Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-02
BAKERS STRIKE.
Fourteen Hundred in Boston
and Vicinity Quit Work.
Master Bakers Say They Will Operate
Open Shops"
,.,rd. Of Employees Embodied If
New Working Agreement.

.;r,a nj more than 1900 bakers In
" ~, cambridge, Chelsea, Lynn
t"'' and Brockton, the first day OF
.,;s wear, passed without any Sc
49, ,abor disturbances at any points
li'u ErgIand. Not for many years
AZ 49, Labor situation been SO peaceful
NJ h.rrnoaious rs at the present time
II Eor,v-fve plumbers will leave theil
,a-k At Maiden, tomorrow.
A. calais, Vt, 80 granite quarry
o.l,ars whose demand for an increase
j, n rer cent. in wages was refused
,a,.ed today, to work three days, this
,a.t nending a conference between
,h.. local quarry owners and the Barre
Granite Manufacturers Association.
Tho strike of the stone masonS al
Manchester, y. H., was settled, today
rho etrike situation at the Fore River
Shin and Engine Co. at Quincy is I'M
changed although it is claimed that
some of the strikers have returned to
work.
strike Of 400 carpenters employed
j., Springfield and ChicOpee was de-
,I,rrd tonight The men demanded a
d.,iIv increase. of 80 cents which was re-
tus.d by the employers.
Lat. tonight, the market teamstels
,.ridDd not to strike, tomorrow.
Committee Gr tCalnsterS Will confer
yyith representatives Of the employers
,n Wednesday,. The question OF i
.,,it. DEPENDS upon this conference.
Ts..ou Ma: 1.-The strike OF NOR"
,bou 400 bakers IN Boston. Cambridge
ana Chelsea. went im;o effect at
n'pIo, K. tonight. Every bakery III inc
three. cities mentioned is affected, With
The exception of the Hebrew bakeries.
The tay men Quit wort. at O'Clock.
ant. the night shiit which usually goes
to work at that nour. failed to appear
II! their accustomed places.
The daily output IF bread in Boston
il from 3O0.o0o 20 100000 ioav"a. anu
this supply will be practically cut oil
Th.. larger hotels and restaurants
,,Ili not b.. affected by the strike. as
the employees of those places that bake
their own bread and pastry are mem
lnrs Of the Cooks and Walters Union
and will not he called out. The smallel
hotels and rrstaura nts that depend or
tn. bakeries for their supplies will fee
.rriougly the effects of the strike.
The members of the Master Bakers
Association have refused absolutely t.
grant the demands of the men. ant
have declared that in the future they
yin operate open shops"
The employees demands We're EN-
bodied In !, new working agreemen
irh tod N
hakersand which. in the event OF tn
lntt" ~signins. would have PREVENTED
s,ril sssaed Iockouts for one year, pro-
vision having Leen made for the arbf'
trition Of al differen, es.
Th,. demands We're, III brief: Sixt!
hours for a weeks wo K; not more thar
Fix days work per week; minimum
wage. $1J: foremen IS, second hand
and oven men SIG; all employees to b.
members Of the Journeym"n Bakers
,'nIon. ana all bread to Dear the unio
label.
The master bakers We're willing q
first 10 renew the working agreemon
IN force during the past year, hut nov
declare that they will not sign an
agreement nor recognize the onion il
any way.
TIL" STRIFE Of the bakers IS not con
fined To BOSTON. Chelst u aPd Car.
bridge. Strikes were ordered. to
day. in the districts ces4erirg Il
lynn. Salem and Brockton. a
Fail River and Waltham the union
have deferred action for one week j
The hop" that the master bakers wi
;'Erc' Ia them demands.
1t was announced by the union. to
night. that during the day about 4
firms. employing Ara men. had signe
the new agreement and that tomorrow
Their bakeries would be in operation
statement issued by the NIastc
EIkcrS Association. tonight. says tina
nj Il conference or Thursday April 9
the union asked for an extension {
On" weeks time which was granted b
tfr" master bakers with the under
'tIudiiE that neither side take an
action before May I. and that anotht
'"nt"r'E," hp h,ld on Monday, May
II / +. NJ. Notwithstanding this, tn
hh'"n' mt last evening and voted
Siiikt sunday morning. The maste
'"E'iS have decided 10 run ''ope
SHOPS and take back any of their en-
rl"NrS urhrr the conditions regardin
nouns ana wages during the last yea