Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
Tailors' Troubles Ended.

For several weeks the manufacturing tall
ors of New York and the members of the
tailors' unions have been at war; The tail
ors have been locked out and they have in
turn boycotted the facturers. Matters
had reached the point where many of the
largest shops had closed down and were rap
idly becoming bankrupt The journeymen
were in even a worse condition, as they were
out of work and their children were crying
for bread. AT last the difficulty has been
settled, by the signing of the following agree
ment by the clothing manufacturers and the
executive board of the National Tailors' as
sociatlon:
Clothing manufacturers, called employer
members, and clothing cutters, trimmers,
bushelmen and apprentices, called en-
ploye members, shall form an association for
trade protective and benefit purposes.
The words "employer members" are
intended to include the firm and
exists, the firm only, and not each partner,
must pay the dues of employer members;
but each partner shall be entitled to the
privileges and benefits of members hereinaf-
ter provided for, in like manner as if such
firm was composed of but one person. For
every eight employe members, on the aver
age, in the employee of the firm, but one en-
ployer member of such firm shall be entitled
to the benefits hereinafter provided for. EN-
ploye members of this association shall have
preference over other laborers, not members,
by which is meant that employer members
shall give work to members of this associa-
tion, if equally skilled, in preference to la
borerS not members.
Benefits shall be accorded members to allie
viate the conditions of those to whom sick
ness or misfortune may come, to protect them
in their Just rights without in
fringing on the just rights of others, to make
such provisions as will obtain for them de-
cent burial and to relieve the families
OF members in distress. 1t shall also be the
aim and object of this association to create
healthy relation between the employer and
employe, for which purpose all differences
appertaining to trade matters shall be re-
ferred to the arbitration board to be known
as the executive committee, which shall con-
| sist of six members, three of whom shall be
| employer members and three Of whom shall
be employe members. They shall decide all
| matters brought before them, and their de-
| csion shall be final. In case no decision can
| be arrived at by them they shall have the
power to select a seventh person, whose
| decision shall be binding. If either parties
namely, the employer or employe members
| shall refuse to abide by the decision of this
| board, or shall Interfere with the decision of
| this board, they shall forfeit the guarantee
| fund in favor of the parties abiding by the
decision, and shall also lose their member
ship in the association.
The guarantee fund shall be established on
| the following plan: The employer member
| shall pay 80 cents per month for each mem
| ber of this association in his employ on the
| last day OF the month, the dues of the en-
| ploye members shall be 80 cents per month,
| all of which shall be deposited to the credit
| of the guarantee fund with the treasurer.
All current expenses shall be charged to
| the guarantee fund. The following benefits
and payments shall be charged to the guaran-
| tee fund: In case Of sickness the weekly
| benefits shall be $40 for fourteen weeks or
| longer at the option Of the board of direc-
| tors In the case of death, the heirs shall be
| paid $500. In case of the death of wife of a
| member the member shall be paid $50. Mem
bers who fail to abide by the decision of the
arbitration board must be expelled oy the as
| sociation, and shall forfeit their claims and
| rights to the benefits Of the guarantee fund.