TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES—Continued.

For increase of wages, discharge of superintendent, abolition of truck system, and discontinuance of Sunday work

For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and time and a half for overtime..

For increase of wages, reduction of hours, increase of force, and reinstatement of discharged employees

For pay for dead work..

1

For pay for overtime..

For payment of wages overdue

5

For recognition of union

9

For recognition of union, time and a half for overtime, and against
Sunday work

For reduction of hours..

To enforce payment of dues, fines, etc., by delinquent members of union, or for their discharge.

Against coal miners being compelled to put up props and lay their own tracks..

Against employment of foreign labor

Against employment of nonunion men.

Against fines for imperfect work

Against reduction of wages..

Against use of material from nonunion establishment

Against working overtime..

Against working under colored foreman

Against working under Knights of Labor scale

For abolition of coal screen

For adoption of new scale

For adoption of uniform scale and against employment of nonunion

men..

For appointment of miner as check weighman..

For change from screen-coal to run-of-mine basis and fortnightly payment...

For change from run-of-mine to screen-coal basis.

For change in method of piece payment

For change of coal screen

For discharge of company physician and reinstatement of discharged physician.

For discharge of nonunion employees.

For extra rate for overtime

1

1

2

2

1

1

3

3

(a)

(a)

(a)

For increase of wages and recognition of union

1

For increase of wages and reduction of hours

1

For increase of wages and use of scales...

1

For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and recognition of union..
For pay for extra work

For reinstatement of discharged employees and recognition of union.

Table VIII.—CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES—Continued.

Against alleged discrimination in favor of certain employees..

Against being compelled to board at place designated by employer..
Against change from day to piece work..

Against change from piece to day work.

Against change of rules

Against choice made in appointment of foreman

Against demand to leave one labor organization and join another.
Against discharge of assistant superintendent..

Against discharge of union employees

Against employment of additional apprentices

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1

3

Against employment of additional apprentices and reduction of

Against employment of nonunion men ...

Against employment of nonunion men and for recognition of union.

Against introduction of machinery and for discharge of nonunion employees and increase of wages.

Against journeyman being compelled to do laborer's work
Against obnoxious rules

Against obnoxious rules and reduction of wages..

Against obnoxious rules, increase of amount of work required to be
done, and for reinstatement of discharged employees..
Against obnoxious treatment of union men..

1

Against performing work for another establishment in which strike was pending..

2

Against performing work out of regular occupation

Against reduction and for increase of wages

Against reduction of wages..

Against reduction of wages and discharge of helpers

Against reduction of wages and employment of nonunion men
Against reduction of wages and for recognition of union

Against reduction of wages and for reinstatement of discharged employees

1

Against reduction of wages of some and for increase of wages of others...

Not including 2 establishments in which strike was still pending July 1, 1894, and I establishment not reported.

TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued.

For double pay for Sunday work

For enforcement of union rules..

For car fare..

For change from piece to day work and increase of wages

For change of rules...

For discharge of foreman..

For discharge of forewoman.

For discharge of head waiter..

For discharge of nonunion foreman.

For discharge of yard master...

For employment of additional helpers and reduction of hours on
Saturday..

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

1

1

1

1

1

For increase of wages and adoption of union agreement.

For increase of wages and against retention of part of wages as guaranty.

For increase of wages and reinstatement of discharged employees.. For increase of wages, recognition of union, weekly payment, and against employment of women.

2

7

For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and recognition of union
For pay for extra work and reinstatement of discharged employees..
For pay for overtime...

45

7 29

For recognition of union and payment of claims against former contractor..

For reduction of hours and against being compelled to board with employer...

For reduction of hours and reinstatement of discharged employees..
For reduction of hours and weekly payment

To compel employer to establish standard by which to judge defective work

1

1

To compel employer to join masters' association.

2

To compel employer to remain neutral in strike pending in other establishments..

To enforce payment of dues, fines, etc., by delinquent members of unions, or for their discharge.

TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Concluded.

For discharge of foreman and against employment of Chinese labor.
For discharge of certain nationalities...

For employment of check weighman..

For increase of wages..

For increase of wages and privilege of employing discharged employees as check weighmen..

For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and adoption of union rules.....

1

For recognition of union.

For reinstatement of discharged employees..

For reinstatement of discharged employee to former position..
In sympathy with strike elsewhere.

Total.

TABLE IX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY YEARS.

For better treatment, payment of wages overdue, and against discharge of employees...

For change in method of measuring work.

For change from day to piece work

For change in method of piece payment

For change of coal screen

For discharge of apprentices..

For discharge of employees, foremen, etc

For discharge of nonunion employees..

For employment of check weighman

For enforcement of union rules

For equal distribution of work

For equitable division of fat matter.

For fixed rate of wages....

For increase and readjustment of wages.

For increase of wages..

For increase of wages and against employment of nonunion men

For increase of wages and against obnoxious rules

For increase of wages and use of scales..

For increase of wages, discharge of nonunion employees, and adoption of fixed scale

For increase of wages or reduction of hours..

1

For limitation of number of apprentices..

For limitation of number of apprentices and discharge of nonunion employees...

For pay for dead work.

3

For payment of wages overdue..

For recognition of union

2

For reduction of hours.

1228

1

For reduction of hours and against being compelled to board with employer....