The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
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Tieup of American Ship
ping Threatened Big
Strike at Cleveland.

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Chicago, May 2.-(By United
Press Three nationwide strikes,
involving the shipping, printing and
paper industries, went into effect
today.
The walkouts marked the termi-
nation of existing wage scales and
working agreements.
The International Seamen's
Union, rejecting a Is per cent
wage cut, claimed that all Ameri-
can shipping on the Atlantic, Gulf
and Pacific coasts would be tied up
before night, involving 175,OOO sea-
men. The American Steamship
Owners association said the strike
was failure up to this afternoon
and would be of brief duration.
Thirteen million tons Of shipping
are involved, more than half of
whic his owned by the United
States shipping board.
Thousands of members of the In
ternational Typographical Union
went on strike to enforce a 44-hour
week. Job printing shops were af-
fected principally but some news
papers were forced to suspend edi-
tions.
Hundreds of employees Of news
print paper mills throughout the
country walked out in protest
against a wage cut ranging from Is
to 20 per cent. Union officials said
about half the industry would be
affected. The latest government re-
ports showed so days supply in the
hands of publishers or enroute.
In addition to these national
strikes between 10000 and $4,000
building trades workers were on
strike in Philadelphia, opposing a
"a per cent wage reduction and
thousands more in the same indus
try ID New York state and northern
New Jersey also we're out
The strike Of 1850 livestock
handlers in the Chicago stockyards
was expected to spread to other
branches of the same industry as
the result of employment Of strike
breakers. The walkout followed a
wage cut.
New York, May 2-Union lead
ers predicted today that the walk
out Of marine workers called yes
terday as protest against Is
per cent wage reductions would
result in "a hours in a complete
tieup of American shipping.
News of the walkout decision was
wirelessed to all ships flying the
American flag yesterday after The
International Seamen's union, the
Marine Firemen, Oilers and Water.
tenders union and the Marine En-.
gineers' union had voted to resigI
their jobs rather than accept tht
cut.
it is estimated that 125,000 work
ers are affected by the walkout.
The Is per cent reduction, sug
gested by Chairman Benson. Of thu
shipping board, and placed in ef
feet at midnight Saturday means {
virtual reduction Of from 40 tt
so per cent when certain new
working conditions are considered
workers declared.
| Nearly $4,000 Quit.
Cleveland, May 2.-Between 25,
900 and 10000 men, employed il
more than 20 crafts affiliated witt
the building trade council, lef
their jobs this morning. immedi
ately after reporting for work OF
building contracts controlled by tn
Cleveland Building Trades Employ
ers' association.
Employers say that 10000 o.
more men employed in other trades
connected with the building indus
try, but not affiliated with tn
trades council, will be thrown on
Of work by the strike.
Refuse Wage Cut
Boston, May About 1 500 pape
workers in New England wer'
idle today, as a result Of their re
fusal to accept wage reduction!
ranging from 20 to 80 per cent.
The International Paper com
pany's plants at Livermore Falls
Chisholm and Rumford, Maine, EN-
ploying 1900 persons, suspende'
operations and a 30 per cent reduc
ton announced at Franklin, N. H
was rejected by the union there.
Employees at several plants &C
cepted the new scale.
Face Tieup
Albany, N. Y, May with ap
proximately 10000 union workmel
in the printing, building and pape
trades in northern and easter
New York idle today, the result @
strikes. these sections were facin
the most serious industrial tieup il
their history.
At Standstin.
Philadelphia, May 2-Buildin
operations here were almost at
standstill today, because Of the re
fusal Of employees to accept wsg
reductions. Employers estimate
the number Of men out at 4C,o0'
while estimates of the worker
placed the figures at $4,000. Tn
reductions in the various biuldin
trades amount to about "a per cen
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