The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
NO AGREEMENT REACHED
Differences of Ste m Fit ers and
Employers Not Yet Adjusted.
Unless n Settlement IL Effected the
Men VIII Quit Work Tomorrow
Contention over Wages-DcIay in
the Construction of New Buildings
Throughout the City Threatened.

Up to late hour last night the differ
hot water filters and helpers and their en-
| ployers had not been adjusted, and in all
probability the strike decided on by the
/ former at joint meeting on Friday night
will be inaugurated tomorrow morning. The
differences between the workmen and their
employers has been a matter of consider
alton by both parties for a month or more,
and is the result of demand by the
members OF Local Union No IL OF Steam
and Hot Water Filters and Helpers for an
increase of 16 2-3 per cent in the wages
of the former and 80 1-3 per cent of the
latter.
For many years the rate Of wages for
the journeymen steam and hot water fit
tiers has been 50 per day, and that of their
helpers Sl.50 per day. AT meeting of the
organization held over a month ago it
was decided to make demand for an in
crease OF wages for the journeymen filters
from SO to $3.50 per day, and for the help
from S1.50 to 81 per day. The PROPOSE
tion was submitted 10 the employers, who.
it is said refused TO grant the increase
asked for by the workmen. Ii is further
stated that soon after this demand for an
increase had been made the employers
about two weeks ago, decided to shut out
the workmen. United action on this propo-
sition, however was not taken by the en-
ployers.
Failing to receive a favorable reply from
the employers the workmen, both steam
filters and their helpers, met on Friday
night to take definite action on the mat
ter The question was discussed in all its
different phases, and ii was unanimously
decided TO strike tomorrow morning uness
a satisfactory proposition was received
fro mthe employers. In this connection it
may be stated that it was said By a lab r
leader in position 10 know, that when
the proposal for an Increase Of wages was
submitted to the employers, they in turn
made a proposition submitting a scale Of
wages in the way of a compromise. This
proposition, 1t is said the steamiittors
and their helpers declined TO accept What
the exact figures offered by the employers
were could not be learned.
A Joint meeting of the steamftters and
their helpers has been called for tomorro
morning at 10 o'clock at their headquarters. !
No. 425 Twelfth Street northwest. II 10
settlement of the differences is then eff |
fscted the strike will be declared of full !
force.
1t is anticipated by members of the other !
building trades that strike of the steam |
and hot water filters and their helpers viii !;
materially retard the work of construction |
throughout the city. In all the strik rs !
will number nearly 200. 1t is Claimed that |
one or more of these steamftters or Their |
helpers are engaged upon some one o! !
every building now in the course of cree
ton. The work of the steam and hct |
water filters and their helpers, in the ma /
iority of cases, must be completed Defore |
the work of other trades can be finished !
The carpenters, painters. plasterers, AID /
paperhangers, and sometimes the plumb rs
ana bricklayers, are compelled to wait Oh
the completion of certain work OF the
steamfitters and their helpers.
So far, however. nothing has been said
by the members of any other trade of