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Boston Printing Strike Threatens Citywide Tieup
More than 3500 workers in 60 plus Boston printing houses face a vacation if the strike by feeders bookbinders and allied unions continues. A flat ten dollar weekly increase demanded as cost of living was rejected by employers who offered raises except for feeders and bookbinders. Wright & Potter machines stayed at work to print ballots for the State primaries. A general committee led by Sylvester J. McBride and other union officials coordinates talks.
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Boston
Osten Typographical Union
Pressen
Boston Typothetae Board of Trade
General Committee
Wright & Potter
Sylvester J. McBride
Typographical Union 18
Daniel McDonald
Allied Printing Trades Council
J. Frank O’hare
Michael 8. Cooney
Feeders’ Union
Mary Meehan