in 3,004 and failure III
1910. By lockouts, 564 establishments sue
eesded in gaining their points; 19o partly sue
eeded, and 1906 failed. Increase of wages
vas the principal object of strikes, 40 A per
'ent. The other leading causes are given as
follows: ~
Per Cent
For reduction of hours. .................194 As
sgkiuss reduction of wages. :. ..'...... Z IS
For INCREASE Of waves and reduction of (
hours ............ ,...>....... ....... 7.57
Agaii Increase Of hours............... go d
AL other Cause ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 22 II
LOSSES TO BOTH SIDES. 4..,.-
The report gives tire Losses Of employees and
iows: Losses TO st,isers during the six years
covered by the investigation, s5l, 816, 1865.
Loss to employees through lockouts during
the same period, IS. 132,7l7. or a total wage
loss to enp'oses of SIS, 94s,Ss2. This loss oc-
CURED for poth strkss and lockouts In "a, 518
establishments, or nearly $40 to each striker
involved. The assistance given to strikers
amounted to s3,825G57; to those suffering
from lcckouts, 81 g1e5, $685. or total OF a AGO.
sos. rhe employers losses through strikes
m ouutedsto s3o,7s2,e53; thu ough leckouts
q, 432,251, or q total loss to tie establish
m nus involved of ssSl6i,9l4. The chief
burden OF strikes wis borne by thirteen I'M
das;ries, w: ,
B ,ots and shoes. $50 Lumber. ........ sos
Bick making. Alb Metsls and me-
Building trsd .. 8 90 tale goods. 1.5e5
Clothing. ...... i, 728 Mining 1899. Q, $50
Cooperage. 484 Stone. 46S
Foof prabars,i1r1, Q Tobacco 800 500
Farniturs.. 4sl transportation. ], 478
-heseifsl resent s9s5 percent. OF the whole
number subjected to strikes. Ia lockouts
five trades bore 50 per cent Of the whole bur
Gen as follows:
Ro9ts and shoes. 155 Metals and me-
Building trades. ;. b3l tallic goods... 70
Clothing ....s.. x7a ------
Tobacco. 1880. sasl Total. ,7el