Evening star., 1899-07-21
THE AGREEMENT SIGNED
Trouble Between Electrical Workers and
Employers Finally Adjusted.
Terms Upon Which the Strike Was
Declared f-The Action
Taken Today.

| ne UlliiCully eAlStiHS Det"eeh the elcC-
trical workers and the contractors relative
| to the terms of the contract agreed upon at
the joint conference last Wednesday even
| ing was finally adjusted at meeting held
| today by the electrical workers. At this
| meeting a communication was read from
| the Electrical Contractors Association,
which stated that the association had
| agreed upon a form of contract which 1t
| understood was accepted by the committee
| representing Electrical Workers Union, No.
| %, and stating: Your latest form of
| agreement submitted by your union en-
| bodies clauses which were not consented to
or agreed upon at the conference of We'd
| nesday evening last. Consequently, we
must decline to sign the same. Our under
standing is that this is to be final You
will please sign the inclosed copy and re-
turn one to our association"
After long session of the Electrical
Workers Union, in which the differences
of the terms of the contract submitted
by the employers and the contract report
ed by the committee of the electrical work.
ers were discussed. it was finally agreed to
accept the terms of the contract submitted
by the employers association, and the sec
1etary. Mr.. p. E. Babson, was instructed to
sign the same on behalf of the organization.
Provisions of the Agreement.
This agreement econtained the following
provisions:
Section 1. A working day shall consist
of eight hours actual time, reckoned be-
| tween the hours of 7 am. and pm, shifts
to be allowed.
Section 2. The rate of wages for all work
done, except as provided in the foregoing
section of this agreement, shall be paid
at the rate of time and one-half time.
Double time to be paid after u p.m also
Sundays and legal holidays, embracing
New Year day, Washington's birthday,
decoration day, Fourth of July, Labor
day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas day or
days celebrated for the foregoing, except
work on dynamos, motors and electric
elevators, where time and half shall be
| paid.
section ). 1t is distinctly agreed and I'M
derstood that no member of the union
shail do any work on the first Monday in
september Labor day., and that all cleo
| trlcal work on which the parties to this
agreement may be engaged shall cease on
that day except in case of emergency
section 4. Each journeyman of this union
shall receive the minimum rate of So cents
an hour until April 1, 1900, when the rat
of s. per day shall be paid. wages to be paid
weekly.
Section >. When man is discharged he
shall be paid in full within twenty-four
hours, or paid the regular wages for all
time in waiting thereafter
Section g. No individual agreement be-
tween any member of this union and any
party signing this agreement shall be al
lowed which will in any way alter or mod
lfy the terms of this agreement.
Apprentices Allowed.
Section I. No individual, firm or corpora
tlon signing this agreement shall employ
more than three apprentices or helpers to
every hve Journeymen electrical workers
Inc apprentices to do no work except un-
der the direction of the journeymen.
section ). 1t is agreed to employ only
)curneymen electric wiremen who are in
possession of a monthly working card or
an uheHp.red permit signed by agent of
the union. 1t is understood that men now
in our employ will be furnished a permit
by the union.
Section 3. All differences arising between
the parties to this agreement shall be re-
ferred for settlement to an arbitration com-
Hiltee. ms arbitration committee shall
consist of one member of the union one
OF the contractors and third party who
Is not directly interested, to be select ed
by the first two, and the decision of this
arbitration committee III all matters affect
| ing the terms of this agreement shall be
| final.
Section 10. sympathetic strike, when
ordered by the Building Trades Council or
its agent, shall not be considered a VIOLA
ton of this agreement.
| Section IL. 1t is distinctly understood
that no member of this union shall contract
for or do any work other than for his en-
| Ployer while regularly employed by any in
ulVldual, nrm or corporation signing this
agreement, except by permission of said
employer.
| Graham, secretary of the Electrical Con-
tractors Association, and on behalf of that
| body. witnessed by E. p. Nussbaum T E.
Bessman signed as secretary of Local
Union No. 26, N. 3. E. u. of A. with Mil
ford Spohn of the Central Labor Union as
witness