The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-11
IL INDUSTRIES HIT
BY STRIKES IN N. Y.
City Suffering From 140 Ac-
tive Walkouts, With More
in Sight.
CIGARMAKERs QUIT JOBS
Bread Wagon Drivers Also De-
mand More Pay-Garment
Trade Unsettled.


with which the entire country Is per-
yaded IL seen in the fact that In New
York city the workmen In at least
| twelve industries are out on strike, while
In score or more OF others talk OF a
| strike to gain their demands and obtain
relief from the excessive cost of living
IL being freely heard among the wovk-
men.
1t has been reported that there are
40 active strikes on In New York city
at the present time, but while q canvass
of labor unions does not show any such
number as that II does show that there
are enough strikes now, and enough in
prospect. to make the situation seem
rather alarming from an economic view
point.
Probably the largest strike by which
New York Is affected, now that the
troubles OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company are virtually settled, is that Of
the New Haven Railroad shopmen. Next
to that is the strike of clgarmakers,
which covers practically the entire North
American continent, with a good proper
ton OF the strikers living In New York.
Labor leaders say there are 10000
cigarmakers on strike for shorter hours
and higher wages, and they declare that
non-union men are being added to their
ranks rapidly. The strike has also ex-
tended to Cuba and Porto Rico.
Bread Wagon Drivers Out.
The drivers Of bread delivery wagons
are on strike. and Michael Cashel, sec
rotary of the Greater New York District
Council Of the International Brotherhood
OF Transfers. said yesterday there II
considerable unrest among all team
sters, and that as soon as the present
contracts expire demands will be made
Tor higher wages and shorter working
hours.
Labor leaders said yesterday that
ABOUT 1000 Independent carpenters were
stia on strike for higher wages, but
that there was every likelihood of a set
uement within the next week or two
Most or the machinists who threatened
TO strike recently have returned to work
on the basis of forty-four hour week
ana the union wage scale, but E. J.
bearing. business agent of one of the
union locals, said 10000 men are still
working under the old conditions be-
cause some of the employers are holding
out against their demands. 1t Is ex-
pected these men win call a strike
The strike of $4,000 shirt workers is
now being settled. and although many Of
them are still out. officials OF the execu-
tive board Of the Shirtmakery Union
said yesterday that n complete settle
ment will soon be obtained. The rain
coat makers are also finishing up a
strike. and all of them probably will
have returned to work within the next
week
Piasterers stiII Out.
The strike of the plasterers has not
yet been settled. and Il was said by
officials of their union yesterday that
painters and cement workers In the en-
ploy of the Building Trades Employers
Association have been locked out be-
cause OF their refusal to call Off a
s.rike.
Ten thousand painters recently have
made demands for a large increase in
WAGES and a forty-four hour week, and
their officials have threatened to strike
II the demands are not granted.
In the brass bed industry 1900 work.
men are now striking for forty-eight
hour week and 90 per cent. in
crease in wages
Representa- lives of 5000 employees in
the chlldren's shoe manufacturing indus
try conferred with the manufacturers
yesterday in an effort to avert a strike
which the unions have threatened for
next week. They are demanding short
- "S'"b houi . anu HiBHoT wages
general strike OF umbrella workers
involving about 5000 workers. will start
within the next two weeks. according to
statements made last night by labor
leaders. thousand rag pickers and
clip sorters have also threatened TO
strike next week IL their demands for
an increase OF s. n week in wages and a
forty-eight hour week are not granted
Other industries which are threatened
with strikes are the paper box manufac-
tories, where 10000 girls have declared |
they will strike. the art lamp factories
and the mattress concerns