Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-15
EIGHT HOUR DAY lis PROVIDED FOR
MEMBERS OF TYPOGRAPHICAL
UNION TO VOTE ON PRoPo.
sITloN.

Ok TToPoSltionS 70 Alneno SoIStiku-
ton to Be Voted Upon BY Members
of Local Union sunday-Larser Sal
aries for international Officers.
| To establish an eight hour day In
all union establishments under the jur-
isdiction of the International Typo
graphical union is one Of six i'm
portant propositions to be voted upon
by the members of the Ottumwa Typo
graphical union at the meeting next
| Sunday. The new law Is to become eff
fective January 1, 1906, where existing
contracts do not prevent and in each
/, instance where the eight hour day is
refused work Is to cease providing the
members at the vote taken agree on
the proposition.
Several pre- posed amendments to
| the constitution will be voted upon,
the first of winch Is to harmonic con-
| flicting portions of the constitution
and general laws and provides that in
reducing the force the foreman shall
first discharge the last person employ.
/ ed and in case the force is to be in
creased within sixty days the ones so
discharged shall be employed in regu-
lar order. Foremen are not to desig-
| nate how many day; or what particu-
| lar days person shall work in any
one week.
The second proposition is to increase
| the salaries of the international presi.
dent and secretary to $1,000 each, per
| annum
Allow More Time.
| The third proposition is to allow
unions distant from headquarters more
time to make reports. Subordinate
unions in the Philippine Islands and
Alaska, on account of the distance
from headquarters, are now unable to
have their remittances reach the in.
ternational secretary-treasurer within
the limit of the law. The amendment
makes special provision for them, SO
that they will not become delinquent
until sufficient time has elapsed for
the passage CT mail. Those favoring
the amendment should vote For" and
those opposed SHOULD vote Against
| the proposition.
The fourth proposition is to make
more effective the law regarding fail
ure of locals to file reports and obey
laws and legal mandates and provides
that the subordinate union which falls
10 make the reports or to obey the
laws may be fined or have it's charter
suspended.
The fifth proposition to require that
all appeals shall be in written OF
printed form only, is intended to make
the appeal laws more specific it hav
/ ing been discovered that they are moi
sufficiently explicit to meet court re
quirements.
For Eight Hour Day.
The sixth proposition to establish
an eight hour day and levy an assess
ment for the purpose, comprises por
ton Of the report made by the eight
hour committee to the st. Louis con
vention. which was unanimously
adopted and ordered submitted to {
vote Of the membership. At present
a general nine hour day is in force II
book and job offices. The proposition
is as follows:
4 Whereas, In the movement for ar
eight-hour day for the book and jot
members of the Typographical union
/ authorized by our Cincinnati conven-
ton. the international eight-hour com
mittee has sought an agreement will
the United TypOthetae of America
under which the eight-hour day coult
be made effective on mutually salts
factory plan, and with the minimum o
embarrassment to the interests Of ou
employers; and
Whereas, The overtures for peac'
thus made were refused and declined
| and replied to with a threat combined
, with a practical declaration of wa
, should any effort be made to achiev
the shorter workday, as witness tn
language of the resolutions adopted b,
the late typothetae convention; and
Whereas. We reaffirm and again de
mand the eight-hour day for our bool
and job members.
Whereas, Your committee having
, carefully considered Propositions Nos
35, 81, 81, SO, sS. 1913 and 12s submit
in lieu thereof the following:
Resolved, That we again declare gu
entire willingness to negotiate with tn
United Typothetae for an agreemen
under which the eight-hour day vii
become operative. and so instruct GU
, eight-hour committee;
Resolved, That an assessment o
one half of one (O per cent on a.
money earned be levied upon tn
membership of the International Ty
' biographical union for the purpose O
+ a defense fund. Such fund to be hel
+ and expended by the subordinat
union, except in those cases where n
, trouble is experienced in putting In OPP
5 Grafton the eight-hour day, and in sue
Y unions one-half Of the assessment t
l be subject to call Of the internations
;. officers for use In the furtherance c
the eight-hour day as deemed in thei
judgment necessary;
, Resolved That on January 1, 1901
the eight hour day shall become effec
tive in all union establishments unde
the jurisdiction of the Internations
Typographical union, where existin
contracts do not prevent and in eac
instance where the eight-hour day
refused work shall cease.
Note-The foregoing comprised
portion Of the report Of the eight-ho
committee to the ST. Louis convention
The report was unanimously adopte
and the preamble and resolutions or
ral ,J,,,oit taI rs 70 r>f fIo Van,