Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-07-10
IRONWORKERS MAY
STRIKE WITHIN
NEXT FOUR DAYS
Artisans in Structural Metal
Demand More Leisure and
More Pay.
WILL DECIDE THE ISSUE
AT MEETING TOMORROW
Delegate Moss Tells Essex
Trades Council Demands
Have Been Ignored.

strike Is threatened before
Wednesday among the structural
| ironworkers of this city. unless their
demands for an increase in their
wages is complied with.
Announcement to that effect was
made by Sigmund Moss, delegate for
the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Ironworkers'
Union, Local No. lac. at the weekly
meeting of the Essex Trades Coun-
! Gil last night, when he declared that
letters had been sent to all eontrac-
tors of structural and ornamental
work in this city, notifying them
that the men would be called out
if their demands were ignored.
Last nights meeting was attended
by Cornelius Ford. former president
of the State Federation of Labor
and at present government printer at
Washington Mr. Ford made an
address.
1t was stated by Delegate Moss, in
regard to the possibilities of a strike,
that the notices containing the wage
, ultimaturn were sent out on June 10,
and thus far the contractors have
| taken no cognizance of them. Mr..
, Moss said mass meeting of the
ironworkers would be held Sunday
afternoon in Serhoff's hall, 165 Spruce
street, for the purpose of discussing
whether or not they would go out
on strike If their demands are not
fulfilled.
What Is Demanded.
The demands made by the iron
workers are: Recognition of the
union; an eight-hour day for five
days and five hours on Saturdays,
making forty-flve hours for the week.
Their demands In the wage prob
lem are: Twenty-Five cents an hour
for helpers, thirty cents an hour for
second helpers, thirty-five cents for
finishers, time and half for all
overtime, and positively no work
after IL o'clock noon Saturdays. Also
that the men receiving this scale of
wages at the present time be given
an increase of 10 per cent. Mr.. Moss
also declared that the union would
demand q representative among the
men in each shop. He concluded hx
saying that he thought the men
would agree to walk out before
| wednesday.
Unionism In Government shops.
| Cornelius Ford, in his address, said
| he had in the neighborhood of 1900
men working under him, and that,
though the men holding these posi-
tions did not have to be members of
union, he was glad that almost all
of them were organized. II just
dropped in tonight" said Mr.. Ford,
Ito see my former friends and as
| sociates.
Down where am It's pretty
hard job, and you know the old
adage, All work and no play makes
Jack dull boy so / came here TO
play"
Mr.. Ford thanked the council,
wished the members success and sat
| down.
| A letter was received by the coun-
| Gil from President Samuel Gompers,
| of the American Federation of Labor,
| for the moral and financial support OF
the members to help to right what
Lawson and the others convicted in
the Colorado strike. The council sus-
pended the rule not to vote larger
sum than $40 to any one cause and
voted s25. 1t was also voted to draw
up a, written protest and forward 1t
| to the proper authorities.
| Miss Mary Martin, delegate from
| the Hat Trinmers' Council, thanked
| the members for sending her to rep
| resent her organization at the fifth
bi-annual convention of the National
| Trades Union League, which was
| held in New York from June to
| June 3.