Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1916 — INDUSTRIAL [ARTICLE]

INDUSTRIAL

March B.—Chicago building contractors locked out 900 union lathers. April 15.—Great building strike declared in Chicago. April 30.—Federal board of arbitration awarded slight wage increase to enginemen of 98 western railroads. 1 Bridge and structural Iron worksra Of Chicago struck. June 13.—Great street car strike In Chicago. June 16.—Chicago street car strike ended by arbitration agreement. June 25.—Shut down of Chicago’s building construction industry ordered because' of strike. July 10.—Chicago’s building trade strike and lockout settled. July 16.—Employees of Chicago surface lines won big victory in arbitration award. July 20.—Strike and rioting at Bayonne plant of Standard Oil Co. July 27.—Standard Oil strike at Bayonne. N. J., ended. Sept. 27.—Twenty-five thousand Chicago garment makers called out oa strike. Dec. B.—Fifty-four Chicago labor leadera indicted for conspiracy, extortion and malicious mischief.