Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02

Pittsburg, April lin obedience to
an order decided upon, last night, about
400 wagon makers, members of the To-
cal union, struck, today, for an increase
IN wages of Is per cent, recognition of
the union and a 9-hour day.
Columbus, Ohio, April Local
brewery workers to the number of 500
struck, today, because the men refused
10 accept the decision of the American
Federation of Labor convention to the
effect that engineers and firemen il
brewery plants must affiliate with their
respective crafts. The engineers anC
firemen will remain at work.
Philadelphia, April 1.-Nearly zoo
iourneymen plumbers struck here. to-
day, to enforce their demand of $3.50
for day of eight hours, first class men
and SO day for apprentices who have
served three years.
Hazleton, Pa, April 1-Crawford &
Co., local stripping contractors, today.
granted their employees a 10 per cent
wage increase to take effect at once.
Cleveland, Ohio, April 1.-The Lake
SiiciC IIiCNlll IL ~, tot!dS, dllIouIlCSQ d
IN advance in the pay of all motormen
and conductors of one cent an hour
The advance takes effect Immediately.
Schenectady, n. Y, April 1.-The merl-
oers Of the Electrical Workers Union Went
out on a strike, today, to enforce their de-
nand for So a day, an increase of 80 cents
day
Denver. Col, April 1.-The members of
he local union of the Amalgamated Sheet
steel Workers, struck. today for 81 per
lay. Three hundred cigarmakers are idle
because of the tobacco strippers' strike.
| Two hundred and fifty timers are also out
tor increased wages.
Cleveland. Ohio, April 1-Five hundred
inion painters went ON strike. here, today,
20 enforce their demand for an increase OF
II cents to 3712 cents an hour
Pittsburg, April Lone hundred and
fifty non-union structural iron workers i'm
ported from Baltimore by the American
Bridge Co, arrived in this city, today
They were met by committee OF strikers
who prevailed on them not to go to work.
Terre Haute Ind. April 1-ATen thousand
| coal miners III Indiana did not go to work,
today. pending an agreement on disputed
points. John Mitchell and a committee of
he miners will meet with representatives
If the operatives in Chicago. tonight. and
t is expected they will reach a settlement.
Belaire, Ohio, April lone thousand
miners in the four Pan Handle counties
| Of West Virginia and Belmont county,
| Ohio, refused TO go to work, today. be
I cause the operators decline to sign the
scale adopted at the Joint conference at
Wheeling held some time ago. The opera
| tors say they were not invited to the
Wheeling conference and therefore they
will rot sign the scale.
| Sharon, Pa. April 1.-The bricklayers OF
| the Brcklayers and MlsonS international
| Union went on strike here today, ana
| building operations are partially tied UP.
| by the United States Steel Corporation at
| South Sharon also struck because the
| company wanted them to work ~ hours
| day,
| Schenectady. N. y. April 1.-The long
| threatened strike of the carpenters for ~
| cents an hour instead of 50 cents, tho
present rate, Is on and building operations
| ire now tied up through the city. Over
| 500 menyare affected and they declare they
will have the support of the allied trades.
| A leading contractor said, today. that non
union men will be brought here immedi-
| ately
| Lynn, Mass, April Refusal Of the
| mas ter painters to sign the new wage
| scale of Painters and Decorators Union,
| No Ill, today for 30 cents an hour over
| the old price of By cents an hour has
| caused strikes in nine shops Three firms
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