New York State Board of Mediation and Arbitration Glove Manufacturers' Association of Fulton, New York Records
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a transcript of testimony and decision of the Board concerning the Glove Cutters' strike at Gloversville and Johnstown, NY.
Witnesses include (in order of appearance) Julius Ehrlich, Herman Abbott, George Mansell, Algeron Lewis, Edward Etman, August Willmer, Arthur Day, Charles Kuehnel, John Compipiano, Nathan James, John Sturm, Simon Lieberman, Antonion Compo, William Windsor, George Tozzi, Theodore Abbott, Frank Harper, Edward Loveys, Thomas Jones, Leo Martin, Earl Dente, Harris Schwieb, William Dare, Gustave Walters, Samuel Spares, Jacob Pitonberg, Louis Wallach, Samuel Ziller, Max Rosen, John Desendels, Samuel Spinnock, Harry Ribraud, John Hager, Marvin Haverley, George Hanson, Max Steiner, Robert Koberlein, Albert Alvano, Isidore Berliner, Miroslav Cermek, Max Silver, Edward Barcosi, Edward Swetman, William Buckley, George Linto, Jacob Katz, George H. Taylor, Eugene Simmo, Abraham Lehr, Albert Aaron, William Stitt, Joseph Moses, Samuel Lehr, Abraham Bachner, Alfred Saunders, Claude A. Pedder, G.W. Mandress, George Potter, James Ireland, Abraham Nelson, Martin Kennedy, J.K. Northrup, Wendell Murray, John Hager, Ellius Rob, C.J. Cittenberg, George Mansell, and Isaac Moses.
Dates
- 1914
Creator
- New York State Board of Mediation and Arbitration (creator, Organization)
- Glove Manufacturers' Association (creator, Organization)
- International Glove Workers' Union (creator, Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
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Biographical / Historical
At the request of the Commissioner of Labor the New York State Board of Mediation and Arbitration convened in Gloversville on October 5, 1914 to attempt to settle the glove cutters strike which had idled 1500 men in 150 plants. Members of the Board included Mr. William C, Rogers, chief mediator; Mr. James C. McManus; and Mr. P.S. Downey.
On August 21, 1914 the glove cutters held a mass meeting in which they voted to ask the Glove Manufacturers Association for an increase of 25 cents per dozen on men's and boys' gloves and 20 cents per dozen on ladies' gloves. The glove cutters were earning an average of $13.30 per week and had not had an increase in wages for 17 years. The glove cutters struck when the manufacturers turned down the request for an increase. Since glove making was the only industry in Fulton County the Board was instructed to investigate the situation. During the course of the strike several employers settled with their employees for 15 cents a dozen, and the Board recommended that the strikers return to work and continue negotiations for an increase of not less than 15 cents. The Board's proposals were turned down by the men.
Extent
0.33 cubic feet
Abstract
Transcript of testimony and decision of the Board concerning the Glove Cutters' strike at Gloversville and Johnstown, NY.
Quantity:
0.3 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Transcripts.
General
- Contact Information:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
- Compiled by:
- Kheel Staff, November 11, 2013
- EAD encoding:
- Randall Miles, October 28, 2016
- Glove industry -- Employees
- Glove industry -- New York (State) -- Gloversville
- Glove industry -- New York (State) -- Johnstown
- New York (State). Board of Mediation and Arbitration
- Strikes and lockouts -- Glove industry -- New York (State) -- Gloversville
- Strikes and lockouts -- Glove industry -- New York (State) -- Johnstown
- Wages -- Glove industry -- New York (State) -- Gloversville
- Wages -- Glove industry -- New York (State) -- Johnstown
- Title
- New York State Board of Mediation and Arbitration Glove Manufacturers' Association of Fulton, New York Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Kheel Staff
- Date
- October 28, 2016
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository