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New York Times Articles, Timeline of Strike (seemed interesting/useful)

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Jan 12,1919: GOVERNMENT READY TO ENFORCE THE FINDINGS[1]

March 30, 1919:CITY GRANTS PART OF STRIKE DEMAND: Harbor Workers Return to Work to Move Accumulated Garbage.[2]

March 31, 1919: 2,600 QUIT STRIKE OF HARBOR WORKERS: Tidewater Union Compromises its Demands, Winning an Increase in Wages. INSURES SUPPLY OF COAL [3]

Apr 3, 1919 LIGHTER CAPTAINS QUIT PORT WORKERS' STRIKE: Of 16,000 Men Only 5,000 Hold Out--Boat Owners Offer Wage Increase.[4]

Apr 4 , 1919 HOISTING ENGINEERS QUIT HARBOR STRIKE: Boat Owners' Terms Acceptable to Committee--Ratification Is Expected Today. LIGHTER CAPTAINS GO BACK Policemen Placed on Tugs Taking City Refuse to Dumping Grounds.[5]

Apr 6, 1919 DEADLOCK ON COAL BOATS.: Unions Refuse to Tow Craft Manned by Former Strikers[6]

April 7, 1919 MAY END HARBOR STRIKE.: Workers Will Act on Private Boat Owners' Proposal Today.[7]

April 8, 1919 HARBOR MEN REJECT BOAT OWNERS' TERMS:[8]

Apr 15, 1919 HARBOR MEN VOTE STRIKE ON R.R. BOATS: Demand Reinstatement of Men Discharged for Breaking Settlement Agreements.[9]

Apr 16, 1919 HARBOR UNIONS ORDER NEW STRIKE TO BLOCKADE CITY: Declare Intention to Refuse to Berth[10]

Apr 18, 1919 MAKE TRUCE OFFER IN HARBOR STRIKE: Unions Propose an Arbitration, Which Boat Owners Consider Today[11]

April 20, 1919 END HARBOR STRIKE; GRANT 10-HOUR DAY; Question of Wages to be Decided by a Joint Committee of Boat Owners and Workers[12]

June 17, 1919 MORE FOR PORT WORKERS.: Arbitration Board, Unionists and Employers, Announces Agreement[13]

(Different strike shortly after)

July 27, 1919 SHIP STRIKE ENDS; NEW ONE IMPENDS; Engineers Now Threaten to Quit Their Places on Craft Tied Up in Harbor. DEMAND WAGE INCREASE Other Workers Vote to Accept Terms Reached by Leaders and Owners on Friday. [14] LoomCreek (talk) 12:04, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Times, Special to The New York (1919-01-12). "GOVERNMENT READY TO ENFORCE THE FINDINGS; Drastic Steps Likely if Either Side Refuses to End the Harbor Tieup". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  2. ^ "CITY GRANTS PART OF STRIKE DEMAND; Harbor Workers Return to Work to Move Accumulated Garbage. COPELAND ASSAILS OWNERS Says They Refused to Charter Boats to City to be Manned by Union Crews". The New York Times. 1919-03-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  3. ^ "2,600 QUIT STRIKE OF HARBOR WORKERS; Tidewater Union Compromises its Demands, Winning an Increase in Wages. INSURES SUPPLY OF COAL Six Thousand Men Still Remain Idle, and Leader Predicts That They Will Win. Ends Coal Difficulties. 2,600 QUIT STRIKE OF HARBOR WORKERS". The New York Times. 1919-03-31. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  4. ^ "LIGHTER CAPTAINS QUIT PORT WORKERS' STRIKE; Of 16,000 Men Only 5,000 Hold Out--Boat Owners Offer Wage Increase". The New York Times. 1919-04-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  5. ^ "HOISTING ENGINEERS QUIT HARBOR STRIKE; Boat Owners' Terms Acceptable to Committee--Ratification Is Expected Today. LIGHTER CAPTAINS GO BACK Policemen Placed on Tugs Taking City Refuse to Dumping Grounds. Turns Over Pay for Boats". The New York Times. 1919-04-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  6. ^ "DEADLOCK ON COAL BOATS.; Unions Refuse to Tow Craft Manned by Former Strikers". The New York Times. 1919-04-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  7. ^ "MAY END HARBOR STRIKE.; Workers Will Act on Private Boat Owners' Proposal Today". The New York Times. 1919-04-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  8. ^ "HARBOR MEN REJECT BOAT OWNERS' TERMS; Vote Down Proposal for TenHour Day and 10 Per Cent.Increase in Secret Ballot.ABOUT 6,000 STILL OUTBonynge Says Employers Can GoNo Further--Strike LeadersLook for Better Offer". The New York Times. 1919-04-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  9. ^ "HARBOR MEN VOTE STRIKE ON R.R. BOATS; Demand Reinstatement of Men Discharged for Breaking Settlement Agreements.CONFERENCE DELAYS ACTIONAgreed That Government Shall Have 48 Hours' Notice--About 8,000Men Will Be Affected". The New York Times. 1919-04-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  10. ^ "HARBOR UNIONS ORDER NEW STRIKE TO BLOCKADE CITY; Declare Intention to Refuse to Berth Even Hospital Ships With Wounded Soldiers. NO MORE COAL TO SUBWAYS Hope to Stop Ferryboats and Bring In the Deepsea Steamship Men's Organizations.CALL ON SANDY HOOK PILOTSLeaders Announce That No Sort ofTraffic Will Be Favored--To Begin Tomorrow Morning. Director Smith's Statement. HARBOR UNIONS ORDER NEW STRIKE". The New York Times. 1919-04-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  11. ^ "MAKE TRUCE OFFER IN HARBOR STRIKE; Unions Propose an Arbitration, Which Boat Owners Consider Today. HYLAN PLEADS FOR PEACE Former Negro Soldiers of Hayward's Regiment Replace Strikers at Terminal. Proposal of the Workers. MAKE TRUCE OFFER IN HARBOR STRIKE Attitude of Boat Owners". The New York Times. 1919-04-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  12. ^ "END HARBOR STRIKE; GRANT 10-HOUR DAY; Question of Wages to be Decided by a Joint Committee ofBoat Owners and Workers.NONUNION MEN KEEP JOBS Plenty of Work for All--New York'sCommerce Relieved from Threatof Demoralization". The New York Times. 1919-04-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  13. ^ "MORE FOR PORT WORKERS.; Arbitration Board, Unionists and Employers, Announces Agreement". The New York Times. 1919-06-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  14. ^ "SHIP STRIKE ENDS; NEW ONE IMPENDS; Engineers Now Threaten to Quit Their Places on Craft Tied Up in Harbor. DEMAND WAGE INCREASE Other Workers Vote to Accept Terms Reached by Leaders and Owners on Friday. SHIP STRIKE ENDS; NEW ONE IMPENDS". The New York Times. 1919-07-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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