St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-27

THEY ARE NOT SATISFIED.
Postofice Clerks to Convene and
Petition,

1etItLOus
There is a large-sized kick soon to be
voice in a tangible manner. made by
the p~ostoffice clerks. 1t seems that both
the carriers and the clerks in the rail-
way department are allowed a two
weeks vacation each year, during
which time they receive pay, and are
enabled TO take q rest from their labors.
Ihe clerks have been left entirely out
in the cold in this respect, and are
opliged also to work longer hours
each day than their more lucky co-labor-
ers from one years end to the other
Without any vacation at all.
The consequence is that they are be-
ginning to feel that they are being dis
crlmlnated against, and a movement has
Deen on foot for some time, which seeks
TO remedy the matter. The outcome of
the matter is the calling of a convention
which is to meet at Washington, Feb. 8,
to which each first and second class
office in the United States will send II
delegate.
The convention will discuss the franz
ing OF a bill not only to get for them the
desired vacation, but also to lessen their
laDOrs by shortening their hours of
work. One of the chief ills complained
OF is that they are the poorest paid of
any branch of the postal department,
add that Notwithstanding that fact they
are worked the hardest.
1t is probable that the bill to be pre-
sented to congress will provide for the
full pay of clerks in first and second
class offices for the performance of
eight hours work, and extra pay for
overtime; also the fifteen days vaca-
ton, with pay. Such were the senti-
ments approved by a committee in ses-
sion at New York last Wednesday,
which included delegates from Boston.
Albany. Brooklyn, Buffalo, Philadel-
phia and Boston.
The postal clerks claim that many
prominent men favor the movement,
and that Gen. j.. FL. Ketcham, congress-
man from the New York Sixteenth dis
trlct; congressman from Galveston,
Tex. and Postmaster Van Colt, of New
York, will work to have the bill passed.
Petitions Will be circulated all over the
country for signatures, and the move
ment pushed with vigor.
Following is q copy of the petition.
which will be circulated in Minneapolis
in a few days:
To the Honorable Senate and House of Rep
resentatives:
We, the undersigned citizens of Mfnueap-
Oils. state of Minnesota, believing an efficient
postal service to be absolutely necessary to
the business. political and social welfare of
the country, do most respectfully represent
that the poSsOffice clerks are NOT given the
consideration which the Importance of their
work and interests at stake demand. We
therefore petition your honorable bodies that
the following requests of the postofice clerks
may be granted, believing, as we do, that said
requests are reasonable and just, and would
tend to greatly improve the postal service.
L That they may receive pay from July 1,
ISS1 at mo ~ 70 rnnOnaT nnn6nA Of shat TTrnO
by their postmaster. under the provisions of
the classification bill.
2. Thst they may be granted q vacation Of
thirty days each year, with pay.
3; That their days labor may be fixed at
eight consecutive hours.
4. That sufficiently large appropriation
be made to meet future demands in promo
ton and increase of force.