New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
GIRLS JOIN STRIKE; LEAVE WORK AT THE
 eORBIN SCREW CORP.
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NuIcan Iron Works are closed conn., pletely. 1t is said North & Judd has
 sufficient castings on hand to last five weeks.
 condemnation was received this
 morning by the press to the effect x that an agent from Bridgeport and X springfield concerns has arrived in
 this city, and has made flattering of
 fers to machinists to go to those cities
 10 work on war munitions One or E the leaders of the strike has stated
 that the men have been advised to
 remain here for time in an effort to
 fogce the manufacturers to accede to
 their demands. He admitted that several unmarried men had accepted { positions in other cities. Many of the manufacturers are of
 the opinion that ultimately a num- < Der of the men who are out on strike, and who do not relish conditions, will z return to work, and this will be the first step toward the ending of the trouble.
 Alleged Grafter Discharged.
 Sensational disclosures made by striking molders at the Union Man ufacturing company connecting Fore ] brought to light yesterday, when dur ing the conference between the men and President A. F Corbin, this con- difion was brought to the attention of the head of the concern as a re- suit an investigation was started and thesS foreman was immediately dis sged' - ~
 <A h., 1eged, Forbes mulcted a number of his hard working employees out of their earnings, it is said that by this system which Int. carefully kept se- cret from the officials he was able to realize neat sum each week. It is reported that Forbes activities cover over two years. . While the strike at the concern was in way directly due to the uncover ing of the trick it is possible that it might have been discovered eventual l ly without this means.
 The officials were greatly surprised Vto learn of the charges for as an enl- ploye Forbes had always borne an excellent reputation. He has been with the company for a number of years and no complaint was ever be- s fore registered against him in this [ z -.- respect. z .-SH is to the utmost satisfaction of President Corbin that this condition of affairs has been unraveled, for while the official showed an inclina- ton to spare his family he empha- sized the fact that his concern and he believed all other 7 manufact- urers would not for one moment have such an enlploye working for them. The deposed foreman, it is under stood, made clean breast of his ac- tfons and on learning this the officials immediately discharged him.
 Compromise Offered.
 Threatening ! general strike if their new terms were not accepted by the company, the striking moulders and laborers at Union Manufactur- ing company held a meeting in Car tenter's hall last night and voted to offer to compromise with the con- cern. They drew up set of resolu- l tions embodying their new demands l and presented them to the officials 1 Of the company this morning. This l afternoon they had received no re- ply. The compromise as set forth .sp Sthe paper presented to the factory heads is as follows:
 ..As our prevIous demands have 1 been refused, we, the moulders and slaborers, at a meeting held tonight voted to present the following co1n- promise:
 First-Foundry laborers, to in- c,ude the asserting room, rolling room and grinding room, to receive twenty five cents day increase over pres. e14t wages for ten hours. .* Cooond-piooo xUorL m o1.1dorc receive fifteen cents increase on the dG1lar, Third-We desire regular pay for snoiled work providing said spoiled work is not the fault of the mould CTS. sAs st-.,
 Fourth-When a moulder receives several short orders, he shall receive s&2.75 per day to compensate for time lost between orders instead of receiving piece " ork prices.
 Fifth-Floor moulders are to re- ceive twenty-five cents a day in- crease over present wages for ten hours. -
 Sixth-We desire the assurance cf the officials that no one connected with the strike, still employed w:th the company, shall be discharged on account of his connection with strike.
 We feel that we are justified in Ihe demands of this compromise, and desire to retain the friendship and good will of the company. If the de- mands of this compromise be ac- cepted, we are ready to report for work Saturday, Sept. 18th, 1915. If <pot a general strike will follow.
 Shipping Room Strikes. At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon the ! Shipping room at the Corbin Screw corporation went on strike. There l