New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26
M DEMAND EIGHT HOURS
.rprKEs TO COME ALL OVER THE CoUN.
TRY.
,v1xcNES WILL MAKE MANY DEMANDS on
MAY 1-MNERS TO QUIT woRK-To
HOLD MASS-MEE1INGS.

NAY 1-MNERS TO QUIT wORK-To
HOLD MAss-MEE1INGs.
A, May approaches the various labor unions IN all
= - the country, which for year have been pre-
=, N demand work day OF eight hours on this
80 review their forces and make last and In some
o successful attempt 70 settle the differences with
, o,pIoyers Further to impress their bosses with
~, real or supposed strength and harmony, May !
,r no generally observed holiday and mass meet
,d parades will be held In all parts Of the COun-
"s In ms city the movement for eight hours will
e., ahout 30 900 wOrkmen, but only about $500 viii
80 torced 70 go On strike.
<-eo-lv all the unions which will make demands In
,ts city for a shorter wOrkday connected with the
l,ne Trade Se,Ucn of the Central Labor Union, the
,,,te NJ Labor and the Board Of Walking Delegates
=, .hase the Carpenters, Painters. BicklayerS Gran
a. enters WhitestOne Association of Marble workers.
'nhers, Gasfttels' and Cornce and SRylght Makers
,ons have succeeded in making a peaceful sctte
,ert and will continue al W0rk under te ne" sCdIe
,vithout any demonstration.
+ among those unions where the greatest fight In
49,, citv is expected is the HOusesmths' Union, con
eted with Building Constructors District Assembly,
- OK OF the Knights Of Labor. There arc about
900 men in this union. The Executive Committee
:, the houseSmths held meeting with the many
,s,e contractors in the building and lion trades re
.antlv 10 try to effect peaceful settlement OF all
ssrences but without The bosses announced
- 90 40 a dav fer al contracts, and could not ahord
~ make the asked change at present but SAID mat
IN Nav l. 1885, they would unanimously grant the
bour day demanded at the present rate OF wages
rbis nropOsition the union rejected, and In turn asked
mot the contractors and rOnwOrlers sign contract
9TH the union for eight hours beginning May l. 1871
~ +bev were determined to have the eight hours at
80 s+r1e or no strike. This the bosses would not
r,ee TO- and all negotiations were al once broken Oil
The men feel sure of ultimate success, because they
,sy. large numbec of exceedingly large contracts
are under way.
The Socialist unions in this city, Brooklyn and Jer-
GOV City interested in shorter workday are Tor the
most mart connected with the clothing trade and the
central Labor Federation There are about score OIL
these unions and they will hold mass-meetings on
Nav in Union Square in NewIOrk, Union Hin PARK
IN Jersey CITY, and Fort Greene in BROOKLYN lhcSe
unions will make all sorts Of demands, some Tor elght
bonr some for nine hours, and some for ten hous I'D
nearIv all cases reducing the hours OF labor by one
dav Some unions will ask for more wages alone. and
some for both shorter hours Of labor and more money
Tho Fnund,ymen's Trade Council, representing the
,o-s in mat trade in New-York. Brooklyn and
Jersey City are going to ask for workday OF nine
hours on May /. They now work ten ana Vlo
aborers' General Council in the same ctes WILL al
4borcb not demanding shorter hours, Tor they no"
work nine ask for increase Of wages TO - % uay
,rne trainers will also ask for an increase in then
OF from az u ~ WINS al ''NAA' -0'
ready working eight hours day.
Tho TIN and sheet Iron Workers and Steam-Fitters'
onions hove decided to wait until August 10 ask foT
eight hours The lumber handlers in TINS city are
% make the modest and reasonable demand for a
rorkdav Of ten hours and an Increase IN wages anu
they believe that their success already assured as "
number Of lumber dealers have already signed an
agreement with their union, the most salient points OF
.'h,ob arc that DAYS work shall be limited to ten
tho coli a IN.
g n m. and eight hours shall be full days work on
saturiay. between a. m. and p. M" all work done
before A. m and after P IN. TO be CONSIDERED over
fine: that the regular rate of wages SHAH be lor a
driver S13 so a week that drivers hred by the oaH
mr. more as extra shall be paid % cents per hoW
that all yard men shall be paid 81 per day ana ta'
all work done before a. m. or after p m snail be
Maid for at % cents an hour; that during the months
OF July and August ten hours five days IN 'he "ec'
and five hours on saturday shall constitute full week
work 800,
Although the painters in this city have secured
work day of eight hours peacefully, union painters
in the majority Of cities in other parts OF tle country
will have a harder time getting shorter Wofhuay'
And on Friday strikes will follow from Maine 10
coIiforria Rpt the largest and most far-reachng
strike in REGARD 10 numbers and the amount OF
property involved and the loss TO botl sues Ha''I
IN he experienced. is that Of the Coal Miners Ol'''
Brotherhood, which is connected Win Ino -Ail0i
Federation Of Labor The number OF miners "Il'cn'
II is said viii strike simultaneously on May III
Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, West virginia
and Alabama IS said by operators and ofnoera o.
the unions. including samuel Gompers, president o.
the Federation, 10 be at least 100000 men, on'i'
Evans secretary of the American Federation Oh LaDo,
and the original organizer Of the Miners Bro'herhool
in 1850 said yesterday that all hope OF any peaceIu
settlement with the coal barons was at an emu anu
that the fight would be begun promptly, and although
there was every prospect of long fight WIN 'l'e
consequent misery to follow sun he leIV eu'e
and the men felt sure of victory.