Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-06
CONTINUOUS WAGE SCALE
MIL LESSEN FRICTION.
ADOPTS THE WAGE COMMIT
TEES RECOMMENDATION.
A VERY SHORT CONFERENCE
AND THE GRANTING OF THE FIVE
PER CENT. ADVANCE ARE CON-
FIDENTLY EXPECTED.

MILWAUKEE Wis, June 5.-The
! Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel
and Tin Workers convention to-day
adopted the continuous wage scale
recommended by the wage committee.
In view of this move it is thought the
conference with the representatives of
the manufacturers on the all-important
iron scale will be of short duration and
that the conservative advance OF per
cent will be granted
The clause recommended by the wage
committee provides that the scale of
wages to he agreed on at the coming
conference shall remain in force until
changed by agreement with the manu-
facturers. Should either party wish to
change or amend the existing scale in
any way, go days notice must be given
prior to the end of the scale year. In
case no agreement is reached before the
expiration of the scale year the ques-
tons in dispute shall be returned to ar
bitrators, whose decision shall be final
Pending the decision of the arbitration
board work shall be continued at all the
mills governed by the Amalgamated
Association scale and wages shall be
paid contingent on the verdict of the
arbitrator to become effective from the
beginning of the scale year. The wage
committee also recommends that the
scale year shall begin June l, instead Of
July l, and that the annual convention
be held in April of each year, when the
changes desired in the existing wage
agreement may be considered
Amendments Were Proposed
to the report of the wage committee on
the continuous scale, favoring the adop
tiop Of the continuous scale, but with
the elimination of the arbitration
clause. The settlement was left under
the various amendments, either to the
discretion of the annual convention or
given to the conference committee, who
shall have discretionary power to ar
range the scale Resolutions were also
offered favoring the continuous scale
but making the president, secretary
and three trustees of the Amalgamated
Association arbitrator, with discre-
tionary power to act in behalf of the
workmen. The resolution empowering
the conference committee to act on the
continuous scale also provided that the
committee be commissioned to negotiate
with all independent manufacturers, as
well as the Republic Iron and Steel Co..
and that the same conditions and terms
be given the independent manufacture
ers as is allowed the larger steel and
iron combinations in the settlement of
the scale.
James A. Mutt, of the Republic Iron
& Steel Company, is in the city watch
ing the progress of the convention. His
company is directly interested, and is
said to be the influence that has brought
the matter before the present conven-
ton
The tin plate scale shows not many
changes desired. according to advices
received by the local lodges to-day. The
base of the scale remains at 1920 box
of standard coke plates.
There Are Twenty Foot Notes
to the present tin plate scale, but some
have been revised on suggestions made
by Mckinley Lodge, No. q, of Indiana.
It is proposed to change note No. to
read: That eight hours constitute a
turn, and that instead of following out
on Friday and Saturday, four hours
shall be worked by Saturday morning
turn"
A new note introduced by the same
lodge. and which may be adopted by
the convention, reads as follows: THAT
when tin plate is sheared on squaring
shears with the patent handover, 10
cents extra shall be paid the sherman.
The foot notes adopted are:
First-That Is per cent less than
prices for muck iron and charcoal
blooms, except shearman.
second-Twenty per cent added for
changed iron and steel.
Third-Seventeen per cent added for
picked finished iron and STEEL except
sherman.
Fourth-All iron and steel rolled on
tin or black plate mills sheared to pat
terms of irregular shapes or circles, shall
be paid for at the weight of the square
sheet.
Fifth-All plate and sheets cut down
to smaller sizes on tin plate mills to be
paid for at scale prices.
Sixth-For all sheets rolled on tin
plate mills IA square feet and over, not
cut down to smaller sizes, and for tin
plates. and when working sheets, tin
! plate style,
The additional PERCENTAGE
| on entire sheet mill over tin plate cost
shall be added to all hands wages on
the mill, and 1t is understood, when
plates worked on a tin plate mill are
not 'sirst" picked. annealed. cold roll
ed, and thoroughly treated Is plate for