Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE
Makes Statement Concerning the Present
status Of the Strike.

y committee lIbiu luf builNNlN IN
change called at the REGISTER office last
evening and handed in the following
statement, showing the status of the
existing strike from their standpoint:
On the 2sth or 29th of January the
stone maSons made demand on their
employers for an advance in wages OF
% cents per day and eight hours time on
Saturday. This the stone contractors
referred to the Builders Exchange, who
appointed the stone contractors COM
mittee to report as to whether ii would
be advisable to grant the demand. The
committee could not agree at first. but
afterwards agreed to offer the men $3.50
cents per hour. The Exchange then
appointed committee TO meet the
stone mas0nS and settle the difference
on the above basis. This offer was re-
fused
On February 2lst the Builders Eq-
change met and passed a resolution. in
structing its secretary to ask the Trades
Council to appoint committee of one
from each trde to meet a like committee
from the Builders Exchange, to try and
adjust the stonemaSons' trouble and all
other differences in the building trades.
On the 2jth of February Local Union
No. 3 Of the L. Il. c. and J. held a Spe-
cial meeting and passed the following
order:
WHEELING, w. Va. Feb 25th, 1890.
At special meeting of Local Union No.
3. held on the above date, it was decided
that all carpenters employed by the various
firms in the city would cease work on
Thursday. February 21th. unless the stone
masOns' lockout. and the existing trouble
with Wilson x Co. and others, be adjusted
on or before that date.
BY order of the Union.
ALEX. BEBour, X. :.
In addition to this order from the ear
pcnterS. all union men who were en-
plOyed by members Of the Builders In
change. in all branches Of the building
trade, were stopped from their work on
the same day.
On February 2Sth the Builders En-
change appointed Mr.. Bernard klievcs,
Louis Hartung, T. W. jackson. James
Mckinley. James W. Bier. b. f. Cald-
well. Alex. Kemplc and John ;. Trim
bic committee to meet the Trades
Council Committee.
The joint committee met at the Cham
Der of Commerce room on Saturday.
March lst. at eight o'clock p. M, and
after a long talk over the differences.
the Trades Council Committee notified
the Builders Exchange Committee that
they had no power to settle anything.
and upon being asked If they had any
grievances To present. replied: We
have none. 1t was agreed that the
stoncmaS0ns' trouble be- referred back
to the StoncmaSonS' Union. The com
mitcc from the Builders Exchange then
presented the following resolutions a.
basis OF settlement:
Rcsolred. That nine 90 hours be a days
work, and that worllmen be paid by the
hour.
Rcsolrcd, That Master Builders be al
lowed 10 work on their own work without
being member of any labor organization.
Rcsolrcd. That dealers be allowed TO sell
customers without interference from their
worlimen.
Rcsolred. That any employer be allowed
to discharge a workman for neglect Of duty
or incompetence.
Rcsolrcd. That the question Of wages be
settled in the month Of December for the
following year. and that there be no changes
made thereafter for that year, and that for
the year 1890 the wages be left as at pres
ent.
Rcsolrcd. That all differences or griey-
ances between employer and employe shall
be settled by Joint committee of the
Builders Exchange and the Trades Union
to which such trade belongs; and said com
mittee 10 have power 10 make settlement
and the same shall be binding on both par
ties But in no case are the wOrkmen 10 be
called off work unless the said committee
fail 10 make a settlement after the eXpila-
tion of at least three days.
After presenting the foregoing reSo-
utions the Exchange Committee asked
when the Joint Committee would meet
again. and were informed that aS far ~
the Trades Council was concerned, that
the matter was ended, and they would
have to refer the matter back 10 the
several unions for settlement. This is
the last the Exchange has heard from
the Trades Council Committee, and the
Exchange Committee is still waiting
their wishes; and has power to settle all
differences and go to work.
In order to correct a wrong impression
in the minds of the public and especially
the labor unions. aS to the object of the
Builders Exchange. We give below
the section of the constitution showing
its object: