United labor bulletin., 1911-09-28
PRESS ASSISTANTS
NO. "A WIN STRIKE
Get Increase After Being Out One
Day---Had Support
of No. 40.

Press Assistants union No. IA last
week won most signal victory from the
master printers of the city. Within %
hours after 80 members of the Denver
Press Assistants union No. IA went on
strike against the master printers of the
city for higher wages, the strike was set
tied. Printing Pressmen's union No. 40
was ordered out in support of the assist
ants. After a conference Saturday even
ing between a committee of the strikers
and representatives of the master print
ers, held at the Chamber of Commerce
building, announcement was made that
terms mutually satisfactory had been
agreed upon and that the strikers would
go back to work Monday morning, which
they did.
Under the terms of the contract en-
tered into the cylinder pressmen's as
sistants will get an advance of 81 week
from Sept. /, 1911, until Sept 1, 1912
with an increase of 30 cents a week
thereafter for the succeeding two years.
This part OF the compromise agreement
was put into writing and duly signed
for a period of three years.
Regarding the platen feeders, who
asked an advance of from SO to S12 a
week. it was agreed that, while no for
NAL contract in writing would be entered
INTO, the master printers would use their
influence to have the platen press feed
ers paid at the rate of $40 a week when
found worthy in point of services rem
dered
The compromise scale agreed upon
last night is as follows:
All presses, day scale, SIG; ready
prints, s17; apprentice pressmen, not
less than S1I; cylinder feeders, night
work. SIS: apprentice pressmen, night,
not less than $19; automatic feeder on
/ orators
of 90 cents a week for the second and
third years in harmony with the fore
going scale.
| The strikers asked an increase of 81. SO
a week in wages with a 5O-cent increase
Tor two years after the first year. Under
the new compromise scale they will get
81 week increase. The pIaten press
feeders asked an increase of IS a week.
making their wages s12 instead of SO.
crease.
The strike grew out of negotiations
Desun three months ago, but the men
did not walk out until Friday noon.
! When they struck they had the backing
OF their international union
At Saturday nights conference the
master printers were represented by II
F. Bundy of the Smith-Brooks company.
u. l. Hoffman OF the Union Printing
company, and H. VI. Williamson of the
| Nilliamson-Haffner Engraving company.
/ The strikers were represented by a Joint
\ committee, at the head of which was
I Thomas P Rodgers. The committee was
/ made up of members of the Press As
sistants' union No. Il and Printing
/ Pressmens union No 40.
| The action of Job Pressmen's union
No l, while this strike was in progress.
VIII be of interest at this time Several
months ago the international officers
sent notice to Press Assistants No. Ia
to organize the platen press feeders and
make them members of their local. This
was done The platen press feeders
work on presses under the Jurisdiction of
Job Pressmen's union No. /, while the
No II feeders are employed on cylinder
presses under the jurisdiction of No. 40.
| When No. Il asked for raise in wages.
they also asked for a raise for the
platen feeders. When the demands were
not forthcoming the platen feeders
struck with the cylinder feeders The
Job Pressmen, who are affiliated with
the same international. Immediately put
members of their local in the places of
the striking platen feeders. These men
received SIS per week, while the feed
ers. who do the same work. only asked
for s12; and Will receive but $40, if the
masters see fit to pay it.