Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10
STILL THEY STRIKE.
The Westinghouse Manufacturing
Company's Employees Go Out
IN SUPPORT OF THE MACHINISTS.
Prospects That the. Wilmerding Men May
Follow During the Week.
THE MEMS CLAIM GENERALLY GRANTED

The employees Of the Westinghouse Ma
chine Company, to the number of 300, de-
cided yesterday to come out in support Of the
demands of the machinists, which were
yesterday refused by the company. The
machinists-who number about 3o0-prof-
fered request, in sympathy with the general
movement, for ten hours pay for a niue
hours day. As a result of the refusal the
works will remain closed tomorrow. It was
stated last night that the Wilmerding men
will come out during the week in support of
their fellow workmen in Allegheny. The
reply to the petition of the men was as
follows:
To the Employees Of the Electric Manufacturing
Companys
In reply to the petition presented to the man
agemenr by a committee Of your number 1
present the following:
First-It has been the habit of this company
to fix the wages of the hour as the only way Of
meeting all cases.
Second--Piece work has been given to as
great an extent as possible at rates fixed from
time to time in accordance with the amount of
time required, making due allowance for the
extra exertion resulting from such piece work.
Third-As you are aware, the number OF
hours of these works has been only 81 hours
for a long period.
THE ULTIMATUM.
Fourth-On and after Septembr the hours
asked for, namely, 54 hours per week. will be
adopted.
Fifth-Wages will be paid as heretofore, ac-
cording to the worth of each man, and the
same interest that has been taken in the past
in the welfare of the employees will be con-
tinued in the future.
FRED A. SCHEFFLER.
Acting General Superintendent.
This letter was received by committee
who impaired its contents to a large meet
ing of the employees in Lafayette Hall. 1t
was unanimously decided to refuse the
proposition, and so reported to the general
meeting held last night in the hall at
Fourth avenue.
The meeting in the hall was full to over
flowing when the Chairman began
reading reports from the shop committees
regarding the answers of employers to the
petition for a nine-hour day for ten hours
pay. The large majority Of employers
granted the petition, but the following firms
refused: The Pleasant Valley Railway
Company, the Hall Pump Works, Lewis
Foundry and Machine Company, Pittsburg
Brass Company, Shoenberger 8 Co., James
heeSe anu Tue w eSblnSnOube n1acnluc Oou-
pany.
Manager Schefier, in replying to the pc
tition, said that it had always been the
habit to fix the work by hours; that the re-
muneration had always been rated in pro-
portion to the work done; that it had long
been the custom to work 56 hours in that
establishment, but that after September l
the company to allow the men two hours in
the week less. The compromise was refused.
WHAT THEY PREFER.
Mr.. Reese, replying, said he would
sooner close his works and lose money than
run them and lose money. He said he
would settle individually with any of his
employees who had a grievance. These
terms were also refused. The following is
an incomplete list of the firms that have
consented to give ten hours pay for nine
hours work, beginning with tomorrow:
The Union Foundry and Machine Company,
the Garrison Foundry and Machine Com
pany, Velte & Mcdonald, Carpenter & Co.,
The American Iron and Steel Works,
Macintosh, Hemphill & Co., who also made
the same concession to the patternmakers
and all their employees; Oliver Brothers;
Carnegie, Phipps & Co.; r. D. Nuttall s.
Co.; Pittsburg Tube Works; Pennsylvania
Tube Works; Pittsburg Specially Company;
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Wharton Mcknight; Bsir & Gazzem; Rob
inson-Rae Manufacturing Company; Mar
shall Foundry and Construction Company;
s. 81. Brown & Co.; Totten 8 Hogg; Pitts
burg Manufacturing Company; Wilson 8
Snider Manufacturing Company; Carolan s.
Porter; Witherow & Gordon; William Har-
rison & Son, and Atwood & McCafrey.
SOME OTHER OFFERS MADE.
Dilworth, Porter & Co., offered an in
crease of 10 per cent, and added that they
would concede if other firms did. The
Scaife Foundry Company wrote, Offering an
increase of 211 cents per hour. This was re-
fused. 1t was reported that there are yet
other firms to be heard from.
The strike of the Pleasant Valley ma
chinists is likely to be followed by turn
out of the other mechanics employed by the
company. This, it was stated last night,
would occur early next week.
The general run of wages in the Westing-
house Manufacturing Company's shops is
from 81 % to 50 30 a day, the highest paid
and best skilled mechanics receiving SIS
per week. ,...-
The strike is likely to be prolonged, as
the whole body of machinists last night
gave their adhesion to the movement in this
particular shop, and will assist the men az
far as they can. It was stated that no
similar mechanics to those employed at
those works can be obtained.
The conduct of the strike against the shops
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