The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-14

The Builders Exchange held meet
ing in their rooms last evening. There
was a standing room" only crowd in
attendance, and though the report was
given out that only routine Business
was transacted it can safely be stated
that the members of the Exchange de-
cided not to bulge an inch. AS a result
of this position it is expected that the
Building Trades council at their spe-
cial meeting tonight will decide upon a
general tie-up, calling out the wood
workers and bricklayers. This will
leave all the mills idle and it IS sup
posed that it Will have the effect OF
bringing the contractors to terms.
Following is a copy of a set Of reso-
lutions adopted by the Building Trades
council at a meeting held June &:
Resolved, That any contractor or firm
employing any unfair labor on any job
in the city of Scranton, during the struS-
gle between the Building Trades council
and the Builders exchange, shall be
| fined, and the said fine shall be recorded
against said contractor or firm on the
books of the council. The maximum fine
! to he $1,000, The minimum fine to be 800,
according to the decision of the Building
to the Building Trades council, the other
half to the local union affected
Resolved, That no man affiliated with
any labor or branch union represented in
the Building Trades council, shall work
| for said contractor or firm, until he or
they have squared themselves with the
Building Trades council under penalty
| of $50, to be recorded against him. Also,
| that no union man shall work with him
| or recognize him until he has squared
himself with his local union.
Resolved, That the grievance commit
| tee act as 4 committee to hear all COM
| plants, and report hereafter at each
meeting.
| Resolved That any local or branch
| union affiliated with the Building Trades
| council, refusing to obey the mandates
of said body, as ordered by the com
bined delgates or a majority thereof,
| shall be expelled until they obey said
orders or otherwise square themselves,
| Further than this the strike made no
| progress yesterday All sides are still
holding fast to their original positions
| and evidently intend to do SO till the
| bitter end.
| The breaker boys employed at the
| Johnson cOlliery, on North Washington
| avenue, sixty in number went out on
| strike yesterday morning for higher
| wages. They have made a demand fo
an increase Of ten cents a day and
| extra pay for overtime. They claim
| that they have to work some days from
7.3O a. m. till $3.50 p. m. for half a day
The officials at the mines are inclined
to treat the matter as a joke, and say
| that the boys only wanted a holiday
and that they will probably be back tc
| work this morning.
| Outside Foreman Mclaughlin stated
to a Tribune reporter that the breaker
has been closing down at 2.15 p. m fol
some time past, and that some of th
boys were paid sixty cents, some sew
| enty-fve cents and a few 81. .25 a day
| He said that the boys who got fft!
cents were so small that they could no
earn any more.
The boys say they win not go bacI
until their demands are granted.
| Still another strike was added yes
torday to those already in progress
when twelve sinkers employed in sink
ing a shaft at the West Ridge collier
quit work. on the refusal of the com
pany to grant them an increase of te
cents over the s2.15 a day which the
have been receiving,
| The meI have been working o
eight-hour shifts. four men to a shift
and they claim that the opening the
were making was very damp and un
| healthy.
The management agreed to give tn
| increase asked on condition that tn
men work ten hours. This, the striker
claim is unfair Is throughout the Goa
regions the pay is $2.25 for eight hour
| work.
The strikers held a meeting yester
day morning and decided to stay OF
until the demand Is granted,