The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-30
A NEW RATE OF WAGES.
The Building Trades Council Asks S3 per
Day on April Is.

The Building Trades Council Asks S3 per
Day on April Is.
The Building Trades Council has sent
to-day the following circular to all en-
ployers in the building trades. 1t viii be
read with INTEREST,"
DEAR SIR-This council, composed of the vari-
Gus unions of the building trades of Hudson
county. after an experience of 90 three years,
comes to you with kindly feelings and renewed
interest IN our mutual welfare; we now lay be
fore you the result Of our united action. Onr OBJ
jects are:-
First. To continue the system whereby our in
terests with regard to wages, time and all mat
tiers affecting us, ma be more readily arranged,
and unanimity of effort secured.
Second. As in the past a more just and equita-
BILE system of securing and maintaining con-
tracts made between the employer and EN-
ployed, so that pleasant and harmonious relations
may exist.
Third. To procure and retain employment for
our members as far as possible. In setting be-
fore the employers in our Industries, the fact of
the prosperity of our organization and its pur-
poses has renewed our faith in the departure
which we made from old methods.
Fourth. We renew our objections to working
with non-union men.
The lessons of the past should not be lost upon
either party in question. When strikes have been
resorted to, both have suffered, and the failures
to comply faithfully with agreements, made
from time to time, have also brought loss and i'll
feeling. We believe that the time has come when
matters of mutual interest should be settled in a
businesslike eway, and avoiding the usual public
notice given each other of changes to be made,
arrange our affairs in such a way as will not dis
turb the general interest. To this end we have
selected men of principle to represent us, who
are competent to act for us when necessary in the
spirit here Indicated All contracts or agree
ments made by them viii be faithfully respected
and adhered to.
Our terms are, fol. the ensuing year, mi
ing Monday, April Is, as folows:-Eight hours on
Saturday, and nine hours on all other working
days, constitute a days work; the wages for
same to be So per day.
AS we can only make terms and act for those
who are represented in our Council, it is plain
that to give to both the contracting parties the
security looked for, it would be better for all con-
cerned, that your employees should be con-
nected with an organization of their craft. By this
means we can see that our contract is strictly en-
forced on our part. Again, we know there are
evils existing in the various trades that need to
be removed; many of them bear hard upon the
employer and employee; it is our object to co
operate with them in this and any direction to
further the interests of both. We believe you
will see the great Importance Of this movement
to you, and that you will heartily cooperate with
us In forwarding our combined interests in a fair
and just manner.
All employers in the County of Hudson as far
as we can ascertain their address, viii beefur-
nished q copy of this circular. Please acknowl.
edge the receipt of this communication, and ad-
dress all answers to
JAMES F. MORAN, Recording Secretary,
69A Henderson street, Jersey City.