The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-28

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Westerly. ii. III, April 2S The com
piete hill agreed oil BY the committees
0f the granite manufacturers and clit-
ters Is as follows
II Is hereby mutually agreed between
Westerly, n Il, branch Of the Granite
Critters National union and the employ
ers 81 granite cutters In that vicinity
that the following bin OF prices and gen-
cral agreement shall govern the wage
rate and working conditions in Westerly
and vicinity for the time hereinafter
speciIiedi
Article L
Eight hours to continue d days work.
Saturday afternoons during July and
August 10 be half holiday. No work 70
be done on Sunday. Any work on Deco
RATION day. Fourth Of July, Labor day,
Thanksgiving day and Christmas TO BE
double time.
Article ii.
The minimum rate OF wages for cut
tiers shall be 80 cents per hour for the
tirsC year, 80 cents per hour for the Sec
ond year, and 3Sla cents per hour Tor
the third year. Any man incapacitated,
through age 81 physical disability, shall
be allowed TO work for less than the
minimum rate.
Article Ill.
Piece work may be done al the option
of the employers
Article IN,
Pay day every two weeks, to be paid
during working hours, with one week
"lie" time
All overtime shall be paid Is cents an
hour extra for both piece and day work.
Article VI.
All outdoor work shah pay n cents
per day extra; nothing less than four
hours 70 be taken account Of.
Article VII
The number Of apprentices to be em-
lployed to be not more than one to every
tive journeymen.
Article VIII
Any workman who through Illness Or
other cause cannot be at work or II
Obliged To leave hin work during work
ing hours, shall notify his employer at
once, stating, il possible, the date he ext
poets TO resume work.
Article TX.
Cutters must provide themselves with
i broom and no air power To BIZ used To
remove dust except BY special permits.
sion.
Article X.
A man at work by the hour or piece
must report any accident Ok defect In his
stone Immediately upon discovery.
Article II.
No surface machine shall be located in
same shed Al cutters and an such ma
chimes To be moved away from doors 10
to prevent gdust drifting into shed az
much as possible.
Article XII.--Per new clause
PolisheFs and sawyers To be members
of che Westerly branch Of the G Ct !. "A.
Eight hours To constitute DAYS work.
The rate Of wages for poIishers and
sawyers to remain the same as at pres.
emit I'd the expiration Of this bill March
4. 1871.
With the privilege Of putting on nm.
skilled hands under the s'Ame arrange.
ments aud rate as heretofore.
Overtime To be paid time and one-quar.
ter. with the understanding that there
shall be no restriction to overtime work.
Article Kill
This bin OF prices to remain IN force
until March /, llll Should any change
be desired. three months notice III be
gwen previous to that date. statement
OF change to be given Dec. 10 and reply
not later than Dec 20 Of same year
Article XIV.
Any dispute arising between employer
ana employee on the above agreement
shall be submitted to a committee repre-
senting employers and employees, to be
known ais the adjustment committee,
should said committee fail TO agree.
third party to Be selected hy them to
act with them; or if any dispute war.
rants ii, the contention to then lie left
III subcommittee of the general eNeea-
tive officers uf both Associations for set
tiement The decision ID either event to-
be final and pending the consideration
Of which there shall be neither strike,
lockout, nor suspension of work.
Article Nv.
It il agreed that article Ia of this
agreement shall not be construed to
mean that workmen shall waive any
right of suspension of work where the
employer fails II pay the workman on
81 before pay day unless satisfactory
reasons are given to the workmen's