The Colorado statesman., 1920-01-03
June s-roronto ,trIke called on.

June s-Toronto strike called on.
June 5-Commercial telegrHphers union
members In southeast struck.
June S-Detroit carmen struck.
June i0-General strike of telegraph OPP
orators started
June 29-Gompers reelected president
June IA. F. OF L. declared for 44-hour
week for all crafts and u. S. employees
July S-Buildlng Employees rs assoSin.lon .i'',n
because of carpenters strike.
Boston street car men on strike.
July 2S-Strike of Atlantic coast ship
July 2s--Chleago surface and elevated
car men struck
July Sl-Police of London and English
provinces called on strike, but few re-
sponded
Aug. l-Chlcaso street car strike ended
Railroad shop workers of U. S. struck
Aug. G-Brooklyn Rapid Transit work.
ers struck.
Fourteen railroad unions demanded IN
creased wages.
Aug. factors on strike in New York.
Aug. 12-Actors' strike spread to chi
Aug. n-Railway shopmen voted to re-
turn to work
Aug. 2i-PacIhc coast railways tied up
by strike.
Aug. 25-Presldent Wilson granted 4
cent an hour raise to railway shopmen
and Issued explanatory statement to pub
lie. calling for Industrial truce.
Aug. 26-Railway shopmen's committee
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. s-Three strikers killed in riots
in Hammond. Ind.
Unlonlzed 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
Sept lS-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. 2I-British railway men struck
Sept. 29-Strike begun in Bethlehem steel
works
Oct. Lockout and strike in printing
trade in New York; many. publications
oct. 5-serious strike riots in Gary. Ind
British rail workers strike ended by
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. lO-New York harbor tied up by
oct l4-NatIon- wide strike of soft coal
miners ordered for Nov. /.
Oct. 15-New York harbor workers
Oct 22-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-Tnternational congress of work.
ing women opened in Washington.
International labor conference opened
in Washington.
oct. 31-Government 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. 11-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 Presi-
dent Wilson presented to miners OFF,
cials.
Dec. 1o-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 13-London tailoring contractors
and garment workers struck.