People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-25
Cincinnati, O.

FIVE THOUSAND C0ATMAKERS
STRIKE.-Five thousand coatmakers quit
work in Cincinnati. and It is estimated
that the number will swell to 1000. The
strike was decided upon at a meeting OF
the Cincinnati Coatmakers' Protective As
ISOLATION, an organization including 800
coatmaking establishments. Letters were
sent recently from the association to the
o. wholesale clothing houses, asking that
the price paid for making coats be in
creased IS per cent. But one firm In the
,ity agreed to meet the demand. 1t was de-
cided to strike, and, accordingly. this
morning nearly every shop represented IN
the association closed its doors.
ConnelsviIIe, Pa.
DRUNKENNESS OR STARVATION
The Elm Grove and Mount Braddock
plants Of the Rainey Coke Works were
closed down indefinitely. and a portion OF
the Rainey ovens. in the Vanderbilt re-.
sion' have also been blown out Official,
OF the Rainey Company state that the
trouble is caused by drunkenness among
the men, who do not report for work reg.
uiariy' 1t is believed here, however. that
the Rainey cannot AFFORD 10 grant ,ha u
per cent advance given by the other one
rators. and viii let the plants remain
idle. This will not affect the o,ber n,,,,.
in the region.
Albany. Ny.
ANNUAL LABOR BUREAU REPORT
-Ihe annual report OF the New York Ru-
reau OF Labor Statistics has been nnh
lished. Among other things. II states
mat: The whole number OF members 70
ported by S9 organizations Is 155sm n,
inc SS returns received by the bureau
from labor organizations in all sections
OF the State, $50 contain the rates .,
wages that prevailed previous 70 org,r,
~"''o" ana those that are now in force.
Four hundred and che organizations sov
that they have increased wages s,x,v
one report that wages are less now than
'ney were previous to the formation OF
ule organization, and Ia unions rano-,
no ehange. As to the working time Ioq
organizations report that the boprs q,
labor have been reduced. six that ,hev
nave been increased. and 2is that there
mas not been any change. The reno-,
calls particular attention to the fact ,h.,
although more than $4,000 was dIsburssd
oy labor organizations in benefits NJ va
rious kinds only about one-sixth of that
amount was used IN conducting strikes
The largest amount expended bv n SINGLE
organization in out-of-work benefits wac
oy New York Typographical Union M
which paid soS5S.52 for this purpose The
next highest was s9D5.5O. disbursed nv
New York Cigarmakers' Union No %
while the Amalgamated Society OF Car.
pehters and Joiners OF New York exnend-
ed %'O5s.5l. The question. Has n raduc,
uon OF wages been prevented by the fact
Oh the existence of your organization,
was answered by e71 organizations n,
which 5B answer yes and IS no: while q
say there has been no demand for q 70
auction. The question, Have the ren
erai conditions in your trade or calling
oeen improved owing TO the existence y,
your organization?' was answered a.
ilrmatively by 621 and negatively nv 40
Forty-six unions connected with the cigar
cigarette and tobacco industry report a
total expenditure Of slO2Sl5.57. In out-of-
work benefits. S5,SOl.lO was spent. siot-
benefits, s2S,sOSB; death benefits 10
5ol.lI; strike benefits. 1854: benefits no,
classified asl52.s2; donated to other labor
organizations, slliS. The labor orpan,.
cations of the State have materially in
creased their membership since the date
OF their formation. This growth has heen
particularly noticeable since 1885, In that
year $50 organizations informed the Ru-
reau that they had l1s,62S members. Tho
returns received in 1894 from $50 un,ons
show that the present membership is 1s5
S@. 1t should be explained that tbeso
hgures do not include the membership ~
numerous mixed assemblies NJ ,bo
knights Of Labor and mixed federal
unions attached to the American Fedora
ton Of Labor besides other orranizs-
lions that failed to respond to the Bu-
reau's inquiries. OF the 500 schedules re-
turned, G65 contained the membership NJ
the unions at the time OF organization.
the number then being 1881. Since the
Of these organizations they
have gained lOS,SO6 members. an increase
OF 235 per cent. There has been a falling
of in membership in only two trades
coopers. machine wood-workers and turn
ers-the coopers' organization reporting
a decrease of 10 per cent and the machine
wood-workers and turner's &c per cent
Thirty-one cigarmakers' unions report an
Increase Of wages. enc decrease. and
live no change. Forty organizations of
The same trade announce a reduction OF
labor hours; four say no change has ia
ken place. Among the building trades
there are lSS organizations that prevented
a reduction, seventeen answer no. and
three say that employers did not attemnt
to reduce wages. Forty-seven organize
tiors, representing the cigar. cigarette