The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26
LABOR'S MAY.DAY DEMANDS.
THOSE or SHIPYARD WORKERS
MOST IMPORTANT HERE.

Strike Would he . Serious Thing for the
shipbuildlnG Industry-Few Strikes Ex'
pected In the Building Trades-Ths
situation All Over the Country
Meetings Of the various trades unions
throughout the country will be held this
week to take final action On the. demands
which are to &C into effect Oh May /. In
this city and nearby, the demands which
attract most attention are those OF the
Brotherhood Of Boilerrnakeis and Iron
Ship Builders. A strike Is threatened to
enforce them. which would be q serious blow
to the shipbuiding industry.
The principal demands OF tho brother
hood are an elght-hour workday for all
outside jobs and nine-hour workday for
all inside jobs; the Saturday half holiday
from June I to Sept. 30; 40 cents an hour
as minimum scale OF wages and Is ents
for filters; s5l2 cents an hour and a nine
hour workday for boileimakers. riveters,
clippers and calkers; 40 cents an hour
for filters, when they work nine hours a
day, and IS cents an hour for fange turner's.
angle-iron smiths and furnace men when
they work nine hours day; an agreement
for year; Q sympathetic strike not to be
none but members Of the Brotherhood Of
Boilerrnakers and Iron Ship Builders 10 be
employed.
There are also demands relating to over
time and the right Of the walking delegates
70 enter sTv the ne shpya,sS All the trades IN
the Marine Trades Council. The machinif is
are considering the question of joining the
council this week.
According to the employers the brother
hood could not supply all the men neoet AIRY
q strike. would affect about 5000 men d.
rectly and 5000 men indirectly.
The Building Material Drivers Union
demands a ten-hour work day. 81. rs day
for driving one-horfe wagons, $3.50 for
wagons and 81 for four-horse wagons.
Special rates are demanded for overtime.
About 5000 men join In there demands.
The Marine Engineers Benevolent Also
citation has made general demand on
New York harbor for rs per cent. increa,e
In wages for all but the ferry engineers.
The latter gained an advance In wages
last fall. Demands have also been made
for higher wages by the steamboat engineers
on the Great Lakes.
In the building trades In this city the
organised bricklayers. who number over
5000. demand an increase in wages from
oS to 10 cents an hour. This demand will
be considered by joint board Of arbitration
union and the Master Builders Association.
The following demands for higher wages.
to go into effect on May I, have been In
dorsed by the Board of Building Trades:
Marble cutters, an increase from $3.50
to $40 day; marble polisherr, from $3.50
IN o.; marble cutters helpers. from 81 .65
to SS; tar, felt and water proof workers,
from $3.50 TO -: masons' laborers, from
IS to s71f cents an hour. These demands
effect about $1,000 workers. Most Of tho
other building trades have agreed on new
schedules.
The general belief is that. on account OF
the present building boom. there will be
few strikes in the building trades. In
spite OF the boom. many speculative builders
are taking no contracts.
The metal polshers and brass workers
have decided to demand a nine-hour work
day in a number OF cities.
A general nine-hour work day is demanded
by the Iron Moulders' Union Of North
America. which has about GO 600 members.
but the demand will be settled by arbitra-
ton.
Other national organizations have made
May day demands, most Of them being for a
shorter work day.
Within the last day or two demands have
been made by other unions in this city.
The Harness Makers Union demands a
ten-hour work day and 10 per cent. advance
In wages. to 20 into effect on May4
The Cloakmakers' Union is now actively
engaged in preparing demands to 60 into
effect June I.
The Structural Iron workers' demands
throughout the country for May I are ex-
pected to be settled this week. Few. II any.
strikes are expected on account Of them.
Demands have been made by the house
'horers and movers for higher wages They
The Pile Drivers Union will make de-
nands for higher wages this week