The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-29
men RESUME WORK
Minneapolis Labor Difficulties Are
All Settled.
AN EIGHT-HoUR DAY GRANTED
Carpenters Have That at Same Pay
as for Nine Hours-Union
Label Abandoned.

The labor troubles of the past few
weeks which threatened to defeat build
Ing operations in Minneapolis for an in
dennlte period, are at an end The car
penters' union and the building trades
council on one side and the master build
ers' association on the other, have
reached an understanding satisfactory to
all parties. The locked-out and striking
men OF all trades went to work this morn
ing. The joint working agreement agreed
TO Dy all parties covers every phase of
the recent controversy, and is very in
terestlng document, as follows:
The Agreement.
This agreement, made this 9th day Of
April, 1901, by and between H. N. Leighton.
W. c. Pike. c. F. Haglin, F. G. Mcmillan
and N. w. Nelson, on behalf Of the Master
Builders association of Minneapolis. Mimi,
ana M. n. Rogers, John Walquist, John Duf-
neio, Thomas McCourt and John Franzen,
on behalf of the Carpenters union, No. 2,
OF Minneapolis, Mimi. To-wit, that the fol-
lowing rules and regulations shall be in force
ana enect from their adoption until April l,
1902:
First-Eight hours shall constitute a day.
Second-Thirty-two and one-half cents per
hour shall be the minimum wages OF Jour
neymen carpenters.
Third-Time and one-half shall be paid for
all overtime.
Fourth-Double time shall be paid for sun
day work
Fifth-Contraetors shall decide when over
time is necessary
Sixth-All members working for bona fde
contractors must be paid in full at least
every two weeks
Seventh-A non-union superintendent may
be employed by the contractor, but there
must be union foreman between him and
the carpenters.
Eighth-No representative of the Carpen-
ters union shall be allowed to visit men on
jobs during working hours, unless called to
the works to settle differences between men
employed and the contractor, and then the
business agents shall not call the men off
before the contractor or his authorized agent
has been notified, and the two parties shall
meet and settle the differences unless the
contractor is out of the city, in which case
twenty-four hours shall be given before
men called Off
Ninth-Union carpenters will put up ma
terial regardless of factory or shop manufac-
turing same after May 1, 1901.
Tenth-All contractors or builders employ
ing union carpenters within the jurisdiction
of Carpenters union No. Z shall be allowed
one apprentice to each shop, and all contrac-
tors and builders employing on an average of
twenty carpenters during the year shall be
entitled to one additional apprentice to
every twenty carpenters and joiners so en-
ployed.
Eleventh-On the first Tuesday Of Novem-
Der each year joint committee of five 90
members from the Master Builders associa-
tion and five 90 members of the Carpenters
union, No Z, shall meet for the purpose of
drawing up and agreeing on wages and work
ing rules for the following year, which shall
take effect April l, following.
Adopted this 9th day of April, 1901.
H n Leighton,
w. C. Pike,
c. F. Haglin,
F. G. Mcmillan,
n. w. Nelson,
Committee of Master Builders.
M. n. Rogers,
John Walquist,
John Duf1ed,
Thomas McCourt
John FranZen,
Committee from Carpenters Union, No. Z.
AS a result Of the above agreement
work will be resumed in all parts of the
city to-day. The lockout was not suffi-