Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12
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BALTIMORE, Nd, July 11.-To-day's
session of the American Flint G lass Work
ers' Union was taken up almost entirely by
committee work, several of which reported.
They were the engraving, cut
ting, auditing, lampworkers, and mold
making committees. The latter recon-
mended that all molds made in union
shops shall be stamped with die furnished
by the national organization to each local,
one for every mold-maklng shop under its
Jurisdiction, the seals to be uniform, and to
be paid for by the employers. Any
mold not impressed with this
stamp shall not be worked in
any glass works under the jurisdiction
of the union. This will not apply to the
molds made previously to the adoption of
the resolution. Heretofore there had been
no uniform way of distinguishing union
made molds from non-union made moids,
and often confusion ensued. These were
the only changes suggested by this COM
mlttee, and they were adopted.
PIECE WORK AND NOT DAY.
The report of the Engravers' Committee
contained but one suggestion as to changes
and this was that no more day work shall be
permitted. Piece work shall be the rule
{ but this shall not apply to working fore
day work was the rule, but it
is expected to do away with
it and stick to piece work, which is calcu-
lated to be more beneficial to the men. The
employers 3 not antagonistic to this. The
remainde, of the list is the same as that
agreed son at the conference between en-
ployers and men in Pittsburg in the month
OF April.
The Auditing Committee reported the re-
port of the officers correct in every par
ticular.
The cutters recommend no important
changes in their way of working.
SAMPLES OF ALL GLASSWARE MADE.
The tables and desks of each committee
room are crowded and piled,with samples,
photographs and catalogues of ware. The
stuff came by express in carloads.
This is in accord with law
passed at the last convention. Before
now many disputes arose as to what place
in the list some article in question should
occupy, and often after hours had been lost
in contention, the disputants each found
that they had a different article in mind.
The present idea has cured all this, and
much time has been saved in consequence.
The samples represent valuable collection
OF ware.
By tomorrow morning the Castor Place
Committee is expected to report. They ad-
vocate no great changes in that department
which takes in all handmade work, such as
druggists ware, where "leg and feet and
'-bits" are added.
AN INCREASE IN WAGES.
One change will be suggested that will
raise the wages of servitors and gatherers
on figure shade, shops such as are made in
window glass houses, and which are used
to cover artificial fruit baskets, statues,
etc. The raise will practically only affect
the East, where most OF this work is made
1t will amount to about 20 per cent.
The prescription shade chimney, iron and
paste mold grievance, estimating and Off
GERS reports committee will not be ready to
report for few days yet.
A resolution will be offered and probably
carried to pay apprentices who voluntarily
went out on strike with the blowers few
years ago all the money forfeited by them to
the different firms to which they were in
dentured.
INDoRSIEG THE M 'KINLEY BILL.
The convention went further to-day in the
tariff matter by indorsing explicitly the
glass schedule of the Mckinley tariff bill.
1t had already been decided to send a COM
mittee 70 Washington, but they were not to
insist on any particular bill so long as they
secured good glass schedule, but to-day
they came out decidedly. The resolution
given below was offered by delegate from
Labor Union No. 6, of Pittsburg.
Resolved. That the American Flint Glass
Workers Union in convention assembled, do
1ndorse the schedule of the Mckinley bill and
exert its efforts for its passage.
After ali committees have reported the
amendment sheet will be taken up. One
local suggests that the present system of
electing national officers be changed. At
present they are nominated and elected |
in convention. The plan proposed |
is to nominate in convention |
and submit the names of the vote of the |
whole trade, the officers to be elected in Sep |
tember of each year and to take offices in |
January. At present they are installed inn |
mediately after election.
PLACE OF THE NEXT CONVENTION.
Already there is talk going on as to where 1
the next convention shall be held. Brook |
lyn, n. Y, can have ii, but its delegates
are not anxious Zanesville and Findlav, |
o., are after it Findlay citizens are ready to |
subscribe several thousand dollars to have it |
brought there. Steubenville seems to be in
most favor. For the past two years her |
claims have been superseded, and as she is |
one OF the Oldest glass towns in the country, |
her claims are likely to be recognized.
No adjournment is looked for before Tues
day. The s, 900 insurance fund will likely
pass from union control, and be taken in
charge oy company of glassworkers. who
will conduct 1t on business principles.
The Green Glass Convention has not vet
gotten down to real business, and the mem
bers say that unless the rate of progress is
accelerated they will not get finished mn be-
fore another week has expired.
The case of John Coffey. ex- Master worl-
man, who was suspended from that nosition
last winter, Will not be decided until all
other business is transacted. The DELEGATES
will take an excursion to Annapolis to-
morrow.
AGAINST AMALGAMATroN
From what can be learned thare ,;lI ho
no effort to amalgamate into the American
Flint Glass Workers Union. Pittsbnra
local Gil is red hot for amalgam.tion he
other Western places won't have il. The
Western men, too, favor the project
but there are some things which
make it impossible for then,
TO take the step at this time. They are
however, ready to enter the American Fed,
Grafton of Labor, and resolution win be