The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-30
DECIDE ON THE BOYCOTT
The Grifang Works Loeked-0ut
Employees to Force the
Issue.

A boycott has been declared on all the
articles manufactured by the Griffin Iron
Company. This action was taken yester-
day at the meeting Of the Central Labor
Union, in Clarendon Hall, New York, and
was concurred in by the committee which
was appointed by the locked out employees of
the Grifing Company, to enlist the SYM
pathy Of the building trades, The locked
out employees were much opposed
at first to q boycott, as they wished to give
the officials OF the company every oppor-
tunity to adjust the trouble at the works. A
week ago when the Central Labor Union
notified the locked-out men that it had de-
cided to order a boycott, the employees re-
quested that the boycott be held off for an
other week at least. The Union which was
anxious to order the boycott, reluctantly
postponed action, and it only did SO at the
earnest solicitation of the Grifling en-
ployes. The Grifffing Company does not
occupy an enviable position, at least, as far
as the Labor Unions are concerned, and the
boycott will be pushed with much vigor.
RECEIVED THEIR PAY.
The locked out men met on Saturday after
noon at Bergen Hall and formed in double
rank, according to departments, and marched
to the works to receive their pay envelopes.
AS the men filed into the Office the paying
clerk, who was in waiting, handed each man
the amount due him. The meu expected
that President Williams would be on hand
aud offer to re-employ them, but they were
disappointed President Williams did not
put in an appearance, and the men left the
office as they entered it, quietly.
This morning the employees held another
meeting at Tanners Hail, and the report of
the committee which attended the meeting
of the Central Labor Union yesterday was
received with cheers. The chairman of the
meeting delivered an address, in which he
explained why boycott had been declared.
His speech was interrupted frequently by
cheers. Among other things he said 1.-THE
committee was not anxious to have boycott
placed on the Grifing goods, but we must dc
something to bring the company to time.
We have given the officials every opportun-
ity to effect settlement, but our leniency
was not taken advantage of. Now the com
pany must suffer the consequences. You all
know that a boycott is a serious thing and
is declared off. You have now
taken serious step and the
situation demands your united support
URGED TO STAND TOGETHER.
Above all times you must stand together
There must be no desertion from the ranks OF
else you will be defeated We now command
the situation and we now are the dictators
1t Is Ior us 10 say WheJner tne Grl1nng Iron
Company shall resume its work under the
old schedule or not at all. The works cannot
be operated without u.s. If new hands are
employed it will be weeks before the
company can resume work, and while teach
ing them the tricks Of the business the
company will suffer daily loss Of thousands
Of dollars. am satisfied that the officials
will find it cheaper to pay us the old
schedule of wages than to teach new hands
b,r1 hot rxril1 aff rnv1{
at violence, as it will hurt our cause tc
do so."
The employees will hold another meeting
tomorrow morning.