Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-20
RESOLUTION:
statement of TeIegrapbers.

The following is an official statement from
the executive officers of the Brotherhood of
Telegraphers, concerning the difficulties ex-
isting between telegraph companies and their
employees. This statement is furnished to the
press in order that the public may not be
deceived by unauthorized statements which
IA ay emapate from irresponsible parties:
On Moudsy, July 18th, the Executive
Board of The Brotherhood of Telegraphers
of the United Sta'ts and Canada presented
TO the executive officers of the several com
mercial telegraph companies Of the Unitsd
States and Canada memorial placing before
the companies the grievances of toe operators
and employees generally, and petitioniDg for
the redress of The same. The companies to
whom the memorial was presented embrace
The following: In Canlda-the Great North
western aud the Mutual Union. 1u the
Uuited States--the Western Uniop, Mutual
Union, American Rapid, Baltimore ana Ohio
(commerciall. New York American District
aud the New York Mutual District Telegraph
Compenies; also the Metropolitan Telephone
Company of New York, and the Chicago
Telephone Company OF Chicsgo.
The bills of grievances are as follows:
AMERICAN COMMERCIAL INTERESTS
SECTION l. Believing that mans physical
and mental welfare requires that at least one
day in seven be accorded him for rest aud
recreation, we ask for the total abolition OF
Sunday work as a compulsory duty unless
compensated as extra service.
Sec 2. That eight hours shall constitute
reg lar days work, and seven hours regu-
lar nights work, and that both sexes shall
receive equal pay for equal work.
Sec. That a universal increase Of fifteen
per cent. on all salaries psid shall be petit
TONED for,
CANADIAN COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
The memorial of the Canadian CONNER
cial telegraph employs is identical with
with the exceptions Of section l, which asks
for fixed compensation for Sunday work Of
forty cenls per hour; section 3, that salaries
"A w paid shall be increased according to the
following schedule: Employes now receiving
S65 per month and upward, ten per cent in
crease; employees receiving from $40 10 500
per month, fifteen per cent increase employees
r, ceiving $S5 to S45 per month, twenty per
C nj increase; and that The lowest salary paid
sh all be S35 per month. TAis applies 10 all
prartlcal telegraph employees, sueh as oper-
s,ors, clerks and linemen.
The American memorial asks for the line
men tina; eight hours snail Constitute days
work: that compensation al the rate OF two
q Tvs psy all be allowed for all Sunday
work; that the lowest eaiary paid regular
liueman sbsil bs $50 per month and for
helpers $50 p r mon b. sE3 that the duties
OF lipemen shall be tonhnei solely tc their
legitipsse work.
The American memorial petitions on be-
| half Of the 6rst-clsss Whsststoue OPERATOR,
| IN at they shall be paid al the rate of S75 per
| month, and for the second. class operators $50
per month; thststheir working hours shsll
| be the same ss the Morse operators. This
completes the several memorials. (The irs;'
| class Wheslslone operators are at the present
time rsceiyiDg but $50 pr month, and the
( second. class operators but $50.
The members OF the Brotherhood claim
lat their organic alton is the result OF th'
tyrsnnicsl aud upjusi treatment Dehd out tC
them during the psst ten yesfs, and TIA
THAR demands are not unreasonable, in sies
| Of the Systematic reductions that have beer
forced upon them at different times BY thu