The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-19
v,CHIyISTS STRIKES OFF.
,rrvTNT REACHED WIN METAL
A'hh FADES ASSOCIATION.
Arbitration Adopted for settlement
'' All pi.potc. In Future 'rike' to he
o.. Ava, wi,h-One Hundred thousand
u o.,,,d Hour,of Labor agreed Upon.

Men wv
,,. ,f Arbitration was agreed upon yes
between committees OF the National
hF''' r.,4.. ASSOCIATION. composed Of EN-
.,,s,s and 'Ge International hssoclahoh OF
p''', which. II II Is followed in the other
.,.4.. a..c lmplrt'lyrevoIu the methodS
UA', Wv. ,-,J.. unions. II will change them
DO e.r',s ,rtauliatons into business asso-
"'"'' 80 representatives. will deal with
-...,,yr- ~ organizations OF employers
A. t. .,.,.. 10 way, discussing ana setulnS
.....,. r. Of wage, and hours oil labor on
80 r-t. tlcs. without IN" contingency oil
80. r.... '' r~-atenod to club IN" employers
a.. ~...r,,c a,uundS. such. al least Is tho
=. ,, ,lr .uluJtte"S, which hhlsheu their
~. f., arbitration board NJ the Murray
M u.,.H Yesterday. after having been IN
..r ...c MAY lu. The agreement commits
,..r.ra.la.-t> throughout the country OF
Gong to the union and 5000 are
,,..r mon. To- the principle Of arbitration
a.. a., labor Disputes for an indefinite time
.,,r.. ,a.a place among them Hit 10
ursd rr ~ and any branch organization when
,,, .y,ynr 10 il provisions will be ruled
w. -. ~, ,,s national union Members Of the
wh.,Ir-,d,s Association who wilfully violate II
10 sg,rerded from the body.
DecowmI't. % forming the Board OF Aroira-
,,r which were vested with full power TO act
hr heir respective organizations. are a. ioi-
br. For tho National Metal Trades Associa-
,io, y MrIaren. President OF the United
s,,,,s cast Iron Pipe Company, Cincinnati;
" , Pierce. Iitserwood Manufacturing Com
90, B~-o1klyn. l. Reynolds. F.. 7. Ais Com
49, Milwaukee, For the International Assoc
station II NacAinists, James o'Connell. Presi-
d.. Douglas Wilson, Hugh J. Doran. The ar
Anton proceedinss were the result OF the
..-ga. AZ racuiristS in Cleveland. Paterson
s,- .fhar cities. which have now been definitely
de- arat Of All strikes and lockoutS were de-
cared Of during the proceedings Of the arhi-
,urar committees The proceedings were
rtts public yesterday afternoon in the form Of
ssa,aren' hy ". J. chalmers, chairman OF the
p-e.. torm.rtee OF the arbitrators.
he statement says that the code agreed upon.
which was formulated by a series Of resolutions
to- ne frs, tine established the value Of arbi-
y. .,on among national bodies Of employersand
o, r,ayaes, and II was believed made history
w. 30 will benefit all Ike organizations The
fr.- ~ these resolutions Is as follows
E.sc-rt TIA, the strikes BE- declared Of In the
nr-.ss o'tas members Of The National Metal Trades
Assoc alton 10 the cities q Cleveland ard Paterson.
TIE Na'.oaa. Metal Trades Association members 81
tbs board N wire the member II Their association in
,r.,. Two cities 10 meta committee from each shop IL
her 'rmer employees to arrange for the return OF as
mar. men As their present necessities require, and
nat Subsequent requirements Of men shall be hiled
,r1~ their former employees, whom they may not be
ape g. ~rtinSiate al the present time.
The intent Of this last clause Is that II, within the
pt,, SIX months former employeeSm make application
TO- reinstatement they shall be reinsta,ed provided
there are v~aciencles for them.
Where strikes exist In these cities In frms other
thar IN. members Of The National Metal Trades Asso-
csnon who will agree to the settlement herein entered
into. after the same mas been adjusted by this Joint
BODY. such strikes shall be declared Of also
Then follows a resolution by which the mem
hers Of the Arbitration Board, composed OF the
two Arbitration Committees which were in
session. pledge themselves to recommend the
disciplining. suspension or expulsion Of any
member or members OF their respective orEani-
zations who refuse TO carry out the decisions
and findings ofthe board in regard 10 strikes or
lockouts. as the mer Is ~ the case might JUS
,ifv. An overtime up 10 10 o'clock p. VI. II was
agreed. shall be paid for at a rate not Iess than
time and a quarter time: from 10 10 !? P. W..
tine and a half. and double time for all work
done after midnight and on Sundays and holi-
DAYS These rates are not TO interfere with
existing conditions when a higher rate is
pad There is 10 be one apprentice for the
shop and In addition not more than one ap-
prentice 70 every FIVE machinists. The work.
Ing hour clause is as follows.
Fifty seven hours shall constitute a weeks work
t,on and after SIX months from the date Of the anal
adoption u a Joint agreement, and fiiy four hours
shall constitute a weeks work from and after twelve
rortaS rom The date II the hnal adoption Of = joint
ssresnSn, The hours to he divided a, will best suit
TIE c1nvsni-nce Of the employer.
Another re-clution grants a 10 per cent ad-
vance in wages 70 the machinlsts in Paterson,
y J. above the rate prevailing Dec IA, 1890.
when the request was made for 10 per cent in
crease Of wages This applies only TO shops OF
member % the National Metal Trades Assoc
citation IN which there we're strikes.
These resolutions were adopted first by
the Arbitration Board as they came up. and
were then adopted asa whole, 10 go into effect
YESTERDAY, The fixing OF a minimum rate Of
wages, i was said, was to he arranged between
the local branches Of the union and their en-
poyers who are members Of the National Metal
Trades ASSOCIATION.