The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-05-10
LUMBER SHOWERS GO TO WORK
UNDER BETTER CONDITIONS.
Union Did Not Experience a Conn
plete Victory, But the Results
Were Highly SatisfactOry-Wag
Scale Was Compr Omised-Other
UCOndftiOns Were Conceded to
the Union.

oConditions Were Conceded to
the Union.
The longshoremen's strike was settled
last Sunday afternoon. 1t took several
conferences with the Lake Carriers and
as many meetings. of the union to adjust
the differences. The union struck for
60 cents an hour, but they compromised
at 521s cents. One Of the reasons Of
the increased demand this year was be-
cause the carriers wer getting their
boats in Duluth in punches, thus giving
to the longshoremen very irregular
work. The compromise was agreed to-,
on the assurance that the boats would
arrive at different intervals so that the
men would have more steady work.
This was satisfactory to the union and
the wage scale was soon fixed up. If
the shipping rate of lumber advances
to $500 per thousand the men will re-
ceive IS cents an hour. The following
is a memorandum Of the agreement
entered into between the Lake Carriers
and the union:
This agreement being made to cover
the loading of all lumber, lath and
shingles and such other commodities
as being understood under the head Of
forest products for the year 1902 on
the boats of said Lumber Carriers AS
sociation.
Article No. 1. The captain shall have
the privilege of hiring and discharging
men, providing he has just cause. al
ways giving union men the preference.
Wyhorouor fhoro
enough, the captain shall have the priv
ilege of employing non-union men, ex-
cepting in cases where union men have
been discharged or refused work on the
same condition; then only union men
can be hired. There shall be no restric-
ton placed by the longshoremen upon
the amount of work each man shall
perform.
Article No. 2. In all cases of dispute
the loading of the boat shall continue
uninterruptedly, and the matter in
question shall be referred to arbitration.
The president of the Lumber Carriers
association shall represent the vessels,
and the president Of the International
Longshoremens union shall represent
the longshoremen.
Article No. 3. The rate of wages shall
be 521@ cents per hour for the entire
season of 1902 providing freight rates
shall not be established at $500 per
thousand or higher rate than this, If,
however, rate shall be $500 or higher
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Z Article No. 1. "A certified list of mem
bers Of the Lumber Carriers associa-
ton in good standing, and the name
of the vessel annexed, shall be sent by
the secretary Of the Lumber Carriers
association, to each of the various local
unions on the chain of lakes, on or
before April 18th, and as the additional
names are annexed, notices shall be
sent from time to time to the various
locals, and each vessel shall have a
certificate showing that same is proper
ly enrolled in good standing.
Article No. 5. On and after the adop-
tion of this agreement, under no cir
cumstances shall there be any devia-
tion therefrOm, or any change except
by joint conference, agreed to by the
Lumber Carriers association on the one
side, and the International Longshore-
mems union on the other.
Article No. 6. This agreement shall
be binding on all locals at this confer
ence, as well as the Lumber Carriers
association. Any matter not touched
upon here will remain as heretofore.
1t is mutually agreed by and between
the local representatives at this meet
ing and the Lumber Carriers associa-
tion that all said locals and the Lumber
Carriers association, shall on or be-
fore January, 1903, elect representatives
whose duties it shall be to meet at an
appointed place to be designated and
to be agreed upon by the parties here
to, and the delegates so appointed shall
have the full authority to enter into
an agreement for the wage scale to
govern during the season of 1903, and
that said representatives shall meet at
West Superior not later than February,
1908, and any agreement entered into
by the delegates Of each respective
lodge and the Lumber Carriers associ-
alton shall be approved by the presi-
dent Of the International Longshore-
mems association shall be binding and
governed during the year. The Lumber
Carriers association agrees to make an
effort to try and have boats arrive as
much as possible scattered, arriving at
regular intervals and not in large num-