New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
BOSS CARPENTERS YIELDING.
TWENTY -FOUR OF THEM AGREE TO WOKE
DAY OF EIGHT HOURS AT 80 so DAY.

DAY OF EIGHT HOURS AT 80 so DAY
At n recent meeting of the EightHo committee
~ the United brotherhood and Amagamated society
~ carncntcis and Joncrs the following secret circular
,etser was sent TO all working members OF both or
CARNATIONS: -. -. VI.
The various local unions represented IN ,he new" Urn
District Council the United brotherhood OF 'arp"'
and Joner, u America have by an o''rwheimhs n'oi'
decided 70 demand the frat Monday OF May i0'V' w
clght-hour worAday and 50 30 day
II now remains for u to take such active measures a.
,, ensure the carrying effect Of this Just ana iedsoh
able demand For this object You must ascertain from
your employer before saturday, May whether no
m agree To adopt tho eghthour worday with rs 90 per
day not. ~ c,.
IN SATURDAY evening May g. the EightIiour Commit
tee Of the United Brotherhood and Anaigamaro SOCIETY
Will meet az webster Hail. IN Eeyenth--t between Third
and Fourth AYES a. : D. N. hear your report when
YOU will submit tht body "a soon a. possible ra'ro
To report AZ above hall on that evening VIII e"o'
YOU u nnc IS and suspension from local dement's 'or
three months.
Should there be- Ave more carpenters al Work IN inc
ac -hop or building these ve more get together
and select their number To obtain the desired hior
nation That member report for the i've or more
tut must have thc.r signatures
Whenever uo--lbe have your employer sign MS consent
to the Elrht-rour workday - above Act promptly anu
success awaits
Charles owens walking delegate OF the B~ther
hood ~ Carpenters. spoke sangmnely yesterday Oh
success saving that twenty four 81 the employing
carpenters IN ths city had agreed to grant the demand
for a worhday Of eight hours and - 30 day Among
these employers D.. D. H. King who has contracts Tor
over - 900 900 on hand.
several boss carpenters connected with the Traders
and Mechanics Exchange we're seen Yesterday ana
denied that they had entered into any arrangement
with the carpenters unions. but Acknowledged that
they we're figuring I'm their contracts on the OASIS
NJ ar ,i,h' hour workday. ". e. smith. vice pre'l-
dent 81 the Exchange said that he could not asrco
~ the present demands Of the carpenters they must
make some concessions.
An Epidemic Of strikes by ciearmakers Is under
WAY. IN all cases Tor increase Of wages. In tho
factory If william Gausbcrr fifty men are ON STRIKE
for an advance. In the factories Of etelnecA * hfrr
AID Max Adler nearly 400 employees arr on sulhc lur
restoration - the scale OF wages 81
i--T The employees Of Krano & Pros.lvltI ana III
Kaufman & co.'s also on strike Tor tlr sam
1,u-r In The factory ~ Talczny - Go" 80. ~
Ration - Ir,oklsn wages were recently ichh''n '"
rcr cent and Yesterday The workmcn All went Oh
strike. ,..,.,,. ,,,.. .,in Ia
i.it rc,t "Wednesday 20 consider the adviHAbly Oh
forming federation 81 cnh'. ,..,,. ,,.,,,. Sc
-crrlu. f. >hevitch, Editor II The " olk- -I'ltuhe'
f. much amused Al the sensational report prih'n
m an afternoon paper about hi, returning 10 hl-,,
r., 80 possession al fortune. The report was WIFI
ont the slightest foundation