The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-18
A STATEMENT
From tho Builders Exchange Concerning
the Strike.

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From tho Builders Exchange Concerning
the Strike.
Below will be found n statement from
the Builders Exchange, concerning the
various matters which have led up to
tho present strike OF the Building Trades.
This Is the statement which was referred
to in Saturday issue OF the 1STELliaES-
CIR as being In preparation by tho Tx.
change:
On the 2Sth or Goth OF January the
stone.masons made demand on their
employers for MI advance in wages OF %
cents per day md eight hours time On
Saturday. This the stone contractors
referred to the Duildors' Exchange, who
appointed tho stone contractors com.
mittee to report Us to whether it would
be advisable to grant this demand. The
committee could not agree ut first, but
attcrward agreed 10 offer tho men IS s 8
cents per hour, and payment to be made
by the hour. The Exchange then up.
pointed committee to meet the stone.
masons and settle the difference on the
above basis. This offer was refused. On
February 2lst the Builders Exchange
passed resolution iuslructing its secre.
tary 10 ask the Trades Council to M.
point q committee OF one from each
trade to meet Il like committee from the
Builders Exchange to try and adjust
the stone mason'stroub,u and all other
differences in the building trades.
On the 10Th Of February Local Union
No. 8 OF United Brotherhood OF Carmen.
tiers and Joiners held n special meeting,
aud passed the following order:
WHEELING, W. Va. February 95,h, 1891
=, AZ a special meeting, local ra!on 40. = held
pnn 'g plova ~ W hc u rs,a Has ~ car
city. would cease to work on Thurs jay. Febrn
nry I'm, unless the stone masons lock, out. iht
he etp o T En," ,so co. ana others
iiy order Of tho Union,
ALIEN bsrour, RS.
In addition to this order from the car.
penters, all union men who were en-
ployed by members of the Builders FIX.
,,L,rno l., ali ,i,n i,ro,,ai,ao I'll Ill
~. w "" VI Wy ou''a
Ing trade, were stopped from their work
on the same day.
On Eabruurv oS tho D,;lJaro, Ex
cn fSoi"Hy - 'ic butiueis EA
change appointed MIR. Bernard klevis
Louis Ilartorr ~ w Joclaon Iomn,
NcC;rloy tnn,.u w nj, ID !, I'll
~ I"liSo W. D,ei' -, T. Suiu
well, Alex. Aemple ana JOhn >. lrlmblt
q committee TO meet the Trades Camel
oo,,u;tton -
M.
Inc JOINT committee met at the Cham
Der oil Commerce room. on Saturday
Moral, ,t Q o,,looI, ,J 49,
"'eh "e e'och y. 1ii'i anu Nltei U
long talH over the differences the Trades
Council committee notified thp Rniller.
Exch,n,n com,,;t,on ti,nt -, ~ 49,
"oni,'i1'eo ti"t lit! uau III
power TO Settle anything, and upon
oeing asked II they mad any grievances
10 present. replied we have none"
IL was agreed lliat the stone mnsons
,,ouple ne referred back to the Stont
hasGhs ohion. Inc committee from
. .he puilue's Exchange then presented
tae lol!owlng RESOLUTIONS rs a basis Of
sstlieihehl'
Ge,@'sta, That nine ~ hours be, 4 days work
Eot| s ~ Thaa Wo SH PIN n Hy inc hoMT;
work on their own work witho1, being men, M :,
Der Of any labor rro orgGnIzation,;
mes Wilton, tt 70 sell custo
Resolted. That my employer be allowed to dis
charge workman for neglect of duty or lncom
pe Fe,eIr.d That ,e orcs,,o, ., ,v,cos m so,,,oi
In the month Of December Tor tic ioiiowin,
SGar anu N. tt there be no changes mnle there
wages be leit as Mt present 'o' 'N' '''' 1917 'n'
Etso,yd, That nj, differences or cr;cvo,cos bc
tween EMPLOYER and cnuinvr sho,hh hc s,,'I"1 ~,
Joint committee Of thn iiia"rS' ,a,e1 u, u!
tic Trade Union to Which such trade he'on 1"s
anu said committee 10 Lny" nowrr IN ,n"t,hs !,
settlement and tho same sh,} ". hnaI na"I =,
both parties; but in no rnsc are ,hc VAIL ~ ~
be called OIL WORK unless Tho IA III COM MINI y
10 make a settlement alter The rruIrai'om n ~ ~
leas, three DAYS. Wv sNP''"''o' u
-.
After presenting the foregoing reso
lutions the Exchange COMMITTEES asked
whom tho ;n;,t co,n,,;tto', 49, go ~
.'o IoinI Con'thlltee would lhec'
again, anu We're informed that rs far as
the Trades Council wos copcernod FIR
mottor ,voe enjaJ al ,.I, s"e
'"t.Ii "ua ehueu' una tney would nave
10 REFER inc matter back TO the severn
unions ior settlement. This is the last