Daily Alta California, Volume 83, Number 65, 3 September 1890 — CARPENTERS ON STRIKE. [CHAPTER]

CARPENTERS ON STRIKE.

Six Thousand Men Were Idle, But Some

Went to Work.

Chicago, September 2d.— The great strike of journeymen carpenters opened this morning. It is estimated that about six thousand carpenters were idle this morning. Of these, 4000 struck to-day and 2000 were already out of work through the bosses closing uo jobs in anticipation of the strike. Practically all the union men are out. '

The Carpenters' Council this afternoon decided that all union men in the employ of bosses paying 37*2 cents per hour and allowing an eight hour day should at once return to work, and President O'Connell to-night said over 2000 went to work under this decision.