Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-01-08
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STRIKES OF TIE YEAR.
Record of 1905 Struggles Between Labor
and Capital.

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JAsuAEY.
i, Worxnen locked out at Haverhill Moss, by .
shoe manufacturers; lockout ended JAP Il.
40 strike Of several hundred lumber yard labor
49, NJ hnaiachicala Fla. troops called out
.s.d man Killed during the riots following
n Cioai.nlakers struck in New York; won
March p
81. Strike against reduction 10 wages OF ooo re"
York cgarmakers; won Feb g
sHguAaY.
s. Strike Of 800 miners rear Birmingham, Ala.
stfike won by the men Feb. 10
strike u 60 cotton min weayers AGAINST re
duciion ia wages at Nashua, \ IL; ended
March
q. Boston freestone enters strike for higher
wages
10 go rolling mill hands aruc.. at Pittsburg, Pa
ii strike Of 100 employees Of the Lorrie iron
mine at Ashland. Wis: compromised later
is Strike Of 500 miners at Nottingham. Eng
land; won March ~
p. Glasgow docaA.en's strike collapsed.
Z. i4.096 workmen strike ia Barcelona, Spain.
AF4IL
4 100 plumbers STRUCK in Chicago; arbitratec
later
:. Nearly 1000 carpenters struck in Chicago;
bulldog trades paralyzed; this strike was fol
lowed by similar movements all over the coun-
try many OF which k4sted several months, aud
in most Of which the men gained their point.
n. 5000 dock lahorers struck in Liverpool, Eng
land; Won Sept. u
%. Strikes spread in Austria and throughout En-
rore: extraordinary precautions taken by the
governments against outbreaks on Nay !.
NAY
l. Enormous parade Of wor'singmen formed the
May day labor demonstrations in Chicago.
New York. Boston and other American cities,
and marked the b ginning II hundreds Of
strikes; ID Europe the demonstration was gen
eral and accompanied by disturbances aud
some hloodshel 10 Paris and Pesta
stonecuttsrs struck throughout New England
with varying success.
Bricklayers ana masons struck in Ottawa;
compromised.
T. New York carncnters practically gained their
ends aud generally returned to work. in Chi
cago next day Chicago carpenters strike set
tied % arbitration; bosses won the sash and
blini factory STRIFE and the iron moldegs'
strife
o Northern Illinois miners strike ended; IS. 900
men returned % work.
a. 1850 men struck NJ the National Tube works.
McKcesport Pa; ended Nay g
10 Coal miners ia tie Peoria and Canton sub
districts, his. struck; lost June u
JUNE
49, Street car strike at Columbus o.; compro-
missed.
$3.50 cloalInalg locked out in New York city
= 100 slassnnaeers struck a. Jeanette, Pa.
% Loo eigar.nakers struck CT Binghamtoa.
ended Oct. G.
a. i,4oo men struck on the Illinois Central r. R.;
compromised three days later.
e. 700 railroad fr light handlers struck at East
81 Louis. ls.
% 200 men struck at the Fishsack Rolling mills
AZ Pousvilie, Pa
JufY
e. Lockout Of 400 men az National Tube works.
,.ei;eesport Pa compromised Aug I.
2. 1900 5yarneymen bakers struck at Chicago
AUGUST.
l. 800 employees Of the Carbon Iron company
struck at Pitts5urE
l. Knights OF labor ia the employ OF the " Y
c. and Il. r r. straek; declared of Sept. I5.
Is. Salle II switchmea on the Wabash r r.. st
Chic4ga begun.
@. Manufacturers lockout caused a brick famine
in NeW NQris
IS. avllolera struck in the Chicago stock yards;
ip6t Aug. %
20. Great slfikes reported III the Australian and
New Zealand shipping trade
sEPrExsER.
l. 5000 union carpenters struck in Chicago:
lost SeEt. g.
e. End q a stfiko Of 1000 men at the H. c. Frick
Co.'S Coke works, Pitisburg
Denver switchnicu slriicS.
ocronER
a. DoclSess Won their strikes in England and Ire
liant
NOVEMBER
1. An tie ceai mines In the Morris. his. district
closed By strikes
g lo.0oo hafters locked out at Danbury, Conn
co Strife of eco men in the block coal mines at
Dr..zil Int
90. 1900 employees locked Out by Rochester NY.
shoe manufacturers
DEcExnER-
/. End Of the hatters lockout al Danbury. Conn.