The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-13
QUAR- Y MEN
GET NEW BILL
An Agreement to Run to
March |, 1915, Signed
"A MINIMUM WAGE SCALE
The New Bin Of Prices Went into Effect
This Morning Engineers Bill Has
Not Been Agreed UpOn-Text
Of Quarrymen's Bill


Quarrymen on the Barre quarries be-
gan work this morning under a new
agreement and bin Of prices, the same
having been signed by the secretaries
Of the union and the association satur-
day night, to continue until March /,
1915, or a little short Of five years. Un-
der the new agreement the men are
working On minimum price basis, in
stead Of an average wage, as heretofore.
The Old agreement did not expire tin
next March, but when the five years
settlement was effected Ia this city last
February. steps were taken TO nave a
new bin On the qnarries, 70 conform With
the city blll with this result Negotia-
tons are atill in progress between the
association and the engineers union.
The committees representing the quar-
rymen's union and the association met
in the lattsr's rooms ia this city satur-
day night where the fnal act was done
The formers committee was composed of
the following men. Messrs Fred w. Suit
Of Rank Riley, John King, sullivan and
Mann; whole the associations committee
were j N. Boutwell,, Donald Smith, D..
~ Mcdonald. j. X. Pirie and George
Mutch The bin was signed BY Mr.
suitor ps secretary Of tho union and BY
Mr Mutch as secretary Of the associa.
tion.
There are about 500 quarymen en-
ployed at tie. present time, the business
running a little lighter than usual Un-
der The new bill they start with 27 cents
per hour minimum Under the old bin,
the average wage was 20 cents per honr
for competent worlsmen.
The complete bin Is as iollows;-
Article Il Eight hours shall constitute
4 DAYS work
Art e Ihe regular hours Of labor
shall be as follaw From 200 A. M
~ lls30 a. ~ and from 1890 >. ri 10
fa n nl for tie months af april May
Jbne. 3tfy AHe September October
and November And for December, Jan.
nary, February and March the hours
shall Be from 1880 a. n 70 ll.sn 4. nj
and from 1890 p m. 70 a.30 D n.
Standard time to govern
Art 81 The rate Of wages for drill
runners. quarrymen and derricbmen shall
be twenty seven cents per hour mini
mum, until May / 1914 and from that
date TO the expiration Of agreement the
rate shall be twenty eight and one
eighth cents per hour minimum
Art & The rate Of wages for head
shah be thirty cents per
hour minimum. until May ! l9ll And
from that date to expiration Of agree
ment. the rate shall be thirty one cents
per hour, minimum
Art ;. The rate of wages for chan
nelers shall BE thirty cents per hour,
until May 1. 1911 Aud from
that date to the expiration of agreement, /
the rate shall be tnirty-ope cents per
hour minimum.
Art 4 The rate Of wages for black
smiths shall be thirty eight and one-half
cents per hour, minimum. until Nav /
l0ll And from that date to the ex-
piration 81 agreement the rate shall be
thirty.nine and one-half cents per nopr,
minimum I'll case pf small fires wages
may be arranged between The workman
and employer, and il there should be any
objections the matter Is 10 BE settled BY
a grievance committee.
Art 4 Men using explosives shall be
experienced men and shall receive thirty I
and one-half cents per hour, minimum, /
until May I. l9lI And from that date I
10 the expiration Of agreement the yate
shall be thifty-one and one-Aalf cents /
Der hour minimum Na blasting shall +
81 done during tile noon hour and EN- I
nloves shall be given time to reach q I
place at safety before the fuse OF bait /
lery IS touched off
Art. S. The rate Of wages for quarry +
aborers shall be twenty three cents per
hour, minimum, to the expiration Of
Art. 3. All overtime TO be paid for at \
time and 0ne-fourth, including the fol I
owing nolidays Memorial day, July
Fourth, Labor day Thanksgiving and (
Christmas
Art. To- If member Of the Quarry (
owners association should at any time
Ind It necessary To work double shifts,
le shall refer tie matter to Il committee
II three from each body and ii This 4
committee find the demand Just. shifts
nav BE arranged with the men working
tor the firm, VINO shall BE paid at the
.eguIar rate Of eight hour shifts All
Iime worked hy amy man ever and above
,iqht-h0ur shifts shall be paid for at
ime and one-quarter
Art a. This agreement shall net ap-
llv to any empl0ye outside the quarry
proper It shall not include workmen
In stripping, road making work
ne on farms Of tenement properties;
ior any boys Or other person who
through age or inhrmity is unable To
sarn the wages prescribed above
Art - Pay day snail be weekly, and
tot more than six days To he retained by
Employer.
Art 81 Men getting more than this
,ill calls for. not 10 be eut down
Art Ia. Il IS mutually agreed that
my grievance or contention that may
rise during the existence Of this agree
nent and bin 81 prices as to It's perform
nce in good faith by either party shall 1
K referred t0 4 committee consisting
i six members three to Be selected from
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