The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-04
NEW sTRIKtS IN CHICAGO .
A General UbhenVnI All Around-Tho Car
penters' Strike Not Settled.

until Monday without reaching decision. Il
| was reported this afternoon that the car.
| penters strike had been practically settled and
| that the men would return to work for the new
bosses association on Monday. but the officers
OF tho Carpenters Council said positively that
such was not the case and that no agreement
whatever had been reached. 1t is considered
more than likely. however. that some agree
ment will be reached on Monday. II the car
penters do work 1t will be only for
members OF the new Boss Carpenters
| Association. 40 that II any OF the
obdurate master builders want men they will
| have to Join the new organization In order to
| get them. No union carpenters will work for
any non-union boss or for boss belonging to
the old Master Builders. On the other hand
no boss carpenter will employ any mon but
union mon bearing the working card OF the
| United Carpenters Union.
The conference at the Grand Pacific this
morning was conducted without the presence
OF the three judges and the two arbitration
committees made excellent progress. The
eight-hour clause was agreed to. The APP
prentice system was fixed on the basis Of two
apprentices for the first year for each con-
tractor and one for each succeeding year, the
apprentices to hold union cards. Beyond
this the bosses got some concessions.
Tho permanent arbitration Board, for
instance. has been established. The
overtime question was settled on the basis
OF the strikers demands, but over the matter Of
the minimum wages there Ia a hitch. The
strikers' committee stick out for 40 cents per
hour. When the Judges entered the confer
ence this question OF minimum wages was to
be settled. When adjournment was reached
this point was as far as ever from adjustment
Nearly all OF tho men employed in the plan
In diafr Ri IN
there are no signs OF disturbance or the 100
mon who quit work yesterday with demand
for eight hours. over 5000 returned to-day. the
majority of them having received the eight
hours concession. The 500 men employed by
Palmer Fuller & Co. are still out They have
made no demands upon their employers, but
the firm Ia waiting to treat with the men whom
ever the latter shall appoint committee for
The following mills resumed work on the
eight-hour plan. subject to further negotia-
The Union Planning Mill Company. the F. NJ.
Harvey Lumber Company, Hair kidgway.
and j. GoodWilfie. and Maxwell Brothera
There are no outward indications, along the
poSsd and shop
portion OF the city are on g strike. In all about
$3.50 men have quit work: At McCormicks
%Sfers A are ou the cheaso Mall cable oe
Works 1900 men, the entire force have quit
men men employed DYE lat at Grifan's are out, TwolSe
hnndred men at Wells Frenchs are out and
Of these, shops the men viii go to work on Mon
The marble cutters went on the warpath this
event Of the day They had remained quiet.
and their employers, until a few days ago, had
demand eight hours WORK and nine hours pay pay
on the basis Of the old schedule. 1t was ar
ranged quietly TO go ON strike this nm morning
about 500 employed in the city either by con-
tractors or Wholesalers.
the waters and other employees Of the largest
rsstaurants or oyster houses was ayerted by
made upon them this morning. The agree
ment was reached by committee of the en-
Sass
cents per hour for overtime. permission to re-
place broken articles at the lowest rSSsssible
Of which the seven unions Of the different
lines OF employment are branches. The only
placed upon the demand for RECOGNITION Of the
AT c. J. L. Meyers Sons & Co.'s wooden and
marble mantel works this morning 400 strik-
ing employees sent a committee to their EN-:
ployers, asking for eight hours and nine hours
ager told the mon that If they wanted TO re-
sume work he would pay whatever similar
to resume work except on the eight hour plan.
tbs Sternoon ABOUT t LOCO pen b employed b IN
on strike for better pay and shorter hours, re-
turned to work on the old terms. the company
having refused 70 grant them any CONCESSIONS
Between 600 and 700 employees OF the Gas
have decided 10 ask for an eight hour day. and
will not be granted a strike will result. The
strike will Affect all the companies IN the trust.
II Is believed the struggle will be bitter and
Rumors are current that the hod carriers arc
catching the STRIFE fever and will shortly make
Increase in their wages. They now receive
81, rs per day and will demand 81.
carpenters strike remains practically the
came as on the Two PreSlG nH S adSSd me num-
given In form hardly more than one-iourth the
DsTRoiT. Mich. May IA large plumber Of
non unionist carpenters have Joined the ranks |
OF the strikers, and to-day the strlkinR chFpen-
some so machlpo wood workers Strucg. aud /
THE changed the feeling Of the carpenters. !
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yesterday dsHRDdef eight hours |
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