Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-01
FEAR STRIKE
OF PLUMBERS
IN THIS CITY
Believed that Iourneymen
and Gas and Steam Filters
Will Go Out Monday.
WANT INCREASED PAY
Bosses Refusal of Their De-
mands Will Mean Strike
They Declare.
SETTLEMENT NOT LIKELY
Long List of New Working
Rules Not Favored by
the Bosses.
WANT INCREASED PAY
SETTLEMENT NOT LIKELY

Journeymen plumbers, gas filters
and steam filters will probably
strike on Monday, for it Is not like
ly that the boss plumbers will accede
to their demands for increased pay
and but four hours work on Satur-
days. The demands were made some
time ago and the master plumbers
were given until today to act upon
them. Full f1edged journeymen now
want $4.40, instead OF 81, a day. and
juniors W a day. Word from the
bosses give every indication that the
demands will not be acceded to and
unless the employees compromise, a
strike seems inevitable and will
most likely occur on Monday next.
Under the new rules, which the
tourneymen are endeavoring to
press into effect, there shall be a
half holiday on Saturdays. Follow
ing are the new working rules in de-
tail:
THE rate of wages for Journey
men, S4.40, and juniors, So per day
Eight hours to constitute days
work, from 8 A. M. to 12 M, and
to s P. M, one hour for dinner, ex-
cept on Saturdays, when the hours
are to be from 8 A. M. to 12 M,
journeymen and juniors to be paid
OFF at 2 noon. Each shop to be al
lowed one f1rst-class journeyman
Saturday afternoons for jobbing
only.
'All overtime to be paid at the
rate of double time.
"All work done on Sundays and
10 IN hn tGA
rate of double time. New Years
Day, Washfngton's Birthday, Memo
rial Day, Fourth Of July, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas day
and when a holiday falls on Sunday,
the following Monday will be OBJ
served as holiday.
"Sub-contracting or Jumping not
to be tolerated by either party.
That no laborer, driver, or office
help will be allowed to do any
plumbing, steam. or gas fitting In or
outside of the building, or jobbing.
But a laborer may be used to handle
heavy materials.
THAT no man be laid off between
the hours of A. NJ and 12 M. or /
and P. NJ. II laid off between said
hours to be paid either half or a
full day.
ION all work one mile or over
from shop travelling expenses are to
be paid, and all work outside OF
county, all expenses to be paid by
employer.
THAT no iourneyman will work
on material gotten out by helper or
employer at night, Saturday after
moons, Sundays or holidays.
"That all men employed in this
jurisdiction to be members of the U.
A. OF Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fit
ters.
THAT all apprentices now regis
tered by Local No. 270. to have pref
erence over all others.
"He shall serve three years as an
apprentice and then shall appear be-
fore the Board of Examiners of Lo-
cal No. 270, and If qualified he shall
become Junior member Of 270,
serve one year as Junior, after
which he shall become senior
member of Local 270
There shall be one apprentice to
q shop. No new apprentice shall
be taken until present supply is ex-
hausted.
mo employe shall leave an un-
complete Job without cause or no
tice to employer.
HShops employing only one man,
said man to be a tirst-class Journey
man, Local 270 to have the prefer
ence."