The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-04-25

evening On meeting together Tues
| day evening one of the builders pre-
sented request from the committee
of the Local Union that the builders
appoint a committee to meet with
committee of the Local Union to ar
bitrate the differences between the
employers and employees. The COM
mittee met from time to time until
the committee from the Local Union,
No. 638 placed in the hands of the COM
mitee from the builders the following
agreement to be presented . to the
builders; the agreement to be signed
by the builders.
We hereby agree to resume work on
the eight hour basis without reduc-
tion of pay; this agreement to con-
tinue in force for the period of one
year from the first day of April. of the
present year.
Then followed the belowIagreement,
signed by the committee of Local
/ Union, No. 638.
We hereby agree to make no fur
Their demands without three month s
notice to the employers who sign this
agreement.
The committee from the Local
Union, No. 638 was duly notified that
all of the builders agreed to grant the
above excepting in the two planning
mills. A number, but not all of the
builders signing the agreement, the
Local Union understanding that the
two mills would not run except on
the nine hour basis. Having the
whole matter plainly before them and
thoroughly understanding the situa-
tion from the builders standpoint,
Local Union, No. 638 at meeting
held on the afternoon of Wednesday,
April 10Th, knowing that the builders
had all along declared their intention
to maintain their right to employ
whoever they wished, either Union or
non union men. granting the Union
the privilege of persuading non Union
men to join their ranks if they could,
with the understanding that if they
charge man simply because he
would not join the Union.
Knowing and thoroughly under
standing all of the above, agreeable
to their agreement presented, and
agreed to by the builders, the strike
was declared off by the chair.
In the face of all of the above,
members of the committee of Local
Union, No. 68, after strike was
declared off, waited upon two of the
builders of the town, informing them
that they could not employ any man
from the Union ranks until they had
discharged a number of non-union
men in their employ.
1t should be understood also that if
the men are to be believed, a large
number of the men in the planning
mills are willing to go back and work
on the nine hour basis in the two
planning mills.
1t can be plainly seen that while
the Union men have tried to make it
appear to the public that all they
asked was for an eight hour day and
that the employers would not grant
it. that is far from being the true state
of the situation, as all of the builders
have granted the eight hours. But
the Union, not being satisfied with
that is practically trying to get full
control of their employers business,
only granting them two points in con-
nection with their business, that of
securing the work and collecting the
money and paying for work done
each week.
In the foregoing we have tried to
present raightforward, truthful
statement of the situation and feel
sure that our patrons and the public
generally will fully appreciate the
honest endeavor of the master builders
to settle the whole matter and settle
it in a just and proper manner for
all concerned.
1y order of the committee.
DAVID H. WILDAY,
Chairman.