New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-31
A FIERCE LABOR FIGHT.
wopK STOPPED ON MANY BUILDINGS.

sprrAp OF TIE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE IRON
LEAGUE AND THE HOUSEWIVES UNION.
The struggle between the Iron League and the
uo,sesniths Union has assumed big proportions and
has been diverted into struggle between the Building
Material Dealers Association and the Iron League
ON the one hand against the building trades OF this
CITY on the other. When the trouble began about
,broe months ago about 900 workers were directly
and irdirecty afoc Cd Now than 10000 wo,kers
in this city are idle and more strikes are being
ordered every day. The trouble began when the
hod hoistng engineers insisted that Paul Chandler
non.unOn man employed on the new Criminal Court
House In Cen'rcst, should DO discharged. Chambers
EMPLOYERS, the Jackson Architectural Iron Works. re
fused to discharge him. Then began the struggle
between tile Iron League and the Housesmlths' Union
which has since spread to almost every building trade
in tho city almost paralyzng building operations In
every part Of the city and threatening TO stop all
building operations In Brooklyn as well.
The dispute between the Iron League and the House
smiths Union resulted In boycott against the Iron
League Zen the Boari of Walking Delegates of the
building Trades took up the fight against the Iron
League and decided to call Its members out from all
buildings where members OF the League had contracts
for work. As the Iron League includes in its member
shin every important irJn manufacturer In New-York
Brooklyn and Jersey City, 1t Will be seen that the
struggle an important The efforts Of the Board
against the firm OF J. Il. d J. NJ. Cornell and the
Jackson Architectural Iron Works
The exact number OF strike cannot be
learned 1t Is not disputed, however, that more than
1O. 900 ln the various building trades are now
Idle Strikes have been ordered on buildings at the
following places Twenty thirds and Fourth ave,
Twenty thrst. and sccondovc., Twenty secondst.
and Fonrthave.. TwentythiId-st, between Fifth and
Sixth ayes. Astor Place and Lafayette Place,
lfx, and ixxay nd
St., Waverly Place, between Green and Mercer sts;
Fulton and Nassau ss. No. 712 Broadway, sixth-ave.
and Twenty fourth ST.. Farmers Loan and Trust Build
Ing. iIavemeycr Building Imperial Hotel Annex,
West broadway and Lconari-st Puck Building Annex,
Third and Green sts., Eightyseconds st. and
Eighth ave. Hotel Waldorf New Netherlands
Hotel. Elcventh-st. and Thirteenth ave. Twenty FIFTH
St. and Third-avc.. Criminal Courthouse In Centre-s.
Eighty -fourthst.. between First and Second ave. ;
Thirty .fourth-st.. near Fffthave.; Onehundredand
fftyxthst. and Tenth ave-. One hundred and thirty
ninthst and Western Boulevard. Northumberland
ffty-sxthst. md Tcnth-avc. Onohundrc and forty
seysluh.st. and Eighth-ave. one hundred and thir
tecnthst.. between Fifth and Sixth ave. Onehundred
and-tveny eighth-st and Sixth ave, Eighty second st.
and Riverside Drive. ono hundred and foureenth-st
and Ienox ave- one hund red and st. and
second ave. Seventy seventlst.. between Ninth and
Tenth ave- sixty nlnth-st and Ninhave.. sixty third
St and Western Boulevard. Thirty -fourth-st. and
Thlrdave. Eighty seventies st. and Avenue A. Eighty
eighthst., between First and second'ave. one hun
dred n nd sixteenth st. and Madison ave, one
hundred and 81 xteenthst. and Parkave One
hundred and thirteentli-st.. between First md
and second aves. Onchundred and twelfth and
Avenue A, Madison and Market sts. one hundred and
fourth,t between Third md Lexington ayes. seventy
sxth.si and Western Boulevard, one hundred and
lourthtt. ard West End ave, Eighty secOnd-st. and
Tcnthg we, Eighty seventh 81. and Avenue A. Eighty
eighth st.. between First and Second ayes; Eghtieth
ST. between Nlnth ard Tenth Eighty sixth ST.,
letween First and second ayes. Ninety nnth-st and
Western Houlevard one hundred and twenty eghth-st
and Leiox ave, sixty ninth St, between Eighth and
ninth sves. Fourcenth-st, between Eighth and Ninth
ayes: Thrticth-st between sixth and seventh ayes.
Broadva, and Bcavcr-st Eighty fourthst. and Ninth.
ave- FEy-seventh st.. between Broadway md seventh
Mercer and Fourth SITS.