Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-20
END OF THE STRIKE
Electrical Workers and Employers
Reach an Agreement.
RATIFICATION OF COMPACT TODAY
Proceedings of Previous Joint
Meeting Formally Indorsed.
CONFERENCE THIS EVENING

The strike Of the electrical workers. in
augurated about two weeks ago. Il virtually
at an end. and it is expected The union men
who went out viii all have returned to
ork by tomorrow noon. All that remains
to be done is the formal signing Of the
agreement made last night between repre-
sentative3 of the strikers and committee
of the electrical contractors. This agree
ment was ratified. without material amend
ment, at a meeting of the strikers held
this morning at IL clock. The differences
will come to an end, it is expected. with
joint meeting of contractors and strikers
scheduled foi tonight. A final adjustment
is in sight.
The probability of speedy termination
of the strike was made manifest last night
when conference was held between the
employers and a committee of the cleo
trical workers which was composed of the
men formerly employed in the shops OF
those who were parties to the agreement
which was rejected 10y the men several days
ago. The employers present a tho confer
ence were John R. Galloway. G. SehneIder's
Sons. L. c. Graham, John {. Bau, Hili Il
Miller, ]. II. Keuling and Tallmadso * VIII
son.
The electrical workers were represented
by John Hoffacker, 7. L. Bessman. George
A. Malone, dSard A. Nelson. Edward
Northnagle. Eugene Lucas and Oscar Wall
tiers. Milford SDphn Of the Central Labor
Union was chosen chairman Of the
ference and +. 6. Graham Of the Electrical
Supply Company was secretary, T. Z.
Bessman acting as secretary for the E.lec-
trical Workers mon.
Mutual Concessions.
The conference remained in ssi3n until
after midnight, and the terms of the re-
vised agreement submitted by the union,
and also that of the employ rs, were con-
pared and freely discussed. There were
mutual concessions. which We're Satisfac-
tory to both parties concerned The ma
terial propositions agreed to are an eight
hour work day, and the observance OF all
legal holidays, especially Labor day. 1t is
provided that time and one-half time shall
be paid for work in excess of eight hours.
and that work will be permitted on La
bor day except in cases of extreme emer-
gency.
1t is also proposed that those employed
on dynamos, motors and electric elevators
| shall be excepted from the provision re-
| quiring double time pay for work done on
holidays. In the matter of wages the con-
tractors conceded advance over that
proposed by them in their agreement.
The Revised Agreement.
| In the revised agreement it is provided
that journeymen shall be paid $3.50 per
| day for eight hours actual work, and that
after April 1, 1900, the pay shall be So
per day.
The proposition of the employers relative
to helpers being employed additional to
apprentices was amended, and It. was
agreed to permit the employment OF three
| apprentices or helpers to every five journey
| men. 1t was also agreed that only those
journeymel members of Electrical Work
ers' Union No. 26 having a paid-up working
card or permit shall be employed 1t was,
however understood that the non-union
men now employed shall be given the per-
NIT of the union and will be admitted TO
membership under the usual conditions re-
duired of applicants.
There was no material change made in
the other terms of the contract. which.
revised was submitted by the men TO en-
ployerS on last Saturday.
1t was understood that the proposition
agreed to by the conferees at the meeting
last night will be submitted to the union
for ratification. 1t is very probable that
the terms will be accepted by the union. in
which event final meeting will be held
between the representatives of the union
and the employers. and the contract will be
formally approved by both parties.
Electrical Workers Endorsed.
At the meeting held last Wednesday
night OF Columbia Lodge, No. ia, Inter-
national Association Of Machinists, resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted to the
effect that The electrical workers of this
city, after exhausting all honorable means
to reach agreement with their employ
ers, whereby they would receive lair
days wages and other considerations, 20
bring their condition on an equality with
other crafts, have decided TO quit work
until such an agreement can be formu-
lated: Therefore, Columbia Lodge, No. ia,
International Association of Machinists
now in regular session, indorses their ac-
ton in so doing, and tender to them our
moral, and, if need be, our financial sup
port.
-bar IN these
tions under the seal and signed by our
president and recording secretary, be for
warded to Electrical Workers Union,
No. 26.''