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Griggs Courier
Cooperstown, Griggs County, North Dakota
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Labor dispute in Chicago: Stereotypers union demands higher wages, shorter hours, and overtime pay, threatening to halt work unless met, causing all newspapers to miss Saturday's issue.
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Trouble with Stereotypers Causes Chicago Newspapers to Miss an Issue.
Chicago, July 2.—The following bulletin was posted at every Chicago newspaper office Friday evening at ten o'clock: At eight o'clock this (Friday) evening the Stereotypers union notified the newspaper publishers of Chicago that unless their demands for an increase of wages from $3.25 to $4 per day, reduction of the working day from eight to seven hours, with payment at the rate of 75 cents per hour for all overtime, and other concessions were at once acceded to, they would refuse to return to work. In consequence of this action all Chicago papers will not appear on Saturday.
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Chicago
Event Date
July 2
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all chicago papers will not appear on saturday
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The Stereotypers union notified newspaper publishers of Chicago at eight o'clock Friday evening that unless their demands for wage increase from $3.25 to $4 per day, reduction of working day from eight to seven hours, 75 cents per hour overtime, and other concessions were met, they would refuse to work. A bulletin was posted at every newspaper office at ten o'clock Friday evening.