The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-01-08

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- thacsEa locsed cut 3n@0 employees
beEase y carpenters strike
Boston street car men on STRIFE
day A-strks % Atlantic coast shl9
July s-e'hieaso surface and elevated
July u-PoHcs 81 london and English
provinces called OF strike. bat few re-
apoaded
Aug i--chicaso street car strike ended
By compromise
Railroad SHOP porters Of u. 5. struck.
Aus g Brookiyu Rapid Transit work
ers struck
Fourteen railroad unions demanded in
creased wages
Aug 7-keiors on strifs IN New York
Aux l2-Actors' strike spread 60 chit
case
Aug i'-Ranway .hopmen voted 10 re-
Aug ai-Pacihc coast railways tied up
by strike
AK S-Presidsnt Wilson granted 9
cent an hour raise 70 railway shopmen
hc, calling Tor iEdutr.al truce.
Aug 26-ltailWay shopmen's committee
rejected President Wilson's OFFER and or
dered vote OF strike bS the men.
Aug 2s-Pacnc coast railway men
voted 10 call OF strike
Sept. factors won their strik.
Sept 9-Three strikers killed In 1ots
In Hammond. Ina.
Unionlzei police Of Boston struck
sept 10 State troops called 10 Boston;
seven persons killed in riots
Steel workers committee called STRIFE
for September p against United states
Steel corporation
sept is-Carpenters strike in Chicago
district ended BY victory for union
sept 2-Great strike OF steel WORKERS
begun Two killed and several hurt In
riots IN Pittsburgh region.
Sept q British railway men struck
sept E-strike begun in Bethlehem steel
works
oct. i-Lockout and strike in printing
trade IN New York; many publications
suspended
oct. 5-serious strike riots in Gary. Ind.
British rail workers strike ended by
compromise.
Oct s-FederaI troops sent TO Gary and
martial law proclaimed IN Gary. East
Chicago and Indana Harbor.
Industrial conference opened In wash
Oct io-New York harbor tied up by
strikes
oct i4-Nation wide strike Of soft coal
miners ordered for Nov J.
Oct i5New York harbor workers
strike called OF
oct % Labor bloc withdrew from in
dustrial conference because It's resolution
on collective bargaining was rejected.
Oct A-lndustrial conference dissolved.
Miners rejected all offers OF eompro-
mise
oct 2s-International congress OF work
ing women opened in Washington.
International labor conference opened
IN Washington
Oct 3l-Government obtained injunction
against tho coal strike.
Nov. i-Strike % soft coal miners be
gan
Nov s. Federal Judge Anderson ordered
mine leaders TO call on strike by Nov H.
.3ov. u-Miners' union officials Cancelled
the strike order.
Nov. 23-New York printers voted TO
abandon strike
Nov. 27-Government's efforts 20 end
coal strike by negotiation failed. miners
rejecting offer OF u per cent increase In
wages.
Dec War time coal order renewed by
Fuel Administrator Garfield.
New, industrial conference opened In
Washington
Dec 2-Genersl strike IN Rome. Milan
and Florence Italy
Dec. S-Fuei Director Garfield issued
drastic orders for conservation OF coal
Dec. e-Compromise offer from presi-
dent Wilson presented 20 miners on
eisls.
dec. io-Mlners accepted President VIII
sons offer OF IA per cent wage increase
conditions sor future and called OF their
strike.
Dec. is-Iondon tailoring contractors
and garment workers struck