Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1918 — 200 HAMMOND TEAMSTERS ON STRIKE [ARTICLE]

200 HAMMOND TEAMSTERS ON STRIKE

A strike of 200 Hammond teamsters occurred Monday, after several meetings of the teamsters and team owners had failed to bring an agreement as to a new scale of wages. Teamsters hauling coal, lumber, materials and doing construction work demanded 50 cents an hour. Their old scale of 30 cents expired May 1 when they asked the increase of team owners who state that thgy have offered 45 cents an hour. The team owners claim the teamsters refused to accept.4s cents an hour and are holding out for 50 struck.