Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-07
DEMAND NINE HOURS.
Nearly Nine Hundred of Jones &
Laughlins' Men on aStrike.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS MAY GO OUT.
Miners Troubles Breaking Out Again Over
This District.
NOTES FROM THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD

Right on the heels of the partly settled
strike of the miners of the Pittsburr dis
trict comes another eruption of labor. Yes
terdsy The DISPATCH mentioned the
reduction that Jones & Laughlins had made
In the wages of their laborers, and said there
was much dissatisfaction among the men.
Yesterday their dissatisfaction came to a
head in the shape of the men, nearly 900 in
number, refusing to accept the reduction,
and are now out on strike.
As was stated before, the cause of the
trouble was an increase of working hours
and none in wages. The notices weR served
on blacksmiths, carpenters, steel mill shov-
elers and laborers, beam mill and bridge
mill workers. The bridge department was
shut down yesterday, but the other depart
ments were working with the few who re-
mained or were put in afterward. In the
12-inch mill the men heard that a notice
was to be served and they quit before it
was posted up.
Only Coming Back to Old Figures.
About one wear ago the machinists of the
this mill struck for nine-hour day and
won. As consequence of this other de-
psrtments were put on the nine-hour sys-
TEN. The officials of the mill claim it was
only done because they thought the other
mills in Pittsburg would do the same,
As none of the other manufacturers fol-
lowed them, the firm now intends to put
the men back TO Just where they were one
wear ago. Further than this they have
nothing 10 say.
Yesterday afternoon the men held meet
ing in Weber's Hail. Southside Over 500
men attended the meeting. They fully dis
cussed the stand they were taking, and ap-
pointed a committee to wait on the firm
this morning. The committee was instructed
TO inform the management that the
strikers wanted to be taken back
on the nine-hour basis, and if this could
not be accomplished they were not to make
any compromises, as the men did not want
anything but straight retraction of the
company's actions One of the strikers said
last night that he thought the company
would not accept their terms
Other Department.. May Strike.
The men working in the polishing depart
ment held a meeting last night, but refused
to give out anything. 1t was learned from
another source that the men were discussing
the propriety of going out, although as vet
they have not received any notice of re-
duction, and tomorrow morning will very
likely find tins department idle. This will
be hard blow TO the firm, as the polishers
are now at work on an order for
1000 600 cutter bars, which must
be finished at once. The engineers were
also reported last night to be preparing to
strike to-day. If this is done the whole
mill, in which over !, 900 men are employed,
will 60 out Or in case the engineers do
not, the machinists will Last night
machinist employed in the mill
said: 1T is only matter
OF day or two until we receive our notices,
and when We do every man will strike.
The refusal of the machinists to work would,
Of course, cause 2 strike of the entire mill.
as we are a thoroughly organized body. |
Even if the notices are not served on the |
machinists they may strike in order TO help |
the organized labor along"