United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09

The scale was opened in June. 1909,
and the scale committee proceeded to
negotiate a new scale. The publishers
retarded the progress as much as they
could, and 1t was not until Aug. /, 1910,
that the award was finally handed down
by the national arbitration board sitting
at indianapolis. Ind, after the conten-
tions OF the local union had been heard
before a local arbitration board, which
deadlocked.
The publishers. in their communities
tion take the stand that before the arbi-
tration board the union representatives
President Close and Frederick Pferd-
esteiler-had pledged that IL time scale
was given the operators would not fall
on in their production OF type any ma
terial amount. and the publishers further
assert-and the assertion is borne out
by the notes Of the publishers stenog-
rapher, who was present at all the sit
i!ass-that the union representatives as
sured the publishers that IL material
decrease resulted the operators SO fall
ing on" in their production could be dis
charged.
The union representatives deny that
they made any such assertions
Nevertheless the operators did fail
on" in the production OF type on ma
chimes, some as much as 22,o0o ems per
day. while others fell but 5000 ems.
At the Post several operators were
DISCHARGED: and at the News a like thing
occurred.
The men were promptly reinstated
and on appeal the reinstatement was up
held by President James NJ Lynch OF
the International union, who, In render
ing his opinion. said that he would not
say that man Who dropped from $4,000
TO $4,000 ems was not doing fair day s
IA -. bat M
falling OF" in his production this
amount was justified He said that the
executive council would not 20 into a
composing room and set dead line, In
fering that IL there IVES dispute In re
gard TO the new scale or the production
OF type Il should be settled as laid down
in the code OF procedure In the arbitra-
ton agreement. which reads as follows;
IAN disputes arising over scale provi-
sions affecting wages. hours and work
ing conditions in renewing or extending
contracts between the aforesaid pub
Usher or proprietor and the aforesaid
Union No. ..... or any member thereof.
operating in the .............-..
department of the aforesaid newspaper.
may nrst be settled by Cancellation be-
tween the publisher and the authorities
of the local union II possible. II not.
the matter may be referred to local ar
to select two arbitrators. the decision OF
a majority of such board of arbitration
to be final and binding upon both parties.
except on appeal as provided herein.
Pending local or national arbitration
and decision Hereunder work shall be
continued as usual in the Office OF the
publisher. party to this agreement 81
The Typographical union has acknowl-
edged the receipt of the communication,
but will not abrogate the contract.
The award. as handed down by the
national arbitration. was signed by the
full board. and the dead line" is set at
$4,000 ems. The operators have set over
this amount at all times. The publish
ers base their contention solely on what
was supposed to have been said before
the board by the representatives of the
typographical union.
The publishers are having brief
printed covering the case from the in
ception of the scale and. II is believed.
will lay their case before the national
arbitration and also the national conven-
ton OF the publishers association. which
will be held next month