The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-02
STRIKE IN BAKERIES.
The Workmen Walked Ont of
the Shops Last Night.
TROUBLE OVER NIGHT WORK.
MEN want Less Work and Want 1t
All In Daytime
Firmly Resist.

constitute q days work. To these de-
uansls the proprietors refused TO accede;
TIE strike was ordered, and between sixty
and seventy men went out
Two OF the bakeries yielded and signed
the agreement with the union, Chishoim's
and the Golden Rule. but the Others held
out. Last night the proprietoTs picked up
few non-union men. and then went to
work themselves In several Of the larger
shoys At the Eureka bakery on Column
bia street bread vas baked for the Seattle,
the Star and the Vienna bakeries The
bosses said they should for a few days club
together and attempt to do nothing more
than tarn cut the necessary amount Of
bread to supply the demand. Later,
when they had gotten hold Of men, they
would begin again on pies and cakes
Several non-uuion men, who had gone
TO work, or at least engaged themselves,
we're persuaded By the union men to quit
and join the union.
d. y. Holden, one or the propTietors,
said he had been told that violence was
threatened a non-union man he engaged
This the members Of the union vigorously
denied. President Guilford told a PosT-
IsTEILIeExcEE reporter that all the men
had been warned not TO use any threats,
and be xas sure they would not; indeed
he would give his word that they had moi.
I'VE hare right on our side" he declared.
'.and we can get along without threats.
We had no trouble in persuading the nom
union men 10 Join Us.
Last evening, ID one OF The halls OF the
Western Central Labor Union, the Bakers
Union held q meeting. at which il was de-
eided to issue the following address 10 the
public:
ave have read in tie Seattle daily papers this
wcek Of the boss bakers views OF the demands
fnsde By the JoHTneymsu Bakers Union OF Sc
attic that their work should be made lighter.
- short time ago the boss takers raised tie
price Of bread By giving less number OF loaEes
For 81, and also By reducing the weight OF cath
lozf 10 fossTteel eaaees, and II some cases 10
Twelve ounces.
I'VE have been making ten ten-qasrt buckets
Of bread Per nan, slsieh means ten oucke.s q
was sua * a feir nights or days woEk for any
ussr- In fncf. you hare 10 oe p-etty smart 20 do
that in sane shops. shsre there Is 3 ios Of sTsn
goods To make, suea Is buns. etc, which are
counted BY TIE bucket
.sSow then, If the bosses have reduced the
weight OF each loaf. docs 1ot That make co.sssd-
cradle more in&Tes Oh bread OFT Of IN buckets
for each man.
Therefore, We the members OF Bakers' Taion,
No 81, snding we could not make up the amount
III Vi I1ts4s-~A IsSI - tSIN Gl41s&E.4 3Vf AZ
human beiHg TO xc-k in any bake shop, esy-eci-
ally al uigaf-mzde demands Of the Dos~cs 10
REFUGE the aTaouDf OF buckets 70 eight for each
ussB, which viii be a0oy1t the same amount OF
york IS before. The bFsSss meet our demands
By SAYING We shasl make ten tweIye-Qu art
Baskets % sach snar, " hich woEId take fourteen
On hiteen hours g day. They also wish TO reduce
Cur wages, " hieh We cannot, nor VII not comply
with
asThe reporters Of the several daily papers have
interviewed the bosses s15 published their
teTviews with the men themselves. There are
tao sides 10 the question and We think that
when the public have seen our side, wewlll win
their sympathy. The public may think they viii
not get fresh bread any more Bn. we say that
Instead Of getting fresh bread once q day when
se work night work, they will get fresh bread
We start day work We have tnforrsed the bosses
that We viii NOS work az night after the lat of
January The bosses answer that they viii not
scccde 70 our demands for day work, as il would
compel them to put IA extra machinery. There
Is not any machinery in any bakery in Seattle,
except IL is ia the human shape Of ssou-
arms in constant motion for ten hours esch
night or day, as the ease may D.. Ard X takes
stoGf hearts. 800. 70 work ten hours night IN
soIne OF the lake shops OF seattle. u would be
better 20 face an army on the battlefield than
the army OF rats s. hirh are running all over
you snd everything in the shop. Therefore we
wasn't day work that we may give TO the people
OF seattle good, clssn, wholesome bread.
Then the bosses say they cannot give MS orr
present paw as expenses are hirh. 4 barrel II
-four costs about s. II viii make about %
leaves. which viii bring siI-21. light trn-
qaar1 buckets will make Up barrel and half
Of houT, selling Tor 81 ~ bread SHAPE v hscn
We consider days work Ter man Therefor
il costs the boss s. for labor aid fuel. which he
sells for sI7. Drivers wages, cost Of team and
other expenses make sl-s0 per barrel 20 that
leaves profit OF $50 barrel.
4sTbey say they cannot pas the present amount
o. wages. How IS il when lighting among them
selves they can ssl forty one-p0Tnd leaves fog
81 This Is, in our opinion. only q game Of
Auh amongst the big bosses 20 down the little
ones.
FINALLY, we would say: Give Us dAy wo-k
ss that would do away with sunday work. 50
that those among rs who are Inclined can attend
their place of worship, and these VINO are mar
RED can take few norrs with their families,
instead Of working nights, away from Gods
glorious sunshine. Nature herself cries out
"wIIi1Ax GUILFogD.
''P-esiden. OF Baker, { MON No. 81"
Several of the boss bakers were seen last
night by 4 Posr-ISTELLI6EScEz reporter,
and they declared that they could not ac-
cede 70 their demands; their business was
not profitable CT best: should they give
higher wages they would fail, and they
had nothing TO lose by facing strike.
IN Holden. who has a baker, at the coyrer
OF Pike and Front streets. gaze clear statement
OF the attitude Of the rFepT3escss. He said:
several causes have c0nxEi butsd 10 the rsise in
price Of bread When the union was formed
some months ago they forced wages ID, and We
yielded. The business was done without profit
aud half 81 the bakers went oIs OF business
Then SIX weeks or two months ago to saye our
selves we put up the price by giving
only tventy-eight instead OF t1frIy-fwo,
thirty six or forty leaves for 81. Tia. enabled
ns TO live; bat now comes the uBiou demanding
an advance IN wages which VIII wipe out ell
profits A week ago they decided to put ont
only eight tsn-qnari buckets. and without con-
shifting the lTopfietors they Pit a.. extra nan in
ftre law sHs - a.
That wus too much for the VTop-ieturS 10 stand
IN the large shops the o9Sses want the men
90 pat out tea tgelse-suSrt buckets day That
Work can be done il tea hours ia such shors
IN the smaller saopS 50 many buckets are not
reQuirci. In mine the men do not make more
than eight buckets sid they sre net asked TO-
than can Be dcne IN ten hours.
" kurtherInoee. Nc have no. fricd 20 reduce
NsseS- iosefEan gels - : week, and TIE
wzges range froEn that down 20 81 Nothing
lower than 81 l. paid. The prptrseta-x hsys
made no move q cg3t wzSex. except Toy lie ex-
tfa men ao arg taken ON FriGsy night 10 60 tie
taxing ior sunday. The uEion wants each of
them p4lds night That is too rzuch ana Ne
Insist that they ONLY he paid eight
. be unl0n has 4 list o. men seeking eurfov-
meat 2rd demands that WIEN We EraFt man
We take TIE Srst 6aker on thaf list y fhes W.
we gre forced T. take Enccsnp e.eat men 1sy
sEo.i any quantity e bread Tor "a We do not
propose y stand such dictSticn any lanSer. We
reserve the right % pick efficient men
= 70 do away with the night, crew wou,a mt
each shop - sn expense af froFn $500 - s. - f-
new ovens and sther appliances "a accorauarss.fs.
both crews working ~ oace. IL takss e5rsf
nouns y get o-eSd cut. and hy beginning v1-s
AZ Q clock the bakers coEl6 not have 4 FOR -
q heea Is t1ey state Day baking would necsS-
state sale bread and bans fov the mcruiux
y Re cStlristas q SxpSnSsS are 5re.5--as.
Washington four costs s. barrel Srs pskn7a
~ i re two are naked il prapovlsorS sh.aur
eTen, making the average cost s. II -asSaS fr-r
SOC ioGves " hich bring rs SO 60 Heeko-sn- tAs
cost OF labor AZ about s.. ron have margin ~
Sue from which q p4y the driver and deliver
expenses, rent, insurance. bad deh.s S-sft lasS-
TIE isTtcy four important items they Go not con.