St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
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The Labor Complications on TIA
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Way to Settlement.
1t books as though the difficulties which
have occasioned considerable embarrass-
ment in building operations are to be speed
lily settled. With the exception of to car
penters and plumbers the building trades
have generally obtained concessions which
have sent the men standing out back to
their work. With the carpenters it looks
as though an understanding will soon be
effected that will end the strike speedily.
With the plumbers it is different, both the
master and journeymen plumbers seemingly
being determined not to agree.
THE CARPENTERS,
who have been in session Tor the past four
days at Harrison hall, yesterday sent COM
mitteeS to the contractors and proprietors
of sash and door factories, planning mills,
etc. The result has been TO bring about a
better state of feeling. A meeting of con-
tractors was held at the Office of Wheaton
u Reynolds yesterday afternoon, and in
the evening a conference was held with the
architects at the West hotel. Committees
will meet the carpenters probably to-day
and consultation will be held. Consider
able misunderstanding has hereto
fore existed. The carpenters demand
for 80 cents an hour was sup
posed to mean a uniform rate
for all workmen, good, bad or Indifferent.
1t appears that this is not the case, the
men being willing that their pay should be
graded according to the value of each mans
services. There are now about three hum
dred employees from sash and blind facto-
rieS and 400 other carpenters lying idle. In
the event that a settlement is not effected,
the men will endeavor to start co-opera-
tive factory and planning mill by the aid Of
the Trades and labor assembly.
THE TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY.
At the meeting of the Trades and Labor
assembly last evening Delegates Hlgley,
Dervan, McGaughey and Mitchell were
appointed to present to the city council the
following resolution, which was unaDi-
mouSly adopted:
Resolved, That owing to the present I'M
settled condition of business and large num-
Der Of men out of employment that the city
council should take some immediate action
concerning the resolution offered by Aid. Glib
son, to constitute eight hours as days
work at $3.50 per day for men employed
upon city work.
The committee appointed to wait upon
81. n. Holway and endeavor to induce him
to settle the amounts due employees, re-
ported that Mr.. HoIway did not exhibit any
desire to pay the men, but offered to give
second mortgage security, which is deemed
worthless. The matter was finally referred
to special committee on boycott. 1t was
reported that A. B. Nettleton has refused
to put another fire escape on the Tribune
claiming that it is unnecessary. Chief Stet-
son Of the fire department states that
the building is in an exceedingly dangerous
hyrr of IFS nirr h 1oaIr
Of fire. escapes. A committee was ap-
pointed to wait upon Chief Stetson and re-
quest him to inform Mr.. Nettleton of his
views. 1t was resolved to boycott the beer
of Westphal & Mueller, it being reported
that the firm had employed non-unien
stonecutters, in violation of an agreement
with the Stonecutters' union. Capt John
Wright, from the Bricklayers' union, re-
ported that the exposition directors have
evinced disposition to ignore organized
labor from the start, and have finally re-
fused to grant the reduction to nine hours
generally conceded by contractors through
out the city. After discussion, it was de-
cided to take no action towards boycotting
the exposition, but to await developments.
After hearing reports from the different
unions, the assembly adjourned.
THE EIGATGHoUR SYSTEM. Z (
Aid. Gibson reported at last nights
meeting OF council that the special COM
mlttee, which was appointed to consider
the eight-hour system. had held no meeting
and said he had been importuned by vari-
Gus labor ORGANIZATIONS to hurry the resolu-
tons through because Of the number Of la
borers that are out of employment.
Aid. Haugan, as the chairman of
the committee explained that no quorum
had been together, and on account of the
Importance OF the question he thought more
time should be given the committee. He
held himself in readiness to meet the COM
mittee On any night. Aid. Dwyer was op-
posed to allowing the question to be fur
Their delayed. The committee had had
the matter before it for three weeks, and
he did not think it necessary to leave
it there longer. Every alderman under
stood the question and was ready to vote
aye or no. Time would make no change.
Aid. Gibson moved the adoption of the
eight-hour resolution, but Aid. Burrows OBJ
jected and moved to adjourn. However,
the motion was defeated.
The journeymen plumbers, in commu-
nication to the GLOBE, deny the statements
of the master plumbers published yester-
day, to the effect that the nine hours re-
duction was offered, or that it was de-
manded that the men should be paid So. so
day, whether they are working or not.