The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
MET IN CONFERENCE.
Many Important Points Agreed
Upon by St. Denis and the Labor
Unions Representatives,


One of the most important conferences
between representatives of the painters
union and employing painters was held
yesterday afternoon in the Office of j. st.
Denis Il Co. on Sutter street, near Grant
avenue. The object of the meeting was
explained in yesterdays CALL-to effect a
settlement, if possible, between the
Painters Union and the master painters.
As stated. the strike has been virtually
thrown upon the Building Trades Coun-
Gil, of which the Painters Union is a men,
ber. Saunders and Mccartney of the
grievance ommittee of the council went
to st. Denis and his partner, Macauley.
and expressed the wish that the strike
against this firm be settled without further
trouble and before the councils working
card system should go into effect on the lst.
Both painters expressed similar wishes
and 1t was arranged that a conference
should be held on the following afternoon.
yesterday at which all interested parties
should be represented.
At the gathering yesterday were Mr. ST.
Denis and his partner, Mr.. Macauley Mr.
Saunders and Mr.. Mccartney representing
the Building Trades Council and Mr..
Ames and Mr.. Shields representing the
Painters Union. President Rose of the
latter body was present, but he was only
an ex-officio member of the committee.
After little conversation relative to the
strike and the causes Mr.. Macauley pre-
sented the outline of a compact his firm
was ready to enter into with the Painters
Union.
In the main points he agreed to accede
to the unions demands The first hitch
was with regard to the mum Der of men TO
each foreman, st. Denis asking for one
foreman TO eight men, while the union
asked for one foreman for ten. Another
point for argument was the apprentices.
the hrm wanting one apprentice TO six
men. The firms concessions were modi-
fed and altered until they read as follows
First-That ]. St. Denis & Co. recognize the
working-card system as now understood
namely, that the applicant is member OF the
Painters Union.
Second-That So per day shall be the rulino
rate OF wages for eight hours work.
Third-Ihat one foreman be conceded by
the felhlers Union TO each eight journeymen
employed in the shop; said foreman to be un
B der the control of the shop and not necessarily
member of the union.
Fourth-That one apprentice be conceded
by the PAINTERS Union to every ten journey
men. and that one improyer Qaborerl be con.
ceded to each eight iourneymen.
Fifth-That the non-union men at present
employed IN the shop be admitted 10 mem Der
ship in the Painters Union without prejudice
that is, that their. I'M tiation fee shall be ne
more than the original fee This concession i,
asked from the fact that the men az the re
quest of the shop refrained from joining tn,
union.
Sixth-That the ruling rate of wages fo
paper-hangers shall be SO 80 for eight hours
work.
The worst hitch in the projected settle
ment was the clause referring to the adj
mission of st. Denis non-union= men int,
the union at the fee that was charged be
fore the second call-out by the union. Be
lore then the fee was 25 cents, but weel
ago it was raised to So
Mr.. Macauley explained that abou
eighteen of his old men wanted to Join th,
union when the strike began, but he in
duced them to remain with the shop
While he had given i'll to so much he be
lieved that in the interests of peace and ar
amicable settlement these men should bt
regarded the same as though their applica
tons had been presented at the time.
Mr.. st. Denis added to this by sayin;