Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1890 — IRONWORKERS ON STRIKE. [ARTICLE]

IRONWORKERS ON STRIKE.

NearPy Two Thousand of Hewitt’s Km* ployes Demand the AmalKAmated Seale, 1 Now York special: Between ],2ot> and 2,000 iron workers this morning refused to go to worK in the Now Jersey steel and iron mills at Jersey City, which aro owned by ox-Mavor Abram B.' Hewitt, because of tho refusal of the iirm to sign the amalgamated ironworkers' scale of wagos and rccognlzo that labor organization. A wcok ago last Friday the heaters in the twelveinch room struck against certain rules and asked Superintendent Stokes to sign tho amalgamated scaio of wages. The superintendent sad he had no power to sign, but ho took tho scaio and promised to presont It to tho proper authorities. Tho men. went b_as£ to work on the superintendent's ptdtmse that tho matter would be all right in a few days. Days passed, and the shop committee again called on the superintendent, but got no satisfaction. Yesterday before they would go to work they asked whether or not the scale had been signed and were told it was not. They then refused to go to work, and tho men in tho twelve-inch room, the rolling mill, the bar mill and the puddling mill and their many laborers and helpors loit tho works. The Knights and the Amalgamated Association have secretly organized tho works, which have been non-union for years. The firm is stacked with orders and has been running day and night. The members say they will not sign the scale.