TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. To enforce Chicago agreement. To enforce payment of dues, fines, etc., by delinquent members of unions, or for their discharge Against adoption of proposed scale and reduction of number of picks in weaving.. Against alleged discrimination in favor of certain employees and for adoption of union scale 1 Against alleged excessive fines 3 12 Against alleged excessive fines and increase of amount of work required to be done.. 1 Against employment of boys. 1 Against employment of imported workmen and for increase of wages. Against fines for imperfect work.. 1 Against increase of amount of work required to be done. 3 Against reduction of wages and being compelled to teach new employees Against reduction of wages of some and for increase of wages of others.... For discharge of foreman and reinstatement of discharged employee TABLE VIII-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. For increase of wages. For pay for work damaged by rain before being measured and accepted. For recognition of union For reduction of hours... For reduction of hours and against employment of nonunion men Total.. SOUTH DAKOTA. Against reduction of wages.. 2 For abolition of contract system and against employment of nonunion men... For change in method of payment 1 For discharge of foreman.. For enforcement of union rules 1 Against alleged discrimination in favor of certain employees and obnoxious rules.... Against being compelled to board with employer and for reduction of hours and recognition of union Against being compelled to buy costumes from head waiter. Against firm supplying material to establishment in which strike was pending Against reduction of wages and for reinstatement of discharged employees.... 1 Against retention of part of wages as accident fund 1 1 Against subcontracting Against sweating system.. a Convicts were employed by 4 companies in the mining district. mines, and was undertaken to abolish all convict mining. Table VIII.—CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES—Continued. For adoption of union rules. 3 For adoption of union rules and reinstatement of discharged employees... For adoption of union rules and union scale.. For appointment of miner as check weighman For adoption of union scale... For change in classification of work For change of coal screen. For change of mine scales.. For conference with operators by committee of miners. 1 For discharge of weighman. For division of work in dull season instead of discharge of employees. 2 For enforcement of union rules.. 8 For increase of wages, reduction of hours, time and a half for overtime, and recognition of union For limitation of number of apprentices and discharge of nonunion employees.... For recognition of union and admission of walking delegate 9 9 For recognition of union and against being assessed to pay company physician. 1 For reduction of hours For recognition of union and against subcontracting to nonunion contractors.. For reduction of hours and discharge of nonunion employees Against being compelled to sign agreement to deal with employers as individuals instead of through union. Against compressing cotton to be transported by boycotted steamship company.. TABLE VIII-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. Against working overtime... For adoption of rules and regulations as to wages, hours, etc., in force on other lines of system.. For adoption of union seale.. For adoption of union scale and against employment of nonunion For increase of wages and reduction of hours For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and free board For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and recognition of union. For increase of wages, reduction of hours, time and a half for overtime, double time for Sundays, and privilege of superintending all work.. For recognition of union In sympathy with strike elsewhere.. Total. For payment of wages overdue. For recognition of union and against discharge of employees For reduction of hours, recognition of union, and adoption of union For reinstatement of discharged employees For reinstatement of discharged employees and against discharge of For reinstatement of discharged employees and recognition of union. For weekly payment.. For enforcement of union rules, all work to be done on premises, and against employment of nonunion men.. For increase of wages... For increase of wages and against employment of nonunion men For increase of wages and reduction of hours For pay for lost time.. For payment in cash instead of by check. For payment of wages overdue For reduction of hours.. For reinstatement of discharged employees. Total.. TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. Against reduction of wages.. Against reduction of wages and limitation of number of apprentices. Against sweating system. Against truck system ..... Against working with an ex-convict. 1 For adoption of union rules.. For adoption of union scale. 3 3 For discharge of nonunion foreman For enforcement of union indenture rules.. For extra rate for overtime For fortnightly payment.. For increase of wages.. 117 2 4 4 2 For increase of wages and against increase of amount of work required to be done. Against alleged excessive docking for slate and dirt sent out with coal Against being compelled to give bond and for increase of wages and reduction of hours For change from piece to day work and adoption of uniform scale. 1 |