Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09

INC s-.Toronio strike called on
Jane -Cummt il lelesrdphets union
nj naelS H. southeast struck,
June S-Detroit carmen struck,
June l1-Ceueral strike OF Telegraph OPP
orators starred
June 22-Gompers reelected president
of a. f. of l.
week for all crafts and U. S. employees
July lS-Bulldng EMPLOYERS association
of Chicago locked out 100000 employees
because Of carpenters strike
Boston street car men on strike
July 2S-Strke Of Atlantic coast snip
July 29-Chicago surface and elevated
car men struck
July 3l--Poice OF London and English
provinces called on strike, but few re-
spCnded
Aug. l-Chcago street car strike ended
by compromise.
Railroad shop wor e-s Of U. S. struck.
Aug, 6-Brooklyn R-,d Transit work.
ers struck.
Fourteen railroad unions demanded IN
creased wages.
Aug. factors on strike in New York
Aug. l2-Actors strike spread to chi
cago.
Aug. n-Railway shopmen voted to re-
turn to work
Aug. 2-Pacihc coast railways tied up
by strike
Aug. 2-President Wilson granted 4
cent an hour raise to railway shopmen
and issued explanatory statement to pub
lie, calling for Industrial truce,
Aug. 2G-Railway shipments committee
rejected President Wilson'S offer and or
dered vote on strike by the men.
Aug. 29-Pacihc coast railway men
voted to call off strike,
Sept 6-Actors won their strike.
Sept 9-Three strikers killed In rtots
In Hammond Ind
Unionzed police Of Boston struck.
Sept 10-State troops called to Boston;
seven persons killed in riots
Steel workers committee called strike
for September % against United States
Steel corporation.
Sept l9-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-Brltish railway men struck.
Sept 29-Strke begun in Bethlehem steel
works
oct. 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. 6-Federal troops sent to Gary and
martial law proclaimed in Gary, East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor
Industrial conference opened in Wash
ington.
Oct 1O-New York harbor tied up by
strikes.
oct. 14-Natlon- strike of soft coal
miners ordered for Nov, l.
Oct. 15-New York harbor workers
strike called off.
Oct. 29-Labor bloc withdrew from in
dustrial conference because its resolution
on collective bargaining was rejected
Oct. 24-Industrial 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. achievement obtained inJunction
against the coal strike.
Nov. Strike of soft coal miners be-
gan.
Nov. S-Federal Judge Anderson ordered
mine leaders to call off strike by Nov. II. /
Nov ll-Miners union officials Cancelled
the strike order.
Nov. 23-New York printers voted to-
abandon strike,
Nov 27-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
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 Pres-
dent Wilson presented to miners off,
cials.
Dec 10-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.