Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-02-06
THREE STRIKES At An END
Job Pressmen and Feeders Win and Printers
Will Arbitrate.
RESULT OF SOME LONG CONFERENCES
Men and Employers Get Together
aud Finally Come TO an Agree
ment to start work This
Morning.

{ The strike which has existed in the Omaha
! job printing plants for the past few days
| is settled, as far as the pressmen and the
/ pressfeeders' unions are concerned. those
/ two unions having decided at Conferen, cs
I held last night, and which lasted until
nearly midnight, to return to their posi-
! tions this morning. Their demands were
/ granted by the employers, each OF the two
I unions winning in their demand for an in
creased wage scale. The demands made by
/ the typographical union will be settled by
! arbitration. Pending the decision OF the
| arbitration committee the men will return
to their cases this morning with the press
men and feeders.
At the meeting of the pressfeeders con
siderable interest was manifested over the
agreement which was sent to them by the
! employers. At the time Of the walkout a
| demand of $l1 fiat was made for all presses
which they operated in the jobbing plants.
! Their former wage scale had been $3.50
| for large cylinder presses. and So for pony
/ presses. In the communication which was
| sent to them last night the employers
| agreed upon wage scale of $l050 a week
| for large presses, an increase OF 81 over
the former scale; and $3.50 for pony presses,
which is an increase of $3.50 for the smaller
! style of press work.
During the session the pressmen decided
to conCede the 80 cents to the employers,
the difference between the concession OF the
iobbers and the demand asked by the press
men.
The agreements between the employers
and the men. will be signed later. The EN-
ployers were notified last night that the 30
men would return to their labors this morn
ing, working under the desired b4-hour
schedule.
pressmen Win All the Way.
The demand of the pressmen was a vic
| tory. as the men were given an increase
! OF $1.5O. The former wage scale of the
men had been $14 for platen presses, and
SIS for cylinders, the men walking out
after they had asked for SIC for the smaller
style OF presses and Sl7 for cylinders. The
hour schedule also proved a slight obstruc-
tion to the settlement Of the differences
! between the men and employers, but In
view OF the fact that the employers con
oeded to the 54 hours per week schedule
and also granted the men an increase OF
$3.50 over the former wage scale, the men
decided that a significant victory had been
attained. and that they would return tC
their positions this morning.
The settlement OF the differences was
should be asked. and that the action OF the
union last night should be a complete set
tlement for all the grievances of that par.
ticular union.
The pressmen feel elatod over the promp
settlement OF the strike, and also over the
fact that their demand of Sl6 and Sls foi
small and large prcsswork was nearly
granted in full
The meeting last nigkt was attended b,
twenty-t three members of the pressmen''
union, all agreeing to return to work to
day.
Printers VIII Arbitrate.
The eighty members of the Typographical
! union were not so successful in the settle
ment OF their grievances and will return L
their cases to continue working until thj
decision of the arbitrators, TO whom tn,
settlement OF the question will be left, II
rendered During the meeting of the uniol
last night II was not definitely decided
whether the arbitration board should con
sist OF two men to be chosen by the union
, two by the employers and the fifth by thos'
chosen by the two opposing factions, o.
. whether one arbitrator should represen
each faction the third to be chosen b,
those so selected. The members, it wa
stated. favored the three arbitrator plan
, and have already arranged TO select Presi
dent j. NJ. Lynch OF the National Typo
/ graphical union as their representative. 1
; was definitely decide. however that the ar
bitrators should not be chosen later thar
next Sunday.
Decision I'm Thirty Days.
According TO the agreement made TEN
porarlly between the union and the EN-
ployers, the decision of the arbitrator
board is to be rendered within thirty day
t from the date Of the selection of represen
tatives The employers acceded TO the re
quest from the union that the men would
, return to their work today and remain ther,
provided that the decision Of the arbitrator
, should not reduce the wages TO be paid be
, low the present 17-cent- hour scale
, and that the ffty-four- hour schedule
should be granted.
The question TO be decided by the repre-
sentatives Of the employers will be whethe
the union men receive the 81 week in
crease and the benefit Of the reduction o
the working hours.
The members Of the Freight Handlers
union also held an important session con
; cerning the recent dissatisfaction which re
suited from the discharge Of two member
OF the union from their positions Tn
: union. after being in session until nearl
midnight. decided upon the unanimous yot
OF the members 20 refer their grievance