The sun., 1894-09-09
MORE EAST SIDE STRIKERS,
OTTER GARMENT WORKERS DE-
CTDE TO JOIN THE TLILORB

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The strike Of the tsllors belonging 10 the
United Garment Workers and the Knights OF
Labor seemed as far from settlement as ever
Yesterday. The Executive COMMITTEES Of the
Brotherhood OF Taiors predict that 1000 more
hands will strike to-day or Tomorrow. and that
II the strike l. not settled in . very short tim.
not machine will BE- in operation in any branch
Of the clothing trade on the east side.
A lively meeting Of the Contractors' Associs-
,ion was held ct I65 East Broadway in the
afternoon. It ended by rejecting the agreement
offered b. the Brotherhood Of Tailors the articls
recurring the contractors to give bonds for one
year being the chief obstacle. L. Marks wss
Chairman.
"They want ne 10 discriminate between II.
Garment Workers and the Knights," said the
Chairman, and shut out the Knishts. WIN
you do thatf"
Never" shouted the contractors
The secretary Of the meeting tried TO resd ths
agreement article by article. but the contractors
were too excited to listen. Finally resolution
was passed TO the effect that the manufacturers
were willing to concede the weekly wage sys-
tenn and the wages and hours demanded and
that the contractors would not give individual
bonds, but were willing 10 exchange bonds COLI
lectively with the Brotherhood Of Tailors pro-
vided the manufacturers agreed TO an advance
OF from 30 to 35 per cent. for year. The reso-
luton also stated that the contractors would not
discriminate between Knights and Brotherhood
men.
large halls. Joseph Barondees spoke at most OF
them. The overcoat and sack coat makers met
at Liberty Hall in East Houston street and de-
cided to strike TOR more wages and better condi-
tons. About 5000 are N quit work to-day. In
the audience were about fifty girls. II IL alleged
that they only Sl.50 a week.
The 1900 shirtm akers, men and women. In
the United Hebrew Trades, are talking Of etrik-
ing. The Lithuanian coatmakers. to the num-
Der OF 500. were organized as local so Of the
United Garment Workers at 20 Rivington street
There are about 1000 of them and. IL ts eaid.
they will Join the strikers. A meeting Of makers
OF knickerbokers was held in New Irving
Hall. They decided to strike for better wages
and shorter hours. They number about 900.
They say that they earn only 80 week. They
was also reported that 200 members Of Tailors'
Progressive Union No. II. who met In Liberty
Hall. decided 10 strike. A committee from
Newark reported that 1000 tailors there were
going on strike against the task work system.
IL was reported in the afternoon that mors
street, where the Executive Committee of the
strikers met. and that 1000 OF their employees
would return TO work. At Golden Rule Hall.
125 Rivlngtnn street. where the striking cloak
makers met. II was reported that Meyer Jonas
son a CO. had conceded the advance demanded
2. 900 cioakmakers. Charles II. Reichers, Secre-
tary Of the United Garment Workers. was au-
thority for the statement that Flecheimer,
Ftschel & Co, clothing manufacturers, had
ing that they would give bonds for their eighteen
ContractDrs.