Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-18
Details of the Settlement Of
the Telephone Strike at
Des MOines
EMPLOYEES DEMANDS GRANTED
Wage Scale Raised Above That of the
Union Scale and the Strikers Given
an Opportunity to Resume Their Old
Places-M any, However, Have Found
Work Elsewhere.


clared off. The eight striking linemel
will return to work for the company OF
Jan. 1. Eight of the sixteen striking
operators. young ladies, will return t
| work Monday morning, and the remain
der within ninety days. The contract.
of settlement were signed by A. L
Urick, George Hupp, III. U. Keasey. j
C. Byram and c. w. Owens for the la.
Dor unions, and General Manager e. b
Smith, Local Manager e. NJ. O'Brier
and E. H. Hunter FOR the telephone
company.
Mr.. Smith was present during yester-
days conferences and his approval i:
equivalent to ratification of the con-
tract by the directors of the company
The unions will Immediately go thru
the formality of ratifying the contract
agreement is 10 per cent higher for
linemen and 20 per cent higher for the
girls than the demands of the union.
While specific recognition of the
unions is not conceded, practically the
same thing is incorporated in the agree
ment by provisions not to discriminate
against the striking employees, to re-
store the strikers at once to their places
and to pay scale in excess of the
union scale of wages.
The conference agreed upon form OF
n oslay1 fol
unions involved, ana TO be signed by
the representatives Of each on the one
hand and by the telephone company on
the other. The contracts extend over
one year. The telephone company
wished to make 1t three years, but the
union representatives declined to con-
slider that proposition.
The contracts with each union recite
in the preamble that whereas the Iowa
Company prefers to employ
union labor on account of the greater
efficiency of such labor" etc. The con-
tracts also provide that 1T is hereby
expressly agreed that there shall be no
against the members of
the union who have taken part in the
strike" oa
union No. SIS of the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers and local
union No. 1857 of the Telephone Opera
tors 80
The scale of wages and the condl-
lions Of the trade agreement with each
of these unions and their members fol-
low:
Linemen.
Nine hours shall constitute days
work.
The foreman shall receive SIS per
month.
The assistant foreman shall receive
S2.75 per day.
The chief inspector shall receive
s2.75 per day.
The wire chief shall receive SIS
month.
First class linemen shall receive s2.65
nor day for three months and there
after $2.75 q day.
Second class linemen shall receive
s2.65 a day.
The inspectors shall receive $3.50 per
day.
All workmen shall receive one and
one-half price for over time, Sundays
and holidays.
The company shall put to work the
eight remaining strikers on or before
January l.
The duration of the contract shall
be one year.
Operators.
Nine hours shall constitute a days
work.
All operators shall receive $1.25 per
lay for day work on Sundays and le-
gal holidays.
One and one-half price shall be paid
Tor over time.
The chief operator shall receive $40
per month.
The assistant chief operator shall be
paid $3.50 per month.
The operators from first to sixth,
inclusive shall receive $50 per month:
from seventh to ninth, inclusive, SIG:
rom tenth to twelfth, inclusive, $24.
The first relief operator shall re-
,eive $40 per month; the second, SIS.
The first night operator shall re-
,eive $50 per month; the second, $25.
The first toll line operator shall re-
,eive $3.50 per month; the second, $50;
the third, $3.50; the toll clerk, $3.50;
the assistant toll clerk, $3.50.
Learners shall receive 10 cents per
hour.
Striking operators who return to
work shall return in the places and
grades at which they were employed
when they went out.
Eight of the remaining striking OPP
orators shall be put to work by Mon
day.
Sixteen operators shall be put to
work within ninety days.
The duration of the contract shall be
one year.
1t is provided that all law suits now
pending in both the district and federal
courts shall be dismissed at the cost
Of the Iowa Telephone Company How
ever the strikers are to pay their own
attorneys fees.
1t is provided, also. that the contracts
shall not only continue for year, but
that thirty days notice thereafter shall
be required from either side to terni-
nate them.
Twenty three girls walked out of the
-owas office on June 20. OF these seven
nave secured other positions, married
,r have left the city. There remain but
sixteen of the strikers on the pay roll
IF the Trades and Labor Assembly. Of
,hese sixteen eight will go to work
Monday and the other eight within |
ninety days.
OF the linemen but eight of the strik- |
RS remain in the city. BY the provis-
ons of the contract all of them will re-
urn to work Jan. /, If they desire, at |