Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-25
FIGURES ON SUCCESS of STRIKES
industries of Country Suffered Less
in 1908 Than Since 1892.


WASHINGTON, JuIy 2A-The Industries
of the United States suffered less from
strikes during 1905 than in any year since
1892 If the number of employees thrown out
OF work by strikes and the duration of the
strikes be taken a measure According
TO the twenty-first annual report of the
bureau of labor OF the Department of Com
merce and Labor in 1906 there were 221 6S6
employees thrown out of work by 2O77
strikes undertaken by 176.337 strikers in
S'S9 establishments, and lasting an aver
age of twenty-three days In each establish
ment involved.
The report in part says:
The year 1894 stands out In the history of
the country as the year most notable for
the number OF workers thrown out of work
by strikes, over $4,000 employees being
throWn out OF work by l,S49 strikes, UNDER
taken by O4OS4 strikers In s,196 establish
nehts, ana lasting an average of forty
two days in each establishment involved
statistics for twenty-five-year period
Dered 6757 and lockouts l.546 The number
of persons who went out on strike during
tihe twenty-hye e., years was e,7S,O4S and
occupation on another in the same estab-
ishment swells the aggregate of employees
affected during the period to 9.52s 434 Tho
average duration Of strikes per establish
ment was twenty-five days and of lockouts
eighty-four days. The greatest number OF
sIihes IN any one industry was In the
building trades. which had over 9s per
cent of the strikes and IS per cent Of ali
the establishments involved In strikes
The Importance of the part that organ
lied labor plays IN strikes. the report saws
is indicated by the fact that OF the total
number of strikes in twenty-five wears
practically 81 per cent were ordered nv
labor organizations Employees succeeded
In winning all the demands for which the
strikes were undertaken in As per cent OF
10 per cent, and in only SO per cent az tba
establishments did they fail entirely to win
any Of their demands.
Lockouts resulted wholly I'm favor of en-
ployes in AZ per cent of the establishments
involved, succeeded partly in II per cent
and failed entirely in 80 per cent Strikes
ordered by labor organizations were wholly
successful in practically so per cent ~
the establishments involved, partly success
ful In almost l6 per cent and failed entirely
in only IS per cent of the establishments
During the quarter century period men
TONED, Al per cent OF all strikes were nm
dertaken for increase Of wages alone or in
combination with other causes: over % per
cent wholly OF partially By disputes con-
ceIning the recognition of union and union
rules, practically ~ per cent caused bV re-
duction in wages, almost 10 per cent were
to enforce demands for a reduction OF hours
and only little less than per cent were
sympathetic.
Strikes for increased wages have been
more successful than those for any other
cause Strikes concerning recognition of
union and union rules entirely failed IN a
per cent OF the establishments involved and
sympathetic strikes (the most unsuccessful
Of alb, entirely failed in &c per cent Of
the establishments involved.
During lS0l-lSC. per cent Of all strikes
and y per cent OF all lockouts were set
tied by joint agreement, and less than
per cent OF the strikes and a little over
per cent Of the lociSouts were settled BY
arbitration