The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
HOS7TLITIES BEGIN
Moulders Start the
Fight Against
Foundrymen.
TROUBLE AT ALIENS
Twenty Men Walk Out as
Result of Core-makers
Strike.
TROUBLE AT ALIENS

The Moulders Union made its first
step towards forcing foundry owners
to recognize the union yesterday, when
20 moulders left their work at William
& Sons foundry on Green street.
This action on thu, part Of the mould
ers was the aftermath of the coremak-
ers' withdrawal from the foundry Mon
day night, when the five men employ
ed in that capacity and helper went
out. The coremakers were scab3' &C
cording to the union definition, they
having taken the places of striking
coremakers few months ago. Yester-
day morning when the moulders learn
ed that the coremakers had left their
benches, the opportunity to force the
firm to recognize the union card in fill
ing the places of the coremakers be-
came apparent, and committee from
the shop was chosen by the workmen
to wait on the members of the firm.
The conference was without results,
save that it made trouble. The mould
ers were given chilly reception, and
were asked to make their own cores.
At $3.50 o'clock the ire of the moulders
had reached its zenith, and the twenty
n1oulders marched from the foundry.
The coremakers expected to receive
sympathy for the moulders but instead
they got the laugh. The striking mould
ers said that they would not assist the
coremakers because they were scabs,
and the coremakers, none Of whom are
more than IS years old, laid that they
went out to help the moulders. AT Ia
Dor headquarters 1t was said that the
H. tv~eff
of May approached and fearing that the
firm would grant the wage increase
asked by the moulders, sought 10 gain
sympathy with the moulders by giving
up their jobs.
George Allen, a member of the firm,
was seen yesterday by Spy man
When asked for his version Of the affair
he replied Il refuse to say word.
Mr.. Allen answered the question as to
whether the firm would grant the moul-
ders more pay May l, by getting very
red in the face and, asserting, That
has nothing to do with this trouble.
No member of this firm has ever said
that the union would not get what 1t
asked"
The dissatisfied moulders met at la
Dor headquarters in the afternoon, and
displayed clam-like adolescence when
the meeting was OYER. The chairman
VI lH6 IuCClIAlE ludl II WeeoAA e1AAJ
body's business, III reply to a question
as to the cause Of the strike. Several
of the moulders said that they went out
( because SOME of the leaders in the shop
union advised them to. The firm had
until the first of May to grant or Ignore
the demands of the moulders union ana
the action of the moulders yesterday
was on the spur of the moment.
The stronger end of the strike IS APP
parently in the hand of the moul1ers.
The firm is very busy at the present
time. and there are orders on hand
which demand immediate attention.
The Allen company can get none OF It's
work done in other foundries II union
men are employed there, and the WORK
must be done. The moulders say that
the company must give in or shut up
its foundry.
The coremakers, to man, were
disappointed lot yesterday They went
to the office of the firm and tried to
get a weeks pay due them, but they
were told that the firm paid once IN
two weeks and that the next pay Gay
would be Monday, May s. At LABOR
headquarters, the striking corenakers
met with rebuff. Their claim that they
went out to help the moulders was
scoffed at, and they were accused OF
going out to save their own necks when
the union got control by having us ie-
mands conceded.
The moulders will meet this evening
in conjunction with the regular session
of the moulders union.