Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-31
FORM A NEW UNION.
The Finishers Secede From the Anal
gamated Association.
DISSATISFIED WITH THE SCALE.
Csrnegie's Beaver Plant Will Be Fully
Protected.
NEWS OF THE GREAT LABOR WORLD

The formation of the Finishers' Union
Saturday night is exciting deal of com.
ment among the workmen in the mills. The
sentiment is somewhat divided as to the
probable result of the new move upon the
older organization with which they were
formerly connected. The opinion among
the men seems to prevail that there is q
tendency among the branches of laboring
men to unite more closely and hereafter to
exist as separate organizations.
The AmaIgamated Association was
formed in 1876 by the puddlers rollers and
heaters uniting. Previous to this the pud-
dlers had an organization and were known
as the Sons of Vulcan. The others were
united in the Association of Iron and Steel
Rollers and Heaters
Dissatisfied With the New Scale.
After the formation of the Amalgamated
Association, the membership was soon ex-
tended to include all the workmen in the
mills except the laborers and some of the
helpers Since that time there was no dis
satisfaction until the last scale was signed
and the plants were started up for the win
ter's trade.
The fnishers claimed to have been re-
duced more than the other men and were
greatly dissatisfied. They began to hold
separate meetings and threats were made
of seeding from the Amalgamated Asso-
citation. A few of the leaders took up the
matter and the formation of the new order
SATURDAY. night, as far as this city is con-
cerned, was the result. Delegates from the
Pittsburg mills will meet at Youngstown
next Saturday, where representatives from
mills throughout the country will assemble,
when national officers may be elected.
When this is accomplished. as seems
probable, lodges will be organized in every
mill. The mills in Pittsburg employing
sufficient fnishers to have distinct lodges
will be: Jones Il LaughIins', the Republic
Iron Works, divers South Tenth and Fif-
teenth street mills A. NJ. Byers & Co. s
mills, Phillips, Nimick s. Co., j. Painter &
Sons, and others.
All the Members Skilled workmen.
y The number of inishers in all the mills is
variously estimated and is not definitely
known, but includes q good proportion of
the men and about all of what are known as
skilled workmen.
The tendency in such plants as Jones s.
Laughlins is to do away with the puddlers
and gradually allow the finishers take their
places. For this reason the finishers have
come 10 occupy prominent place In tne
labor organizations, and their action in
uniting by themselves must have marked
effect is sizing up the situation with the
mill men.
The organizers of the new union claim to
be in accord with the Amalgamated Asso-
citation, and now make their contributions
to its funds as formerly, but millman, who
is well acquainted with the present situa-
tion, said yesterday: "It is natural to sup
pose that the men will hardly pay their
dues to two orders, and the one that con-
Germs their interests most closely will likely
be favored, so that the other will have to
suffer. This move bv the frishers may not
effect the Amalgamated Association as far
as loyalty is concerned, but it will surely
rob it of much of its support. The new
union is said to intend to act in connection
with the Amalgamated Association in the
way of delegates so that their relations
will be entirely harmonious, but we will
have to wait to see what will be the result
1t will take the finishers some time to CON- 4
plete the work begun, and until then, at
least, they will still hold their allegiance
70 the old association"