St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-04
THE SITUATION.
The Nine-H0ur Problem Working
it's Way to Solution.


tion of nine hours as days work among
the building trades is practically un-
changed, with the exception that the en-
ployes at johnson & Hurds sash and
blind factory, to the number of seventy,
yesterday walked out, leaving twenty men
at work. The firm announces its intention
of shutting down before yielding to the de-
mand, which is denounced as unreasonable.
At the factory of Bardwell 81 Robinson
nearly sixty men have quit work. At
other factories all the men are
reported at work except the carpenters.
The plumbers are still out on strike. III.
L. Peterson, employing five men, and Jorgen
& Keith, employing the same number, have
conceded the demands, but other master
plumbers announce their intention to resist.
The workmen are equally firm, and it
seems probable that plumbing OH new build
ingS will be greatly interfered with. The
painters to the number of 200 will hold
conference tonight, and in all likelihood
will strike unless they are given 80 cents
an hour for firSt-claSS men and 25 cents for
second-class, at nine hours day. A dele
CATION of painters called upon the GLOBE
yesterday to request the announcement that
whatever action is taken by W. w. Sly
should not be regarded as important, as he
only employs nine painters, instead of
thirty-five, as announced in the Journal.
Probably 600 carpenters have stopped
work owing to the refusal of employers to
allow uniform pay at 30 cents per hour with
nine hours as days work. In few in
stances concessions have been granted, ands
in others men have gone to work upon.
former terms, but on the whole the situa-
ton is unchanged. -
The bricklayers and Stonemasons have
generally been successful in securing what
they desire. The building committee of the
exposition declines to allow the men IS cents
per hour and the nine hour reduction,
claiming that it is necessary to have longer
hours in order that work will be finished in
season. S. G. Gale, chairman of the COM
mittee, is authority for the statement that
the bricklayerS demand 671s cents per hour
for all time over nine hours. John Wright,
president of Brickmasons Union No. 2 of
Minnesota, has notified all members of the
union not to go near the exposition until
the present difficulty is settled.
THE CARPENTERS MEETING.
Local Union No. 81, Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America, held a
largely attended meeting last evening at
100 Nicollet avenue, at which nearly 100
total membership up to over 600. A
number of cases in which concessions
to the demand for nine hours at 80 cents
were reported; also one instance in which
all non union men had been discharged and
union men substituted. 1t was reported
that the men were standing firmly by the
order of the union, and feeling of conf
dence seemed to prevail strongly among
those present. The Knights of Labor car
penterS have also stopped work, and de-
clare their intention ofremaining out until
the concessions asked are made.
THE PLUMBERS.
The executive committee of Union 1S.
International Association of Journeymen
Plumbers, Steam Filters and Gas Filters,
yesterday visited a number of the master
plumbers of the city and secured the sigma
lures of FL. L. Peterson, G. FL. RueI, j Jorgen
u Kletzen, Archibald Abercromby and E.
T. Sykes & Co. to the following demands:
First-That nine hours shall constitute a
days work for five days in the week, and
eight hours on Saturday.
Second-All journeymen plumbers shall re-
ceive not less than So so per day, to all men
having worked five years at the trade.
Third-All jobbing plumbers shall receive
not less than So per day for those having
worked three years at the trade, other condi-
Fourth-Gasfitters conditions to be the
same in all respects as journeymen plumbers
with the exception of wages, which are to be
not less than So per day.
Fifth-Jobbing gas filters conditions same
as jobbing plumbers, excepting wages which
are to be not less than So per day.
SiXth-That no union men shall work in a
shop where non-union men are employed.
Seventh-That plumbers will not be allowed
to do iron work, except that pertaining to
water pipes and ventilation.
Eighth-That gas filters will not be allowed
to do any pipe work pertaining to plumbing
Nine-To have just voice in the sci ection
and number Of apprentices to whom we will
teach our handicraft, that all apprentices be
fndentured Tor the term of five years. and
shall have arrived at the age of 16 years, and
be able to read and write and have a thorough
knowledge of at least addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division.
ANOTHER CORRECTION.
To the Editor of the Globe:
In reply to Mr.. J. S. Kearneys statement
in last evenings issue of the Journal, we the
journeymen plumbers and gas filters, would
ask Mr.. Kearney if such blocks as the Still
mans, Barber, Collom and Temple Court
blocks were cheap contract work, on which
blocks he had boys put in the soil and venti-
lating plpes and ask any citizen if they have
found any difference in Mr.. Kearney's charges
for work done by men Or boys.
JoURNEYMEN PLUMBERS AND GAS FILTERS
ASSOCIATION No. 1S.