The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25
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Strikes.

M1lWaukee.-The teamSters ana the
team owners hauling ice for Joseph
Schlitz Brewing Co. struck for an in
crease of one-haf cent per cake. The
demand was granted.
Boston.--Bridge and structural iron
workers struck for an advance Of five
cents per hour. A compromise was
affected, two and one-half cents being
granted. Closed shop agreement went
into effect in three of the largest firms.
Cleveland.-The Canton-Akron Rail-
way Co. have settled with their en-
ployes, the controversy having lasted
three weeks. The men agreed to ac-
cept the company's demands.
The Lumbermens Association and
the Lumber Transfers Union have
settled their difficulties. after a short
strike involving the lumber carrying of
Chicago. The demands Of the men
were granted.
After starting the three factories
equipped with glass chimney blowing
company has announced that it will
install the same machines in the Pitts
burgh works and use them to the ex-
clusion Of the hand blowing process in
the future. The first three factories
that were supplied with the machines
were those of Ellwood, Charlerio and
Toledo, and it was there that strike
was started by the Flint Glass Work.
ers' union to keep the company from
working the costly machines to their
capacity, in order to keep the cost
above the cost Of hand labor.
The strike lasted six months and
has resulted In the defeat Of the labor
unions. The company denied that the
result of the operation Of its ma
chimes in the three factories, unre-
stricted by union rules and dictation,
had been so successful that the future
of the business lay in the development
Of that method, and the South Side
works, as well as those at Marion,
Ind, are to have them.
In the settlement of the strike at the
mines of the United States Steel Cor
poration at Slippery Rock the company
comes out little ahead. It is ad-
mitted that less than the scale was
paid for certain kinds Of work, but on
others the scale rates were exceeded.
The management Of the mines state
that they will be present at the next
joint conference of miners and oper-
ators and have a scale arranged that
will give them the benefit of certain
natural advantages in the mining that
they possess.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Walters union and Dudley
Bros. & McNabb, and the union card,
which was taken out of the establish
n1ent about two weeks ago, will be re-
placed this morning. The settlement
Is on basis of eight hours work at
the same rate Of pay as that called for
in last years contract. In other
words, men who were receiving $12.50
for ten hours work will receive SO
for eight hours work.
Five thousand employees Of members
Of the Builders Exchange League OF
Pittsburgh were, notified by their EN-.
p1oyers to cease work pending the sign
ing Of the 1905 wage scale. Labor
leaders declare they have attempted
to effect a peaceable settlement. The
trades unions have declared for the
closed shop, while the employers have
pledged themselves to the open shop
The Transfers strike in Lynn was
settled by arbitration, the dealers
granting the men the nine hour day
demanded, and In turn have received
the agreement with the men that here
after no strike shall be called until A
sixty days notice Of the grievance
shall have been handed in. This agree
ment affects both sides
The Fall River strike, which was set
tied in January, was one of the most
serious known in the history of the
textile industry of this country. II
lasted five months and twenty-fou1
days, involved eighty-two mills and
twenty-three thousand operatives. The
direct loss in money on either side car
not be accurately computed. It is esti-
mated the total cost is about eight
millions. The settlement was affected
by Gov. w. L. Douglas of Massachu-
sets, the men going back to work al
the old figure pending an investigation
Of the cost Of cotton and the selling
price Of cloth to determine the aver.
: age margin Of profit on which a wage
scale will dependent. The strike wa:
; enc of the cleanest on record, having
, been conducted with quietness amt
| orderliness all the more remarkable
; when the intense personal suffering in.
! volved is considered.
The Pennsylvania railroad wa.
! threatened with q strike which was
settled by conference OF the genera
! manager Of the railroad and the grand
! master Of the Brotherhood Of Locomo.
tive Trainmen. The question of COM
pel1ing brakemen to act as firemen
was settled and uniform wage scale
discussed. An investigation On the
part of the company was promised tc
remedy. other existing evils. It is q
vindication Of the business policy OF
the union when difficulties such NJ
were present in this situation can be
forcefully and conservatively set forth
discussed and settled by joint confer
ence OF the contending parties.
The Interborough Company Of New
York were threatened by the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railroad Employees with a strike