Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-02
MAY DAY STRIKES.
The Eight-Hour Day Made
the Leading Feature.
PoftIand's Building Trades Practically
Tied Up BY Men Stopping Work.
Scores Of Strikes the Country Over, mo.,,y
Along the Same Lines.

Along the Same Lines.
Portland, Ne, May 1.-The threaten
cd strike OF the union workmen in inc
building trades in this city BEGAN. This
morning. and the officers of the unions
claim to be well satisfied with the sit
uation. this afternoon. They claim that
in every case. with the exception of the
Painters Union. from whic. no repart
will be received until evening. the ma
jointly of the workmen did not 60 to
work. this MOI ming. and are determined
TO hold out until their demands are
granted.
On the other hand the contractors,
with the exception of the master ma
sons. say they have plenty Of men to
carry on their work and positively will
not accede to any demands made upon
them. In two or three instances work
has been suspended. but the contract
oIs in these cases say the work is such
that no harm Will be done by waiting.
and they prefer TO step aside and see
how things are going.
There were developments of import
ance in the strike. situation. tonight.
The m2sonS at a meeting tonight. de-
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not to come To Portland. One plumb
ing concern employing four men CON
ceded the demand for an eight hour
day. None Of the contractors have
'ii""e any eh"i' stt 70 "ptaih men 10
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Rostnr Nav AN 2-bo,,r wo,t a,v
with wages ~ 81 n.r a.,v bas inc, la..n
granted Ia th.. AM bridra ma etrnc-
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nlov.,s ana ~. mar r,r n,-,ny x..,rs
they have worked for ninc bonre At \
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.naa st,ila of n. h,aya,.v uorkare
took nlaca ,bie mo,nin,, M, tho mon
secured 'heir dtihdi'ds ana th' s.iike ~
on. ne i'iei ~ 'i'e i"."ie "n' WIZ
pnt nine houfs uay ana the minimum
rate ranges from sia week LOT y1fu
iap"rers 10 80 q week ioi liie 'iiiei eh-
h'l"Sepoi ie'L"hh-' My T. -1of" IMAM
~ per cent OF the JourheShheh caipeh-
ters ana all OF the bElcklaycfs. stone
masons and plasterers struck, TINS
morning. AT noon the strike was prac-
tically over nearly all the master
grant the demands of the men. The
carpenters struck for a minimum wage
rate of 35 cents an hour: the brick
LAYERS. plasterers and stone masons for
a minimum of As cents. All secured
the S-hour schedule a wear ago.
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turned TO work on hotlica''oi 'i''''
their scale VIII De Sisheu.
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for an increase of 10 cents an hour'
which if granted Will make the union
scale so cents. "A large humper Oh union
plumbers are also out.
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ca, Er,ncisco Nav 1.-Or-anized
cooks and walters OF this city struck.
today for shorter hours more pay and
one dav off each week.