TABLE VIII.—CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES—Continued. To compel employer to retain a part of employees' wages to pay To compel employer to sign union contract. To compel employer to sign union contract and against employment of nonunion men. To compel manager to join mine managers' union.. To compel school board to insert union labor clause in all contracts. To compel World's Fair directors to employ none but union men in building trades To enforce agreement... To enforce Chicago agreement. To enforce payment of dues, fines, etc., by delinquent members of union, or for their discharge. Total.. INDIANA. Against accepting firm's terms on new article of manufacture.. 2 1 3 Against alleged excessive docking for slate and dirt sent out with coal. 1 1 2131T Against apprentices doing journeymen's work and for adoption of uniform scale.. 1 Against being compelled to buy powder at company's store 1 Against being compelled to pay for needles used in excess of certain allowance.. 1 Against brakemen being compelled to coal up engines and for increase of force 1 Against employees being allowed to work at other than their regular Against employment of nonunion men and for abolition of rule requiring knitters to pay for needles broken. 1 Against employment of nonunion men and for increase of wages and reduction of hours Against employment of nonunion men and to enforce payment of dues, fines, etc., by delinquent members of unions, or for their discharge Against employment of nonunion men, foremen, etc. Against fines for imperfect work and for adoption of uniform scale.. Against order forbidding employees bringing beer into shop and drinking it during working hours. 1 Against performing work for another establishment in which strike was pending. a Not including 1 establishment in which strike was still pending March 20, 1901. 1 LAB 1901-24 TABLE VIII-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. Against working under nonunion foreman and change from day to piece work. 1 Against working with colored men.................. For adoption of new scale For adoption of union scale.... 1 For adoption of union scale and against employment of nonunion men For adoption of union scale and reduction of hours. 1 28 23 1 For change of coal screen For discharge of apprentice For discharge of colored employees For discharge of employees.. For discharge of foremen.. For discharge of foreman and change from piece to day work.. For discharge of foreman and reinstatement of discharged employees. For discharge of nonunion employees. For discharge of superintendent and mine bosses. For enforcement of union rules... For enforcement of union scale For equal distribution of work For glass to be cut in larger sizes For guaranty against reduction of wages on change of appliances.. For increase of wages.. For recognition of union and adoption of union scale For increase of wages and against employment of nonunion men. For increase of wages and discharge of employees, foremen, etc... For increase of wages and reduction of hours. For increase of wages and time and a half for overtime.. For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and pay for overtime. For pay for extra work For pay for overtime... For payment for second-quality axes. For payment of wages overdue. For privilege of doing lathing at plasterers' wages.. For privilege of joining union For recognition of union For reduction of amount of work required to be done For reduction of amount of work required to be done and pay for overtime For reinstatement of discharged employees and restoration of badges. For weekly payment and against being compelled to buy powder.. 34 34 To compel employer to rebuild incomplete foundation, because begun by nonunion men To compel employer to retain part of employees' wages to pay check weighinan 2 To compel employer to sign union contract and against employment of nonunion men.. To enforce payment of dues, fines, etc., by delinquent members of unions, or for their discharge TABLE VIN-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. For reinstatement of discharged employees and recognition of union. 27 Total. 57 1 5 1 27 55 IOWA. Against accepting firm's terms for work done under new system Against alleged excessive docking for slate and dirt sent out with coal Against alleged short weight of coal.. Against change from day to piece work Against change from fortnightly to monthly payment. Against change in method of doing work 2 Against change in thickness of button blanks without corresponding increase in wages.... 1 3 Against employment of nonunion men and for recognition of union. Against obnoxious rules and for discharge of colored head waiter. Against reduction of wages and abolition of union rules. Against reduction of wages and for recognition of union 1 Against theft of unweighed button blanks and consequent loss of pay For adoption of union scale and against illegal use of union label.. 20 2 TABLE VIII.--CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. For increase of wages and against change in method of doing work. For increase of wages and recognition of union.. For increase of wages and reduction of cost of supplies 39 For increase of wages, reduction of hours, recognition of union, and reinstatement of discharged employees.. For increase of wages, reduction of hours, time and a half for overtime, and double time for Sundays and holidays.. For pay for extra work For payment of wages overdue For readjustment of wages For recognition of union... For recognition of union and adoption of union scale. For recognition of union and modification of mine rules. For recognition of union and to compel employer to sign a year's contract... For reduction of cost of supplies. For reduction of hours.. For regular payment For reinstatement of discharged employees. For reinstatement of discharged employees, foremen, etc For reinstatement of discharged foremen Against coal being shipped to localities where strike was pending. 1 Against discharge of employees 1 Against introduction of machinery. Against performing work for another establishment in which strike was pending. Against reduction of hours and wages Against reduction of wages. For adoption of fixed scale For adoption of new scale For adoption of union apprenticeship rules For adoption of union scale For appointment of a miner as check weighman For change from day to piece work For change of coal screen.. For discharge of weighman. For enforcement of screen law For increase and readjustment of wages. For increase of wages.. For increase of wages and employment of check weighman For increase of wages and recognition of union.. 1 For increase of wages and reduction of hours 1 For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and extra pay for overtime and Sundays... 1 For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and recognition of union. For restoration of wages and reinstatement of discharged employees. TABLE VIII.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY STATES-Continued. Against performing work for another establishment in which strike was pending... Against poor quality of material. Against reduction of number of switch engines in yard. Against reduction of wages 12121 21 1 1 42 33 9 3 3 1 2 Against use of boycotted patterns. 1 Against washing for men who took places of railroad strikers. For adoption of union scale and employment of check weighman . For change from piece to day work and recognition of union. For increase of wages and reinstatement of discharged employee.. For increase of wages, discharge of nonunion employees, and adoption of fixed scale. Against employment of nonunion men and for increase of wages and reduction of hours 20 Against employment of nonunion men, foremen, etc. Against fines for drunkenness Against increase of hours.. Against patent matter. Against reduction of time for dinner a Not including 1 establishment in which strike was still pending July 1, 1894. 291611 20 5 |