The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-03
BREWERY EMPLOYEES STRIKE.
The Drivers Demand an Increased
Scale of Wages.

Scale of Wages.
over hundred drivers and workers in
the employ of the FIVE large breweries in
Washington quit work this morning. They
say they viii not return To their places
until Br very Drivers Jai0n No "a is
recognized by the Brewers Association,
ana certain Increases in their wages ara
granted. meeting Of the drivers and
also the members of Brewery Workers
Union Nc rs. who have. it is said. 10
grievance against the brewers, but are in
sympathy with the drfvera, was held in
the hall at Seventh and y Streets north
west this morning Early this afternoon
/ the strikers were waiting FOR commUni-
cation from the Brewers Association.
The brewers also held a conference this
morning in the Offices of Leon Tobriner,
! the legal head of the Brewers Associa-
! ton. Those present, whose concerns are
/ affected by the strike were; Chris. Heu-
/ Iich. OF the Heurich Brewing Company;
| a. Garry, of the National Capital Brewing
I Company; Abe King. Of the Consumers
! Brewing Company; f. r AbHor and P.
: a. DruTy. Of the Abner-DrIry Brewing
Company. and Harry Williams, of the
! Washington Brewing Company
/ 1t appears that Drivers Union, No. 22f,
/ was organized n short time ago and has
/ been eager for recognition by the firms
! employing its members ever since. Mich
{ ael Weissmueller is the president of the
/ union. and Frank Rome. secretary. The
/ meeting in the hall at Seventh and y
/ Streets. this morning was well attended
/ any many speeches were made by the
/ drivers who thought their rights were be-
/ ing trampled upon. George Miller Presi-
/ dent OF the Brewery Workers Union, No.
/ lis, was present
( 1t was stated by one OF the drivers that
! they had proposed an agreement to be
/ signed by representatives of the Brewers
! Association and by representatives of the
( drivers This, they say, provided for the
recognition of the union and increase in
/ wages. but It's adoption had been put off
continually by the Brewers
At the present time drivers of beer
! wagons receive $40 per week The strik-
! ing drivers want 81. Drivers of stale
! wagons get SO per week The new scale
provides SI2- Stable bosses get S13. aul
] want 50 per week Drivers of bottle
! wagons get Sl2, and are satisfied Win
/ that wage. All drivers desire. fUTtItT-
! more. that the commission they receive
for collecting cases OF bottles he raised
| from Z cents to cents.
! II is seen that the Brewery W9ck-Ts
( have made no demands. They have been
/ working under a contract valid for 4 torn
I Of five years, expiring two years hence,
and sanctioned by the Central Labor
! Union. There is some disagreement
I among the members of the Workers
Union regarding tie present strike, which
/ has not it is claimed by several dlssst-
iSfed ones. been sanctioned by the Cen
tral Labor Union
The officers of the Drivers Union stated
this morning that they were not on
strike, but had quit work. and would not
go back until their demands were grant
ed Il was suggested that a committee
be appointed to wait upon the brewers,
but it was decided that the meeting would
be continued until the brewers sent a
representative 70 confer with the work
men.
Every man who dos not return to
work at the different breweries tomorrow
morning viii be discharged. " said Mr.. To-
brfner. after the meeting Of the brewers
this morning
We had intended to have 2 conference
with the men on Friday and expected to
recognize their union ard grant an in
crease in wages. They thought that they
! could force US to immediate acceptance
Of their terms because tomorrow is the
/ Fourth Of July and with It come large or
ders for beer which they thought we could
not fill without them FVe Will not be
I forced, ard we have men in other cities
waiting for the word TO come and take
the strikers places. The operation Of the
plants has not been greatly interfered
with today. The brewers are standing by
each other. One firm win not take orders
from aHotheTs customers during the
strike. No concessions win be made by
one and not by the others
Three years ago Brewery Workers In
ion No, rs was formed and a contract en-
tered into between them and the brewers
providing that all differences be settled
by arbitration, Nr- Tobriner added. The
workers have no grievance. About a
month ago the Brewery Drivers Union
No 22i was formed and they submitted a
contract to the Brewers Association
/ Certain changes were suggested. whereup-
on the drivers submitted new and alto
sether different contract. While this sec
ond contract was being considered third
was proposed and then stiIl another was
submitted in place of that one. The brew
ers took up the last proposed contract and
notified the drivers on Monday that the
association would meet the committee
from the union on Friday July .
Nothing more was said or done until
this morning, when the men did not ap-
pear for work at the usual tine. clock.
No notice was given us. They have taken
advantage Of the present season OF the
| year and Of the fact that the next two
days viii see Il heavy demand for beer.
, They have quit work, thinking simply TO
/ force the brewers to submit to any de
mand in preference to closing the plants
This morning each of the brewery
companies received a communication TO
J the effect that Drivers Union, No. 23i,
! and Brewery workers Union. No. IlS,
/ would hold a meeting at Seventh and y
! Streets northwest, to await action of lhe
brewers in signing the proposed CONTRACT,
There viii be little ditHcuIty in filing
| the places OF those who have quit work.
( We wiz not treat with the men while they
% are on strike. If they return to work
tomorrow We viii hold conference " ith
$ them on Friday, as previously arranged
. Otherwise they win be discharged. We
/ are friendly to union labor in every de
| partment OF the business
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