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TABLE IX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY YEARS-Continued.

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Against working overtime..

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For admission of walking delegates.

Against working overtime and deduction from pay for enforced idleness, and for privilege of drinking beer during working hours. Against working with certain nationalities..

Against working with objectionable employees..

For abolition of contract system..

For abolition of ironclad contract and against being compelled to trade at company's store

For adoption of new scale and recognition of union.

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For adoption of new scale one month earlier than usual.

For adoption of uniform scale.

For adoption of uniform scale and reduction of hours

For adoption of uniform scale and reduction of hours, and against employment of nonunion men

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For adoption of union apprenticeship rules.

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For adoption of union rules and reinstatement of discharged employees.

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For adoption of union scale and against employment of nonunion

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For adoption of union scale and reduction of hours..

For better ventilation and modern sanitary conveniences.

For car fare and adoption of new scale

For change from day to piece, work

For change from piece to day work

For change from piece to day work and adoption of uniform scale..
For change from piece to day work and adoption of union scale

For change from piece to day work and increase of wages..

For change from run-of-mine to screen-coal basis

For change from screen-coal to run-of-mine basis

For change in method of doing work

For change in method of piece payment.

For change in method of piece payment and against being compelled to trade at company's store.

For change of coal screen

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For change of rules..

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For discharge of employees belonging to another labor organization.
For discharge of employees not in good standing in union..

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For discharge of head waiter and against discharge of waiters' helpers..

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For employment of check weighman and reinstatement of discharged employees........

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For enforcement of union rules and to compel employer to sign union contract...

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For enforcement of union scale

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For enforcement of union scale and against employment of nonunion men.

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For increase of wages and against being fined for imperfect work.
For increase of wages and against employment of nonunion men..

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TABLE IX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY YEARS-Continued.

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For increase of wages and regular hours

For increase of wages and reinstatement of discharged employees. For increase of wages and repairs on company's houses occupied by employees

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For increase of wages and to compel employer to sign union agreement..

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For increase of wages, coal for fuel, and better material..

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For increase of wages, double pay for overtime, and adoption of union apprenticeship rules.

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For increase of wages, new contract, and change from piece to day work.

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For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and adoption of union rules.

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For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and against employment of women..

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For increase of wages, reduction of hours, weekly payment, and employment of Knights of Labor only

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For increase of wages, weekly payment, and time allowance for preparing material and going to and from work

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For recognition of union and union rules and equal distribution of work

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For reduction of hours, reinstatement of discharged employees, and recognition of union..

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For reduction of hours, time and a half for overtime, and double time for Sundays...

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For reinstatement of discharged employees..

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For reinstatement of discharged employees and recognition of union.

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For reinstatement of discharged employees, recognition of union,

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For weekly payment, reduction of hours, and admission of walking delegate

For restoration of wages and reinstatement of discharged employees.
For weekly payment..

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To compel employer to purchase lumber from local dealers..

To compel employer to remove refuse from mine

To compel employer to reopen closed mine

To compel employer to sign agreement...

To compel employer to sign agreement as to wages and hours and for employment of union men only

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TABLE IX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY YEARS-Continued.

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To compel teacher to admit colored children to school in building owned by employer, or for his discharge.

To enforce payment of dues, fines, etc., by delinquent members of unions, or for their discharge...

Total..

1896.

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Against accepting firm's terms on new article of manufacture.
Against alleged discrimination in favor of certain employees.
Against alleged excessive docking

Against alleged excessive docking for slate and dirt sent out with
coal

Against alleged short weight of coal..

Against allowing boys not regular apprentices to work as plumbers'
helpers longer than one year..

Against apprentices and helpers doing journeymen's work
Against apprentices doing journeymen's work

Against apprentices doing journeymen's work and employment of
nonunion men

Against being compelled to board with employer.

Against being compelled to contribute to sick and death benefit fund.
Against being compelled to correct alleged imperfect work..

Against being compelled to enlarge entries in mines..
Against being compelled to pay for defective goods.

Against being compelled to pay for loss caused by defective barrels
Against being compelled to pay hospital dues..

Against being docked

Against being compelled to teach additional helpers.

Against change from day to piece work.

Against change from pay by the hour to pay by the week

Against change from piece to day work

Against change in kind of material

Against change of coal screen'

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Against change from semimonthly to monthly payment.

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Against change in method of piece payment.

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Against deductions from wages to pay physician, and for privilege of selecting physician

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Against discharge of employees..

Against discharge of union and employment of nonunion foreman..
Against discharge of union employees

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Against drivers being compelled to pay for cotton and oil used.

Against employees being allowed to work at other than their regular trades

Against employees doing journeymen's work

Against employment of boys..

Against employment of men at less than union rates..

Against employment of men belonging to different labor organization.

Against employment of nonunion foreman.

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Against employment of nonunion men and for recognition of union. Against employment of nonunion men and members of a different labor organization....

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Against employment of nonunion men or that establishments employing them be expelled from masters' association

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Against nonunion electrical workers doing union gas fitters' work

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TABLE IX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY YEARS-Continued.

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Against reduction of wages of some and for increase of wages of others.
Against retention of part of wages..

Against retention of part of wages and for regular payment

Against sale of nonunion cigars.

Against truck system.

Against use of breakers at tipple

Against use of material from nonunion establishment

Against use of material from nonunion establishment and discharge of foreign employees

Against use of steam shovel in unloading coal.

Against using nonunion-made material

Against varnishers doing painters' work.

Against violation of agreement.....

Against working on job with nonunion contractors.

Against working overtime....

Against working with certain nationalities.

For adoption of new scale.

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For adoption of uniform scale and reduction of hours

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For adoption of union rules

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For adoption of union rules and union scale.

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For adoption of union scale

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For adoption of union scale and against deduction from pay for insurance

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For adoption of union scale and reinstatement of discharged employees

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For adoption of union scale and to compel employer to sign union

contract

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For adoption of union scale, discharge of foreman, and against employment of nonunion men

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For appointment of miner as check weighman

For better sanitary conditions.

For change from cooperative to wage system

For change from day to piece work

For change from piece to day work

For change from piece to day work and adoption of uniform scale..

For change from piece to day work and increase of wages

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For change from piece to day work, reduction of hours, and adop

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For discharge of employees belonging to another labor organization.
For discharge of employees not in good standing in union
For discharge of foreman

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For discharge of foreman and against colored employees doing journeymen's work..

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For discharge of foreman and reinstatement of discharged employees

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For enforcement of union rules and employment of additional helpers....

For enforcement of union scale.

For enforcement of union scale and against employment of nonunion men

For enforcement of union scale and against working overtime

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TABLE IX.-CAUSES, ETC., OF STRIKES, BY YEARS--Continued.

1896-Continued.

Cause or object.

For increase of wages and against employment of nonunion men... For increase of wages and against retention of part of wages as guaranty.

For increase of wages and against use of material from nonunion
establishment.

For increase of wages and change in method of giving out work..
For increase of wages and employment of local residents only.
For increase of wages and limitation of number of apprentices.
For increase of wages and pay for lost time.

For increase of wages and of force..

For increase of wages and recognition of union..

For increase of wages and reduction in price of board..

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For increase of wages and semimonthly payment...

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For increase of wages, recognition of union, reinstatement of discharged employees, and semimonthly payment during working hours

For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and admission of walking delegate

For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and against being docked. For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and change from piece to day work..

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For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and pay for overtime.
For increase of wages, reduction of hours, and weekly payment..
For increase of wages, reduction of hours, change from piece to day
work, pay for overtime, and adoption of union rules..
For more heat in breakers..

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For pay for dead work..

For pay for overtime..

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For pay for work not completed because of lack of material.
For payment in cash instead of by check...

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For payment of wages overdue..

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For payment of wages overdue and regular payment.

For payment of wages overdue and semimonthly payment..

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For payment of wages overdue and weekly payment.

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For privilege of clipping horses for others during leisure hours.
For privilege of going to picnic..

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For recognition of union.

For recognition of union, adoption of uniform scale, and against discharge of union employees

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For recognition of union, adoption of union rules and union scale, and admission of walking delegate..

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For recognition of union, reinstatement of discharged employees, and Saturday half holiday..

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For reduction of hours, limitation of number of apprentices, and against employment of monthly or yearly men

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For reinstatement of discharged employees and extra pay for overtime

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For reinstatement of discharged employees and regular payment..
For reinstatement of discharged foreman

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For restoration of wages, reduction of hours, and adoption of union apprenticeship rules.

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To compel employer to join masters' association and against employment of nonunion men.

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To compel employer to join masters' association and for enforcement of union scale....

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