The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-30
!. !. Said That Employers Are
. discriminating Against Or
panized Labor and Dis
charge Linemen.
mi EFFECT MANY
panorted That Power House
Electricians and Trans
mission Men Were
Called Out.

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Called Out.
District President Perrin q tnn
electrical Workers, and committee
made the following statement TO-DAY
regarding the situation:
Wednesday evening, January ",
,a,s The stone and Webster Engi-
raer;ng Corporation locked out all OF
tbe,r linemen, twenty-three In number
i, AZ which were union men. During
,,,e day Wednesday fve union wire
men were locked out OF the power
souse making total Of thirty union
wIremen locked out since January 70.
The dissatisfaction among the men
comes from the long hours of employ
meut imposed upon them by the COM
nany or the ten hour day. AS many
If these men employed here have
worked on other jobs for the company
where the eight and nine Eour day
prevailed.
On Tuesday evening January 2lst a
committee was appointed to draw up
d wage scale covering the electrical
workers employed by Stone and Web
ster Engineering Corporation, this
committee made their final report to
the local union Tuesday night Janu-
airy the 2Sth, which was as follows:
Electrical Workers Agreement.
This agreement made and entered
into this by and between
Stone and Webster Engineering Cor
poration, together with any subordin-
ate company directly or Indirectly I'M
der its control, individuals, other com
panies, contractors, sub-contractors,
or third parties, doing business or
causing to be done, in behalf of or at
the instance or behest Of the company,
all classes of, electrical work herein
mentioned, and doing business in this
state or wherever the lines of the said
company do or may run, they to be
kLs IN and designated as the com
pany, and party of the first part. And
the International Brotherhood of Elec
srlcal Workers through District Coun
Gil number six OF the second district
Of the j. B. E. W. together with its
subordinate locals in the territor,
above mentioned, and doing business.
In the aforesaid territory and hereir
designated and known as the counciD
The party OF the second part.
Witnesseth
First, that for and in consideration
OF harmonious relations and settle,
conditions of employment with finar
cial and personal relations mutual
beneficial, the covenants and agree
ments herein contained, the parties d
hereby enter into, ordain, establis
and agree to the following wag
schedule and conditions of emplo.
/ lnent.
This agreement to go into effee
February the list, 1913 and be in flu
force for the period of fifteen month
or until May list, 1914.
Article /. Nine hours shall const
tute days work, from a. m. to /
NJ, and from p. m. to p. M, foa
ways on the company's time.
The minimum wage scale shall /
as follows:
Foreman, carrying orders) SAL
per day.
Journeymen linemen, $3.50 per da
Lamptrimmers. $500 per month.
Journeymen metermen, $3.50 p
day.
Trouble men, $500 per day.
Article q Apprentices shall recei'
.ne following rates Of pay:
fifst SIX months .... No scale S
Second six months ....S2.75 per d;
AFTER first year ........ $500 per d;
After second year s3.25 per d;
A'.ef thlrd year .,.., $3.50 per d.
During the last twelve months
their apprenticeship. apprentices shi
pe expected to do the same class
"orh as 1ourneyman.
Article 8. Nine hours shall cons
eute days work for linemen emple
Gu IN camp, four ways on compan.
ome (except when work is ever o
ana one quarter miles from cam
'heh dinner may be carried to t
menu bedding and all sleeping accoi
modations to be furnished by the co
pahy Tree OF charge, and board \
70 exceed five dollars per week. M
pe'hg transferred from one camp
another or moving camp ahead
i work progresses shall be allow
.llhe and expenses during such mo
d working hours shall be between |
hours Of 2 a, m. and p. m. with o
hour for lunch.
Article 4. The minimum wage SCI
ior men employed in camps shall
as follows:
foremen, $40 per day.
Journeymen linemen, $500 per d
apprentices employed in ca