The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-17

TELEGRAPHERS' DEMANDS.
What They Must Have or
TheyWiII Strike Wednes-
day.
The Effect Upon Western Union
Stook-Telephone Men De-
mand Better Pay-Crimi-
nal Matters General
News,


will strike Wednesday. II they do not 1t
will be because the Western Union comedies
the claims OF the strikers. At O'Clock
Wednesday morning committee that WAS
appointed at the meeting OF the Brother
hood OF TeIegraphers Sunday afternoon
will wait on the managers Of the Western
Union and demand an increase OF Is per
cent. Ii this is not granted, with the e1-
ceptiou OF a few young girls every telegraph
operator will refuse to work. What will
occur here will take place at tbs same time
in every city in the country.
This uprising has b enting since
early last June, and seems have foundf
birth in Chicago, from whence discussion
the impending movement was transferred
IN Pittsburg, where. on Sunday. July /,
the executive committee OF the Brotherhood
met and began 10 formulate the bill OF
grievances which has since developed. Ia
the movement commercial operators, rail-
road operators and "line men," better
known as 'repairers,o and telephone
operators are included. The "bill OF
grievances, - as presented to-day TO Gen
| is as follows:
/. Believing that mans relg Gus and
moral welfare require Tint at least one day
| in seven be accorded him for rest and re-
creation, we demand the total abolition Of
Sunday work asa compulsory duty, unless
compensated s extra service.
2. That eight hours shall constitute q
regular days work and seven hours reg.
ular nights work; but when circum.
stances make the application Of this law i'm
practicable working hours shall be regulated
| BY local assemblies. Both sexes shall re-
eeive equal pay for equal work.
8. That q universal increase Of Is per
cent on salaries now paid be demanded
4. That the executive board OF District
assembly 10 shall use their discretion in
presenting the above demands upon all
commercial corporations in the United
States providing they be made between the
10Th day OF June and the 18th day OF August
next, and that the executive board shall
give at least two weeks notice to every
local assembly in district Is as 10 the exact
time when these demands will be made.
| 8. That corporations upon whom these
demands shall be made, as above provided
for, shall be required 10 make answer to the
same within forty eight hours.
That 'u "rso ~" telegram COMPANIES
upon whom these demands are made do no
| "a .. ~ ,.,.t,u ntt"iu ,nr tame spcc,llcu tnu
| District Executive board shall order a gen
eral suspension OF business, II they deem II
adv sable, and that they shall have full
! power TO condu I any arbitration appcr.
tanning thereto.
I. Shou Id any company, corporation or
firm sccede TO the term Of the bill OF griey.
ances, or should conference, arbitration
or compromise result satisfactorily, in the
| Judgment Of the District Executive board,
members Of the district employed by such
company, corporation or fir N may be al.
lowed TO work, regardless OF the refusal OF
other companies, corporations or firms to
accede TO said bill Of grievances; provided
1t shall appear to the satisfaction OF the Dis
trict board that such action viii not preju-
dice the interests OF members employed BY
other companies, corporations or firms
which have failed to accede to said bill OF
grievances as aforesaid.
8. That the above completes the bill Of
grievance and demands 10 applies
to commercial interests.
Q. Linemen's interests. That eight
hours shall constitute days work, and
that compensation at the rate Of two days
pay shall be allowed for all Sunday work
That the lowest salary paid a regular line.
man shall be Sos per month, and for
help $50 per month, and that duties OF line.
man shall be confined solely to their egiti.
mate work.
10. Railroad operators interests. That
no operator shall be paid less than $50 per
month.
IL. That an increase OF $40 per month
shall be added to the salaries now paid.
IL That all operators required to work
on SUNDAY shall be allowed an extra day =
pay for the same.
A New York dispatch says that to comply
with the demands ofthe operators Will ca.
tail an additional expenditure for salaries
and extra help Of s., $50. 900 per annum.
Information has been received that the
Western Union company at this point,
In preparing for tho probable strike, have
been assisted by the railroad companies,
and that operators from of the lines are
being quietly massed here, In readiness for
Wednesdays troubles.