The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
Strikers Expect Similar Out
come to Allen Trouble.

| The strike of the local Moulders' I'm
Pero. is off. Both parties in the con
troversy have made concessions, ant
have reached an amicable settlement
of the trouble.
The strike was virtually settled las
Wednesday, when Mr.. Pero had con
ference with j. d. PIERCE at the foun.
drymen's request. Mr. Pero ther
agreed to employ none but union labor
but seriously objected to paying $25t
per day as the minimum rate Of
wages.
Mr.. Pierce communicated with the
union. and at a special meeting yester'
day afternoon, committee was APP
pointed to confer further with Mr.. Pero
and was given power to come to a set
tlement. The following comprise the
members on the committee: President
e. p Huntoon, Daniel Sullivan and
John Frye.
The committee reported at the meet
ing last evening, and after protracted
session, 1t was agreed to call the strike
off at Pero's foundry. The president
was empowered to continue the con-
ference further with Mr.. Pero, and tc
straighten out any kinks that may APP
pear before the final settlement of the
difficulty.
The trouble with Mr.. Pero which re-
suited in a strike at his foundry several
months ago, was brought about by the
employment of non-union coremakers
The strike had many peculiar features
two of Mr. Peros sons being in the
ranks of the strikers. The strike drag
ged along for quite d while, and Mr.
Pero secured plenty of non-union help
but these disappeared from time tc
time, and it was intimated that the
strikers spirited them away. 'rwo, II
is known, spent a few days in the city
hospital as the result Of meeting with
some of the pugnacious strikers.
| Mr.. Pero's business dropped off con
sderably, mainly because of his in
ability to secure competent coremak
ers.
Several propositions from the strikers
for a settlement OF the strike were
turned down by Mr.. Pero, who Later
saw the error of his ways and bore the
olive branch of peace to the striking
moulders.
That the settlement of the strike
should be effected, is due to the rusr
of the foundry business, and the gen.
eral prosperity all over the city. The
strikers had secured work elsewhere
and the other founqries were receiving
the business Pero usually did, because
of his inability to turn the work Out
fast enough. The strikers claim that
a whole carload of castings weighing
in the neighborhood of 10 tons had beer
returned to the foundry by the Boston
valve works. The Burrel Heating
Company and the Young machine shoT
| had also to take their work from Pero
so the strikers say.
The union voted to Join the state
branch of the Federation Of Labor, and
then adjourned till next Monday night
| The Coremakers Union met at labor
headquarters last evening, and in
structed the executive committee, con
sisting of II. NJ Gleason, J. ]. Meara
]. r. O'Lea.ry and F. p A.. Gilchrist
to confer with Mr.. Pero and effect a
settlement Of the strike 1t is under
stood that as Mr.. Pero recognizes the
union, the coremakers have no griev-
ance, and will return to work 1t was
voted to appropriate sl4 for the MARI
boro strikers
| The coremakers' strike at Aliens
| foundry is still in q flourishing condi-
ton, and the strikers expect it to re-
main in that condition unless Mr.. AL
len capitulates as did Mr.. Pero.
The committee appointed by the Cen
trail Labor Union reported on the mat
ter of Buttrick & Eddy. 1t had been
stated that the firm handled hats made
by Maloy e. Sons Of Danbury, ct. This
has been proven to be false, as Buttrick
e Eddy handle none but union goods.