The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-01
June @roronto strike called OF.

June S-Toronto strike called OF.
June 5-Commercial telegraphers union
members In southeast struck
June S-Detroit carmen struck.
June 1o-General strike of telegraph op-
June 22-Gompers reelected president
of A. F. Of L.
June ga F. Of L. declared for 44-hour
week for all crafts and u. s. employees
July 1s-Building Employers association
of Chicago locked out 100000 employees
because of carpenters strike
BOSTON street car men on strike.
workers ended.
July 2s-chieago surface and elevated
car men struck.
July 3l-Police of London anF Engh Isl,
| provinces called OH strike. but lie" re-
sp S"s' Chicago street car Strike ended
y: :: 't:;; s.
Fourteen railroad unions demanded in
creased wages.
Aug. ACTORS on strike in New York.
Aug. FACTORS strike spread to Ch'-
eago.
Aug. l4-Railway shopmen voted to re-
turn to work
Aug. 24--Pacfc coast railways tied up
by strike.
Aug. e5-President Wilson granted :,
cent an hour raise to railway shopmen
and issued explanatory statement TO pup
lie, calling for industrial truce.
Aug. 2G-Railway shopmen'ss committee
rejected President Wilson, S offer and or
dered vote on strike by the men.
Aug. %'-Pacific coast railway men
voted to call off strike.
Sept. 6--Actors won their strike.
Sept. 9-Three strikers killed in riots
Unionized police of Boston struck.
Sept. 1O-State troops called to Boston :
seven persons killed in riots. .,
Sfnn1 l.ap,cf
for September % against united STATES
Steel corporation.
Sept. la-Cerpenters' strike in Chicago
district ended by victory for union.
Sept. 2a-Great strike of steel WORKERS
begun Two killed and several hurt in
riots in Pittsburgh region.
Sept. 2a-S,rike begun in Bethlehem steel
works.
Oct. 1--Lockout and strike in printing
trade in New York; many pubilcatons
Oct. 5-Serious strike riots in Gary, Ind
British rail workers strike ended by
compromise,
Oct: G--rederal troops sent to Gary and
martial law proclaimed in Gary, East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor.
Industrial conference opened in WASH
ington.
oct. 1e-New York harbor tied up by
strikes.
oct. 14-Nation- wide strike of soft coal
miners ordered for Nov. l.
strike called off.
Oct 22-Labor bloc withdrew from in
dustrial conference because It's resolution
ON collective bargaining was rejected.
Oct. 2i-lnduStrial conference dissolved.
Miners rejected all offers of comprO-
mise
Oct. oS--1nternational congress of work.
ing women opened in Washington.
International labor conference opened
in Washington.
oct "l--(overnment 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. ll-Mrcrs' union officials Cancelled
the strike order
Nov. 93-New York printers voted to
abandon strike.
Nov. 2.-Government's 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
rel. 2---tienera strike in Rome. Milan
and E'lorance Italy.
Dec S-Fuel Director Garfield issued
drastic or,lerS for conservation OF coal.
Dec o--Conpromse offer from Presi-
dent Wilson presented to miners Off
Gals.
Dee lo-Miners accepted President Will
sons offer Of Il per cent wage increase
and commission to determine scale and
conditions tor future. and called off their
strike.
Dec. l9--Iondon tailoring contractors
and garment workers struck.