Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-01-09
jane sroronto strike called OF.

June Toronto strike called OF.
June 5-Commercial teiesraphc-s union
members In southeast struck.
June S-Detroit carrnea struck
June N-General strike of telegraph op-
June 22-Gompers reelected president
June "a. +. of L. declared for u-hour
week for all crafts ami l.. :. employees.
July lS-Buildms Employers association
or chicago locked out $4,000 employees
oG mas," or carpenters strike.
i"Ston street car men VI, strike
workers ended,
July S-ChicaIo surfac. nnH elevated
July 3l-Poltce or London ard English
provinces called on strike. but lie" re-
Aug. l-Chicaso street car strike ended
by compromise.
Railroad shop workers OF L. :. struck
aug. oLBrooklyn Rapid Transit work
fourteen railroad unions demanded iu-
creased wages.
Aug. ACTORS on strike in New York.
Aug. Factors strike spread to Chi
caso.
Aug; l.-Raiwsy shopmen voted to re-
Aug. 2'-Puciac coast railways tied UP
BY strike
Aug: 2a-President Wilson granted 4
Gent an hour raise TO railway shopnien
ana 'ss!ied explanatory statement to pub
nc calling Tor Industrial truce.
,ei.n;, Pathway sh"pmen's committee
dered vote on strike by the men.
Aug. @-PaCific coast railway men
Voted to call on strike.
sept. 6-Actors Won their strike
IN Hammond Iud.
Snionized police OF Boston struck.
sept. O-State troops called to Boston:
seven persons killed In riots.
steel workers committee called strike
I'LL sHr iSeptember % against United States
Sept. ls-Carpenters' strike in Chicago
district ended by victory for union.
sept. 22.Great strike OF steel workers
begun. Two killed and severa! hurt in
riots in Pittsburgh region.
sept s-s, Ttish h rn,iwnE p men s.rues
works 80 S>'~
Oct. Lockout and strike in printing
.raue In New York; many publications
Oct. 5--serious strike riots in Gary. Ind
british rail workers strike ended by
% Oct T., S- Fee" troops sent to Gary and
cncaEo and Indiana Harbor.
,, indnstr'ai conference opened in Wash
Oct, 9ct; lo-Ne% York harbor tied up By
Oct. 14-Nation- wide strike OF soft coal
miners ordered for Nov. I.
.. oct; l5nINew York harbor workers
Oct: 22-Labor bloc withdrew from in.
dustrial conference because it's resolution
on collective bargaining was rejected.
-f-iHtluSlTldl conference dissolved.
Miners rejected all offers OF conpro-
Oct. 2S-Intcrnational congress OF work.
ing women opened In Washington
International labor conference opened
In Washington.
Oct. 3l-Govcrnment obtained Injunction
against the coal strike.
NOV. 1-Strike OF soft coal miners be-
gan.
Nov: S-Federal Judge Anderson ordered
nine leaders TO call off strike by Nov. II
Nov. ll-Miners' union officials Cancelled
the strike order
Nov 2s.New York printers voted to
Nov 2'-Government's efforts to end
coal strike by negotiation failed miners
rejecting offer OF ii per cent increase in
wages.
Dec. War time coal order renewed by
Fuel Ad illustrator Garfield.
New industrial conference oDsucd In
Washington.
Dec. 2-General strife in Rome, Milan
and Florence. Italy
Dec. 3-Fucl Director Garfield issued
drastic orders for conservation OF coal
Dec. 9-Compromise offer from Presi-
cent Wilson presented to miners OIL
Gals ~
Dec. lo-N1iners accepted President VIII
sons o1er OF IA per cent wage increa So
and commission to determine scale and,
conditions for future. and called or their
strike. w. '
Dec. 1s-London tailoring contractors
and garment workers struck.