Deseret Evening News | 1902-03-28 | Page 1 | Fitchburg Weavers Strike

Weavers Fitchburg Mass MOM March 28 The en entire entre tire force torce of weavers In Iii the thc Fitchburg tre worsted nulls mills mis and ond the Holt Itoh Bol mills mis of or the tho American Woolen company struck truc to today today day In sympathy with the Rhode Island bland employee cay of ot the tho combined struggle against the lie tuo to loom 1001 system In that state The Tue two mills employ weavers They have not nt been shut shutdown shutdown shutdown down but hul Ut It In II said that tuH the tho various departments will wi gradually have to toree cease ree work when about 30 hands hund will wil wilbe willlie he lie Idle The Tue strike which began several weeks ago ngo at nt the Olneyville H 8 L 11 1 mills 1111 of ot tho the American Woolen WO len company In 11 opposition tion to the time system whereby a n Is l ton required to operate two looms has been IJen gradually spreading to other plants of ot the company until Int today tOllay near nearly nen nenI ly I nearly nil iii 1 wea weavers ers are I out alit The Th mills Involved are nt at 01 0 n out Manton and Ind II n L I and Plymouth yle and ond FItchburg 1 Mass aS