The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-01
Yearly AgI cement Expired Last
Night at II O'clock
J0URNEYMEN ARE ALL OUT
Local No. 81 and Master Plumbers
Association Fail to Reach an Agree
ment-All of the Core
spondenee.

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upon by the journeymen plumbers and
the master plumbers of Birmingham
there will be a cessation of work. The
yearly contract expired last night at mid
night, and SO far a new agreement has
not been entered into.
| A committee from the Master Plumbers
association. composed of Ben. F. Bar
| bour Gus Colvn, John NJ. Wright, John
Cole, J. II. Hayden, r. w. Gayle ana Jo-
seph Neill, has had the matter under con-
sideration for several days past with the
| journeymen plumbers. The following is
the agreement which was presented to the
master plumbers, which agreement was
prepared by a committee from the jour
! neymen:
Prepared Agreement.
article l. That this agreement shall
stand from April I, 1906, to April l. 1906.
ARTICLE 2. The hours of work shall be
eight hours per day, except Saturday.
which shall be seven hours for full pay
at the rate of Five $50 dollars per day,
and all juniors to receive one SD dollar
raise per day
ARTICLE 8. The hours of work shall be
from o'clock a. m. to II o'clock M; and
from l o'clock p. m. to o'clock p. m, ex-
cept Saturday, from o'clock a. m. to II
o'clock m, and from 1 o'clock p. M to
O'Clock p. m. To be paid on arrival at
shop and not later than 4:3O p. M, other
wise all overtime waiting on pay shall be
charged time and one-half time.
article 4. All men are required to be
either at the shop or their respective jobs
& n al
shall have car fare on any job to and
from twelve blocks or over from the shop.
or allowance rate of 80 minutes per mile
to walk.
Article s. All overtime shall be charged
as one and one-half time, except SUNDAYS
and legal holidays. (Fourth of July, Labor
Day Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.,
which shall be charged as double time
Article g. All men on out-of-town work
shall be paid all expenses from time of
leaving shop until return. All time. trav-
cling on railroad or otherwise, shall be
charged as straight time, except over
time, which shall be charged as one and
one-half time.
Article T. No plumber shall furnish any
stock dies or vises. pipe cutters furnaces
or parts thereunto, no hack saw blades.
paste or wrenches over inches long, or
| N. Z. wrenches
Article 8. At the expiration of each an
| prentice of four years time they shall re-
oeiVe $3.50 per day. and raise of so cents
| every six months
Article 3. Only one master plumber of
each firm shall be allowed to use tools
and he shall be governed by same rules
as Journeymen of Local 81
Article 10. ANY iourneyman nut 70 ,,o,,
morning
pay and the same rule shall hold good for
the afternoon hours
Artlcie II. That each firm NAV emnIov
one apprentice, providing the apnrentice
is son of either an active master or
1ourneyman plumber in the city of Bir-
mingham.
Master Plumbers RepIv.
IN reply TO the proposed agreement the
iohoWlhs letter was drafted Thursday
night by the Master Plumbers and was
addressed TO the members of Local No. 81:
Hentlemen We a committee from the
Master Plumbers of Birmingham after.
giving due consideration to your FORM of
agreement submitted on the 10Th inst
nave deemed it necessary to the welfare
| OF the plumbing business of the citv of
| Birmingham to reject said agreement and
hereby submit for your consideration. and
which We believe you will agree to be to
1 or
| to accept, viz:
| ''Renew the old contract as n who,e
| without any change in wages or working
| hours"
The communication was signed by r. w.
Gayle, chairman, and j. L. Lee, secretary
| The old agreement follows:
| Article l. On and after the first day of
April, 1904. the wages will be 81 per day
| for journeymen and $3.50 per day for
| ia ha nd IN
| cents per day for each six months they
have been handling the tools, until their
| wages are the same as the journeymen's
The above scale to hold good until April
| l, 1905.
article g The hours of work shall he
as follows; The men shall be actually en-
| gagged in work from a. m. to 10 M and
from ! p. m. to 8 p. m. except on Satur-
days, when the hours shall be from S a.
| m. to II m. and from l p. m, to 4 D. IN.
All men going direct to their work in the
morning or at noon must get on the job
and go to work promptly at a. m. and
p. M. respectively, but where 1t is neces-
| sary to get instructions or order material
they shall be at the shop promptly al
| $40 a. m. as to give to them time
| to get to and be on their work at s
| a. m.
'"Article 3. Any man beginning work of
his own accord later than a. nl., or 1
| p. m, or stopping work of his own ac-
cord earlier than - m. or 5 p. M, shall
have half day in each case deducted
| from his time.
article 4 In all cases where a journey
man or junior instals or repairs a piece
of work. and the same is rejected on
| account of inferior workmanship. and
ii is proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
| that 1t is his fault. same shall be made
| good by another journeyman, and the
cost of having same righted to be charg
ed to the man first doing the work and
when necessary. the amount shall be
agreed on by the arbitration committee
from the masters and journeymen.
Rain In Open Houses.
article 5. Any journeyman starting to
work in the morning In accordance with
the above hours must receive one-half
days pay, same to hold good in the after
| ICON, except in case of rain in open
houses when the plumber is to receive
4 pay for the actual time made.
Article g. Sundays, Christmas, Fourth
| OF July, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving
| Day will be considered as legal holidays
All work on these dayl must be paid for
at the rate of double time all other over
| time must be paid for at the rate Of
| time and one-half
| Article 7. No more than one master
| plumber shall be allowed to handle tools
In the same shop. and he must work ac-
! cording to the above rules