The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-11
|TIlk BILLS FOR LABOR.
'5rt.a1a Unions Meet to Formulate
Their Demands.
...<xwANT AN EioHT-HouR LAW
Middleton, Of the Western
r-tvaI. Instructed to Prepare
.1..ssres to De Introduced NJ
-.as - LegislatiOn Discusse0
- wednesday Nfght-Bsi1diag
.A.a Council to BE Formed.


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ugh. ..e,sss roas.,np IN Western
- ~s.srz, Labor Union han last "eunssoay
- Esss the delegates forming the ution ana
Ina sDSrsx,s.i meui5e.s OF the affiliated organ
shas s.s.s. offIcsa..y pronounced In favor OF tho
s-saction az two bills at the approaching
dIop4 Ns-s ~ tAs legislature wh.cA, II they be-
= -~ iaw~ rs bear closely upon the III
lsses -. Of me .aborlns classes. One OF the
ME. 1as Ssyorably recommended was an eight
qualY - ar which viii be drawn to conform
- eaies features 10 the blu now BEFORE
'eaieh 1870 amending the esgnt-nouf ia" no"
o3N - 800 the other measure was one de-
fne& 1890 the liability OF employers Tor injuries
nine. - ~ employees In the discharge Of
1q 49, 5;t,es The latter measure provides
orde -, uhere the injury complained OF has
:, az s-u,ted from the negligence or careiess-
- OF . fellow empioye OF the injured
aco( Lev fhs latter shall have remedy at ld~,
life. \ ~ amount OF h.s damages to Dc assessed
NJ II jury.
~ discussion OF these measures and OK
{ An -shots 10 be adopted by the Western Cen
.. oil 81 Labor Union TO secure their paasage
TIL = fhe fes.slature lasted three hours, or for
sish0 =. rreafsr part OF the evening. The meet
tens = ras largely attended. there being full
rifle .s,vsssn. OF the members Of the union
NUT s.rK a. wsil as members from the Sub
rain. ard:nate unions OF the city.
IA n 1l4oa1AsDH OF Tie eikut-IouE law
fhe In "a stated by the speakers that the ne
1 r. e.autfy Tor . measure regulating tbs hours
owak ~ iahof ca all public work in the state and
,ir 81 ,exsr.ctsnx the game 10 eight hours per day
eath j ras OF vital necessity II the large cities.
not-1 Ops spsaker. addrcSsing the meeting on THIS
ma q matta made The point that In Seattle
= - manv workingInen own their own homes.
vhich we're as rule situated some dis
Al II kance from the center OF the business sec
y - ton II the town. To get from home 10 the
ieftl pacs Of employment and back again at the
s,i,aaS end Of 4 days work Consumed from One 10
~ two hours per day IN many cases. This,
..s he said left but little time for the working
80. nan 10 spend with his family or In self
~ n mvoyemant
Q. Ins history of the e,ght-hour movement
rs discussed at length. II was brought
a.. out that the first general efforts In this
, ao'1 cnunsry we're made about twelve years ago
- ID Chicago. New York. Philadelphia and
ssh4r large Eastern cities. In some cities
hae had been a number Of strikes before
1 tie demands Of the trades unions were
: rsnts6 In others a compromise was ef-
sur hcto6, the hours OF the members OF the
'nsuq 9E1n.xations involved being fixed at nine
tir.sM u day for the first year and at eight
oundf mus per day after the expiration of that
still pftod
rhcu ne meeting took definite action In the
sends rfmge Of a resolution instructing Secre-
nU W. H. Middleton. of the Western
'dnq cmtral Labor Union. to draft bill on the
y o. sngess and 70 hare II introduced at the
aowu seu session Of the legislature. In all prob
shol0s abIHfy Paul Land. who Is a member OF the
hav4 csnsfM Union, and who IL senator-elect
imc4 from he Twenty-ninth district. will have
ane schsDsef the measure In the state senate.
hem. -
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O0D1 khnI defining the liability OF an employer
nore.N r. u injury TO an empoyc win he drafted
prisof NJ. Middleton, acting under the direc
sn q the Central Union In the discus
,opu>x acr u this measure 1t was stated by the
oyeet peqksSS that in France and England, as
tuiee,N ~ - In many OF the Eastern states. the
toni ~ provided that where an employee was
O hex injured by an accident due to the negli-
,apef4 eenec, .ncompetency or carelessness OF a
Igge1N kGow empoye the injured party had re-
a to- te<s at law against his employer. 1t was
thq ssia that the manner OF instttntlng suit
and rates where there Is such law In force.
bsidvs Secretary Middleton was instructed TO
onel mpioy attorney to draw q BIZ which
theyh vll cover the entire matter. X will be-
, tho tafisd so as to cover coai mines. lumber
thatI mills. single mills. factories ana every
Cuba sasr form Of industry.
I.o,. Friday night, az meeting OF the repre-
-, eentatives OF the unions comprising the
nosas Suiding trades OF Seattle, held In Western
FROM Central Labor Union hall. the final steps
we're taken looking TO the organization OF a
building trades council. Articles OF agree
mtnt and bylaws were drawn up and will
] g Submitted To the various unions forming
gland tae new organization
at a was decided TO make the new council
lcian.a receive not earlier than March I. This
, 49, yep was taken so that all contracts now In
EeSress and made under thu present con-
mn ., S.ion OF labor In the building trades may
i faI 49,
=, Al present the union scale OF wages in
60 o. = follows.
LarI Carpenters. s. 80 per day; brick layers. 81
yhter.S cay; stone cutters, $3.50 per day: plumb
h9l sssr pei oay; plasterers. "a per day; cleo
-. ~ YEA workers. graduated: building labor
: ~ gFaded: lathers paid by the piece
hA ,, = stated by members of the new organ
Auon that X X not the intention OF tha
~ancA 10 make fight for any change IL,
wages or tho men employed in the Lines
sSasa'ed A fght VIII ne made, however
sonatt - general recognition OF the eight hour
or,ssst ny and FOR the employment OF union labor
-. trades. ~ '''' '"''u'''s
!somsI
| sawl United States Senator Wilson has notified
pots &c Shlon that he had written TO Secretary
hsek.i aas me Navy Long concerning the charge
otherl ara mnasn men had been worked overtime
tnev{ go - WITHOUT extra pay on the government
,,or J. soks IN this state
esinsl
n Al al ne regular meeting Of the city council
meet fs.asN evening the new Sight-hour srat-
ar ase which has been In the hands OF "A
AL s,,h,tee OF the council for several weeks
So WI 6c brought up for action TEE
ars..aT remedies several defects In the
SLOT Z CHANGE OF TIME.
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sns R.. "ooHey. Nooksack. Vancouver
80 fntasi. Columbia POINTS will Ieaya ss
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