The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-09-07 00:00:00

THE STRIKES.

Although the building strike virtually terminated no I
Thursday morning in last week, after the acceptance of
the terms of settlement by the delegate meeting, it
will be some little time yet before matters go on
smoothly. On Saturday last the time of the Car.
penters' Central Committee was fully occupied in at-
tending to numerous applications from small building
firms unconnected with the Masters' Association, as to
the terms upon which their men should be allowed to
work in the future, and by deputations from the
men in several other firms who attended to re-
port that, on application to their employers to
kryw whethee they intended to work their shops
under the terms of the r.lar agreement on and after
Monday, the 2nd inst., they were met in several awes
' by evasive replies, and in others by &distinct 1411011.

To the application from the masters, the committee
replied that by the first post on Monday minting they
would receive officially printed copies of the et'
inert between the emplo3 era raid workmen, with
the interpretation placed upon it by the committee,
and that they would be expected to comply with the
terms of that agreement.
The following are copies of the printed documents
ported on Saturday evening by the Central Com-
mittee of Carpenters to every building firm, large and
small, throughout the metropolitan district :
'2, Westruiuist,r Chambers, Aug. 27.
'The working hours to be 501 hours all Ow year round Ir
j 'hers in shops, aTei 52} hours pr week for 40 weeks in
stinrner, and ta hours ter we. k in winter for out-door
works, leaving at one o'clock on eaturday daring the winter
weeks.

the wages to be SO, per hour all the year round..
"Overtime beyond the above IT.uri, alien worked at the
reqm at of the employers, to be psi,l for at the folio. log
rate :—For Cle first hour at 90 per hour ant fret the cod
of the Mat extra hour until eight o'clock: p in. at the rate of
loyl. per hour ; alter eight o'clock, at the rate of it. if I.
per hour
"This grate not to apply to the case of men wotklng over-
time tit their own requeat, or to make up time lost by them
during the week.
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Extra time on S iturdaya to be pail for at the rite o
time and a quarter up to fire o'clock, and alter that time at
the rate of time and a hail.

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"Moved by Mr. [Lumen, seconded by Mr. Matkin, carried
unanimously,
" In the opinion of tho sub-committee of the Master
Ruilders' Association awl the deputation of the earpenterf
and jTiners now met together, it is desirable that an en-
deavour should be made to settle all future questivns which
may arise on trade matters by conference or by arbitration?
"On behalf of the Fasiployers.
"BIksJAMIS LIANNEN, Chairman.
On behalf of the Workmen,
•' C. 31ATKIN, Secretary.
" Working Rules for the guidance of the Carpenters and
Joiners of London. being an explanation of the terms
weed to by a Conference of employers and workmen,
August 27
" The working hours for joiners in shops to he 52 all the
year round, commencing on Monday at b Mani, 'I tit...veiny,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, at 6 am, leaving off at 5
1 p.m. each day, including half-hour for breakfast and one
' hour for dinner on each of these day.; on Saturday, from
Pam. till 12 noon. including heat an hour for breakfast.
" The working hours on out-door works to he 523 hours for
40 weeks In summer, commencing and leaving on the same
time as joiners in shops, and 48 tours for 12 weeks in whiter.
commencing every morning at seven am , and leaving off
the brat Ilve days of the week at five p.m., and on Saturdays
at I o'clock.

"The 12 winter weeks to commence the first Monday
within six weeks of Christmas-day.
" The standard rate of wages to be Sid. per hour all the
year round.
"Overtime, when worked at the request of the employers,
to be paid for at the following rate :—The first hour at 21.1 ,
and from the end of the first extra hour until 8 o'clo,k
p.m. at the rate of 101,1 per hour ; alter 8 o'clock, la Oil
par hour.
" The above rule not to apply to the case of men working
over time at their own request, or to make up tints lost dur-
ing the week.
Ott Saturday. time and a quarter up to 5 o'clock, and
time and half after. Night work to be subject to special
agreement.
"All wages to be paid at the time of leaving work on
Friday.
" Ala conference held by the committee of the Mentor
Builders Association and the carpenters and joiners on
Tuesday, August 27, 1872, it was unanimously resolved, on
the motion of Mr. Mennen, seconded by Mr. Matkiu
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" In the opintm of the sub committee of the Muter
Builders Association and the deputation of carpenters and
lothers now net together, it is desirable that au endeavour
should be MOAB settle all future questiom§ widen may seine
on trade matters by conference or by arbitration.'
" Signed on behalf of the Central Committee of the Car-
penters' anti Joiners' Movement of 1872,
'C. MATEIN, Secretary."