The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-25
3 MORE SHOPS
 ARE ADDED TO
 THOSE STRIKING
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agernent refused to consider the de- mands. Notices were posted that the shop would Immediately shut down until Monday morning when it would open it's doors to all who wish ed Co return to work at the old wages. hours and conditions and those who did not wish to do so could keep away. This shop employs 200 work CTS. About 70 employees. operators on the screw machines at the Harvey Hub bel plant, left the shop yesterday af- ternoon and joined the w. l. I. U. They are formulating demands today which will be presented to the man aEement.
 Sixty weavers employed at the Ray bestos factory left the shop at ten o'clock ana proceeded to the meeting of the W. I. l. T.. atRakoczy hall.
 The president of the Raybcstos com p9ny, Sumner simpson. says that ow- ing to the marine strike and delay of transportation tho asbestos yarn used by the Ray1etsos company cannot be obtained and their surplus stock has been exhausted and he has been obliged to shut down and lay off the wcavers until August {, when he s.-- poets to have a sufficient supply on hand.
 Mir. simpson ,ss surprised when told that the man had gone to join the W. I. I. r. ans said that no de- mands had been made on him.
 The employees of the Remington Yost Co. held q meeting at Colonial hall this afternoon. and formulated demands and appointed a committee to present them to the management of the shop.
 The employees of the Bryant Elec- tric Co. have appointed a committee
 
 scented to thc manasement Cf that concern this afternoon.
 Most of the Hungarian members. employees of the Bryant Electric Co. have left the Federation of Labor and joined the ranks of the w. l. I. U., who are meeting in Rakoczy hall.
 These sccccdcrs will have tre1r oe- mands drawn up by the officials of the W. !. I. C. and committee of that organiza ton will present these claims.
 The strikers at the Columbia Graphophonc works were joined by 100 moro today. There will be general strike at this plant tomorrow if the demands which have been made are not granted before 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 NJ. Moody Downer, President of the La Resista Corset Company still re fuses to grant the demands of the strikers for IA hour week or shop committee elected away from shop influences Federation officials state that the strike at this shop will he continued until the demands are granted no matter how long !t takes
 The strike committee and the off cia-s of She Birdseye somers Com pany have reached an agreement which win 0. ratified at a meeting of the workers tonight and they will go buck to work Monday morning.
 The factories of the Crown Batcheiler company will resume work Monday morning as this shop has come to terms with the strikers agreeing to the 44-hour schedule and granting the other demands of the workers.
 This is the first shop that has un- auai.dedly granted these demands for a 44-hour week. Ira N. Ornburn, Secretary of the State Federation of Labor, in replying to the statement of the Manuf1ctur- CTS Association issued yesterday says that the ManufactutIprs' Association are taking a peculiar position when they praise the War Labor Board and ifs work. MT. Ornburn asks if the manufac- turers arc so much satisfied with tho workings of the War Labor Board why they employ such large and ex- pensive 1obby at Washington to de- feat the War Labor Board ~nd put it out of business. The Federation of Labor. Mir Ornburn says, tried hard 10 cave tho War Labor Board but were defeated by the manufacturers.
 Labor leaders say that the fight for the A hour week has just begun and that there is unrest in about every shop in he city over this question and the small wages received by the help. No one can tell what shop will go out next There are rumblings in the Textile works. the Connecticut Elec- tric the U. M. C.. the Singer. the To- comobfle and the American Chain and any one or all may be out in a few days.
 A large delegation of the National officers of the American Federation of Labor will arrive in the 'ty during the day and will hold n meeting to- night and will go over the entire sit nation fin the city.
 The W. l. I. U. are getting mum Der of members from the Federation of Labor by claiming that the Fed eration fs only an adjunct of the Manufacturers Association and that the Federation never wins a strike.
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