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Domestic News
February 28, 1886
Workmen's Advocate
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
The Worcester Times criticizes the Washburn & Moen wire mill company for low wages despite high profits, noting workers joining the K. of L. prompted a one-cent-per-hour raise starting March 1 to avert a strike.
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The Worcester Times says of the Washburn & Moen Company of that city:
"The wire mill corporation is a close fisted affair. It makes hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, yet the laborers in its employ have been working for less money than the laborers of most other concerns in the city. Recently the wire men have been joining the K. of L. in great numbers, and the proprietors, fearful of the storm or strike, have given notice that the pay of the laborers will be increased one cent an hour the 1st of March. Who will ever again say that the corporation is soulless: Just think of it an increase of one cent an hour!"
"The wire mill corporation is a close fisted affair. It makes hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, yet the laborers in its employ have been working for less money than the laborers of most other concerns in the city. Recently the wire men have been joining the K. of L. in great numbers, and the proprietors, fearful of the storm or strike, have given notice that the pay of the laborers will be increased one cent an hour the 1st of March. Who will ever again say that the corporation is soulless: Just think of it an increase of one cent an hour!"
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Worcester Wire Mill
Wage Increase
Knights Of Labor
Labor Strike Threat
Where did it happen?
Worcester
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Worcester
Event Date
The 1st Of March
Outcome
pay of the laborers will be increased one cent an hour
Event Details
The Washburn & Moen Company wire mill in Worcester pays low wages despite high profits; wire men joining K. of L. in numbers; proprietors increase pay by one cent an hour starting March 1 to avoid strike.