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

Cause or object.

Against foreman doing journeyman's work..

Against foreman doing journeyman's work and for limit to work per day.

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.

Against gilders doing painters' 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

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

Against hoisting engineers doing cornice and skylight workers' work.

Against increase in price of New York papers..

Against increase in size of cars

1

15

1

6

1

1

13

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

Against interference by firin 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

4

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

Against introduction of machinery unless operated by union men
Against introduction of premium system.

1

7

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 time and for reinstatement of discharged employees

Against marble-cutters doing stonecutters' work.

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

1

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

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.

Against one contractor on job employing nonunion men in another city

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

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

1

267

49

27

191

Against order to search head waiter accused of stealing

1

Against paying rent for use of sewing machines

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 payment in time checks

Against performing work for another establishment..

Against performing work for another establishment in which lockout was pending

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

Against poor quality of material and excessive speed of machinery..

Against poor quality of material and for change in machinery

228212

55

1

3

4

34

Against poor quality of material and for discharge of foreman.

overtime

Against reduction of force on certain trains

Against reduction of hours and wages..

Against reduction of number of switch engines in yard

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

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

Against reduction of number of picks in weaving.

Against reduction of pay for dead work

Against reduction of rate per hour and reduction of hours..

Against reduction of time for dinner.

2

Against reduction of wages...

Against reduction of wages and abolition of union rules.

1

4,575 1

Against reduction of wages and alleged discrimination against union

men....

1

1

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.

Against reduction of wages and being compelled to trade at com

pany'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 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 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 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 introduction of team system

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..

1

Against reduction of wages and to compel employer to sign union

Against reduction of wages caused by reduction of hours..

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

11

Against requirement to wear uniform.

Against retention of part of wages..

1

750

2

9

1

1

Against retention of part of wages and for regular

Against retention of part of wages as accident fund..
Against retention of part of wages as guaranty.

payment

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

Against return to the 10-hour system.

18

Against rule discharging employees whose wages were garnisheed..

Against rule requiring freight brakemen to remain on top of cars during entire run

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

Against signing contracts..

1

29

1

1

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

Against signing ironclad contract and for reinstatement of discharged employees

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

Cause or object.

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

14

5

Against system of weighing wrappers

Against system of weighing yarn..

Against task system

Against theft of unweighed button blanks, and consequent loss of
Against threatened lockout.

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

Against truck system and employment of nonunion men, and for increase of wages and monthly payment..

Against use of electrical mining machines without jacketed motor..
Against use of fork instead of shovel in coal mines.

4

2

Against use of imperfect scales

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

1

1

Against use of machine-made material

2

1

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

7

3

Against use of material from nonunion establishment

217

131

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.

Against use of plate matter and for reinstatement of discharged employees....

Against using patterns of establishment in which strike was pending.

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

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

For abolition of night work and reduction of hours.

40

40

19

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

For admission of walking delegates and free beer during working hours

1

For adoption of fixed scale

8

2

6

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

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

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 employment of nonunion men..

1

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

55

168

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

1

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..

1246

7

10

36

7