New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
NOTES IN THE FIELD OF LAB0s
A THREATENED STRIKE IN IHEAIpx
NEARLY ALL THE MANAGERS REFUSE To-,
THE ADVANCE IN wAGEe.

NEARLY ALL TIE MANAOERs REFUSE 10 D.,
THE ADVANCE IN WAGES.
special meeting Of the Theatrical PROTECTIVE. IA.
was held In the florence Building yesterday 10 d.,
the best way TO enforce rs demand for an lnc,c,.
wages for night work In theatres. When the ur,,, -
organized, six years ago, the union scale Of wac =,
made 81 so for ma.inecs and 81 for night per,ornu.
The union now demands ~ so for fight work a, !.
ground that there is just much to DO at nigh, NJ
the afternoon. The result Of the meeting IS tint 9
though a strike Will not begin in any Of tie A.r,-
tonight. II may be ordered tomorrow or soma w.
night this week, according TO the decision Of ts !,
ecutive committee of the union.
The special committee appointed some tine a, &.
visit the managers and proprlet0rs Of all the eea,
in the city madc~a report at the meeting yeserr
The report was to the effect that letters had been ~
to all the managers several weeks ago. formally NAH,
the demand for FL so night. Edward Harlan n.
the first to grant the demand. He paid the Ny.,,
for one week, and then joined the Managers Asys.
ton and refused to continue the scale.
Henry c. Miner put Of the committee for n.
then decided to grant the advance and finally f.,.
to pay the scale, and became active member Il d.
Managers Association 1t also reported pr
the only managers who continued to pay tie n
vance were T. Henry French and ]. " HI
The committee reported that the majority Of ..
managers in this city had said they would pay q.
scale If all did Henry E. Abbey last season I'd
more than the union scale and the union hopes W.
continue TO pay the new scale, at least. letter W
read from Frank Bunce, secretary OF the Manae5
Association, saying that none Of the members Of IA
association would pay the scale now demanded.
A long discussion followed the report Of the CO..
mittee, and for time 1t looked though reSlutn
10 60 on strike at once would be passed. but vs1
cOnnsels and the cooler heads Of the older men I'd
officers Of the union prevailed, and IL was n hs
resolved to return to work tonight, ready 10 quit vc1
whenever the Executive Board should order The ne.
to strike When the strike does occur it will Be VIA
least expected. 1t was reported that the frohuci
Brothers had eighteen companies on the road and !
WAS insinuated that the union could cause them nsa
trouble. 1t was net said what would be done, n
there is little doubt that il would consist In asking "
Central Labor Unions in all the cities tlrukhout u
hands to go on strike The 600 members Of the uun
who employed In and about the theatres n TIL: cry
will be supported by the Central Labor Union s1d y
Knights OF Labor. Votes were passed thanking 7
Henry French and J. NJ. Hill for continuing to pAS os
At the meeting OF the New-York Federation IT
Labor yesterday bOycotts were placed on ne dnn
made In the factories OF Davis a. Co., in Seventy fifth
ST., and Herman Jacoby, In the Bowery, Esaar q
their refusal TO employ union men. Daniel Hans
CgarmakeTs' Union No ~ was elected sS Ssssas
Labor. TO be. held in Birmingham, Ala, on peoca
Der II.
At the meeting Of the Central Labor Fedessr
Yesterday committee was appointed to see Mesr
Lower, Schmidt and Schwanenfugel and demand Is
they renstate fourteen men whom they discharge
leaving Brewers Union No. ] and Joining the kl
Central Labor Federation Brewers Union. They "
be boycotted II thew refuse the demand.
At the meeting OF the Central Labor Union yesteti
the Bluestone Cutters Union suspended for slcs
ing its members 10 do the work OF granite cutters
committee from the Parnell Memorial Meeting 10 D
Academy of Music present and invited the Ccnrl
Union to appoint a committee 10 represent IL a. u
meeting. Several delegates opposed appointing 90,
mittee, but majority vote carried It. and commits
OF eleven was appointed, which went 10 the mee1i
last night.