TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. Against helpers doing journeymen's work Against hoisting engineers doing cornice and skylight workers' work Against increase of amount of work required to be done Against increase of amount of work required to be done and reduction of price per piece. Against increase of hours.. Against ironworkers doing marble setters' work Against making a certain brand of cigars and using labels on them Against obnoxious rules and for impartial treatment of union leaders Against obnoxious rules and for reinstatement of discharged employees.... Against paying assessment demanded by contractor. 237180 6 Against paying rent for use of sewing machines and for increase of wages 1 1 Against paying rent for use of sewing machines and for reduction of hours and weekly payment.... Against performing work for another establishment in which lockout was pending.. Against performing work for another establishment in which strike was pending. Against reduction of wages and being compelled to live in firm's houses. Against reduction of wages and for reinstatement of discharged employees... Against shutters being put on lower sash of windows of work room.... Against signing contract releasing firm from liability in case of accident a Not including 15 establishments in which strike was still pending December 31, 1886. TABLE VIII-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. Against sweating system Against system of bunch breaking Against system of measuring work Against task system Against threatened lockout.. Against truck system Against use of boycotted machinery. Against use of boycotted material Against use of boycotted patterns Against use of machine-made material. Against use of material from establishment in which strike was pending.... Against use of material from nonunion establishment Against use of material from nonunion establishment and employment of nonunion men Against use of material from nonunion establishment and for discharge of foreign employees....... Against working for nonunion contractor. Against working on job with nonunion employees under another contractor Against working overtime... Against working overtime and deduction from pay for enforced idleness and for privilege of drinking beer during working hours Against working overtime and for stools to sit upon while at work Against working with employees belonging to another labor organization Against working with nonunion men Against working with objectionable employee. Disagreement as to payment of board of an employee. For abolition of contract and saloon boss system. For abolition of contract system.. For abolition of tenement-house work.. For abolition of Sunday work without extra pay, reduction of day turn to eight hours, equalization of pay between sexes for same work, and universal increase of wages For admission of walking delegates For admission of walking delegates and free beer during working hours... For adoption of uniform scale and reduction of hours. For adoption of uniform scale, regular hours, and pay for overtime.. 3 25 1 55 105 For adoption of union apprenticeship rules and against employment of nonunion men 1 For adoption of union apprenticeship rules and change from turn to piece work. 7 For adoption of union apprenticeship rules and increase of wages. For adoption of union, etc., rules and scale. For adoption of union rules 85 37 For adoption of union rules and reinstatement of discharged employees For adoption of union rules and union scale and against employment of nonunion men For adoption of union rules and union scale and for discharge of foreman.. 1 1 For adoption of union scale 237 190 For adoption of union scale and against employment of nonunion men.. 12 2 For adoption of union scale and against subcontracting to men paying less than union scale... 50 TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. Cause or object. Establishments. Succeeded. Succeeded Failed. partly. For adoption of union scale and against use of material from nonunion establishment For adoption of union scale and reinstatement of discharged employees.. For adoption of union scale and reinstatement of discharged fore 1 1 1 man.. For allowance for board when working out of city For apology from firm for alleged insulting language. For apology from firm for charges made against employees.. For appointment of union man as foreman, with increase of wages.. For better treatment, payment of wages overdue, and against discharge of employees. For change from day to piece work, abolition of task system, and reduction of hours. 7 For change from piece to day work 389 120 269 For change from piece to day work and abolition of contract system. For change from piece to day work, reduction of hours, and adop tion of union apprenticeship rules. For change of working hours, discharge of engineer, and reinstatement of discharged employees.. For discharge of employees and reinstatement of discharged employees.. For discharge of employees belonging to another labor organization. For discharge of employees belonging to another labor organization and half pay while on strike. For discharge of employees belonging to another labor organization and increase of wages. For discharge of employees not in good standing in union. For discharge of foreman and reinstatement of discharged employees. 2 For discharge of foreman and reinstatement of discharged foreman.. For discharge of nonunion foreman, adoption of union scale, and equal distribution of work.. For employment of two instead of one fireman to each tug, and board in addition to regular pay For employment of members of the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance only.. 1 1 TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. For increase of wages and against being compelled to board with employer..... For increase of wages and against contract system.. For increase of wages and against employment of nonunion men... For increase of wages and against use of machine-made horseshoes For increase of wages and discharge of employees, foremen, etc For increase of wages and discharge of foreman For increase of wages and in sympathy with strike elsewhere 47 For increase of wages and in sympathy with strike in same establishment... 47 For increase of wages and regular payment.. For increase of wages and reinstatement of discharged employees.. For increase of wages and to compel employees to join union, or for their discharge.. For increase of wages and to compel employer to sign union agreement... For increase of wages and two meals per day For increase of wages, discharge of employees, and improvement of For increase of wages, discharge of foreman, reinstatement of dis- For increase of wages of foreman.... For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and admission of walking delegate... For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and adoption of union ap- For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and discharge of foreman. For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and Saturday half holiday. For increase of wages, reduction of hours, change from piece to day work, and reinstatement of discharged employees.. For increase of wages, reduction of hours, change from piece to day work, pay for overtime, and adoption of union rules.. TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. Cause or object. Establishments. Suc Succeeded. ceeded Failed. partly. For increase of wages, reduction of hours on Saturday, and weekly payment... For increase of wages, reduction of hours, weekly payment, and employment of Knights of Labor only.. For increase of wages, reduction of hours, Saturday half holiday, and double pay for night work.. For increase of wages, reduction of hours, time and a half for overtime, and double time for Sundays and holidays.. For increase of wages, regular hours, and pay for overtime. For increase of wages, reinstatement of discharged employees, and union committee to control employment of new men For increase of wages, Saturday half holiday, and extra pay for overtime For recognition of union 189 For recognition of union, adoption of union rules and union scale, and admission of walking delegate For reduction of amount of work required to be done and employment of additional rammers. For reduction of amount of work required to be done and regular hours.... For reduction of hours and adoption of union apprenticeship rules.. For reduction of hours and against being compelled to board with employer For reduction of hours and against employment of apprentices. For reduction of hours and double pay for night work and holidays. For reduction of hours, discharge of company's physician, and against being compelled to trade at company's store. For reduction of hours, employment of union men only, and against being compelled to board with employer.... For reduction of hours, pay for overtime, and against being compelled to board with employer.. For reduction of hours, time and a half for overtime, and double pay for Sunday and night work For regular payment and against employer's wife working in shop and acting as boss in his absence.. |