The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-12
PLOYEEs OF CLuCK
MILL OUT ON STRIKE STRIKE
WEAVERS DISSATISFIED ON
ACCOUNT OF CUT III
THEIR WAGES
PLANT is IDLE
Spinners Quit Out OF Sympathy
For Weavers-Balance of
Mill Forced to Stop.

Hii HidCHlieFy anu the 3UU or more
employees of the Gluck Mills are idle
as the result of a walkout on the part
OF the operatives Of the weave shop
because their petition to the manage
ment OF the mill asking that the com
pany reduce by one-half the reduction
OF approximately 10 per cent recently
made in their wages was not granted.
The Gluck Mills are largely owned
by Wellington and Sears of Boston,
who are also principal oWngls Of the
ENuinOX Mills, where. q similar strike
occurred several days ago. AS yet
no Move has been made looking to-
ward conference between mill man
1srmcnt and employees for the pur-
pose of reaching settlement of the
differences. Only the best of feeling
prevails OH the part of both sides. il
Is stated. but both are determined in
their stand for what they believe is
right. No semblance OF disorder has
occurred. and it is not believed that
such Will he resorted to by anyone in
an effort to bring about all adjust
ment of the disagreement
Effective January Is reduction of
cent per cut in the pay of the weay-
Srs was ordered. This cut, it is stat
ed. amounted to little less than 10
per cent. An operative Of the weave
shop stated yesterday to aTeporter of
Tine Intelligencer that the reduction
IN wages amounted to about one dol
lar per week for weaver operating
twelve looms. Several days ago. it
was stated. petition was prepared
LOT presentation to the mill officials.
asking that the reduction in wages be
made one cent per cut instead of two
cents. This petition, 1t was stated,
was presented to the management of
the mill last Saturday, and in it the
3tatement was made that the en-
oloyees would expect an answer to
their petition by o'clock Wednesday
morning.
When o O'Clock came Wednesday
morning and the mill authorities had
not agreed to meet the operatives half
way In the matter of wage reduction,
the operatives in the weave shop quit
their looms. An hour or SO later the
operatives In the spinning room, out
OF sympathy with the weaves, left
their post Of duty. and this depart
ment Of the mill also was shut down.
The balance Of the mill continued to
run Wednesday and yesterday until
IL O'Clock. when the mill management
ordered it shut down. This brought
the mill to standstill
An operative Of the weave shop
stated yesterday 10 reporter for The
Intelligencer that the pel itton pre-
sented the mill management last Sat-
urday asked in addition to q compro-
mise on the wage reduction a new
boss weaver for the weave shop. The
employee stated that fiction had arisen
between the boss weaver and some of
the men employed in the weave shop
several days ago when weavers left
their looms on account of one of their
number. man named Neale, was dis
charged because 1t was thought he
was melting the weavers to strike.
AS will be recalled, Neale was rein
stated when. In conference between |
we&vers end mill management. & was
shown that Neale. had merely acted in |
the capacity OF scribe for the weayers
in framing their petition to the mill
On the day the Neale |
incident occurred. the employee stat
ed yesterday, n boy weaver declined !
to leave his looms when the general |
Walkout took place. Some men, he |
stated. endeavored to coerce the boy |
in 20 leaving his looms. when the boss |
weaver interferred and forbade them |
showing the lad any rough treatment. [
This Is what started the friction be- |
tween weavers and tho boss weaver,
Ibis employee stated, and this dis why,
in their petition to the mill manage !;
ment they ASKED for new boss weay-
er. The employee went on to state
that when. this petition was presented |
the mill management agreed TO place !
n new boss weaver in the weave shop,
but declined to make any concessions !
with regard to the wage question.
In the cnse Of the reduction of
wages at the Equinox Mills tho man
agement stated that wages paid there
were ont of proportion with those paid
by other mills. and that the Equinox
could no continue paying these wages
and meet competition. The differences
at the Equinox Mill were settled
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