The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-01-23

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any strike. ne mn, belongs Is the
Manufacturers ,Assnciation, but we
have not acted hsit in this matter.
We viii cont tnues use the label on
=.... In othsr Cities: : :. i.
DANBURY, Conn, Jan. 20-About
seven hundred hattera went out at
South. Norfolk, four hundred AT New.
Milford and about SIX hundred at the
three factories in Bethel II which are
members Of the associate while in
this city*about thirty-eight' hundred
persons were Ia Elected by the strike.
The opinion prevails here that it will
| be a. long struggle -. Z. W. T..
| SOUTH. NORWAEK, Conn., Jan. 20
The seven hundred employees OF the
Crofut & Knapp Conway are on strike.
It Is the only plant in the Norwalks
which. has membership in the Manu-
facturers' Association, and the half
dozen other factories are continuing
business as usual
READING, Pa JAM 2O-This is
| large hat manufacturing center, but
! the strike will have no effect mere, as
all the local fur. hat factories are con-
Quoted as open shops. The wool hat
| concerns use labels. =. p -
HARTFORD. Conn.,, Jan. Co.
About six hundred. men and about two
hundred women are involved in the
strike in the three hat factories in
Bethel, which are affiliated with. the
association of manufacturers. and in
South Norwalk, the seven hundred
! men, women and boys employed by
| the Crofott & Knapp Company are
| also out: This is the only plant in; the
! Norwalks which has membership in
the. naanufacturers'>s association. The
three Bethel factories involved are. the
Bethel Hat, Manufacturing Company,
Unteldt & Co. The, instructions given
by the union officials to the shop
crews was that work in hand should
be finished. It is said that this rule
was followed and 3the employees left
| as fast as they cleaned up their work.
NEWBURGH, Conn, Jan. 2O-The
1,600 employees Of the; hat shop here
of Ferry, Weber & Co, although they
| are affiliated .withsssthe. Danbury dis
trict, will not be affected by the action
of the National Hat Manufacturers
Association. This is because the firm
Of Ferry. Weber E. Co. withdrew
from the association about one year
ago. =. -
NEWARK, Nj; Jan. 2o.-Nearly
5000 mon and women representing.
! Locals Nos; :13 and Il United Hat
Trim ~ ors Typi+,5
and Feeders were thrown out of en-
ployment in Newark on account of
the strike. Tne journeymen matters
were notified at meetings of their
unions Tuesday night that they were
to quit work Just az soon as the union
libel was discontinued by their en-.
ployers. = - .. :. ): ~
Shortly before. Ks. o'clock Friday
morning word was received at the:
union feadquarters,s No. As Clinton
street, from tne: Arm, j OF Johnson &
Hammock that the label was no longer
to- be used by: thahaconcern. The EN-
ployes quit theira benches and within
an hour the jounrHeyme:1~ In ten other
factories left: ). their places after the
manufacturers hads< gfyen-: notice that
:: me !, labels we're not g sbe used here
" &: < - 81; II. a. !.
{ NoN-uN1oN TIVE Up COMPLETES
/ %DANBURY,a s,G57n..' Jan. 2o-Tfiere
was not any chafike~ saturday in the
| strike. situation or thesshatters here
! and in South a 2Nyotftwa1k, although a;
general conferendeasf the inanufactrS-
ers was called fof Saturday.: After a
closes a general statement Twill be
made by the rnahufa cturersa' assocfa-
tion The ..unlon firms here and in
Bethel We're running Saturday, but in
! the shops enrolled: ID the r1aanl1fac e