The Ordway new era., 1920-01-02
.1,,ne aroronto s,rlks called OF.

June 5-Toronto strike called on
June 5-Commercial telegraphers union
members in southeast struck.
June s-Detroit carmen struck.
June l0-General strike of telegraph op-
June 22-Gompers reelected president
of A. +. of L
June GA, r. of L. declared for A-hour
week for all crafts and u. ;. employees.
July is-Building Employers association
of Chicago locked out Hp,vp employees
because OF carpenters strike.
Boston street car men on strike.
July 2s-Strike of Atlantic coast ship
workers ended.
July 2s-Chicago surface and elevated
July si-Poiice of London and English
provinces called on strike. but few re-
sponded.
Aug. i-Chcago street strike ended
by compromise
Railroad shop workers of U. S, struck
Aug. 6-Brookiyn Rapid Transit work.
ers struck.
Aug. ACTORS on strike in New York.
Aug. l2-Actors' strike spread 10 Chi
Aug. N-Railway shopmen voted to re-
Aug. 2i-Pacihc coast railways tied up
Aug. 25-President Wilson granted q
cent an hour raise TO railway shopmen
and ISSUED explanatory statement to pub
lie, calling for Industrial truce.
Aug. c6-Railway shopmen's committee
rejee,ed presiden. wilsons hs Is. Gsr and or
Aug 2tPacinc coast railway men
voted to call or strike.
Sept. 6-Actors won their strike.
Sept 9-Three strikers killed In riots
In Hammond. Ind.
unionized police of Boston strucs
seven persons killed In riots.
Steel workers committee called strike
for September % against United States
Sept. i9~Carpenters' strike in Chicago
district ended by victory for union
begun. Two killed and several hurt in
riots in Pittsburgh region
Sept T-British railway men struck.
Sept 2s-strike begun IN Bethlehem steel
oct. 1-Lockout and strike in printing
trade in New York: many publications
Oct. 5-serious strike riots in Gary. Ind.
British rail workers strike ended by
Oct 6-FederaI troops sent 10 Gary and
martial law proclaimed in Gary. East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor.
Industrial conference opened In wash
Oct. Io-New York harbor tied up by
Oct. 14-Nation- wide strike of soft coal
miners ordered for Nov l.
Oct. l5-New York harbor workers
Oct. 2s"Labor bloc withdrew from in
dustrial conference because its resolution
on collective bargaining was rejected
Oct. 4-Industrial conference dissolved.
Miners rejected all offers OF compro-
Oct. 2s-International congress OF work
ing women opened in Washington.
Information labor conference opened
In Washington.
oct 3l-Government obtained Injunction
against the coal strike.
Nov l-Strike of soft coal miners be-
gan.
Nov s-Federal Judge Anderson ordered
mine leaders to call Off strike by Nov. II,
Nov. 11-Miners' union officials Cancelled
the strike order.
Nov 23-New York printers voted to
abandon strike.
Nov. 27-Governments efforts to end
coal strike by negotiation failed. miners
rejecting offer OF IA per cent Increase in
wages
Dec. War time coal order renewed by
Fuel Administrator GARFIELD
New industrial conference opened In
Washington.
Dec. 2-Generai strike in Rome. Milan
and Florence. Italy
Dec S-Fuel Director Garfield issued
drastic orders for conservation of coal.
Dec s-Compromise offer from Presi-
| dent Wilson presented to miners off,
| cials.
Dec 1o-Miners accepted President Will
sons offer of "a per cent wage increase
and commission to determine scale and
conditions for future. and called OF their
strike.
Dec 13-London tailoring contractors
| and garment workers struck.