The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-05
ALL THE HoUsEsMI1HS SAP AYE
A Years Agreement with the Employers
Ratified Yesterday.

General Master Workman T. V. Powderlv
OF the Knights OF Labor was present yesterday
at the meeting OF the local assembly OF house,
smiths. whereat was read the agreement for
mulated between the employing iron workers
and the union. The agreement s that all hands
shall be employed by tho hour, nine hours to
be days work. except on Saturday. whom
eight shall be q days work. Work on Sundays
and holidays is abolished and no man is to be-
discharged for refusing TO work overtime The
pay for overtime ia a time and half for the
first four hours and double time thereafter
Employers may put on night gangs, but day
men cannot work overtime on the same lob
except by special agreement with the union.
Piecework Ia abolished. Only competent and
practical housesmiths and Just men are toibe
employed as foremen. Timekeepers and clerks
are not TO act as foremen or superintendents
Employers are not to discharge union mon, ex-
cept for negectinR work. gross careleseness.
idleness, not doing fair days work. insubor-
dination using intoxicating liquors to excess,
or for lack OF work. Employers agree not to
discharge any man becauseihe belongs to tho
union. Wages are to be paid weekly. on Friday
or Saturday. and the mon are not to be kept
waiting. All boys who are employed must be
apprenticed. and the union shall have copies OF
the papers. A Joint committee OF six to be APP
pointed by the employers and employees, to
which shall be submitted all complaints of
violations Of agreement, the committee's de-
csion to be final. and referee to be appointed
when the ak are unab 10 to agree. Shop dele
gates are to be abolished. and shop stewards
TO be appointed. No reduction is to be made
OF the wages OF mon receiving more than the
scale calls for while the agreement Is In force.
The agreement takes effect at once. and runs
to May ], 1891. The employers,and employees
will meet In January next year and FIX up u
new scale. This 10 the scale OF wages settled
upon:
BlackumithG Class A l. Sa25. Glass A. 81; Glass B,
S275 nelperS q. Finishers IoutSidel Class A l. VJ;
A. g. Fintshers ihsidel ClAss I. 49, Cass A. S275;
Sass b. $50: helpers unSdeh Glass !, st ClasS A.
set,srG Class Al O. ooi Class A. Sa2a.
perrickmen FATS; helpers, Sl2a
I'lpperA Glass A o.. 50. Claaa A 81
Drivers double. 81 as, and single, g..
The meeting did not like the substitution OF
q shop steward. who would be an employee Of
from without The housesmiths favored the
shop delegate. and were on the. point OF re-
JectiuR the agreement when Mr.. Powderly
interviewed. Mr.. Powderly said:
understand this is the first agreement
you have ever made with. your employers. It
for your sbrewdness and business tact. Better
wait another year than lose this chance Of con-
ciliation with your employers. Forego this
section requiring shop delegates Your en-
ployers seem to wish to act fairly by you. /
am inclined 10 think that this shop delegate
may not DO needed. now that you both are on
Mr.. Powderly also made temperance speech.
Master Workman George Weaver sui omitted
the agreement 10 a vote Every one was for II.
and he said that II was the law now between
the housesmiths and their employera