The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-30
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 The number of shops that have strikes among their employs has in- erased by the addition of the Holmes & Edwards Company, the Acme Shear Company, the Birdseye cor set factory, the Bilton Machine & Tool Company, the Cornwall & Pat terson Company and the Electric Cable Company and the De-Oxodiz- ing x Deozedized Smelting Company and the strikers at these factories have increased the number of work CTS out by 1,500.
 The corset workers at the Bird seye-Somers corset shop were called out again today by the labor officials who claim the company have failed to keep that part of the so-calIed "protocol of peace,'' which provided that there should be no discrimination shown to those who took part in the recent strike.
 The strike at the La. Resista corset factory has been adjusted to the satisfaction of both sides and at q meeting of the employees at the Cor set Workers headquarters this morn ing it was decided to return to work. The strikers went from the meeting to the factory and resumed their work.
 T. N. Ornburn Secretary of the State Federation of Labor, who has been in charge of the strike of the corset workers, says that he has investigated the story Uhe& when the girls at the La Resista factory wished to go on strike they were refused permission to leave the shop and were locked in by the officials of the company.
 Ornburn says that he is satisfied that there is no truth to the statement made by some of the strikers that they were locked in by the manage ment and that he believes that the management did not attempt to retain the workers movements at that time.
 Over 500 more employees of the Holmes & Edwards Company struck this morning. This mornings strikers comprised trimmers, troopers and polishers. They demand a A hour week and an increase of 20 cents an hour in the pay of all strikers. At the present time. according to the workers, the highest price paid in the shop to these workers is t5 cents an hour, while most of the operatives get only 36 or 42 cents an hour. They also demand equal pay for men and women diong similar work. There are now over 500 strikers at this shop.
 At the Salts Textile factory 3O0 Op- eratives went out this morning for a fl hour week and increase of wages.
 The moulders employed at the ATon- umental Bronze works who are on strike met this morning at Sol2ol hall and drew up demands for a Al hour week and a minimum wage of $ a. day. They are at present receiving 55 and 60 cents an hour and have a 55 hour week.
 The laborers who are striking at this plant demand 65 cents an hour They are now receiving 40 and 45 cents an hour. There are 50 men out altogether.
 The moulders at the Bilton Ma chine company plant demand an hour day and so cents an hour. They have been receiving 50 to 60 cents an hour. About 300 machinists at the Bilton factory made demands this morning for the A hour week and increase of pay.
 The employees of the Acme Shear company's factory walked out this morning to enforce their demands for a A hour week and increased pay.
 The employees of the Cornwall & Patterson company walked out in pro- test against shop conditions, for in crease of wages and A hour week.