[Newspaper]
Publication: The Muncie Daily Times
Muncie, IN, United States
vol. 29, no. 40, p. 1, col. 5
BOYS GO ON STRIKE.
Hemingray Glass Factory Idle
on that Account.
The Hemingray Glass company’s factory is idle, 125 boys who do the light, common labor having gone out on a strike. They demanded an increase of [dollar:20 cents per day, yesterday, claiming the boys at Ball Brothers’ had received a similar increase. A committee from the boys called on the president, Ralph Hemingray, and made their demands. They were offered an increase of [dollar:10 cents per day, Mr. Hemingray having investigated and found that this was the amount granted the boys at Ball Brothers. The boys then refused to accept the offer and demanded [dollar:20 cents, quitting work and throwing 250 men out of work when the last offer was refused.
The sticking-up boys formerly received [dollar:70 cents a day while the carrying-in boys received [dollar:80 cents. Should their demands be complied with the company's pay-roll would be increased about [dollar:$25] a day.
The small help In the local glass factories is now better paid than ever before in the history of the glass industry.