The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07
TRUCK DRIVERS OF ICE COMPANY
 OUT ON STRIKE
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II oIil T dSe o1c-J CTS committee at the Graphophone factory, stated that there was no truth in the report that 900 strikers had returned to work yesterday. He said that there was no one worlling g in the factory but the office force ana the foremen. The foremen kept the powe on and the press and plates changing so to give the impression 70 passersby that the shop was run ming.
 The committee of the strikers from the Graphophone Company with Superintendent Roberts of the Com pany and Commissioner of Concillia- ton Charles J. Fury and Conciliator L. F.. Thomas with Samuel Lavit as adviser of the strikers held a confer ence this morning but arrived at no result
 Tickets are still on duty at the 22 shops in the city which are still affected by strikes and committees of the different shops are meeting each day and reviewing the general situation throughout the city.
 All of the corset workers of the city will meet tonight at Colonial hall where shop committees will be ap- pointed and a report will be made by the executive committee.
 The employees of the Bridgeport Screw Machine company will meet at Machinists hall Saturday night to or ganize and formulate demands,
 The Locomobile employees will meet tonight at Eagles hall when they expect to receive the sanction of the Grand Lodge for the strike that was voted early in the week.
 The strikers from the Garfield Rub l. Eagles hall and listened to talks by Ira N. Ornburn and Organizer Lu Pota of the Garment Workers Union of New York.
 The most talked of matter among the strikers this morning was the probable action of the Machinists' To- cal which is to be held tomorrow night and frequent discussions take place as to the probability of the Grand Lodge insisting on the removal of Sam Lavit as business agent in the face of the endorsement he has re- ceived from over 1000 workers who are on strike.
 The local branch of the Trolley mems union which includes all the conductors and motormen of the state voted at their meeting last night to send a member to the meeting of the executive committee in New aven to- day.
 The men are looking for an in crease of pay from the rate of 45 cents an hour, which they are now receiving to a sliding scale of from 63 cents to 73 cents an hour.
 The men claim that this is the pre- vailing scale in other places and is demanded by the high cost of living at the present time as compared with the cost when the last agreement was made with the company.
 The meeting also voted to have their grievance committee try and have the officials of the company stop the practice of laying off the men for two and three days at a time for petty offences against the rules of the com pany.
 It is said that the men are laid off for two three days for failing to have the signs on the cars properly placed or if they get to the barn a minute before the schedule.
 Four of the older men, men who have been with the company for more than ten years have recently been laid off for three days because they did not want to do more than their regu- lar time of ten hours.
 In other places the men work only 8 or hours a. day while here they are compelled to work ten hours and as much over time as the starters wish.