Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-04
INDUSTRIAL.
SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL STRIKES, ETC, DIT

SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL STRIKES, ETC, DURING
THE YEAR
Jan. 4-oreat strike Of engineers and fremen
| on Chicago, burlington IS quincy railroad set.
tied in conference at Chicago and strike de.
olared of.
Jan. 2s-Genernl strike OF limestone quarry.
men ia Shenandoah and Mahoning valleys for
advance in wages
Jan. 29--All the street-car lines in New York
FEB. 4.-After an idleness of three months
mining strikers in Western Pennsylvania re-
sumed work at old rates.
Feb 5.-Strike Of street-car employees In New
York declared off.
Feb: s-PittSburgh Pa) coke strike col.
lapsed and operations were resumed.
Mar. 1.-Two thousand railroad employees at
South Pittsburg, Tenn, struck against reduc-
tion of wages.
Mar 1l.-Sixty thousand Fall River Odass1
weavers struck for higher wages
Mar SO.-Eleyen collieries near Willlesbarre
Pa.l employing 5000 men resumed work after
an idleness Of over three weeks.
Mar 2I-Ten thousand stiilling weavers at
Fall River, Mass. return to work at old wages.
Apr. lover 1900 carpenters in ST. Louis
struck for eight hours and 40 cents an hour.
Nearly 1000 carpenters and joiners in Buffalo,
N. Y, struck for nine kour, day.
Apr. 11-Street-car employees at Minneapolis,
Minn struck because of reduction Of wages.
Apr. l2-Minneapolis street-car strike ex-
tended to St. Paul.
Apr. i8-Stubenville (O.) iron and steel works,
just started up, stopped by strike of employees.
Abr. 23-Street-car strike in Minneapolis,
, Mimi. virtually ended, number of old en-
Apr. 25-Striking carpenters in St. Louis re.
sumo work on employers terms.
Apr. 26-A strike OF weavers caused the shut
| ting down Of the mills of the White Manufact-
uring Co., Rockville, Conn.
May IA builders strike, affecting 5000 men,
| for advance OF 25 cents day, inaugurated at
| Pittsburgh, Pa.
May 2SThe street car drivers strike at st.
| Paul, Mimi, declared of by the strikers, the
| men going to work at the reduced wages.
May 6-Four thousand striking miners at
Brazil, Ind, returned to work, after adjustment
| of difficulties with employers. -. The building
| trades strike at Pittsburgh, Pa. settled in
| favor of employees.
| May l4-Strke Of railroad coal miners in the
Pittsburgh (Pa.) district settled.
! May 2O-Work resumed in the collieries OF
Scranton, Pa, after an idleness of seven months
May ga ten per cent reduction in wages by
| the Shenango Valley (Pa.) furnace operators.
June 25-Great want and suffering prevailed
among the unemployed miners OF the Braidwood
| Qll.) district.
Aug 2S-After shutdown of IS years the
| Ironton pig-iron works near Buffalo, n. Y, re
| sumed operations.
| Oct. 2l-Railroad switchmen inaugurated q
| strike at Evansville, Ind.
| Oct 24-Tailors to the number OF 500 quit work
| in Chicago because a member OF the Drapers
| and Tailors' Exchange refused to discharge c
| foreman whom his workmen didn't like.
| Oct. 26-Switchmen's strike at Evansville
| Ind ended in victory for the railroad.
Oct 30-Journeymen tailors strike in Chicago
| ended in favor OF employers.
| Oct. 81 Switchmen's strike at Memphis
| Tennn., declared of.
| Dec. 12-Two thousand miners in Alabam;
struck far higher wages.