The herald., 1893-05-27
LETTER BAG.
The Locked Ont Raikers-The Othe,
Side.

The Locked Oat RalSers-The Other
Side.
EDITORS HERALD--The time has ar
rived when an honest and unbiased
statement of the true facts of tho go
called ''bakers' strike" should bs given
to the people OF this city. The journey
men Eakers' union of Los Angeles has
been misrepresented repeatedly in this
affair, and have borne the injustice uui-
etly antil all honorable means OF settie-
ment have failed, and now present their
side OF the case.
Two months ago the various proprie-
tors Of bakeries in this city were notified
that the journeymen would ask for day
work, 10 hours day to constitute
days work, and G certain scale OF wages.
The matter was placed in the hands of
the Council of Labor. who asked for a
conference with the proprietors, and after
two weeks negotiations compromise
was satisfactorily arrived at, and the fol-
lowing agreement was drawn up and
signed by the proprietors and BakerB'
Union No. 81:
clos ANGELES. April 26, 1898.
agreement: First-Day work and
ak days a week.
"Seeond-Ten hours to constitute a
days work with the exception OF one
day per week on which day 12 hours
shall constitute a days work, (the
boaFes to name the 12-hour day.)
Third Work shall commence on
Monday at 2 O'Clock a. m. and at
O'Clock on all other daye. (Doughs to
be ready at this time.)
Fourth-All overtime TO be paid for at
thaTata Of 40 canta pAr hOur
Fifth--The men to be classed as fore
man and bench hands.
Foreman not to receive less than $50
per week of six days and bench hands
not to receive less than SIS per week Of
six daye. Foremen are granted the ex-
clueive right OF hiring aud discharging
all help. All bakers shall work at any
kind OF work within the trade; that is,
bread, cakes, pies, and everything else
in the baking line. The bosses to hire
none but union men except when union
men wsrs not obtainable, and the men
to work for none but union bosses.
Signed: A. p. Bond, The Meeks Bak-
ing company, Phillip Buck, John Kor-
bel, S. w. Page, Valid Schmidt, A. H.
Edwards, s. B. Elberson, j. Roster,
Taylor Bros., C. A. Houee, I. w. Lem
bartson, Louis Ebinger, Joseph Walker,
VIM. G. Fricke, August Diemer, Leo
Egle, Joseph Backems, n Lsndsherg.
The proprietors had been given ample
time to make all necessary arrangements
and the day work was inaugurated on
May 8th. At a ratification OF the agree
ment the proprietors OF Meek's bakery
were present, Mr.. Meeks addressed the
meeting and declared his satisfaction
with the arrangements. Two weeks
later, without a moments notice, the
men employed in four OF the bakeries
were discharged and informed that they
could only return to work by working ct
night. as before. The men refused, as
it would compel ali the other journey
men to do likewise, only IA men being
discharged out Of a membership Of over
80.
The board OF directors of the Council
of Labor attempted to settle the differ
ences by arbitSstion, but received no as-
sistaDce from the four proprietors mem
toned. The locked out bakers are now
compelled to ask the assistance OF the
public to enable them to work and live
ing that the public will have no cause
for dissatisfaction with the arrange
ments for day work. These four propri-
et0rs have deliberately ri-i~A-1- aad dia-
honored their written signatures. The
bakers have worked faithfully and hon.
estly TO carry out their contract, and be-
lieve their cause is just.
The following bakeries have kept faith
with the Bakers union: A. p. Bond,
Philip Buck, John Korbel, S. w. Page,
Valid Schmidt, j. Roster, T.. A. House,
l. w. Lambertson, jos. Walker. VIM. @.
Fricke, August Dismer, Leo Egle, Jos.
Backems, H. Landsberg.
Respectfully,
BAKERS UNION, No. 27.
Los Angeles, May oath.