Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-23
THE BAKERS.
Arrangements Made Between the
Men and Their Bosses.

ARRANGEMENTS Made Between the
Men and Their Bosses.
The bakers of the city decided to go
ON strike yesterday, and with this in
view had the following card published:
We. the members of the Bakers Union of
this city, wish to place this card before the
public In explanation of our strike, which
begins to-day. We wish to be treated in the
came manner as other mechanics. At pres
ent a large number Of sus are compelled to
work from twelve to fifteen hours per day
for seven days in the week. God worked
but ak days and rested on the seventh, and
we see no reason why we should not enjoy
the same privilege. We are now compelled
10 board wherever our employer sends US,
and sleep in beds fit for human being
to occupy. Our work is harder than that OF
any other class of mechanics in this city,
and while the mason, carpenter. painter and
AL other mechanics are enjoying the luxury
of Sleep we are doing our daily work. We
labor entirely in the night, and the sunlight
IL quite unkl0w to us. We ask you, the
people of this city. If our demands are not
Just bright?
To-day at 9 A. NJ. we meet in Painters
Hall, when the following demands will be
made on our employ ers, and II not complied
with we refuse to work longer until they
meet our demands:
First-That we be compelled to work only
twelve hours per day of six days per week,
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teen hours.
second-Weekly payment.
Third-That we be allowed IS per week
extra for beard and lodging in addition TO
the present wages.
Fourth-That no union man shall board or
lodge with his employer.
]. kEUscH, President.
The meeting assembled in consonance
with this call at Is Also street.
The meeting was called to order at 10
o'clock by j. Reusch, President of the
Union, who stated the nature of the
meeting. When the Financial Secretary
Called the roll of members, out of the
list of forty-fve all responded but two.
The Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee read to the employers the reso-
buttons passed by the union Sunday
evening. At the conclusion of the read.
ing some remarks followed as to the
bakers being compelled to bring in wood,
-four, ETC., that is generally delivered on
the sidewalk. President Ruesch
remarked that when bakers were work.
ing in and around hot bake shop, to
be called upon to leave in persplration
and go out in the rain TO bring in wood,
was endangering their health, and had
led in many instances to protracted ILL.,
ness. "a man that delivers loaf of
bread is expected to take it to the
kitchen. where people want it; but
man that delivers 800 worth of -four to
. bakery is allowed to dump it on the
sidewalk, and the baker is obliged to go
out from hot room and expose himself
to q cold atmosphere"
Mr. T. +. Rowan said: 81 am per-
IL ..,sfh .-aoat,,fto.,o
offer, and for one am willing to sign"
Mr.. Rowan's views were also con-
Cured in by the following employees
present, and their signatures were
quickly placed at the foot of the reso-
tons: T. E. Rowan, American; L
Epinger, New York; j. Roster, X fosters;
Crump & Jung, California; l.. Hilbert,
Washington; Thomas Watson, Boston;
F. Captain, Cosmopolitan; Gibson &
Fisher, New England.
THE UNION
Was here notified that Brown, of
Browns bakery, had refused to attend
the meeting, and it was unanimously
resolved that not only Mr.. Browns but
all Others who refused to comply with
the demands of the union should be
declared "scab" shops, and that no
union man should be allowed to go to
work.
Several other firms who were not
present agreed to abide by the deci-
sion.
It appears that the work done in
Browns is transacted in the daytime,
while at other places it is performed at
night, thereby the union would not be
acting contrary to the resolutions passed
Sunday in allowing the men to remain
" sterday Attic ugh it was plainly evil
dent that Mr.. Brown intended to ignore
the union, it was decided to close up
the days work. The bosses present
agreed that they would not sell Mr..
Br ,wn loaf of bread on and after this
The Cottage Bakery and the Boyle