The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-13
PLUMBERS MAY
81. 0 ] !. ON ! STRIKE.
Journeymcn Have Notified the
Master plumbers That They
Want New Terms.
JULY FIRST NAMED AS DATE
Masters Hold Indignation, Meet.
ing and Decide to Fight Ali
Summer. ifa Unnecessary. 81
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The master, plumbers OF Rlcl.nond have
received a pa nphlet from Tic Jouineymen
plumbers, gas and steam iitters, notify.
Ing them that unless certain given dc.
inands are conceded to that organization
there Will be a strike on July 1st. u
The Master Plumbers Association held
an Indignation meeting IN Murphy,s Hotel Il
at 530 O'Clock yesterday to vote upon
what they considered exoi bitant de.
nands.
The following is the circular letter con-
5taining the demands or the journeyn1en, a
copy of which W been sent each master
plumber in the city: t
The Demands.
You are hereby notified that the Jour. Il
neyinen plumbers gas and steam filters
Will, on and after July1, 1906, work under
the following rules and regulations:
Terms OF apprentices five years. Ap.
iprentices and helpers employed by mas.
ter plumbers at present time to remain
as listed by them and III, the union. and
cannot be transferred to other shops
without the consent Of 10th master
plumbers and journcyinen's union. They
shall serve three years before being al.
lowed to handle tools. After ts,elsterm
.ofSapprentices LAS at present listed shall
have! expired, only one apprentice and
one helper (under the age oftwenty.one
years. shall be allotted to shop. IT. Is
agreed, 81 however, that said helper shall \
not be considered an apprentice Until
the registered apprentice has served his
full apprenticeship. 5 5sg5
The rate OF wages for the first year
Of the junior journeymen shall be fifty
cents less per day than the rate osy the
senior journeymen. eight hours to con
stitute a days work.
~ To receive t4 per day minimum wages.
eight hours to constitute e days work,
beginning July ]. 1905.
s5% He shall render no service In his n
trade to otier& than tho master by whom
he is employed, nor work any material y
forsany other peri g,r. fss5 il III
i5S5 When a. journe, man OF junior pluIr1iN ra
reports In the mtS:.,tns9 for duty lie shall
receive a full! Dr. y's pay The employer
Is to notify him in the evening before II
not wanted for the following day. 4 III
Members o. union who are not employed
in execution OF house plumbing to be
honorary members only. u
& Demands cannot hereafter be made
upon the master plumbers for an in-a5
crease of wages without FIRST giving them
ninety dayE' notice, and the master
plumbers a greeing In return to accept q
or reject the condition Of said notice
within thirty days after It's recent.
& All men sent to Jobs outside OF this city 4
shall be considered as working in Accord
ance with conditions existing Il In Rich-$
3mond under this agreement. They shaIl II
have their board paid and also their
travelling expenses as follows. viz: II the
distance from the city to the place al
which they are to work is nifty miles or
less, they shall be paid one fare to and
from he place once a week. = moro
than fifty miles, they shall be paid only
a single fare to and from the Job.
1T shall be the duty OF all for pr to
report any man late on Job to his en-
5ployer at the time ! occurs. Ell
There shall be no Imitation to the
amount Of work a man shall perform dur
ing his working day. nor; discrimination
against tn e 2usea m an " specially In tools
lorfmaterials approved by tie conference
board tx iFs ID t;5s5 "a e x. Isl 81 5s5
Contracting plumbers agree not to sub. 81
let plumbing or gas-fittsng' except to &
shops where embers OF the United As
ISOLATION are employed.
The pa rites to this agreement shall
appoint$a committee Of FIVE 90 members 81
each. forming joint conference board.
5witlSfull powers TO act .or the associa-- vs.
ton and union, to whom shall be referred &
all questions In dispute for ad justment.5S$
Their names and addresses to be sent IF
to the secretar ies Of both associa TONS.
shall have an equal number OF votes on 4,
all questions, whether all members re b
present or not. Seven members shall &
constitute n quorum. II a
THE United Association OF JonrEeymenas
Plumbers and Gas and steam Filters
hereby agrees to remove all distu rDns
elements In the trade and $n1aintal a n
condition OF peace and harmony, ana
should disturbers arise at any time who
are unwilling to submit their grievances 4
3,s complaints ITO arbitration, ms herein
-hc f.S,re A provided for, they shall be re- r
mo ID forthwith upon the request 81
con erence board Of Contracting Plumb. IL
ters' Association. rs 5 4.
rs This agreement shall remain IN Sfuil u i .'
and ect.for period OF TWO years 70 ron
date. 5.. !. n
4 II lis mutually agreed that a BOND o.
sympathy should again be aesta blish nN ii
ihetWeen the employer and the 5employe,E III
and that at all times they should CONFER ne, Il
directly and individually, With q f. a as,
position OF forbearance ono with n tne
other and that the rights OF eecha snou y, \
each by the other should he courteo ytH
and fair and that SO far rs possible WIN Fl
this agreement all petty differences shoulo AZ
sha ad iusted harmoniousy between EN-,
iployer and employe, but tina IN an ae'
tails this agreement should be LIVED up 10 e.
Master Plumbers Meet.
After considering the demands ths
meeting unanimously voice sat , sor+b :. a. ~.
circular; enua a they claim that 70 allow suet
Conditions r would restrict trade;Sit wouis
increase the cost e pmRbn n5d nna w sna
s,,rth sr,,1or III would make a most IN.
ferI ls' worknan earn "a per day, no mat 4
ter ! how 4 little his services were really
worth, # :. Z. = I. Z. I, !, I, Z :. s.
,n,rrenared to stand IA fight, and Will not
g giye In. About fifty per cent, Of I ths
iourneymen in Richmond are nom :. union M n
men, and the masters say they re a. az
ready in communication with others ou'
OF the CITY, y,
The union Journeymen appear equally
determined, and they seem certain o.
getting a concession and INA wing lhe!r
demands compiled with. They conslaef
what they ask to be reasonable and 1ust:
IA strike will be certain on the lst q