The New York Times, August 24, 1883:

"Plasterers Called Out"
"The Strike at the Dakota Flats Because Non-Union Men Are Employed"

...the delegates repeated their demand that the non-union plasterers should
be discharged unless they joined some union.  Mr. Powers [the plastering
contractor] refused to discharge them, because he was satisfied with their
work....

The delegates thereupon ordered all the union workmen to take up their tools
and seek work elsewhere.  Some ugly lead pencil marks were made upon the
fresh white plastering, which will have to be cut out and laid over again.
This malicious mischief, it was said, was done by the strikers.  Mr. Krebel,
the architect [no listing for any "Krebel" in NYC directory], said that
although Mr. Powers had no connection whatever with the other row of
buildings in the same street belonging to the Clark estate [the rowhouses on
the north side of West 73rd, across from the Dakota], the union had called
out all the workmen there, simply because Mr. Banta [the general contractor]
happened to be the builder there also.

The greater part of the plastering on the Dakota flats has already been
completed.  About 30 plasterers were at work in the upper stories
yesterday....  Mr. Krebel said that the work in the flats was already so far
advanced that part of the apartments would soon be ready for tenants ....
The delegates retired in ill-humor, and threatened to call out all the
workmen employed in all the buildings of the Clark estate.

Christopher Gray
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