Show carpenters and joiners of america may strike philadelphia april 9 the executive board of the brotherhood of carpenters and joiners of america ia in session here and is said to be arranging for a concerted movement looking to an increase in wages and a shorter workday work day it is the general rule to make such demands operative slay ast 1st various unions fixed may ast 1st as the limit some of these unions have been refused concessions ces and are now on strike the executive session will be in session about tow weeks and not until that period lias elapsed will their plans be likely to be made public the union has a membership of and the movement now under way will affect nearly every state in the country cincinnati 0 april 9 tho building trades of cincinnati covington and newport have demanded shorter houra and more pay after april they want eight instead of nine houra per day and an average of 25 to 50 per cent increase in wages the builders say their contracts have been made on the old scale and none of them have conceded to the demand the leaders of the union say men will strike may ast 1st |