Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-21
LIBERAL POLICY
OF the typographical Union
Wholly Sustained.
4 Tentative Arbitration Contract
Adopted by The Union.
important Action al the Annual
Convention at Frisco.

san Francisco, Aug 20.-The 57th
annual convention of the Information
al Typographical Union ended here
Saturday after the administration
wing of the union. which fayors a
liberal policy in dealing with employ
ers and the avoidance of strikes as
far as possible, had been sustained in
every issue coming before the conven-
ton
The most important work of the
convention was the adoption of a
tentative arbitration contract, liberal
in its provisions, to be submitted TO
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association Jan. l; decision to resub-
nit the vote abolishng piece work to
"a referendum; the raising of the
number of union petitions required to
initiate legislation from 80 to 100; the
voting Of a per capita assessment of
p cents for the defence of John ].
and James B. Mcnamara: the pass
ing of resolutions urging drastic ASH
attic exclusion laws and the decision
not 10 invest the old age pension
funds in bonds, hut To keep that for
fighting resources.
The main provisions of the new ar
bitration agreement, which is intend
ed To- take the place of the present
agreement, which will expire May I.
1912, are as follows.
New agreements will be executed at
the petition of the local union and the
local publisher.
The agreement will recognize inter-
national law and local law, not af-
feeting wages, hours and conditions
TIE actual contract is to be signed
by the local publisher and the presi-
dent and secretary of the local union
and to be guaranteed by the chair
man of the special standing commit
tee of the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association and the president
of the International Typographical
Union.
Holders of present arbitration contracts
should secure contracts under agreement
and with consent af local union prior tc
or on May l, 1912. For continuous arbl-
tration in all other cases the 60-day limit
is required.
The piece-work issue was raised on the
initiative of the Salt Lake union, which
subm.,ted ruling made by that union
by abolishing bonus and piece work to
a referendum vote May Il
After the Salt Lake union had been
sustained and piece work was abolished
by large majority it was found that
the Dallas union had signed piece con-
tracts with employers short time pre-
viously, binding it for five years, and
that the St Louis union was under an
amendatory agreement. allowing piec
work until Feb. s. 1872 Other unions
which had negotiated piece scales or had
them under consideration were Austin
New Orleans, Memphis and Vicksburg.
Pres. Lynchs resolution. which was
adopted. was offered especially to adjud
cate these difficulties and to make it pos
sible for the unions under agreement t.
abide by their contracts.
BY the provisions of the resolution al
contracts now in existence will be indors
ed by the executive council a referen
dun vote to be taken May It, 1912, on tbs
question of urging the abolition of piece
work, but not ordering it.
The delegates left for Los Angeles Sat
urday night to attend the unwilling of q
monument in the printers cemetery
there.