Evening journal., 1914-05-27
Leather
WORKNENDISCUSS
General Strike
Will Meet on Next Monday
Night to Demand Higher
Wages
TWO SHOPS ALREADY
face LABOR TROUBLE

That the present strike OF glazers at
the plants of the New Castle Leather
Company and the Charles Baird and
Company may lead to a general strike
of leather workers in Wilmington was
learned this morning. A movement is
now ON foot to call out the leather
workers in all the plants of the city
on strike for higher wages. On next
Monday night a meeting Of the leather
workers OF the city, who belong to the
Amalgamated Leather Workers Union,
No. llj, viii be held in Pulaski Hall at
Second and Justson streets, when,
in all probability it will be decided to
make demands on the different leather
companies in the city for higher wages.
Ii the demands are not granted a gen
eral strike may be called. The union
was recently organized and since its or
ganzation there has been three strikes
of glazers in the city. The first one at
the plant of f. Blumenthal Company,
was successful and the remaining two
are still on.
Information about the proposed gem
eral strike was gained this morning
from strikers Employees Of the Blu
, menthal Company held a meeting last
night at Pulaski Hall. and il is said
decided 60 do whatever the other
leather workers of the city decided to
do at the meeting on next Monday
night. A large number OF the employees
of this plant will attend the meeting.
About 20 glazers in the employ of
Charles Baird and Company went ON a
strike this morning Yesterday the
/ girls al the plant. who we're finishing
/ skins, struck for higher wages. Tht
glazers We're assigned girls work and all
but one of them refused TO do the work
and left the plant. The company com
lpromised on the demands of the girl-
! by giving them AN increase of one cent
a skin and the glazcrs were to return
to work, This morning they returned
10 work. but demanded that the man
lvho had refused to leave the plant with
tlmm be discharged. The company re
ttrac5tt- Do iis tnd t'it Hcn Would ao'
lretnrn 70 work They held q meeting
at Pulaski Hall this morning and de-
cided not TO return TO work until ia,
man should be discharged by the com
lpany.
A committee of the glazers who
went on strike on Monday at the New
Castle Leather Company, waited on
the officers Of the company this morn
/ ing, but came TO. no understanding
Following the conference a meeting OF
the striking glazers, presided over by
Martin Wilgo. was held and the strik-
ers decided to stick to their demands
AS a result of the strike Of the glazers
about % men in the stock room OF
the plant have been laid off as the
company has run out of glazed skins
II is said that the girls in the employ
of the company may quit work tonight
or tomorrow in sympathy with the
strikers.
The committee of the strikers which
conferred with the officers of the
company was composed of Peter
Barry. Frank Smith. Andrew Meirn
Joseph Lewondowski and Adam Fam
=. kOwski They conferred with Richard
Patzowsky, president of the company
and J. Writ Willis. superintendent o.
the plant. Members of the committe'
stated that they were told by Mr.
Patzowsky that the company could no
and would not grant their demands a
this time. He offered to let all of th'
men go back to work and promised
that no grudge would be held agains
any of them for going on strike Thel
refused to go to work, however. unless
their wages were faised and left th'
conference. The strikers stated tina
they received very courteous treat
ment from the officers of the compan.
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