The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-09
BUTCHERS CUT WORK.
Two Versions Of a Little
Trouble At Win
berry's Store.

The butchers employed by William
Winberry, a Newark avenue merchant,
have been out on a strike for the past
two days The cause is the discharge of
one of the union men last Sunday morn
ing.
The men held a meeting this morning
in Murphy's hall, on Montgomery street.
They decided not to return to work until
they report their grievances to the Hud-
son Trades, Council, which meets next
Monday night, at Germania Hall, on
Third street. and ask for it's support
A number of the members when inter-
viewed this morning said they. could not
put up with their employers arbitrary
rules. They say his shop has had for
the past two years the best workmen Of
any first class butcher business in the
county and that they will not be die
tated to by any individual, as they be-
long to labor organization. They will
wait and see what action will be taken
by the Council at the next meeting.
The men who went on strike are:-Thes.
Rownan, James Murphy Jacob Nunges-
ser, Paul J. Winberry, John Cohnors,
Thomas Shannon Harry Candy, James
Dwyer, Richard Kindred and William
Smith.
At Winberry's store this morning re-
porter was told that last Saturday, morn
ing one of the men used very offensive
language in the cashiers presence, and
Mr.. Winberry discharged him. AS he
was union man the rest of the employees
left with him. Sunday afternoon they
came to Mr. Winberry and said if he
xuo ctofo he oil
return. to duty the following morning.
Mr.. Winberry at first told them he would
but later refused to take the man back.
The real difficulty among the men, Mr.
Winberry claims, is that they want td
get rid of man by the name of Durkin,
who has been in Mr.. Winberrys employ
for a number of years. He does not be-
long to the union.
The Shop Butchers Association has
been sending out the following circular to
all butchers throughout the country for
the past month";
Dear Sir-Your weekday hours of
labor are too long, to say nothing about
the hours you work on Sunday-averagin
lO4 hours per week. This condition of
servitude can only be remedied by more
thorough organization, and to accomplish
that object all members in arrears for
uuSS Will De TSluSldleQ on the payment
of one dollar. Initiation fee for new
members, 81.
There is no mechanic or tradesman
who labors so many hours as the shop
butcher.-the Sabbath finds you working
at the bench, when other mechanics are
at rest. The clerks shortened their
hours by organizing. We can do what
they and others have done. Do you not
feel 1t your duty to help in this cause?
'sWe have not only thousands Of organ
lied laboring men to assist US in our just
efforts to shorten our hours but the lib
erty loving citizen will come to our rescue
and save US from slave condition more
especially the Church will strongly pro-
test to the boss butchers compelling us
to violate the holy Sabbath by needless
labor.
Through organization and agitation,
creating a healthy public opinion-more
powerful than statutory law-victory will
reward US by shortening our weekday
hours and abolish Sunday labor, if you
will fall in line with us and strive to OBJ
tain more humane hours s
THOMAS BOWMAN,
President.
Secretary"