The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-16
A STATEMENT
joint HArmony oommtttes Owes in
pssAi the Hod Carriers
atr1ke oltuat or.

To the Editor or me Intelligence.
h.vinx T rpisb: s9in I1 sommi,,ss
or ths bod eerr1srs strike W. Brick
Contractors Association, wishes to give
a. plonc a statement OF facts per
The committee ignores difficulties
., as 1ae eontsndins parties are
Element In event or ultimatum or
nseakihg on o. negotiations the Har-
mpny cOmm'ttee endeavors To have
ne~" atoms esumed and persuade
parties at Nriance 20 settle their dici-
TO do so arbitration is Advocated. Tns
iecoTds o. tus committee are an open
book In this case negotiations we're
The COMMITTEES called a meeting To-
which committees from the Hod Car
r.ers and Brick Contractors were In
vited. Four membe - or the Brick Con
factors Association. ave members OF
The He'd Carriers Union, and seven
members OF the Harmony COMMITTEES re-
sponded. Both contending parties pre-
ssnted their s'des OF the case, neither
s sac ,b eeins willing TO accept the terms
APR! 10th. at the Board OF Trade rooms.
"a second meeting was held April
ueeting the Harmony asked
the contending parties II IL were a fact
nat neither would accept the PROPOSE
ton or the other, being advised by rep
Tesentatives Of the Brick Contractors
Association and Hold Carriers that such
was the fact. the Harmony committee
then suggested that the difficulty be
arbltrated. April 22nd. a letter urging
sIeiirat,on wss addressed 70 the BricE
contractors association snd Hold Carriers
Unions again urging arbitration. April
zJrd. = communication was received
would agree to erbitrGte their d!ncr-
ences and named r y Weekley 20 rep
resent them or the arbitration COM
received from the .,f.ck Contractors
Association sEnifyinE the'- willing
ress % havc the matter arbitrated and
naming M. Is = HnlET man a. that
representative. The FNe~utfve com.
mlttee, o. the Harmony cnTuittee met
Immediately not fving the brick Con-
tractors Association that the Hod car
riers had appointed Mr. r j. Weekley
as their arbitrator ana a Ike conmuni-
locals 81 AND Il that the Bri,N CON
tractors N-@ociation had appointed Mr.
IS = as their arbitrator
In due season tile arbitration commit
tee met and rendered the following re-
J. Eight hours shall constitute f, DAYS
Work and All over that time shall be paid
Al tIe rate OF time and one4Ialf time.
except sundays and TIE following hoh-
dsys. VIZ July 4, Christmas and Labor
day. which days shall De paid for at the
rate o. double time. and IN TIE case OF
mortar mixers where clause three snail
? The wage scale shaiI be IS ,-nts
per hour or two dollars and 80 cents
per gay ESQ Tor tending BRICK masons
or plasterers, mixing and handling ali
used BY them. whether done BY
or any other wav pertaining 20
mssons wheeling brick or mortar on
2 Tenders working IN mortar shall h.
on the JOB IN tine 10 have tie material
re-, fesd Sro fsr msSssnies to s2sin wofh -
allowed straight time FOR the extra time
90 earned, except IN case the extra time
ts'S o ss, S si ,Iad gopt Thsn u shsli Be
The urderslEued nave made the fore
going award amending sections ]. 2 and
3 of the working code and scale Of
Submitted 20 tho brick AMI plaster con
tractors by local unions 40. AZ and a..
" g ~ o. Wheeii1g and vicin-
GEORar p BOYD
p = WEEkIEr
July q he following letter Vas hand
"a ne Brick Contractors association Of
q Ike COPY being handed officials
~ The H'd Carriers union
WheciinE " Va
Gentlemen ~ tho Brick contractors A..
sooiation and Hod Carriers Union Nos.
The loint harmony committee desires
20 conclude ,lts duties relative 60 ue
hoi carriefs strike TIE committee -
sunday parcrs ~ July D. kindly ln-
form re committee whether or no. y1r~
ward ~ TIE arbitration committee as
encl0eNd OBS.
tSiFued
WILL " COINfC
o. " Brennan sarv
The following letter vas received On
july
Wheeling " tH
Iulv = fqfr
ff1d Carriers arf Building InhorrrT
Union " pr Freese Sc-v
TIE Joint Harmony Committee
Gentlemen The bod carriers have ar-
-erfsf fhe award % The arbitration CONE
signed ~ George p BOYD. r J.
Hnf n p Hodewau
Respectfully.
" " TRErSF Serv
ordered printed ~ ne executive coru-
frfffen % ne f0frt harmony comm ffcc.
vs.. W COTTTG. Chairman.
J. "a BRENNAN. Recy
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