TABLE XX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY YEARS-Continued. Against demand for discharge of foreman.. Against demand for discharge of nonunion employees and increase Against demand for reduction of hours. Against demand for restoration of wages. Against threatened strike.... Against threatened strike against use of electrotype plates.. Against threatened strike against violation of agreement as to closing factory two months in summer.. Against threatened strike for adoption of union scale.. 1 Against threatened strike for reduction of hours and uniform scale.. To compel employees to leave one labor organization and join another To compel employees to withdraw from union.. 1 To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands... 12 To compel union men to work with nonunion men.. 250 11 250 To enforce agreement with cornice workers' union as to sympathetic strike To enforce change from day to piece work. Against demand for payment of wages retained to pay for damages done to property through carelessness.. 112 611125 4 46 Against demand for increase of wages and reinstatement of discharged employees.. Against threatened strike against employment of aged union compositor at less than union rates. Against threatened strike against new foreman. Against threatened strike for adoption of union scale.. Against threatened strike for increase of wages 1 1141 Against threatened strike for increase of wages and reduction of hours Against threatened strike for recognition of union. TABLE XX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY YEARS-Continued. Cause or object. 1896-Concluded. Against threatened strike to enforce union scale. Against union men Against union men and union rules. To compel employees to furnish union labels To compel employees to live in tenement houses belonging to em- To compel employees to make certain article for price offered To enforce change in method of doing work and open-shop system.. Total... 1897. Against demand for adoption of union scale. Against demand for discharge of members of another labor organization... Against demand for payment of wages overdue. Against employees forming union.. Against fines assessed by union for alleged violation of agreement.. Against union rules as to number of apprentices allowed 1621 5 To compel employees to furnish union labels for cigars made elsewhere in nonunion factory.. 1 To compel employees to sign agreement to work only for members of Iron League and change union rules To compel employees to withdraw from union.. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands.. To compel employees to perform work for another establishinent in which strike was pending. To compel employees to withdraw from union.. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands.. To compel union to raise boycott........ To compel union to raise boycott against certain firms.. To enforce change in method of doing work To enforce modification of union rules as to right of employees to work with tools.......... To enforce reduction of wages... To enforce reduction of wages and against union men.. Total.... 46 45 51 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 6 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 TABLE XX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY YEARS-Concluded. a2 (a) (a) Against demand for holiday... Against employees forming union. Against fines assessed by union and to compel employees to sign agreement to work only for members of masters' association Against members of certain unions..... Against threatened strike for increase of wages.. Against threatened strike for increase of wages and to compel employees to sign yearly contract as to wages, not to strike, etc Against threatened strike to compel employers to sign annual agreement... Against union men.. Against union men and union rules. To compel adoption of agreement to work 12 hours per day. To compel employees to use material from nonunion establishment. To compel employees to withdraw from one labor organization and join another To compel employees to withdraw from union. To compel miners to accept company's weight.. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands.. To compel strikers to relinquish demands. To enforce reduction of hours to comply with State 8-hour law and consequent reduction of wages.. To enforce reduction of wages.. To enforce rule to reduce force during slack season instead of alternating work among all employees... Total..... 1900. Against employees working for contractors not members of masters' association. Against threatened strike for increase of wages and reduction of hours To compel employees to do night work at same rate as day work. To compel employees to relinquish demand for back shops and to sign agreement not to strike during the year.. 76 39 342824 1 37 3 1 30 To compel employees to sign agreement not to join union. 1 To compel employees to withdraw from Building Trades Council To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands To enforce payment of fines levied by Building Trades Council To enforce rule requiring employees to remove all clothing for inspection before and after work 1 To enforce rule requiring plasterers to work for members of masters' association only. To enforce rules of masters' union and against members of certain labor organizations. a Not including 1 establishment in which lockout was still pending March 1, 1901. TABLE XXI.—CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY INDUSTRIES. To compel employees to operate machinery. 2 To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands. To compel union men to allow nonunion men to operate machines.. To enforce change in apprenticeship rules To enforce change in method of doing work and open-shop system.. To enforce reduction of wages.. To enforce rules .. Against demand for adoption of new scale and discharge of nonunion employees... Against demand for adoption of union rules Against demand for adoption of union rules and union scale 1 Against threatened strike to compel employers to sign annual agree To compel employees to use material from nonunion establishment. Against demand for adoption of union scale Against demand for discharge of nonunion employees and increase of wages Against demand for holiday... Against demand for increase of wages.. Against demand for payment of wages retained to pay for damages done to property through carelessness.. Against demand for reduction of hours.. Against demand for Saturday half holiday. Against demand for union apprenticeship rules.. 167 (a) -45 a Not including 121 establishments in which lockout was still pending December 31, 1886. TABLE XXI.—CAUSES, ETC., OF LOCKOUTS, BY INDUSTRIES--Continued. BUILDING TRADES-Concluded. Cause or object. Establishments. Suc- | Sue ceeded Failed. partly. Against employees leaving work before close of working hours on pay day. Against employees working for contractors not members of masters' Against fines assessed by union and to compel employees to sign Against refusal of employees to use material furnished by establish- Against threatened strike against employment of nonunion men.... Against threatened strike for reduction of hours and uniform scale. Against union men and union rules... To compel employees to do night work at same rate as day work. To compel employees to sign agreement to work only for members of Iron League and change union rules To compel employees to sign agreement to work only for members of masters' association... To compel employees to withdraw from Building Trades Council and to enforce rules of Building Contractors' Council To compel employees to withdraw from one labor organization and join another To enforce modification of union rules as to right of employees to work with tools To enforce reduction of wages.. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands.. To compel strikers in other establishments to relinquish demands and to break up labor unions.. To compel strikers to relinquish demand.. To compel union men to work with nonunion men To compel union men to work with nonunion men and to enforce To compel union to raise boycott against certain firms To enforce increase of hours. To enforce payment of fines levied by Building Trades Council. To enforce rules To enforce rules requiring plasterers to work for members of masters' association only. To enforce termination of contract and reduction of wages.. To enforce withdrawal of boycott. Total....... Against threatened strike for increase of wages and reinstatement of discharged employees To compel weavers to pay for broken bobbins. a Not including 121 establishments in which lockout was still pending December 31, 1886. |