The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-26
LOCKOUT IMMINENT.
Brewers Give Their En-
ployees an Ultimatum.
Must Decide by Saturday on
"Work or War"
|Workmen's Demands Entirely Ig-
nored by the Bosses.

Ia lockout of brewery employees will
AXE place in Brooklyn Saturday, unless
brewery Employees Union No. SO with
|raws certain demands which have been
|,jected by the brewers.
The employees threatened to strike,
| md declsf red boycott against all brew
|rs who refused to sign the agreement.
The brewers have now turned the tables
Ind decided to lock out all employees
Who insisted on the terms of the brew
! ny employees ultimatum.
The brewers do not say they will lock
heir men out. They use milder lam
uage, but 1t means freeze-out Just
be same. They say all those who do
bit wish to remain in their employ
lthout an agreement can go.
Only tho brewers who are not in the
fewers' pool are concerned in this fight
hey are ]. George Grauer. Leibinger
oehm. Frank Ibert and Paul Weld
ann. The war which they have de-
Jared against the Union is the outcome
| the boycott by the Union against
rauer's brewery. The Union has been
hdeavoring for some time to compel
be brewers outside of the pool to give
fcial recognition to the Union. They
Dyed union workmen and paid union
lagos
It is alleged by the brewers, and de-
ed by the workmen. that the union
ands were refused by Grauer, and
foke all the windows In his brewery.
be brewers say they then determined
take a united stand, and that they will
These are the concessions the work.
len ask for, which the brewers will not
fant
With the exception of foremen.
s inn MT 1 roreme en- and apprentices,
EN- shall not be permitted to perform
labors of journeymen.
Workmen recommended by saloon
epers shall not be employed, under
circumstances,
Workmen shall not be discharged
cept for cause. Sickness is no cause
r. dismissal.
ITO, To avoid ,y VA q reduction in the force
Pyee shall stop work on one day each
ek between Oct 15 and March is.
No member Of the Union shall be
rmited to perform the labors Of a
fver machinist or stoker.
There snail be one apprentice for
cry twenty-five workmen.
Ten consecutive hours shall consti-
days work. and a week shall
an two hours labor shall be per-
fmed Sunday, such work to be paid
extra and at double rates. Three
irs' work shall constitute a days
Dor Labor Day and May ], no work
be performed after A. M. on the
mer day and after noon on the latter
y, wages to be paid in full for both
Wages must be paid weekly, as fol-
rs: To workmen of the first class
the wash-house. SIS, to all others SIG.
all others in other departments. SIS
ri I'll S.r hNV hon 81. l.
e to all workmen. and where beer
kets are in use they shall be dis
buted in unrestricted numbers.
This agreement to be In force from
ril IS. 1894, until April 49, 1896.
he brewers concerned yesterday noti-
their employees that they could
tinue in their employ at union wages,
that the Union would not be recog-
ed. They have until Saturday noon
decide whether 1t Is to be work or
he brewers object principally to de-
nd No. 4 in the Unions ultimatum.
ey were willing. at first to sign the
htract II the Union had consented to
modification of that clause, as sug-
ted by them, by substituting the fol-
ling:
All workmen shall be employed as
x as there is work for them. If bust
s should decrease during the Winter
Hson then there shall be a correspond
/ reduction in the working force, en-
Hyees to be laid off alternately for a
or week, according to the condition
UbuSiness."
III The substitute was not accepted by
u Union, and the break followed.