The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-16
They Give Clerks Until Mon
day to Sign the For
mer's Bill
AND RETURN TO
WORK IN STORES
Or They Will Hire Such as
May. Apply for
Work

The Barre Merchants association at
meeting held last evening adopted resolu
tions ito open their stores to such a
may apply for work, to the limit Of thei
needs under proposed agreemen
tprinted below which shall go into effec
on Monday next. These resolutions wer
delivered to the recording secretary 0
the clerks union last evening with tn
request that the same be immedatel,
presented to the union for it's considera
tion as body. The clerks, failing t
ratify this agreement before Monday al
the clauses referring to the clerks as
party to the agreement to be considered
as struck out and the balance in fore,
as between the merchants associa tior
and such clerks as may enter the EN-
ploy of the merchants.
Resolved by the merchants association
of the city OF Barre, VT.
First. That whereas the clerks wished
new working agreement as shown by
their proposal OF February "a, 1915,
Second. That whereas the merchants
committee have been unable by repeat.
ed and exhaustive efforts to make any
equitable agreement tas it appears to
the merchants association with the
clerks committee, the merchants feel
ing and believing that the majority and
the minority stockholders and that the
principal and minority partners inter
ests in their individual corporations and
partnerships must be protected even if it
calls for disregard OF the proposals of
agreement offered by the clerks commit
tee.
Third. And knowing that the stock
holder or partner who is compelled to
work against the interests of the cor
poration or partnership of which he is Il
member, is being unjustly dealt with,
Fourth. And the clerks committee in
sisting that the minority stockholder and
minority partner must be and remain a
member of the clerks union. must leave
their employment and join in a demon
stration against themselves, their bus
mess associates. and their personal and
financial interests as co partners or
working stockholders.
Fifth. The merchants association in
view of the facts as set sorth above be
leve that the only course left open to
them is to open their stores to such as
may apply for work, to the limit OF
their needs. This TO be under an agree.
ment which follows. and which shall 60
into effect on Monday, April 10, 1915,
at ! a. m.
Section |. All male clerks to com
mence work at : O'Clock a. nj. Arrange.
ncnt may be mad between merchants
and clerks whereby stores NAV be opcneu
previous to o'clock n m, provided
rlerks may be- allowed an equal amount
If time for their own use. said time &.
be- agreed upon between individual mer
liant and clerk. Lady clerks TO com
nence work at S O'Clock a. m. All clerks
10 be allowed one hour at meal times.
Sec. = Stores shall close all Monday
nights at 2 p. m. and all Saturday nights |
It 10 o'clock p. m. All stores shall
lose Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and |
Friday nights at s.45 p. m. except as
hereinafter specified. All stores TO close
L . O'Clock 2. m. the nights before all
observed holidays and the six working I
lights before Christmas, except Christ.
mas eve. when the closing hour shall he
q o'clock p. m.
Sec. 3 All stores TO close the follow
NC holidays. clerks TO receive paw for
amc. New Years day. Washington's
lirthday. Decoration day. July I. La
,or dsy. Columbus day. Thanksgiving
ay and Christmas day. When any Of
4 l.
0 observe the following Monday. II
Sec. (. All persons. regardless Of sex.
ctively employed a. an experienced
lefk in a retail store shall become
iember Of the r. G. |. p. A. after thirty
3ol DAYS. except those forming or b.
,nging 20 = partnership or J lding a
hare or shares of stock in corpors
on formed und, the laws Of the state
] Vermont
Sec. :. Anv clerk nov = member Of {
ie ". &. T. Y. A. entering such partner
ZIP OF corporation shall upon spplics-
on h. granted an h0norab bic withdrawal :
lrd from the v. e. !. T. A. II
800. g. No store shall employ perma :
antiv any clerk under the ago II rs. II
Sec. :. LADY clerks after heing en- J
oved sir months in anv retail store 4
lst reeeive noi lcss than sir ls1 dol
r. rsr pesk.
Sec. :. Esch ss-9ciation shaT appoint {
business arent u-ho shall ~ satisfae-
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