TABLE XX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY YEARS-Continued. Against threatened strike against truck system and to enforce reduction of wages 1 Against threatened strike for discharge of foreman 1 1 Against threatened strike for increase of wages 1 To compel employees to furnish union labels. Against threatened strike in sympathy with strike elsewhere. Against union men Against union men and union rules. To compel adoption of proposed scale To compel employees to work on boycotted patterns.. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands and to break up labor unions.... To compel union to raise boycott against certain firms... To compel union men to work with nonunion men. To compel weavers to pay for broken bobbins To discipline employees for being absent without leave. To enforce abolition of Saturday half holiday. To enforce change in apprenticeship rules To enforce new rules To enforce new scale To enforce reduction of wages. Total..... Against threatened strike for increase of wages and reinstatement Against union apprenticeship rules 1 To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands. 2 2 To enforce reduction of wages in other establishments in which strike was pending..... TABLE XX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY YEARS-Continued. Cause or object. 1890. Against demand for adoption of new scale and discharge of nonunion employees.... Against demand for adoption of union rules and union scale ¡Against demand for adoption of union scale Against demand for discharge of nonunion employees and increase of wages Against demand for holiday. Against demand for increase of wages. Against demand for Saturday half holiday. Against demand for six months' contract Against demand for weekly payment Against members of certain union Against nonunion men Against obnoxious union rules Against threatened strike for increase of wages Against threatened strike for reduction of hours Against union men Against union men and union rules Against union men who refused to obey an order To compel employees to furnish union labels. To compel employees to sign temperance pledge. To compel employees to work overtime. To compel employees to work on boycotted patterns.. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands... To discipline employees for being absent without leave.. To enforce change from weekly to monthly payment.. To enforce change in method of doing work or reduction of wages.. Against union men and union rules. To compel acceptance of company's weight and signing of proposed contract To compel employees to buy machines and return finished work to another part of city. To compel employees to stop paying assistance to strikers in another establishment To compel employees to teach apprentices and to withdraw from union.. To compel employees to work overtime. 1 To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands. To enforce change in apprenticeship rules 1 To enforce increase of hours. Against contracting with irresponsible heads of gangs of lumber shovers Against demand for adoption of union scale Against demand for discharge of nonunion employees.. TABLE XX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY YEARS-Continued. Against demand for increase of wages and reinstatement of discharged employees. Against demand for reduction of hours. Against union men Against union men and union rules. To compel adoption of proposed scale . To compel employees to join certain union. To compel employees to sign agreement to work only for members of masters' association.... To compel employees to work on boycotted material.. 29 To compel granite cutters to do quarrying. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands. 1 To enforce abolition of Saturday half holiday and force employees to work Sundays and overtime... To enforce reduction of piece price on introduction of machinery.. 128 To enforce reduction of wages and against demand for reduction of hours To enforce reduction of wages and right to employ a larger number of apprentices To enforce truck system Total.. 1893. 20 18 Against demand for adoption of new scale and discharge of nonunion employees..... Against threatened strike for increase of wages and reduction of hours To compel cigar makers to change shape of cigar without change of price To compel union men to allow nonunion men to operate machines. 1 1 To enforce increase of hours and abolition of limit to output per day. a Not including 20 establishments in which lockout was still pending July 1, 1894. TABLE XX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY YEARS-Continued. Cause or object. 1894. Against demand for discharge of foreman.... Against demand for discharge of nonunion employees and increase of wages Against demand for reduction of hours. Against demand for renewal of agreement.. Against threatened strike against use of electrotype plates.. Against threatened strike... Against threatened strike against violation of agreement as to closing factory two months in summer.. Against threatened strike for adoption of union scale. Against threatened strike for reduction of hours and uniform scale.. 5 9 To compel employees to leave one labor organization and join another. To compel employees to withdraw from union.. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands.. To enforce agreement with cornice workers' union as to sympathetic strike To enforce change from day to piece work. To enforce increase of hours.. To enforce reduction of wages.. To enforce reduction of wages and against union men. Total.. Against demand for adoption of union rules. Against demand for discharge of foreman.. Against demand for holiday... Against demand for increase of wages Against demand for payment of wages retained to pay for damages done to property through carelessness.. Against employees forming union.. Against threatened strike for increase of wages. 16 Against union men and union rules.. 260 42 260 Against union rules To compel employees to board with company.. To enforce reduction of wages and against union men. Total..... 370 49 320 1896. Against demand for increase of wages and reinstatement of discharged employees. Against threatened strike against employment of aged union compositor at less than union rates. Against threatened strike against new foreman. Against threatened strike for adoption of union scale. 4 Against threatened strike for increase of wages Against threatened strike for increase of wages and reduction of hours 1 Against threatened strike for recognition of union... 1 TABLE XX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY YEARS-Continued. 1896-Concluded. Cause or object. Against threatened strike to enforce union scale. Against union men Against union men and union rules. To compel employees to furnish union labels To compel employees to live in tenement houses belonging to em- To compel employees to make certain article for price offered To enforce change in method of doing work and open-shop system.. Total..... 1897. Against demand for adoption of union scale... 2 1 Against demand for discharge of members of another labor organization.... Against demand for payment of wages overdue. Against employees forming union.. 1 Against fines assessed by union for alleged violation of agreement... Against union rules as to number of apprentices allowed 1 11521 To compel employees to furnish union labels for cigars made elsewhere in nonunion factory... To compel employees to sign agreement to work only for members of Iron League and change union rules. 13 13 To compel employees to withdraw from union. 1 1 To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands.. To compel employees to perform work for another establishinent in which strike was pending. To compel employees to withdraw from union.. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands.. 1 19 3 22 To enforce modification of union rules as to right of employees to work with tools.. |