Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
PAINTERS INCREASE FORCES
Workmen Continue 10 Leave shops
and Join the Union Men
ON strike.


Labor Temple was filled with striking
painters Tuesday and the utmost conf
dence prevailed among the men that they
would be able to get their demands from
the BOSSES The leaders were working
among the painters of the different shops
where the men had not gone out and sue
ceeded in pulling off the eight men em-
ployed by Fuchs & Fuchs. Thirty men
are out from the shop of Henry Lehman
and about the same number from Ruther-
ford & Jensen.
The Master Painters have prepared the
following statement for the public infor-
nation which contains the contract offered
by the union for their signature;
To the Public: \ statement from the
business agent of the Painters union, nav
ing been published in The daily papers
claiming that the only contention between
the members of this union and their en-
ployers was the mere matter OF small
Increase in pay. This is not the case.
The fact that many of our employees nave
scale of wages, and the following article
of agreement presented to us for our ac-
agree to- will clearly show, and we submit
this proposal for the consideration OF those
who desire to know the true facts of the
gTo r. n craiE FGo6s Fuchs bG Hunt
Elliott II A Rosters, Charles Klcyla,
Henry Schooner, Rutherford & Jensen.
MASTER PAINTERS AND DECoRA-
i'''' CHARLES G. HUNT,
w. S. WEDGE, Secretary.
An agreement as contained in the follow
Ing nine articles has this day been entered
into by the undersigned master painters OF
Omaha Hereinafter to be known as the
party OF the first parO and local union No.
100 of the Brotherhood of Painters and
Decorators of America with headquarters
at Lafayette, Ind, party of the second
part) This said following agreement to GO
into effect on the first day OF April, 1906
and to be in force and effect 10 the first
day of April, 1907:
Article Light hours shall constitute a
days work, same TO be counted from
hour intermission, viz, from l. o'clock m
to 1 o'clock p. m.
TO be paid journeymen painters ana paper
hangers during the existence of this agree
ment shall be Az cents per hour.
Article lll-The party OF the hrst par
agrees to employ none but union men in
good standing in the Brotherhood of Paint
ers and Decorators of America with head
quarters at Lafayette, Ind, and will rec
ognize no credentials or working card eX
cept that Issued by the local branch of the
above named national organization.
Article IV-Pay for time and one-hslt
shall be allowed on all overtime. over,
| time to mean all work performed after
! O'Clock p. M, also work on Sunday, Christ
| mas day, July and Saturday afternoon
| on the first Monday in September, known
as Labor day, no work under any pretens'
shall be allowed.
Article Vail journeymen painters anC
| paper hangers shall receive in full on Sat
urday after IL IN. of each week all money
| earned and due them up to and including
| Friday Immediately preceding.
| Article Wilt is also agreed that al
preparatory work, such as sand paperinl
| wood work. scraping OFF old wall paper
washing off kalsomine, sizing and prepar
ing walls for hanging paper or painting
shall be done exclusively by members o
organization of party of second part.
! Article NII-Journeymen painters am
/ paper hangers, when employed outside tn
| city, to receive railroad fare and hotel eX
penseS.
| Article VIII-The party Of the first par
| agrees not to discriminate against any o
| its employees on account of active partici
patton in the affairs Of the party of tn
! second part.
| Article KIN the event that at any tim
| party of the second part is unable to fur
| nsh sufficient competent men belonging I
their order, when called upon TO do sc
the said party of the first part shall hav
| permission to employ nonunion wOrlSmer
provided said nonunion workmen make i'm
/ mediate application for membership to OF
ganization of party of the second part