New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-07
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ELECTRICIANS TO CONFER.
THE CONTRACTORS AND THE WORKERS
LIKELY TO ADJUST THE SCALE AND
AVOID A STRIKE.

AVOID A STRIKE.
The impending strike OF the electrical "orherS
! FOR an increase CT wages from s. 10 81 Tor DAY
/ of eight hours will probably not take place. rs
conference has been practically arranged between
! the contractors and the workers which, IL Is
! thought. will result IN prompt anu sa''S'"0' ~
! Element OF the dispute
The first demand for the higher scale was maze
fourteen months ago by the brotherhood OF EIec-
trical Workers No Ok. OF L.. No 5'A0S)' ana II
was subsequently agreed 10 insist on the increase Oh
January l. 1885, and notice to that effect was served
unon the Electrical Contractors Association.
When the demand was reiterated recently the EN-
ployers showed no disposition to grant the increase
and refused 10 confer with the Conference commit
tee of the Brotherhood. the ground that II con-
tained men who not In their employ 10 th'S
the workers replied that their were not all en-
Moved by the contractors who belonged 20 the as
ISOLATION. that they were not employed Continuously
nv tine same firms and that II was practically I'M
possible to appoint committee OF their ehpo!es q"
the men Nigh; be working for Independent con-
tractors when the time came for the conference
There was a deadlock this question OF con-
ference and II seemed that strike was iheVitaoe,
and that 1t would involve not only the one thousand
two hundred electrical workers who are members
Of the Brotherhood but over ten thousand workmen
in the Building Trades. This contingency orousht
the matter before the Executive Committee OF the
United Building Trades, OF which the Eiectfcai |o-
tractors Association forms part. ana tha' COM
mttee has practically arranged TOT eoNie'e"Oe
with the workers. ~
George O. Jennev, chairman OF the Conference
Committee and delegate OF the Brotherhood OF reo
trical Workers. said yesterday that there were sumo
details still to be arranged, but that such conner
ence would be held, and that It looked as Il ',e'o
would be a satisfactory settlement within le"
davs He IL confident that the "a scale VIII DE ac-
ceped by the contractors. On the other hand. some
concessions OF Importance may be made by the "oi
ers. Mr.. Jenney said yesterday;
The present scale has been In force for seven on
May Is 1885, the hours Of labor were reuugeu, VI
eight. the wages remaning at - HaS as II not
more than is paid other workers IN the pu n
traces because considerable echnlea SnV nave 10
m themselves for their work by diigent study ane
81 and pemSes mssos and srkayes
from 81 to S. The Brotherhood has board OF 'ISe
applIes for union card and thorough Is this test
that the card is accepted ny empioyeis as =, The
ns sa! spe ta H on H the card whether axure
bell or dynamo SoT ,1,S or eeca work
er in the district is employed and firms have
advertised TO enable them 70 carry out p r.,
held an examination OF nearly one hundred men on
Friday and will hold two more examha !! , unis
cally all the electrical construction and repair w9iH
in Newly and within radius OF ,Weniy , I'VE
miles There fe nOn-union men, ana ABOUT tile
only work not done by the Brotherhood Is that OF
the small contractors who 90 Their own wo'h WI
the occasional assistance of helper or an app'e"-
tice
A contractor who is not a member OF the organiza-
ton said:
The workers DO not want a strike as every com
petent electrical worker In the district ls now regu
iarly employed. and strike would bring IN non
union men from other cities. They would IN
doubtedy win. but when the strike ended the cry
would have twice as many electrical WORKERS as IL
could employ The workers would have the support
OF the men in the building trades, and they are wei
organized while only about twenty-five or tho larger
contractors are members OF the Electrica! Cont!ac
tors Association. There are nearly one hundrea
firms in the business in NewYork, many OF whon
would pay the increased scale and go on with ,heir
work and there would not be anything IKE q
general lockout.
Officers Of the Contractors Association confirmed
the report of the conference but would not state
their views OF the probable outcome o. the negota-
tons though they heartily DESTROYS that there
should be no strike. Their business was prosperous
and strike would result in serious losses TO both
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