Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-06-11
STRIKE SPREADS TO
0THERPLANTS HERE;
$500 WORKERS OUT
Fighting Today at A. S. & R.--Men
Quit at Barber Asphalt and Plant
z Of Atlantic Terra Gotta.
CABLE WORKS is SHUT DOWN

they could fight their way through
a wild mob to reach him, he had
been badly injured and had to be
taken home. The strikers similar
ly attacked Foreman Smith of the
blast furnace department. His bi-
cycle was damaged and came near
being demolished when he attempted
to enter the plant about IL o'clock
last night.
Many of the men appear to know
little of what they are on strike for.
1t is declared they have made no for
NAL demands upon the company's
officials. The strike started at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon after the
workers had heard Of the strike at
the Cable works. The men refused
to enter the A. s. & R. plant They
stood outside OF the gate house talk
Ing among themselves. Foremen
came out to learn of the reason why
they did not start to work and were
then informed the men wanted an
increase Of fifteen cents a day. The
workers who received S160 a day
now want S1.75 and time and half
for overtime, which is for work af-
ter a stretch of ten hours. About
twenty men went to work amid pro-
tests of about fifty others who re-
manned outside of the gate and re-
fused to enter unless the foremen
would declare their demands grant
ed.
Officials Not Notified.
AS the factory officials declare
they were not given time to consider
the demands, they could not be act
ed upon at the time and the strike
started Officials declare the men
have received more than $1.75 a day
by means of a bonus allowed for
working twenty-four and more days
q month. According to the system
Of giving a bonus for steady work,
men working twenty-four days a
month receive 81, those working &c
days a month receive $3.50, and
those working % days month re-
ceive q bonus Of $5.
Officials of the plant declare the
laborers there receive better pay
than in most other plants about the
city and say they have no cause to
strike.
Several hundred mechanics and
employees OF the power plants of the
ldClOTy are I'll Judt remain ut WOTh
there. Slightly more than 1000
men are now out. They were kept
out at the usual starting time, IL
o'clock last night and 7 o'clock this
morning. None of the men walked
away from the work, but neglected
to start In on later shifts. This Ia
given by the officials as positive
proof that only few agitators
wanted to strike and that upwards
of ninety per cent. of the laborers
did not care to remain away from
work, but were forced to.
Stone Foreman Smith.
At II o'clock last night and 7
o'clock this morning about $50
laborers went to work against the
desires of hundreds Of strikers who
thronged the entrances to the works
and many fights were narrowly
averted. When a gang of about
fifty men walked from State street
to the main gate house shortly be-
fore 7 o'clock this morning a show
er of stones, brick bats and sticks
were hurled after them. 1t Is be-
lieved no one was hit. When Fore
man Smith, Of the blast furnace de-
partment, returned with his bicycle
to begin work at O'Clock this
morning he was again set upon, but
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