The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-01
THE AGITATION IN BRooK1rM
Trades that Have Made Progress in short
onIng Hours OF Labor.

Trades that Have Made PROGRESS In Short
enIng Hours or Labor.
Unlike the employing builders in New York,
those OF Brooklyn are Joined in an association.
It is called the Master Carpenters' and Jolners'
Association. The men are included in two or
CARNATIONS the United Brotherhood OF Car
penters and Joiners and the Amalgamated
Society of Carpenters. The membership OF the
former is $780, and that of the latter rs. The
importance OF the Amalgam ated CARPENTERS in
the Brooklyn movement lies in the fact that
they are branch Of the international body Of
that name, and have the right to draw on the
general funds in case OF a strike. The Unit ed
Brotherhood will POSTPONE its demand until
May 5. The argument of the builders Is
that 1t would involve financial loss to
change the rates OF labor before con-
tracts can be made on the new basis.
They are willing to pay eight hours wages
for eight hours work. The union scale in
Brooklyn Is 1925. or % cents less than In New
York. but number Of the members Of the en-
ployers' association pay only $3.50 and $275.
1t is alleged that the Brooklyn carpenters will
be able to find work at the union rates from
private property owners and spectators, who
ployers' G association. There Is a vast amount
great deal Of L is being done by private owners
This would give the union men an opportunity
to put in their time nrotitably while waiting for
that there will be many strikes.
There are other trades in Brooklyn which
aud and s s and the piasterers have ar.
ranged for IN eiRht.hour schedule from to-
day at the old scale OF wages, and it is said that
ARRANGEMENT. The brfckiayers have secured
an increase Of wages from "a to $3.50 a day
ened 10 nine hours, with eight on batut day.
Stone cutters have secured a reduction to
have demanded a. reduction Of their days to
eight hours with the present rate OF wages, the
new rule to go into effect on June i Their
the fate Of the demand is determined. The
men are ali looking for an Increase in wages.
hut are willing to work the old number OF
hours. the house painters have been thor
oughly disorganized. and their unions are now
slowly being rebuilt. Although they are dis
satisfied. 1t is not likely they will make any de-
%SnaS at Cement sni
asphalt layers. cement masons and cement
laborers have gained eight hours. while the
nillers and millwriRhtS have reduced their
working hours to nine.
The German trades which number nearly
1000 worker have not taken Ak, ma, an active PAT
with II. The cigarmakers now work eight
hours day hut this Is partly due TO the fact
that trade Is very dull and there Is not work
enough to keep the factories running on full
time. Nearly all the men aye paid by the hour:
'Longshoremen work on the same system. and
are not In sympathy with the eight-hour move
ment as the amount OF their earnings Is de-
pendent upon the number OF hours they labor.
This also Is true OF the majority OF workers
along shore such MS coffee handlers. packers,
and storr men. The bookbinders soon intend
10 agitate for eight hours. while the granite
cutters decided upon 81 for days wages and
nine hours for It's length. HorseshOers. bosses
and journeymen. are now dRItatlnR Tor eight
hours Window-Rass blowers have secured
eight hours but the green -glass workers.
siilI toll ten hours. and are too anxious
10 make up for their loss during the
recent big strike 20 he enthusiastic 10 any
agitation AZ present. The Journeymsn bakers
and brewery employees say they arc satisfied
With present conditions. The clerks in all the
stores that keep oDen late hours. such Ag
butcher shops groceries. and smaller shoe and
DRY goods stores. are anxious for eArlb cloglhg.
aud agiLatIou Is likely 10 begin among mem
very eoon Of the seyeTal thopsAnds engaged
In boot and shoe making outside oi the unions
very little effort Rt reducing the h0urs ~ 20 "
eKDsctsd and tho unions are not buihclebtly
strong 10 act vigorously Ihs same 10 bus oi
the allOFs who work long hours ~ l9y Ihlrs.
More than 5000 men. women. hnd ehlIofsb are
employed Ia this ith1a,
Ao si.s, All sofem0ulep base Dasn oct for %;
day, although there are hkely ~ DO several
uATaA0s aud meetings. lTYbhbb hoiDe ~ We
unlUns vii hsnd delegation ~ thS Dpeh'eb
nlAsb meeting Ia hoE } ORR i0-blshi