New Britain herald., 1915-08-20
MORE STRIKES AT
 BRIDGEPORT PLANTS
To Enforce Eight Hour Day and
 Better Shop Conditions

Bridgeport, Aug. 2O.-Union labor unrest in the factories of this city was shown today when 400 girls and 100 men employed by the Bryant Electric company, a local plant of the Westing- house company, walked out to enforce a demand for the eight hour day and better shop conditions; 500 girls of the Star Shirt company left their factory just before noon; forty buffers of the Holmes & Edwards company, the local factory of the International Silver company, and some 200 men employed by the Electric Cable company de- clined to continue their tasks after the company had granted the eight hour day but had refused to make some technical adjustments in shop condi- tions.
 Besides these strikes, the Salts Tex tile company's plant, where there was strike Wednesday, was at a stand still because of additions to the ranks or the strikers, many male weavers demanding in addition to the eight hour day the abolition of the double loom system.
 Shoo's Girls Back.
 With the streets down town filled With girls and men walking to meet ing places of the strikers the girls in the Remington Arms and Ammuni- tion factory began to walk out Miss Mary Scully, organizer for the Amer ican Federation of Labor, heard of this and she rushed to the factory and shooed the girls back into the plant, exclaiming to one group: Good Lord I can't have more than one strike at a time. If you want the eight hour day just wait until I can get it for you the right way"
 The Remington company employs more than 5000 girls, but how many were inclined to strike is not known The grievance is said to be dissatisfac- tion with the eight hour day plan granted by the company recently.
 Involve 2e,0OO Workers.
 Miss Scully said later that within two weeks if the eight hour day is not granted there will be strikes in Bridge port which will involve about 26,0oo workers.
 The Standard Mfg. Go. last night offered their men the eight hour day. but refused to grant time and a half pay for overtime. The men will wait until tonight for another answer which if not given will mean a strike tOmor- row.,
 Immediately Close Plant.
 The Electric Cable company after the men had refused the eight hour day announced that it would imme- diately close the plant re-opening Monday when any one applying for work will be engaged if qualified. It will not recognize the demands of it's men and will conduct the open shop.
 The Harvey, Hubbell company, in corporated, today granted the eight hour day to 450 men without reduc- tion in wages. The employees of the George C. Batchellor Corset company and the Grown Corset company, both large plants, sent shop committees to the arrangements asking for conditions such as given by the Warner Broth CTS company to it's employees. A re- ply to the demands is expected Mon day night.
 Laundry Employes Aroused.
 In two laundries the employees were on the point of striking at noon, and at mass meetings which were being held in various halls it was stated that strikes in other plants were impending, and that in many conferences to bring about peaceful adjustments were in progress.
 The American and British Mfg. Co. last night granted all demands of it's employees and averted a strike.