The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-22
ABERDEEN'S NEW SCALE.
Granite Turner'S Get 10 Cents Per Hour
Minimum; Blacksmiths Get 10 Cents.

The Aberdeen, Scotland, Free Pres
OF May gives the terms of the awar
decided upon by Sheriff Laing for tn
granite yards of Aberdeen Under tn
head of general bylaws" it is decided
that the workman shall have an hou
for each meal and they shall be PAL,
overtime when asked TO work durinI
meal hours, that not more than Ia.
hours shall be allowed in wear, anC
that during November, December, Jan
uary and February not more than al
hour overtime daily shall be done.
| Under the head OF wages" il is learn
ed that granite cutters and "scabblers'
did not ask for any change in compensa,
1 ton but that the turner's received q
raise TO Is cents an hour with mini.
mum of l3 cents. The tool sharpener'
are to receive rs cents an hour, the
wages being the same as regards the
sharpeners employed in the shops and
one-fourth OF cent more for those
employed in the yards. The proposed
limitation OF sharpening by blacksmith
10 20 men rejected.
As TO location of certain equipment
the following facts are set forth;
IAN granite cutting machines shall
be- operated by cutters and turner's, said
operatives TO be confined TO their own
particular section. All surface cutters
shall be placed outside the stone shed
within period of three months from
May |. 1918. This was agreed 10, and
the only question was whether the
bumpers should also be placed out.
side the stone shed. After seeing the
bumper in operation. ] am satisfied that
20 order its removal TO the outside OF
the shed would he to prevent lie use, and
am not prepared 10 sanction a bylaw
which. designed to regulate the use Of
particular tool, would have the effect
81 stopping Il being used, particularly
a. in some Yards the bumper is not in
use. and IN others IL Is optional.
Il am not. under present circum-
stance. prepared 10 sanction a bylaw
to the effect that members Of the asso.
citation shall not sub-contraet with pol
ishers who are not members Of the I'M
ION. After visiting two yards, Il IL not
difficult 10 understand the grounds upon
which a prohibition against sub-contract-
ing is asked for. for the sheds hired out
to polishing sub-contractors are stu
ated within the yards. and IL is only
through the Intervention Of, no doubt,
legitimate contracts that the sub-con-
tractors and the men employed by them
are. although not members u the union.
sble to work IN the ward. such employ
iucnt. il IL clear. is not struck II By tie
speriai stipulation in general bylaw =. /
IN the other hand. The attitude Of the
members Of the sssoaation j. that they 1
have no Objection 20 either the sub I
.autractors Or their employees beiHg
members 81 TIE union. II the latter can
persuade them - join. or rather 20 re-
.oiu fer during the strike ~ 1913. they I
we're rnrmtffs Thereof Dr. this rieE TIE
Problem "a really 0nr concerning thf /
suiar alone. although thf settlements /
s. uartirs suggested that y would b - 4
10 interests II huth that tiiezs Tulishers /
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have sa5d. prepared 20 interfere. BIT
rnerrsf e. tsoth parties that thsF
s.auiH "a e. early date through tiaetr
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