Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-28
BREWERS SIGN THE SCALE.
ADJUSTMENT or ruE WAGE CUES
rIoN HAPPILY MADE.
The Texas Hrewins Company Aceede
to All the Demnnd. of the Trade.
Assembly and the Labor Question
is at an END.


uhionizins the Fort Worth brewery
was met most cordially by those gem
uomen. After a short conference. the
brewery management agreed. and most
Willingly so. to pay the scale OF urieca
demanded by the Brewery Working
mems union. The following Is The mn
scale of prices and the agreement
arrived at between the committee md
Messrs Casey & swasey:
agreement between Texas Brewing
Company OF Fort Worth, Texas ana
Local Brewers Workman Union No
lpa of Fort Worth, Texas.
| Local Union No iO9 OF the United
Brewing Workmen Of the unised
Fort Worth, State of Texas, this gS,h
day of August. ls9i.
AGREEMENT.
We, the undersigned brewing COM
pany OF Fort Worth. Texas. from and
after the date OF this contract hereby
agree TO adhere 10 the following rules
adopted by the Local Brewers Work
men Union No. 1Og.
RULES.
Section i.--only members I'm good
standing of the local union 10. i0g OF
the National Union OF tie United
states are to be employed IN the brew
cry. the wash-house. cellar. fernicnt-
ing-room. bew-house.
Section 2-All workmen shall have
the liberty to live, rnon and board
where they choose. The worlSmen
shall, as heretofore. get their beer free
during the working hours.
Section S,-HO -re Of l-abor.--Six days
shan constitute a weeks work, each
day consisting of ten Q0) working
hours, as follows: From seven
o'clock II. m to twelve o'clock
IN. and from o'clock p. m. 10 Q o'clock
p. m. Overtime shall be worked only
In cases OF emergency and shall such
working hours be paid for at che rate
OF twenty-five go cents per hour. sun
day work shall be done only In case OF
urgent necessity and each working
hour TO be paid for with 20 cents. Lee
gal holidays, including all such days
that may be proclaimed by the presl-
dent Of the United States and the gov
ernor of this state, ana including Labor
Day, shall be considered az a Sunday,
and FOR each hour that work Is being
done 20 cents shall be paid the work.
ing man.
Section 4.--Wages.-The wages for
wash-house men SHAH not be less than
fifty-iive $500 dollars per month. The
wages for men employed In cellars,
fermenting-room and brew-house shall
not be less than sixty $500 dollars per
month. The amount OF wages TO be
paid to the first hands shall be left to
the discretion Of the employer or fore
man, such wages, however. are not to
be below the adopted scale.
Section b.--No workman shall be dis !
charged on account of unfolding the |
rules and principles OF the union: no
workman shall lose his position In case
Of sickness which does not exceed a
period OF three months.
Section 7.-Approntices.-One appren- |
tice shall be allowed for the first fifteen |
workmen, and one for each additional |
twenty-five men. No apprentice shall
at the time Of HIS engagement be over
n years OF age, and his term OF APP
premiership shall not be less than two
years. during which time he shall be |
instructed in all branches |
of the brewing trade. The
wages of an apprentice for tho frst
year shall be eight CSS) dollars and In
the second year ten $40 dollars per
week. Apprentices are to be under the
control OF the union and must belong
also to said union.
Section g.-All grievances about Yio-
lations OF the above rule shall be de-
clded by an arbitration committee con-
sisting as follows: Two men to be
elected by the Brewers Workmen
union No. 1903 and two 10 be chosen by
the respective firm, and In ease of dis
agreement the four 80 chosen shall APP
point a disinterested person as Il fifth
member, and whose decision shall be
binding on both parties. This agree
ment to continue and remain In force
and effect for a term expiring August
nth day OF August. 1884.
Witnesseth our hands and seals this
H. 1894.
(sig.) Texas Brewing Company.
(SeaD MARTIN CASEY, Pres't
For the National Union Of the United
Brewing WorlSmen OF the United
States.
Members Of Local Union No. 100.
lSeaD r. JRRGANG.
GEORGE WALTER. /
BENEDICT NESSLER.
Members Of the Trades Assembly. I
b. NESSLER, I
Secretary Local Union No. 109 !
Il. o. KEEFE,
President Trades Assembly. /
c. EYTH. .
Secretary OF p. x D. OF America. c
II. Y. KIRKPATRICK. c