Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-15
CLOAK FACTORY
employees QUIT
Strike Declared at Meeting
Last Night--Want Union
Scale Of Wages.
FEW TODAY AT PLANT
Strikers Ready for Long
Siege Pickets to Keep
Others from Entering.
FEW TODAY AT PLANT

Bearing out their threat made on
February 20 that strike would pc
declared against the cloak factory OF
Manheimer and KaSse, In Washing
ton street, Ii a union scale OF wages
was not instituted immediately,
union and non-union operators at
that shop went out this morning and
are exerting every influence to have
other employees OF the cloak concern
Asandon their labors until the fac
tory officials acquiesce to the strikers
demands. The operators want an
Increase in the wage scale, recogni-
ton OF the union and half holiday
on Saturdays.
Assembled at Union Hall.
II. was stated today by a union
representative that over 100 employ
Seg OF Manheimer and Kasse went
out this morning, comprising mostly
uressers, operators, cutters and few
finishers. The strikers are assem-
bled at Union hall, which has been
secured as headquarters until the
trouble is settled, and meetings Will
be held nightly to arouse and com
tinue the enthusiasm displayed last
night at the meeting in Union hall.
At this session, attended by forty
ave members of the Perth Amboy
branch OF the Cloak and Shirt Max
ers' Union, II waB decided to declare
strike against the factory N Ques-
tiDn and place pickets on duty to
bar any operators or other workers
OF sscab9 Intent.
Pickcts 1t Plant.
Two girls and three boys are on
picket duty today at the factory,
warning all those who show inten-
ton OF securing work at the plant
that Is under the union ban and all
employees will be denounced as
"scabs.,' The union representative
states that the nickets were success-
ful In persuading number OF oper-
ators, etc, to leave their work this
morning, especially those who were
not informed OF the action taken at
last nights meeting. The union will
make no overtures to the company,
the Representative states. They will
hold out for an increase from $40
to $24 per week for head pressers
and from $40 to $2b per week for
operators. They also ask that the
factory recognize the union and
grant half holidays on Saturdays.
Statement by A. Kasse.
A. KAAse, member Of tho Arm,
told u NEEYS reporter today that
onlv tw~n tv-fivs operators fatled TIA
report Tor NQxk tlata uscrnfnk He
sara eVeryoja1 SlsS n bRtk At their
work and give no indication OF
threatening trouble. Mr.. Kasse
Claims that the factory will continue
Although unable to make the finish
ed product without operators. When
deked IL the frm expected to engage
operators ftom other cities and bring
60 -. IL = Avso -. suppsslat tAv rttihers,
he declined 10 answer. Mr.. Kasse
ASSERTS that the company has no Off
clal knowledge OF the strikers, their
union or their demands save what
has been cleaned from the recent
articles IN the EVENING NEWS. fIe
says the company Will not make
overtures to the strikers.
So far as can be learned, there
are about $50 employed by Man
heimer & Kasse. although the latter
declines to confirm these fgures. He
advised the reporter that the NUM-
ber OF employees varies, according to
the season Of the year, and the num-
ber now tployed 10 purely a per-
sonal business The union repre-
sentative asserts that there are ten
cutters, all Of whom are at work;
fifteen fnishers, half Of which num-
ber are out; forty-fve operators,
majority Of whom ere ont. and thtr-
ty pressers, fifteen Of which num-
her have also Joined the strikers.
There are number OF pressnen,
boys. etc. not included In these fig
ures, the representative states, some
of which are striking and others
who continued work.
No Violence Is Planned.
The union assures every member
and supporter that no phyalcal
trouble is planned. The strikers ars
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