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Domestic News
June 30, 1909
The Barre Daily Times
Barre, Washington County, Vermont
What is this article about?
Remington Typewriter works in Ilion, NY, announced closure starting July 1 due to strike by aligning and assembling workers protesting new machinery, impacting 2,100 employees and $30,000 weekly payroll.
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Utica, N. Y., June 30. Notice was posted in the Remington Typewriter works at Ilion yesterday that commencing July 1, the establishment would be closed until further notice. The works employ 2,100 persons, mostly men, and the weekly pay roll was about $30,000 a week. Some time ago the company attempted to introduce a machine for accomplishing a part of the work of aligning the letters on the type bars of the machine. The men engaged in aligning objected to this and struck, and shortly thereafter the assemblers quit work.
Utica, N. Y., June 30. Notice was posted in the Remington Typewriter works at Ilion yesterday that commencing July 1, the establishment would be closed until further notice. The works employ 2,100 persons, mostly men, and the weekly pay roll was about $30,000 a week. Some time ago the company attempted to introduce a machine for accomplishing a part of the work of aligning the letters on the type bars of the machine. The men engaged in aligning objected to this and struck, and shortly thereafter the assemblers quit work.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Remington Typewriter
Factory Closure
Labor Strike
Ilion Ny
Worker Protest
Where did it happen?
Ilion, N. Y.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Ilion, N. Y.
Event Date
June 30, Commencing July 1
Outcome
factory closed until further notice, affecting 2,100 persons and $30,000 weekly payroll
Event Details
Notice posted yesterday that Remington Typewriter works would close commencing July 1 due to strike by aligning workers objecting to new machine and subsequent quitting by assemblers