Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
GARMENT WORKERS
STRIKE NEAR END
Contractors and Employees in
a Mood to Agree, Following
Intervention by Ministers.

With the settlement by New York
manufacturers employing six local
contractors and the representatives
of both the Garment Workers and
the Garment Contractors Association
in a fair mood to arbitrate as the
result of the meeting held at the
Trinity Church parish house yester-
day afternoon, the present outlook is
that the Garment Workers strike is
now in a fair way toward adjustment.
At the conference yesterday after
noon, at which the committee of min
listers, representatives of the union
and the contractors were present a
basis for settlement was found.
The discussion, which at times was
warm, brought out the fact that
there We're circumstances over which
neither of the contending parties had
absolute control, and for which they
were not responsible. The terms as
agreed upon tentatively by the con
ference will be referred to both sides
for their approval. The terms are
practically the same as drawn by
tine Garment Contractors Associa-
tion. and published in the Evening
Star last Thursday.
The Terms Agreed Upon.
The terms of this tentative agree
ment ara as follows:
= Fifty hours are to constitute the
week. No contractor shall work
for any firm affected by the strike
until all other contractors work
ing for the same firm had settled
substantially on the same basis as
Rosenwasser's shop, which, If
possible is to open Immediately as
the arrangement that he had made
was satisfactory TO the union rep
resentatlves.,
In order to settle future disa-
greement there shall be an arbi-
tration committee of one union
man, one contractor and former
Senator Colby.
Union labor should not be dis
criminated against on account OF
the attitude of its members dur
ing the strike.
The shop which opens is to be
hereafter. preferential, as defined
and understood in the cloak in
dustry and more fully described
on pages 215-217. bulletin SO, of
the United States Bureau of
Labor
The union does not insist upon
the manufacturers guaranteeing
the agreement.
They'll Return to Work.
Abraham Stiglitz, local representa-
tive of the Garment Workers Union,
was busy signing agreements with six
local contractors whose firms in New
York have settled, when 4 reporter
for the Evening Star called at the
strike headquarters. Broome and
Morton streets. this morning. Stig
litz said the agreement would affect
about $50 men. who. it is expected,
will return to work next week.
Regarding the terms of the tenta-
tive agreement drawn yesterday, Stig-
litz declared that a vote would in all
probability be taken in the matter
Monday. When the articles were
submitted by the Contractors Asso-
citation on Thursday they were unan-
imously voted down by the union. but
ii is almost certain that they will be
decided upon favorably now that the
ministerial committee is busying it
self in the matter.
A committee of delegates from the
Essex Trades Council will confer with
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, in the Victoria
Hotel. New York, on March Z. The
has been called to dis
cuss the present labor situation. Del
egates of all trade bodies have been
invited to attend. The local COM
mittee comprises Henry f. Hilfers.
secretary, and Delegates Adam Zusi
and William j. Brennan.
Ten Hours for Women.
Reports on the garment workers
strike. were read at the meeting of
the Trades Council last night. The
report of ways and means commit
fee stated that s35130 had been col
lected from various unions. A mo-
ton was adopted by the council or
dering the legislative committee to
work for the amendment of the law
limiting the working hours of women
employees to ten consecutive hours a
day or sixty hours for weeks work.