People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1894 — BOSTON TAILORS STRIKE. [ARTICLE]

BOSTON TAILORS STRIKE.

Garmentmakers Refuse to Work for the “Sweat-Shop” Contractors. Boston. Sept. 22. — Acting upon the instructions of the Clothing, Trades council No. 2, the garmentmakers of this city to the number of 2,000 struck Thursday morning. Promptly at 7 o’clock the committee having charge of the strike started on their rounds and called tiie men out systematically, not a contractor being overlooked. This action is the result of the refusal of a number of contractors to concede to the demands of the union for the abolishment of the ••lumping” and “sweating” systems and the introduction of the weekly wage system. The operatives are also desirous of establishing a working day of nine hours with fixed wages. Every man, woman and child responded to the call to stop work. Many of the contractors have a large amount of work half finished and heavy orders ahead, and a number have already made application to sign the new agreement. By the close of the day fully 5.500 clothing workers had joined the strike.