Woodhaven Factory Strike

New York, 1895

A View of it Which Does Justice to the Company.

A strike for higher wages occurred recently among the tin workers at the factory of the Lalance & Grosjean Mfg. company, at Woodhaven, about 100 men being involved. This is notable as being the first strike which has occurred at these works since the company commenced operations, 30 odd years ago. It has been a short lived one, the men having re-applied for work. As the company had no pressing need for operatives in their tinware department at the time, it was shut down, and only re-opened on Thursday, when some 30 or 40 of the men were taken back at the old scale of wages, which is said to be a little higher than that generally paid. None of the other departments of the works were affected, although a strong effort was made to incite a sympathetic strike. Lalance & Grosjean have the reputation of being very just and generous employers. During the hard times of last year the company kept their factory running almost continuously, solely in order to provide work for their people, and are said to have never allowed any of those dependent on them to suffer want. The recent strike was, therefore, heard of with some surprise. — The Metal Worker.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 26, 1895, p. 8.