Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-24
LABOR TROUBLES.
Tenth Annual Report Of Commissions
Carroll d. Wright

Carroll d. Wright.
WASHINGTON, Oct. %. In his tenth
annual report, devoted to strikes and
lockouts, which has just been com.
pleted, Carroll D. Wright, commission.
err OF labor, computes that the loss to
employees in Establishments in which
lockout and strikes occurred during
the thirteen and a half years ended
June 30, 1894, amounted to $3.50, 400, 3s2,
and to employers to 94,S25, s37. The
loss To employees on account Of strikes
was Sl63, s07, 500, and on account Of
lockouts, $26,6s5, $40; to employers on
account Of strikes, ss2, $50, $3.50, and on
account Of lockouts, $ls, 935, AL.
The number Of establishments in.
volved in strikes in this period was SO, =.
1872, and the number Of persons thrown
out Of employment by reason of strikes
3,7l4, 4o6, making an average loss to
the employees Of each establishment Of
S2,S6S and to each person Of &4. The
number OF establishments involved in
lockouts was 6,067, and the number Of
persons locked out 1866, 500. These per.
sons lost an average Of SIS each. The
assistance given to strikers and the
subjects of lockouts during the period
amounted, as far as ascertainable, to
sl3,43S, 704, or little over per cent.
OF the total loss to employees.
One Of the most important tables
given is that relating to the causes Of
strikes. This statement shows that
more than fourth Of them were caused
by arefusal to accede to demand for
increase OF wages; over 10 per cent. for
a refusal to concede reduction OF
hours and more than sper cent. by the
determination Of employers to reduce
wages Three Thousand, six hundred and
twenty, or almost per cent Of the
strikes, were caused by sympathetic
action with other strikes, and 1858
were occasioned by the employment Of
non-union men. The industries most
affected by strikes in the past seven
and half years were the building
trades, with 20,7s5 establishments in
volved. After these, in the order OF
Importance, came coal and coke, cloth
ing, tobacco, food preparations, stone
etc.
Out OF total of 10, 1888 strikes in the
entire country for this period, 5000, or
to exceed Sc per cent, occurred in
twenty-six of the principal cities,
while OF the establishments involved
In lockouts over 81 per cent occurred
in these cities. Fifty-nine per cent. Of
The establishments engaged in strikes
wero closed on an average OF twenty
two days, and GA per cent. of those en-
gagged In lockouts for an average OF
days, the loss of time in
other cases being only temporary. In
each case there were a few establish
nents closed permanently.
Success was gained by the employees
n over 43 per cent of the strikes; par
,ial success in over 10 per cent, while
he remaining AZ per cent. were fail
Tres. Over As per cent Of the lockouts
succeeded completely, and over 10 per
'ent. partially. The Others were fail
Tres, In the successful strikes 660,0 99
1ersous were thrown out of employ
nent, 3ls.s0l In those partially success
'ul and /, 400, 0Ss in those which failed.
)f the total number of persons thrown
,ut OF employment by the strikes in
he entire period of thirteen and a
lalf years, S7S per cent. were
ENABLES and by lockouts 1888.
OF the 10, 4ss strikes which occurred
n the seven and half years especial
y covered by the present report, 1926
we're ordered by labor organizations,
while OF the l4s lockouts of this period
'nly eighty-one were ordered by
organizations of employers Sixty
line per cent of all the strikes and 70
'er cent of all the lockouts of the
even and half year period treated of
occurred in the five states of Illinois,
Sew York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Massachusetts,, Illinois taking the lead
# all the states of the union