TABLE XI.-SUMMARY OF CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES FOR THE UNITED STATES-Continued.

Cause or object.

Establishments.

Suc

Suc-
'ceeded.]

ceeded Failed. partly.

Against foreman doing journeyman's work.

Against foreman doing journeyman's work and for limit to work

per day

1

Against foreman using profane language

Against framers doing carpenters' work.

Against frequent change of rolls and consequent loss of time.
Against furnishing tools...

Against gang working ahead of its turn in unloading vessel.
Against gilders doing decorators' work..

1

Against gilders doing painters' work

1

Against helpers doing journeymen's work

Against handling alleged light scrap at heavy scrap rate per ton.
Against handling cars of road on which strike was pending..
Against having work done outside of shop.

Against helpers doing journeymen's work and discharge of old
employees

Against hoisting engineers doing cornice and skylight workers' work..

Against increase of amount of work required to be done and reduction of price per piece

Against interference by firm with work of nailers' (contractors') employees

Against introduction of machinery and employment of boys
Against introduction of machinery and employment of nonunion

2

men..

4

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

Against introduction of machinery and reduction of wages.
Against introduction of machinery unless operated by union men

24

22

7

20

Against making a certain brand of cigars and using labels on them..
Against making a certain style of chain..

1

Against making six heats per day

2

Against making up lost tiine and for reinstatement of discharged employees

Against marble-cutters doing stonecutters' work..

27

Against McKay stitchers being compelled to furnish their own needles..

1

Against mine filling orders for another mine in which strike was pending.

1

Against miners being compelled to do brushing.

a Not including 2 establishments in which strike was still pending January 29, 1901.

TABLE XI.-SUMMARY OF CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES FOR THE UNITED STATES-Continued.

Cause or object.

Against miners being compelled to pay for cotton and oil used
Against miners being compelled to push cars in and out of mine.
Against miners being compelled to remove loaded cars.
Against molder being employed to teach additional apprentices..
Against new system of keeping time

Against night work..

Against nonunion electrical workers doing union gas-fitters' work
Against nonunion foreman doing bridge-builders' work
Against nonunion foreman doing glazier's work..

Against nonunion men being persecuted by union men
Against obnoxious rules...

Against obnoxious rules and change from day to piece work
Against obnoxious rules and employment of nonunion men..
Against obnoxious rules and for discharge of colored head waiter..
Against obnoxious rules and for impartial treatment of union leaders.
Against obnoxious rules and for reinstatement of discharged em-
ployees...

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 and reduction of wages..
Against obnoxious treatment of union men...

122

2

1

1

2

Against one contractor on job employing nonunion men in another city

Against order forbidding employees bringing beer into shop and drinking it during working hours.

Against paying rent for use of sewing machines and for increase of wages

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.

104

49

Against performing work for nonunion establishment.
Against performing work out of regular occupation...
Against poor quality of material..

3

42

Against poor quality of material and excessive speed of machinery.

Against poor quality of material and for change in machinery

123212

55

1

4

34

Against poor quality of material and for discharge of foreman.

Against poor quality of material and for larger stock

Against putting union labels on nonunion cigars

Against readjustment of scale and for discharge of foreman

1

Against readjustment of wages.

Against reduction and for increase of wages

Against reduction of force

Against reduction of force and wages

Against reduction of force causing increase of work

Against reduction of force causing increase of work and for pay for overtime

Against reduction of wages and being compelled to live in firm's houses

Against reduction of wages and being compelled to teach new employees

1

a Not including 15 establishments in which strike was still pending December 31, 1886.

TABLE XI.-SUMMARY OF CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES FOR THE UNITED STATES-Continued.

Cause or object.

Against reduction of wages and being compelled to trade at company's stores and for fortnightly payment

Against reduction of wages and boys doing men's work.

Against reduction of wages and change from day to piece work

Against reduction of wages and change of coal screen.

Against reduction of wages and change of machinery
Against reduction of wages and contract system

Against reduction of wages and for payment in cash..
Against reduction of wages and for payment of wages overdue.
Against reduction of wages and for privilege of organizing union
Against reduction of wages and for recognition of union
Against reduction of wages and for reduction of hours

Against reduction of wages and discharge of employees, foremen, etc.
Against reduction of wages and discharge of helpers..

Against reduction of wages and employment of apprentices.
Against reduction of wages and employment of nonunion men..
Against reduction of wages and for abolition of company's stores.
Against reduction of wages and for abolition of contract system.
Against reduction of wages and for adoption of union rules..
Against reduction of wages and for caller to wake conductors and
engineers

Against reduction of wages, and for change from piece to day work
and reinstatement of discharged employees..

Against reduction of wages and for discharge of foreman
Against reduction of wages and for discharge of yard master
Against reduction of wages and for employment of check weighman.
Against reduction of wages and for limitation of number of appren-
tices.....

Against reduction of wages and for reduction of hours and weekly payment.....

Against reduction of wages and for regular payment

Against reduction of wages and for reinstatement of discharged employees

Against reduction of wages and laborers doing journeymen's work.
Against reduction of wages and paying rent in advance
Against reduction of wages and retention of part of wages.
Against reduction of wages and signing away rights under State law.
Against reduction of wages and signing contracts.

5
1

1

Against reduction of wages and to compel employer to sign union

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

Against retention of part of wages as guaranty and for fortnightly payment..

1

Against return to the 10-hour system...

20

18

Against rule discharging employees whose wages were garnisheed.. Against rule requiring freight brakemen to remain on top of cars during entire run

1

--

2

Against running four looms instead of three.

1

Against running two machines instead of one and change in scale for piecework

Against shutters being put on lower sash of windows of workroom.
Against signing agreement not to demand increase of wages..
Against signing contract making employees liable for damages in
case of accident..

Against signing contract releasing firm from liability in case of accident

1

Against signing contracts.

1

8

Against signing contracts allowing firm to pay any bill presented against employees..

1

1

Against signing ironclad contract.

5

5

Against signing ironclad contract and for reinstatement of discharged employees

1

TABLE XI.-SUMMARY OF CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES FOR THE UNITED STATES-Continued.

Against steam fitters doing helpers' work
Against steam fitters doing plumbers' work
Against stonecutters doing bricklayers' work
Against stone masons doing bricklayers' work
Against subcontracting..

Against subcontracting and for weekly payment
Against Sunday work.

Against Sunday work and for increase of wages..
Against Sunday work and for pay for overtime..
Against Sunday work and for regular payment
Against Sunday work and for weekly payment
Against supplying stone to a prison

Against suspension of certain employees and for restoration of wages.
Against sweating system...

Against sweating system and for increase of wages.

Against sweating system and for regular hours and payment, recog

nition of union, and adoption of union scale..

75

Against system of bunch breaking

19

Against system of grading work and violation of union rules.

1

Against system of measuring work

Against system of weighing wrappers

1

Against system of weighing yarn..

Against transfer of employee from one position to another without increase of wages

Against use of electrical mining machines without jacketed motor..

Against use of fork instead of shovel in coal mines..

2

Against use of imperfect scales

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Against use of lockers and system of checking wearing apparel while at work..

1

Against use of machine-made material

2

1

Against use of material from establishment in which strike was pending......

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

1

1

Against use of plate matter.

10

5

Against use of plate matter and change from piece to time work
Against use of plate matter and for payment of wages overdue
Against use of plate matter and for reinstatement of discharged em-
ployees.....

Against using patterns of establishment in which strike was pending.

TABLE XI.—SUMMARY OF CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES FOR THE UNITED STATES-Continued.

Cause or object.

Against working injured mule

Against working in teams

Against working in yard in which switchmen were striking.

Against working on job with nonunion contractors..

Against working on job with nonunion employees under another

contractor

Against working on undesirable patterns.
Against working overtime..

Against working overtime and deductions 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 seven days per week and for adoption of uniform
scale...

Against working three turns per day

Against working under colored foreman

Against working under Knights of Labor scale.

Against working under nonunion foreman and change from day to piece work.

Against working under objectionable foreman..

Against working with an ex-convict

Against working with certain nationalities

Against working with colored men..

Against working with employees belonging to another labor organization

Against working with nonunion men.

Against working with objectionable employee..

Disagreement among employees regarding new scale

Disagreement as to payment of board of employee..
For abolition of coal screen...

For abolition of contract

For abolition of contract and saloon boss system.
For abolition of contract system..

For abolition of contract system and against employment of nonunion men..

For abolition of ironclad contract and against being compelled to trade at company's store

1

1

For abolition of night work and reduction of hours..

40

40

For abolition of Sunday work without extra pay, reduction of day

For admission of walking delegates and free beer during working hours

For adoption of fixed scale and against discharge of union employees.
For adoption of new rules and scale..

For adoption of new scale and to compel employees to join union.
For adoption of new scale and to enforce use of union label
For adoption of new scale one month earlier than proposed.

8588

86

For adoption of new scale, reduction of hours, and recognition of union....

1

For adoption of sliding scale and recognition of union

For adoption of uniform scale and a year's contract

For adoption of rules and regulations as to wages, hours, etc., in force on other lines of system

For adoption of scale presented by State board of arbitration

For adoption of sliding scale

For adoption of uniform scale.

For adoption of uniform scale and discharge of forewoman.

For adoption of uniform scale and pay for overtime

For adoption of uniform scale and reduction of hours

For adoption of uniform scale for docking miners for slate and dirt sent out with coal

For adoption of uniform scale, reduction of hours, and against em-
ployment of nonunion men.

For adoption of uniform scale, regular hours, and pay for overtime..
For adoption of union apprenticeship rules

For adoption of union apprenticeship rules and against employment of nonunion men

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 apprenticeship rules and weekly payment..
For adoption of union, etc., rules..

26

7

2