The Elbert County tribune., 1920-01-02

June 3-Ioronto strike called on
June 5-Commercial telegraphers union
members In southeast struck.
June s-Detroit carmen struck.
June io-General strike of telegraph op-
orators started
June 2s-Gompers reelected president
OF A. f. of l.
week for all crafts and U. s. employees
July is-Building Employers association
OF Chicago locked out 10000 employees
because OF carpenters strike
Boston street car men on strike
July S-Strike of Atlantic coast ship
July z9-Chicago surface and elevated
car men struck
July 3i-PoIice of London and English
provinces called on strike. but few re-
sponded
Aug l-chicago street car strike ended
by compromise.
Railroad shop workers of u. S. struck
Aug s-Brooklyn Rapid Transit work
struck.
Fourteen railroad unions demanded in
Aug. factors on strike In New York
Aug i2-Actors' strike spread to Chi
Aug. I4-Raiiway shopmen voted to re-
Aug. 24-Pacinc coast railways tied up
by strike.
Aug. 25-President Wilson granted 4
cent an hour raise to railway shopmen
and Issued explanatory statement to pub
Aug. 20-Raiiway shopmen's committee
rejected President Wilson's offer and or
dered vote on strike by the men;
voted to call on strike.
Sept. 6-Actors won their strike.
Sept. s-Three strikers killed In riots
In Hammond, Ind
Unionized police of Boston struck
Sept. 1o-State troops called to Boston;
seven persons killed In riots
Steel workers committee called strike
Tor September p against United States
Steel corporation.
Sept I9-Carpenters' strike in Chicago
district ended by victory for union.
Sept 22-Great strike of steel workers
begun Two killed and several hurt In
riots In Pittsburgh region.
Sept. 27-British railway men struck.
Sept 2s-Strike begun in Bethlehem steel
Oct. 1-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
Oct, c-Federal troops sent to Gary and
martial law proclaimed In Gary, East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor.
Industrial conference opened in Wash
ington.
Oct lo-New York harbor tied up by
strikes
Oct l4-Nation- wide strike of soft coal
miners ordered for Nov, !.
strike called on.
Oct. 2s-Labor bloc withdrew from In
dustrial conference because Its resolution
on collective bargaining was rejected
Oct H-lndustrial conference dissolved.
Miners rejected all offers of compro-
mise
Oct. 2s-International congress of work.
ing women opened in Washington.
International labor conference opened
in Washington.
oct. 3l-Government obtained Injunction
against the coal strike.
Nov. 1-Strike of soft coal miners be-
gan.
Nov S-Federal Judge Anderson ordered
mine leaders to call or strike by Nov. IL
Nov, ll-Miners' union officials Cancelled
the strike order.
Nov 23-New York printers voted TO
abandon strike.
Nov. 2T-Government's efforts to end
coal strike by negotiation failed miners
rejecting offer of Il per cent increase in
wages.
Dec. War time coal order renewed by
Fuel Administrator Garfield
New Industrial conference opened in
Washington.
Dec. 2-General strike In Rome. Milan
and Florence. Italy.
Dec, S-Fuel Director Garfield issued
drastic orders for conservation OF coal.
Dec. 9-Compromise offer from Presi-
dent Wilson presented to miners Off
cals.
Dee. 1n-Miners accepted President Will
sons offer of IA per cent wage Increase
and commission to determine scale and
conditions for future. and called off their
strike.
Dec. 1s-London tailoring contractors
and garment workers struck.