Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-03
NO SETTLEMENT
ARRIVED AT IN Use BUILDING TRADES
STRIKE.
The Carpenters Union Meets in the Grand Opera
House and Rejects the Majority Report Of the
Conference Committee Building
Exchange Committee Discharged.

Tie building trades strike is still unset
tied That is 10 be sincerely and deeply
regretted.
As has been before stated every point in
the strike had been agreed upon except
one, and that was whether or not the car
penters would or would not return to work
with the men now employed, and that is
the point that broke the back Of a settle
ment
Monday afternoon the conference com
mittees of the Builders Exchange and the
Carpenters Union, composed of Messrs.
w. A Wilson, John w. Beltz and b. NJ.
Holiday, for the Exchange, and b. w.
Connolly, J. j. Plant and Ed. Mossburg,
for the carpenters, met at the Chamber of
Commerce, and the result was an agree
ment, which was voted for by all the Elk
change committee and Mcssrs. Connolly
and Plant, of the carpenters. Mr.. Moss
burg voting againstit.
Last evening the Builders Exchange
held meeting early, and the following
agreement, which was the report adopted
by the conference, was written out aud
sent 10 a meeting of Carpenters Union
for their adoption or rejection:
WHEELING, W. Va, July >. 1880.
This agreement made this day by and
between the Builders Exchange Of Wheel
ing. w. Va as the first part, and all unions
represented in the building trades, known
as the United Building Trades Council of
Wheeling, w. Va, Of the second part is as
follows:
The parties of second part agree to work
on all work now being done and TO be done
during all time this agreement is in force
with parties of first part.
The parties of the first part agree not to
object TO all present employees joining such
labor or trades union as their trade be
longs. provided the said employees join of
their own free will and without being
forced or inundated 10 do so.
The parties of the second part agree not
To interfere in any manner whatsoever,
with the parties of the first part, in selling,
and furnishing of material and
labor necessary for the full completion Of
all work they may have or take.
The parties OF the first part are 10 have
the privilege of discharging any workman
for neglect of duty or incOmpetency with
out any interference from parties of the
second part.
The parties of the second part being mas
ter builders or contractors, are TO have the
privilege of working on their work without
from parties of second part
The parties of the second part are not to
demand trade cards Of present employees Of
the parties of the first part and are not 10
stop work by reason of no trade cards from
these employees.
The parties of the first part and parties
OF the second part agree that hours shall
be a DAYS work, and that wOrknen shall
b, a hr~ pf
first part agree 10 pay stonemasons and
StOnecutters 39i cents per hour, Of .
hours scale, and to take effect at once. The
parties OF the first part agree to pay 10 car
penters an advance Of 10 per cent, 10 90
into effect July lst, 1880. The parties OF
the first and second part agree that no fur
Their changes be made in the scale OF wages
until April /, 1891, than those herein men
toned The parties of the first and second
parts are 10 arrange upon the scale of
wages during the month of January, 10
take effect April LIST following.
Ii is agreed that all differences that may
arise outside of this contract will be left to
an Arbitration Committee from the Build
ers' Exchange and parties of the second
part 10 settle.
The parties of the first and second parts
agree that all past differences, bOycottS and
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members of the first part and second part.
The parties Of the first and second parts
agree that all overtime be paid for at the
rate of time and Onc-half time and double
time for Sunday.
The parties of the second part agree TO
not interfere with parties Of first part in
employing competent men in any trade
when such labor can not be furnished by
said labor union, giving preference to union
WOrkmen.
In witness whereof the seal OF the Build
ers' Exchange of Wheeling is hereby APP
pended, and signed by their committee as
duly authorized.
fSignedl w. A. WILSON.