Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-29
INTERESTS Of WESTERLY
Higher Pay After April 3-White Schoolhouse
Brings $40 at Aucton-Expert Florists Inspect
Reuter- Greenhouses Postof6ce to be Closed on
Sunday.

= The members of Local No. /. Of
Westerly. the pioneer branch of the
international Hold Carriers and Build
ing LAborers' union of America, are
foolxing for trouble or more pay on
ana after the third day of April next.
1T Is said that the membership of the
local branch is composed entirely Of
Italians and that they are. determin-
ed that their demands will Ebe granted
work in which they participate, and
that no consideration will be given any
proposed compromise. The several
grades Of work here have ben duly
classified and bill Of prices prepared
TO govsrn the hours Of work and wages
pay according to the demands sub
mitted to contractors, Is about 20 per.
cent, which is said to be much more
than will be granted by the contrac-
tors.
The westerly town council has re-
ceived cmcial notice from Vincent De
Pistro, secretary of the Westerly
aoca1. that the town must accede to
tho demands of the union or there will
be nothing doing in the highway i'm
that shovelers in the employ Of the
town shall receive FL cents an hour
for eli work done in the year 1911, and
that the price during 1912 will be %
cents an hour. At this rate the high
way committee will be permitted to
make the working day of either eight
or nine hours, at the rate of hourly pay
~ designated in the demand.
This union came into existence in
Westerly about a year ago, and soon
to BE- effective on a certain date, but
anembers Of the union became FESTIVE
and insisted that the demands be
granted and made operative before the
dafe o8t in the agreements submitted
TO employers for signature. and the
l2enerG result was not satisfactory to
the union men.
Leaders of the union say that the
FAILURE OF a year ago was lack of ex-
Deriencs In organization. which they
claim has since been overcome, and
that now the union is in condition to
enforce the demands which the MEM
beers consider to be reasonable. They
ask for the shovelers the same pay
that Is given members of the Quarry
msa's union for the same class of
fwosk, and can see no valid reason why
At should not be granted.
Ne demand submitted to the town
council hes been referred TO tho high
way committee with power to act, so
it Il Understood their action will be
,gufeBd by that taken with the general
contractors in tho town of Westerly.
There n no specialization in the demand
that only union 1vorhmen shall be en-
paogod ~ the town, and this fact may
1eAA to . satisfactory adjustment, for
It n Understood that non-union men
are. suspl0yed and that they would not
No discharged even were such demand
made by the union Of Italians. UP to
date none Of the contractors have sign
ed agreement to the demands made by
Aea Carriers and Building Laborers'
union
The o-calIsd White ScheoIhouss.
Ieeatod At the Junction of the White
Rock and Potter Hill roads, was sold
by Auctioneer Eugene B. Pendleton
Tuesday to William A. Wilcox for $40.
with the specification that the build
ing be removed within thirty days. In
this case the removal condition of the
sale WIN mot be observed, as the real
purchaser IL Simon p. Nichols, the
owner Of the land whereon the school
house IL located, the land reverting to
MIN when no longer used for school
purposes
The white Schoolhouse was former