Show STORY O Of TOLD BY Government Report t Shows 1905 Saw Less Damage to Industries by Labor Trouble Than Since 1852 1552 July The 24 24 The industries in- in industries industries in in- of the United United States suffered suffered less from strikes durin during 1905 than in any year since 1852 if the number gumber of employees thrown out of work by strikes be taken as a measure Accord According ing to the twenty st annual report of tho the bureau of labor of the Department Depart Depart- ment meat of Labor and Commerce in 1905 there were employees thrown put out of work by 2077 2011 strikes undertaken by strikers strikers' in iii establishments establishments establish establish- ments and lasting au an aveTa average e of twentythree twentythree ty-three ty days in in each establishment in in in- The report in in part says The The year 1904 stands out in in the history of the country as tho the most notable notable no no- table year for the great number of workers thrown out of of work b by strikes over employees being being thrown out of work by 1349 strikes undertaken by strikers in establishments establishments establishments establish establish- ments and lasting an avera average e of forty forty- two days in iu each establishment in in- Statistics for a period I from 1881 to 1905 show strikes in in the United States numbered and lockouts 1546 The total number of persons who went on on strike during the twenty-four twenty years ears was and locked out The de dependence 0 of one occupation upon another in the same establishment establishment establish- establish ment swells the air aggregate of employ ees affected during the period to The greatest n number of strikes in iri any anyon anyone anyone on one department was in the building traders t which h had over 25 5 per cent of the strikes and and- 38 per cent cont of all tho the establishments involved d in in strikes The importance of the part that organized or or- organized labor plays In strikes the report report re reo port port says sas is indicated by the fact that of the total number of strikes in ty-five ty years practically practically- 69 per cent cent were ordered by labor organizations Employees who struck succeeded succeeded oftener than they failed and employers were similarly successful in lockouts Employees succeeded in winnin winning all the demands for which strikes were undertaken undertaken un un- un- un in 48 per cent of the establishments succeeded partly in in over oyer 15 per cent and in in only 36 p per r cent of the establishments di diR they fail entirely to win any of their demands Lockouts resulted wholly in in favor of employers in over oyer 57 per cent of the establishments involved su succeeded ce ded partly partly part part- ly in 11 per cent and failed entirely lj in in 32 per cent Strikes s ordered by labor labor la la- bor organizations s were were wholly successful successful success success- ful in practically 50 per cent of the establishments establishments es es- involved partly successful in almost 16 Cent and per cent cant and failed entirely en en- in only 35 per per cent of th the es es- During the quarter-century quarter period mentioned 41 per cent of all strikes were undertaken for increase of w wages alone or in common with other causes over 23 per cent wholly or partially by disputes disputes disputes dis dis- concerning the reco recognition of the union union and union union rules practically 12 per cent caused by reduction in wa wages es almost 18 per cent were to enforce demands demands demands de de- mands for a reduction of hours and only a little less than 4 per cent were wele sympathetic Strikes for increase of wages a es have been more more successful than u those for any other cause Strikes concerning rec recognition of union and uni union n rules entirely failed in in 43 per cent of the establishments establishments es es- es- es involved and sympathetic strikes entirely failed in 76 per per cent of the establishments involved During 5 1901 6 per cent of f the strikes and 5 per cent of all lockouts were settled bc by joint lent agreement and less than 2 per cent of the strikes and a a little over 2 per per cent of the lockouts were settled by arbitration |