New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
BIG STEEL STRIKE ORDERED
TWENTY THOUSAND SHEET steel,
WORKERS TO GO oUT-oPERAToRs
REFUSE TO SIGN SCALE

Pttsburg. June 29-The joint conference cor,-
rnittee OF the Amalgamated Associate, % To-,
Steel and Tin Workers and the American Sbea,
steel Company, which has been in session bero
was unable TO reach an agreement on the xvaqa
scale for the ensuing year, and adjourned finally
after session Of less than twenty minutes
The Amalgamated Association officials asked
that the scale be signed for all the Union mills.
and the manufacturers presented a co,,r,a,
proposition, not only refusing TO sign for ALI the
union mills. but stipulating that two the Ola
Meadows plant, at Scottdale and the saltsburg
Penn, plant, that We're included last wear he
exempt from the scale this year. The confararoa
then broke Up. and President Shafrer AZ onoa
issued strike order. The strike will involve all
the union sheet mills in the country and abour
twenty thousand skilled workmen.
When seen by representative of The Asso-
ciated Press. President Shaffer said.
The American Sheet Steel Company signed the
sci-le -asl year IN All our union mills except the
Woods mill At McKeesport. In course Of the
year they took advantage Of the conditions 90
isung Al the ScOttdale and Salisbury pIsDts 10
leau me NorKhlen from the organization. and
now laey oIIer 10 sign the scale at the reduced
number Of union mills The nolicv oF ~
Amalgarnated Association under my Administered
ZION has been conservative and for peace bI,+
now IL is merely a matter Of which si6a t,oIjs
out the longest.
When asked what the strike order meant. he
said: IT'S fight. They threw down the saunt-
let and we took il up. That's what il means -
A shutdown OF the union plants of the Arneri
can sheet Steel Company will involve nine of
the largest sheet plants in the country. The
company operates a total OF twenty-four plants
but the largest Of these are the organized estab-
Eshments. The Amalgamated Association con-
tTols 90 per cent OF the production Of the COM
pany and long shutdown OF this proportion
Of its plants would mean an inesttmable loss
with The present crush of orders
Notwithstanding President Skaters order II
IS thought another effort viii be made next week
10 effect a settlement. as il is well known that
neither side Is anxious for a protracted shut
down. The Anna gamated officials would not OBJ
Ject 10 q suspension OF two or three weeks for
the reason that the men are worn out with the
steady run ever since the first Of the year
The bar iron wage conference between the Off
Gals or the Amalgamated Association and rep
resentauYes OF the Republic Iron Company and
American Steel Hoop Company, reconvened at
the Hotel Lincoln at , o'clock this afternoon
Inc session VIII continue until late tonight as
determined effort is being made 10 reach an
agreement.
None OF the officials OF either side would offer
10 make q prediction 10 the outcome OF the
conference. J. W. jerks, Of the American Steel
HOOP company admitted that a number Of
points IN the scale had been agreed TO- bur they
We're subject 10 an agreement on the entire scale
II is believed that If a settlement Is not made
to-day or tonight both sides will come 10 an
agreement soon.