462

190

7

50

14

383

Demand for discharge of brew-master...
For increase of wages and shorter hours.
Refusal to work with a certain employee,
a union member.

For reduction of hours at increased rate
of wages.

For union shops and union wage scale...

For increase of wages to $50 per month.

Strike ordered by business agent of union
with no reason given to firm.
Demand for discharge of a superintend-
ent, chief detective and assistant gen-
eral yardmaster.

Against employment of non-union men,
with demand for increase of wages
pending at the time.

Foreman retained; wages not increased.

Brew-master retained.
No settlement reported.
Strikers' places filled by
new hands.

No change in hours or

rates.

Union recognized and union scale signed. Wages increased to $45 per month.

Men ordered back by business agent.

Officials not discharged; men received their old positions as soon as pos sible.

Strikers' places filled by new hands.

Demand for one month's back pay at 15 Payment of back pay.
cents per day, that increase having
been demanded a month earlier and
conceded after the month's delay.
Demand for discharge of one foreman and
reinstatement of another.

Refusal to clean machinery every half
hour instead of hourly.

For increase of wages from $2.25 to $2.50
per day.

For increase of wages.....
Recognition of unions. Before demand
therefor had been formally made, all
employees were discharged.

No change of foreman.

Men ordered back by agent of international union. Strikers' places immedi

ately filled by new hands. Wages increased to $2.50. No settlement reported. Unions not recognized. Men returned only as individuals.

ticulars for a third firm involved not reported. These two involved the same firms. While started

TABLE 7.-SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN RATES OF WAGES REPORTED

* In three of the trades mentioned in this table (waist makers, wax threaders, iron molders) the net

BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OCTOBER 1, 1900-SEPTEMBER 30, 1901: and Trades.