Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-02
Open SHOPS SCALE
Independent Wage Standard
Published
by THE LOCAL EMPLOYERS
Hours and Pay Are to Be Kept
Uniform.
STRIKES DECLARED FUTILE
Secretary Hall Issues Statement
Covering the Situation From
the Employers Viewpoint.

The open-shop situation in the District
was the subject of discussion at a meet
ing of the Employers Association of the
building trades yesterday afternoon at
hea dquarters. 1888 G. street AS result
of the session Mr.. f. K. Hall secretary
OF the association. declared today that the
labor leaders were losing control of their
men. He added:
The strike upon jobs announced in
the Monday Star seems to be a farce, as
the men refused to leave Immediately. re-
turned to the different jobs from which
they We're pulled. and in no case was work
suspended for more than a few hours.
Upon investiga tion and from the best in
formation obtainahle we find that the
work in most instances was practically
completed so far AS the trades that were
pulled were concerned. and that where
there was any considerable amount OF
work to be done the men refused to he
pulled o. returned to work. in some in
stances tearing up their union cards
Control of Men Lost"
On Mr.. Raileys work, where the work
just starting. the twenty-five union
bricklayers refused to leave, and the two
union carpenters who obeyed the call
were Immediately replaced by five union
carpenters who gladly took their places
OF the jobs pulled but one contractor was
member of the Employers Association,
Burgess & Parsons
The union leaders show by the ginger
ly way in which they order the men to
strike that they know their weakness
and that they have lost control of the
men. for there are very many jobs they
purposely overlook. where conditions are
a
they have pulled. Non-union men of one
trade or another are nearly every job.
the universal card today being the excep
ton and the open shop obtaining in
ma jority of cases.
The stonecutters also have virtually
given up the fight. as they are working
on non-union work. the Malnat Stone
Company is cutting stone for Mr.. r.. H.
Melton. open shop contractor, and the
Butte-Chappel Stone Company are cut
ting stone for Middaugh & Shannon,
open shop operators. All of this shows
the mighty strides of the open. shop
movement in this city and that the men
are awakening to the fact thai they have
been foolishy kept from work long
enough.
Open Shop Scale.
THE contention of the union leaders
and the bugaboo they have continually
held over the heads of their members has
been that the open shop meant reduction
of wages and increase of hours and for
the information of union men aud of nom
union men and of the public generally,
the Employers Association of Building
Trades have inaugurated and will insist
on their members maintaining uniform
wage scale and hours of labor. This
standard is today put into effect. and
that all employees. as we'll as the public
generally. may know the exact condition.
printed schedule of wages and hours
will be conspicuously displayed i'm every
office and all jobs of the open shop
employers
The following is copy of the notice:
Open shop standard of wages for the
following trades-eight hours shall con-
stitute a days work-Sundays. 4th OF
than double time-ah over time not less
than time and one-half time: Carpenters
at the rate of 81 per day: bricklayers. at
the rate of IS per day; plasterers. at the
rate of 81 per day: steamfitters. at the
rate of 81 per day: painters. at the rate
of $3.50 per day: stonecutters. at the rate
of 81 per day: StonemasonS. at the rate
of 81 per day: plumbers. at the rate Of
81 per day: tile settlers. at the rate of 81
per day: marble settlers. at the rate OF
81 80 per day: sheet metal workers. at
the rate of 81 per day; iron workers
tstructuraD. at the rate of 81 per day:
iron workers (ornamentaD. at the rate of
81 per day; slate roofers, at the rate of 81
per day.
Upon the request of any empoXe. made
to the secretary the emergency commit
tee will promptly investigate any infrac-
ton of the above schedule of wages or
hours
The schedule is signed by F. X. Hall,
secretary Employers Association.
Grievance Committee to Meet.
A meeting of the grievance committee
of the building trades has been called for
late this afternoon at headquarters in the
Hutchins building, and ii is said some Of
the officers of international labor unions
will be present 1t was explained that
the meeting was called to transact some
business of Importance. The statement
was made today that the reported friction
between the brickfayers and the commit
tee had been satisfactorily settled and
that all the building trades will act in
concert and harmony. Additional strikes
may be ordered tomorrow as the outcome
inf todayS session n the prjevance