Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-02
MAY DAY. MARKED BY new
LABOR DISTURBANCES
hesinnhg OF Strikes as Well as Set
tiemcnt OF Some Announced
In New York.
PARADE OF UNION WORKERS
demands Of Engineers and Firemen
on TugbOats Accccdcd TO and
, Water Traffic Is Much Improved.
10000 Cloak Makers to Quit.


|, Water Traffic Is Much Improved.
10000 Cloak Makers to Quit.
NEW YORK, May Inlay Day. fea-
Tuned here by monster parade or
nh'on workers. also was marked by tho
pcsinntng OF new labor disturbances.
Us we'll as the settlement OF several
s''iHcs in the metropolitan district.
Following the parade the garment
workers held IL mass-mecting prcpara-
tory to The calling of a strike to-mor-
row. following the lockout by the
manufacturers last week
The day began with strike OF on
rinoora and frcmcn on tugboats and
| lighters In New York harbor and adj
3acent waterways, but by niShtfall
many Of the owners had acccded TO the
demands for increased wages. and the
water traffic situation was much i'm
proved
Most OF the railroad companies
operating tugboats granted the de-
nands of the men. but several of the
commercial companies still held out.
negotiations continued tonight and
settlement WAS expected.
About 1000 dock laborers went on
strike IN Brooklyn for an increase IN
wages. The strike OF 1000 jewelry
"orkcrs. Impending for three months,
nas been settled. The workers receive
an eight hour day and other conccs-
sions
Efforts Of band OF anarchists TO
mold meeting in Manhattan gave the
polio their only work OF the day.
Sch tctc TOD ~ -,
rfeeting was dispersed.
Benjamin Schlcsinger. president OF
the International Ladies' Garment
Workcrs' Union, announced tonight
| that general strike OF the 10000 cloak
makers will he called on Wednesday
. morning.
"DETAILS OF SETTLEMENT
OF ANTHRACITE STRIKE
Details of the settlement Of the an
'hraclte coal controversy were made
public here to-day b. the operators.
The agreement. involving increased
wages, shorter hours and virtual re-
cognitioh OF the union. Is expected TO
be ratified OF the miners convention
at Po,tsvillc. Pa, tomorrow.
~ Til" agreement. which will he retro
active 10 April ]. contains no mention
OF the closed shop or the check or
system. II ha. a prov!sion that neither
side shall initiate or encourage leeis-
laiion which would in any Way affect
the obligations Of the new contract or
| impair any or rs provisions. which is
/ TO be continued until May !. 1920.
Contracts for each colliery are in
! creased per cent over and above those
effected in 1912. and the working day
IS reduced from nine 10 eight hours.
| Employees paid by the day or hour
shall except in certain circumstances.
ne paid for an eight hour day at the
4 rate established for nine hours under
the expiring agreement this payment
being subject to an increase OF
. Yer cent.
Hosting engineers who were in
March. 1912. granted AN cieht-hour
day. will receive a 3 per cent increase
Hoistine engineers now on a nine
! hour basis. whose duties require that
these hours shall be continued viii
have their pay increased I per cent,
All company men whose hours are
10 be continued in excess OF nine hours
a day, who working on "a
monthly basis, viii receive : per cent
increase.
Tho agreement provides that an
eight hour day means eight hours of
actual labor for oil classes. not in
,cluding noont!me. The operators right
to use union machines under day
! basia shall be unquestioned. and mini
mum rates OF payment range from
1884 a day for helpers TO s23O for
miners subject to a 3 per cent increase
under tho new contract. Where ma
chine mining covers regions not here
4 tufore mined the wages OF the men
shall not be less than those established
for machine mining on the day basis.
All grievances referred to the boa rd
OF Cancellation shall be decided within
| sixty days, and II no decision is reached
! the case shall be submitted to the UNI
/ pire Other paragraphs of the agree
men, stipulate minor duties OF the
| grievance committee affecting dis
charges rates and other matters.
Regarding the present prices OF
powder and miners supplies at the
| coIleries, II is set forth that these shall
,be continued during the life Of the new
contract.