The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-06
A SERVANTS TRADES UNION.
iady Aberdeen's Plan to Make
Domestics' Lot Easier.
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+ Lady. Aberdeen has placed herself at
the head OF domestic ser ants trades
union mQFenent IN OTTAWA. Canada.
Aoout Use young women bave signified
lneir intention 81 joining the Household
workers association. The ron OF nenl-
bership already contains the signatures
OF half THIS number. The objects of
the associatie4s as set forth by the pro-
mOters, are:
TO protest its members from any
form OF inJustice, to use. every endeav0r
to shorten the hours Of labor. to secure
It's members leisure time and the right
to enjoy every. second Sunday afternoon
anu evening, TO abolish as FAR as prac-
t4cable all extra work on SUNDAY to
ASSIST eaeh other in securing enpIoya
iflent IA destTFEDle places. generally to
exercise an influence Tor the lPtterment
Of the working women as a class. and
@nen possible, to found an Institute or
Nome for working women
Pie movement originated with Lady
Aperdeen when sshe occupied Govern
ment house duringethe Earl Of Aber-
deems term as governor generals She
represented the urgent need OF .s1eh an
association TO j. w Patterson OF the
government printing hurean. who has
devoted a great part Of his life 10 the
Improvement OF the son diti5Jn Of the
working classes, and Others Interested
IN the same cause. Last fail some OF
the girls also. approached Mr. Patter,
son, expressing their willingness 10 he
enrolled iu some sort of society for
ment
Mr. Pa tterson arDnce began fnGlIih1es
With the Objeet OF meeting heir Views
a scheme OF organizati0 was drafted
and approved by the original promoters
Of me nqssIEetlt q 1ich, y is nsw firTn !.
Of a union that VII Some day reach
from the Atlantic 20 the Pacific.
The promoters had to proceed VITA
caution, knowing thei hrst intimatf0n
OF their iflfentions would arouse oppo-
slt7on, Which. indeed, has proved to be
the case, and to observe the strietest
secrecy az to diaef names Of those Sc
lected 10 start the scheme. Mr. fPatteF-
son contributes labor articles 10 local
paper. and in one Of these. articles he
inviting those no might be IN sym
pathy with the girls to communicate
with him.
He prepared the minds CT the ottawa
women Tor what was 20 csrne b. print-
ing an account or che Servant Girls
trust formed in AIOnett Mo. where it
had been asserted no 6rst-eiass maids
could not be engaged without the con-
se1yt ard TeCCTnInendation Of the union
The rules WHICH every member
pledged herself to stand BY were cited
for the purpose Of Indicating the lines
on which The Ottawa girls might pro-
coed These rules were as follows
Flrst--No rest friction is to be placed
upon the number Of callers that a girl
IS allowed 70 entertain she must be
permitted 10 regulate her visiting list
as the mistress regulates llefss
Second--EveFy evening out a L the
maids pleasure. after So
Ihree--So answering Of the bell on
wash days where there IS only one ser
Want in the house.
stFourthLEreFy Sunday afternoon
out.
FIFTH Wages not less than S225 per
week, With beard and room
whenever one OF he members Of the
club loses her enaFloyT1ent or as is
more likely. determines TO change her
place Of 'SsoPking a meeting OF the club
IS called. Her grievances are laid be-
fore the body and a vote Is taken If
she is sustained unaniha6uslV the whole
machinery Of the club IS set to work
10 mo her 1eyg phase Trs x0te how
ever must lbA llri d rli fioEls il there u.s.
q single vote against her and she quits
she does so at her own risk The club
makes no effort to get work for her
one reason Tor tle grow Ga OF the club
lies in the faat thai plapes are found
for new members. As soOh as they join
the club When "a Servant gIrl finds
herself out Of work, her hrst move Is. to
join she House Maids club. The girls
take pride II ksseplng up kae standard.