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Show STRIKE IS THREATENED Bricklayers of New York May Go Out, First Time in 20 Years. NEW YORK, June 1L The first general gen-eral strike of bricklayers this city haa seen in twenty years Is now threatened. There are 8000 men belonging to the eight unions. - The latter originally demanded de-manded of the employers an increase from 65 to 70 cents an hour and that all men should Join the union. After some exchanges the first demand was withdrawn. The employers have now refused to have their foremen become unionists and, at a meeting of the eight lodges it has been decided to press both of the original demands. Until this clash occurred an annual agreement on all matters haa been made between the bricklayers and the Master Builders' association through a joint arbitration board consisting- of eight bricklayers and eight master builders. |