Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-01
DEMANDS OF
MECHANICS
FOR A RAISE.
Bosses Have Been Notified by
the Different Unions of Wages
They Will Expect.
TAKE EFFECT MAY /.
Meetings Are Called for the Dis
GussiOns- Plumbers Among
the Rest.

Mechanics in this city, who want a
raise in wages commencing the first
of May have notified the Building
Trades Association to that effect and
at the meeting of the Association in
the Dana building, in Smith street,
tomorrow night, the matter will be
discussed.
Some time ago the NEWS made the
announcement that a number of the
mechanics of this city would ask for a
raise and at the last meetings of the
different unions the plans were COM
pleted and the bosses have now been
notified.
Over a dozen bosses in this city
were seen by a NEWS reporter this
morning and they all admitted that
they had been notified both through
the Building Trades Association and
from each Independent union of the
increase that is wanted. They do
not seem to want to keep the matter
( a secret as they always talk freely in
regard to the question. On the 9TH
er hand the delegates of the different
unions will not give out any informa-
tion or answer any questions because
they say the time is not ripe for the
affair as yet.
What the Masons Want.
The masons have asked for an in
crease of 80 cents a day. At the
present time they receive 81 for eight
hours work. With the increase they
would get just one cent a minute. It
is understood that at the last mee-ing
of the state body of masons and brick
layers the subject of an increase OF
wages for masons and bricklayers
was taken UP and from reports the
81 so is to be a uniform scale
throughout the state.
Carpenters Demands.
At the present time the local jour
neymen carpenters receive $3.25 per
day of eight hours. They now de-
mand SO Sc per day. This is an in
crease of thirty-one cents day.
Painters Want 20 Cents More.
The painters have notified the
bosses that they would like to get
twenty-five cents more per day. They
now receive s2.75, which is said to
be the poorest pay of any mechanic
in the city. The laborers come for
ward with a demand for 81 25 for
eight i0~rs work This is an increase
of 80 It's per day.
Plumbers Join the Rest.
II was not known until today that
any other trades would ask for
raise, but those connected with the
Building Trades Association say that
the Plumbers Union has notified
them that they will want 81 day
for eight hours work. They now re-
ceive $3.50. The plumbers admit
that they have asked for the increase
and claim that they think that they
are justified in doing so as they haye\
now entirely too much work to do for
the amount of money paid.
Masons Meet Journeymen.
A special meeting of the Master
Masons and the Journeymen Masons
is to be held in the Adelaide building,
1873 Smith street, this afternoon, for
the purpose of discussing in a most
thorough manner the demands being
made by the masons and bricklayers-
Tonight the arbitration boards of the
master carpenters and journeymen
carpenters will meet in the same bull
ding to see what agreement can be
reached between them. Tomorrow
night both the Building Trades Coun-
ell, which is composed of the dele
gates from the different unions in the
city, and the Building Trades Associa-
ton, which is made up of the bosses,
will hold separate meetings and the
matter will be thoroughly talked
over