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Domestic News
August 5, 1892
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Wage dispute at Etna and Standard mills in Pittsburgh area remains unsettled; workers refuse to resume after summer repairs since July 2, demanding higher pay for double steel work; conferences ongoing with hope for settlement soon.
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MILLS DO NOT RESUME.
The Wage Dispute not yet Settled at the
Etnaville Works,
The wage question at the Etna and
Standard mills, which has been supposed
to have been satisfactorily adjusted
at Pittsburgh in June, is shown to be
in an unsettled condition by the refusal
of the workmen to return to work under
the proposed plan of pay. The mills
have been idle since July 2, undergoing
the usual summer repairs, and intended
to resume work this week. When the
workmen were called to work, however,
they refused to come. Since that several
conferences of workmen and manufacturers
have occurred, but it seems that nothing
has as yet been accomplished.
The source of trouble seems to be a
demand on the part of one class of
workmen for two dollars per ton additional
pay for working double steel, and in this
demand they are, of course, sustained by
all the workmen. In addition to this there
are other demands made by Etna employees,
which tend to embarrass the situation.
Those interested expect a satisfactory
settlement within a few days, and it is
hoped that both mills will be running
next week.
The Wage Dispute not yet Settled at the
Etnaville Works,
The wage question at the Etna and
Standard mills, which has been supposed
to have been satisfactorily adjusted
at Pittsburgh in June, is shown to be
in an unsettled condition by the refusal
of the workmen to return to work under
the proposed plan of pay. The mills
have been idle since July 2, undergoing
the usual summer repairs, and intended
to resume work this week. When the
workmen were called to work, however,
they refused to come. Since that several
conferences of workmen and manufacturers
have occurred, but it seems that nothing
has as yet been accomplished.
The source of trouble seems to be a
demand on the part of one class of
workmen for two dollars per ton additional
pay for working double steel, and in this
demand they are, of course, sustained by
all the workmen. In addition to this there
are other demands made by Etna employees,
which tend to embarrass the situation.
Those interested expect a satisfactory
settlement within a few days, and it is
hoped that both mills will be running
next week.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Wage Dispute
Etna Mills
Standard Mills
Steel Workers
Labor Conferences
Where did it happen?
Etna
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Etna
Event Date
Since July 2
Outcome
mills idle; conferences ongoing; expected settlement within a few days
Event Details
Wage dispute at Etna and Standard mills not settled; workmen refuse to return under proposed pay plan; demand for two dollars per ton additional pay for working double steel and other demands by Etna employees