Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20
MACHIKISTS STRIKE
Two Hundred Union Men Are
Out In the Three
Cities.
DAVENPORT CONCERNS GIVE IN
Rock Island Not Directly Affected
--Plow Company Men
at Work.

Rock Island, davenport ana Moline
failed to 60 to work this morning.
obeying the decision reached at a |
meeting Saturday night of Tri-City |
lodge SSS. 1. A. NJ to Join the strike },
that the craft is making throughout
the United States and Canada for a !
9-hour day at 10-hour pay. The de-
mands of the machinists are:
l. Nine hours day and 10-hours'
pay.
2. All overtime upuntil II O'Clock, !
midnight, shall be paid for at the |
rate OF time and one-half time. and all !
overtime after Il o'clock, midnight,
shall be paid for at the rate of double
time, as shall also all work on Sun
days and holidays.
). All machinists employed on
night gangs or shifts shall be paid in
accordance with the foregoing section
for all hours over fifty-six (56) per
week.
4. There may be one apprentice
for each shop and one additional APP
prentice for every five (5) machinists.
.. In case of any grievance aris-
ing, the above firm agrees TO receive
a committee of three machinists 70
investigate the trouble, and if posi-
bic to adjust the same. If no sd
lustmen. il reached the case shall be
referred to the above company and a
! committee of the International Asso-
citation Of Machinists. If no satisfac-
tory settlement can then be agreed
| upon. the whole subject matter shall
\ be referred to a board of al bitration
Il 81 inn Of un
to be selected by the above company
and two (2) by the international As
ISOLATION OF Macbinists, and the fifth
one 10 be selected by the above four
| az. and the decision by this board TO
be binding upon both parties con-
cerned to the agreement.
| Authority From Headquarters.
The local union received authority
last Wednesday from the inteIna
tiopal headquarters for the strike,
and inasmucn as it is part of great
movement, the prospects are that the
men will make a determined stand.
1.-The movement is distinguished by the
ILLUMINATION from the demands of all
Those features TO which employers
have heretofore taken exception, such
as walking delegates" ''outside in
Interference" etc.
Rock Island is not directly affected
by the strike, rs there is not factory
of i'm poriance in the city employing
machinists from which the men have
been called The rule followed i n the
Ipresent case is to call the machinists
out only in shops where 20 per cent
of the mechanics employed belong 10
the union. There are 10 macninists
at the Rock Island Plow company but
these were all at work today, General
Manager + a Head stating that the
union had made no demands upon his
company.
| Factories Affected
| In Moline 10 are out, mostly from
the factories of the wagoo company,
elevator works, Williams, White &S
leo, Moline Plow company, corn
planter works, Barnard & Leas, King
Machine company and Deere & Co.
10 Davenport about 20 men are on
strike, the only large shop affected
being the Bsttepdorf Axle company.
The Wahle company and the Davenport
Foundry and Machine company have
Iacceded to the demands.
| 1t appeared for while Saturday
that a strike might be prevented, and
there were those among the men who
favored the proposition of several of
the factories to defer granting the de-
mands two months, or until present
contracts were completed. but the
meeting of Saturday night decided
otherwise.
4 From the Carpenters.
The local building trades council
has handed TIE ARGUS the following
for publication:
las there has been considerable
said through the local papers con-
corning the carpenters strike tending
To hold the union in an unfair light
1.-The union has given the following:
| Monday last all meh were instruct
cd to quit work unless the several
contractors would concede minimum
wage of 2SI cents per hour for Jour
neymen carpenters. Every contrac-
tor in the city belonging to the con-
tractors association refused to make
any terms. and so the matter stands
today. The carpenters union noti-
fed the contractors early last
week that conference COM
mittee had been appointed by
the union. Since that nothing has
been heard of an official nature, but
several contractors have said no
terms will be made by the association.
The committee from The union is
still waiting for a reply from them.
1t has been rumored that the union
has issued permits to the men to work
for contractors. This is entirely I'M
authorized, as no contractor in the
city has any union men working for
him. except be had acceded to the
demands of the union.
=. The following contractors have
agreed to the demands and are work
ing: Dorbeck g. Bruhn, Frank Bleuer,
Butler & Wehling, John Leaf, c. d.