The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-04-06
APRorEsr FROM LABOR.
The DieboId Safe worIImen Quit Work Il
a Body.

Body.
On last Saturday morning about
one hundred of the skilled work
men of the DiebOld Safe 81 Lock Conn
pany quit work and marched in body
to KlOpfenstine's Hall, where a meet
ing was held to solve a labor problem.
When the. new superintendent, Oliver
Converse, came in month ago, he no
titled the painters that were working
piece work, and making 1925 to 50 per
day, that hereafter they would not be
allowed to make over 81 a day, and
must work the entire ten hours, and if
they made more than that sum, one
half, over and above, would be paid
them and the balance retained by the
Office About fifteen or twenty struck,
and remained idle for week or more,
when they returned and went to work
at the terms dictated by the company.
A week ago the blacksmith department
was notified that on April 1St similar
rule would go in force with them, and
no one should make over 1925 or $2.75,
according to the work, with the same
provision of division of OVerpluS. Sat-
urday the blacksmiths quit work,
and word was passed round, and soon
the buTglar-prOOf room, dOOrmakers,
irOn-cutters and trimmer, painters and
others joined them and left the works.
Upon arriving at the Hall, George
Whiteman and John Ehmann presided
in the German and English languages.
A paper was drawn up to the company,
stating that the undersigned would not
work under the new rule, but go back
again at the old prices. A committee,
consisting of hessrs. ROden, Klein and
Herman Miller, was appointed to notify
the men still at work of the action
taken and asking their cooperation.
At noon tine rest of the men quit, and
the works were at a standStill. The
paper to the company was signed by
15O of the skilled labOrers, and, as
many of them employ from one to
three helpers, they practically constitute
the works. The Assembly was
very orderly and represented a peacea-
BILE body of men taking a decided stand
for what they deem their rights. The
committee visited the works Saturday
evening, and a conference to adjust
difficulties was agreed upon for Monday
| morning.
On Monday morning the Committed
visited the Works and were iHfOrmeC
| that the men could go to work on th(
| following conditions. All men EN-
plOying one helper would have deducted
from their pay per cent, those em
| plOying two or more helpers 10 per cent
| lne pIOpOSlGlOu was unanimously l0
| jected, and the committee, so INSTRUCTED
went down again in the afternoon witt
the information.
LATER The labor troubles between
the Safe Company and their wOrkmel
have been settled, and to-day the me
all resume work at the old prices, wit
the understanding that the firm viii
make a cut of from five to ten per cent
through the foreman of each depart
ment in which the piece workers az
employed. The safes are made by cor
tract, and the man doing certain kin
of work, employs from one to ten helI
ers, according to the job, and the idea
that the contractor first pay these me
the old wages, and on what is left to til
contractor the company will deduct tiN
or ten per cent, or sometimes not an.
thing, according to their discretion.