Evening journal., 1915-04-29
Brewers confer
With THE WORKERS
Seek Amicable Agreement
Affecting Work of the
Establishments
INCREASE IN WAGES
ONE OF DIFFERENCES

At a meeting Of a committee OF Local
No. 267. of the international Union OF
Brewery Norkmen of America, and the
members of the Wilmington Brewers
Association. held yesterday afternoon,
new contract for the next ensuing three
years was discussed The present con
tract expires at midnight. and II was
for the purpose of attempting to reach
an amicabe agreement between the en-
plovers and employees that yesterdays
meeting was held.
The brewery workers had presented a
proposed new contract 10 their employers
about April /, and the latter gave the
contents of the paper careful consdera-
tion. There were several clause in tine
brewery workers proposition which as
framed the brewery owners felt they
could not meet, under present business
conditions. and it was to 90 over these
matters that the meeting was called for
Yesterday afternoon.
The members of the Wilmington
Brewers Association submitted to the
committee from the union what they
think is fair contract. the articles
OF which we're taken from similar
A
and employees in other cities.
The contract submitted by the
brewery owners contains the same
number OF working hours and wages
as is now paid the men. The latter
are asking for an increase, but the
brewers feel that their demands are
not justified by existing conditions.
Just what the outcome of the matter
will he is problematical The brew
ers made it plain today that they be
lieve in organized labor. but maintain
they are entitled to some considera-
ton
There will be a meeting tonight of
the members Of the union to consider
the offer made by the Wilmington
Brewers Association
There are several minor differences
in the proposed contracts submitted
the brewery workers and by the
Brewers Association, but the princi-
pal differences are over the wage
scale, hours of work and overtime
pay The Brewers Association
stipulates that all workmen must be
members of the union. which also IL
provided in the workers proposed
contract The brewers provide that
If men satisfactory and competent
(to be adjudged by the employers
cannot be obtained within twenty
four hours. temporary men may b'
employed
The Brewers Association contrac
stipulates that nine hours shall con
stituto a days work and six working
days a week. with 6 o'clock as thu
limit of the DAYS work The brewer
workers contract provides that nin'
hours shall constitute q days worl
from the first Of April to the first O
November, with o'clock as the enl
OF the day: and from November / 4
April the working day shall be eigh
hours. with O'Clock as the end Of TIL
day Overtime shall he paid for q
so cents an hour. according to tn
brewery workers contract, while tn
employers provide for time and half
time for overtime.
The workers provide that Sunda
and holiday work shall be overtime
The workers provide that on Ne1
Years day and all legal holidays wor
shall cease with a half-days' worl
There shall be no work on Christina
Day. but full wages shall be paid 70
all holidays this to apply also to tn
drivers and bottlers. The employer
provide that on Good Friday, Fourt
of July. Labor Day. Thanksgivin
and Christmas work shall cease a
noon with full pay but the employe
reserves the right to close down fo
all or part of all other legal holiday
legal or not, and regular or specis
election days, and regular wages onl
shall be allowed for the hours en-
ployed
The workers stipulate that bee
shall be served free at six period
during the day, while the employer
in their proposed contract provie
that beer shall be dispensed free fou
periods a day.
The workers provide for one n
prentice to each brewery, while tf
employers provide for one apprentiC
10 each twenty-five men employee
and reserves the right to teach a
sons of the employer or other emplo,
ing brewers or brewmasters, irrespe
tive of apprentices.
The employers and workers ais
differ as to pay for stable work, ii
workers asking for overtime for SUI
day and holiday work in the stable
and the employers provide for req
lar wages for stable work on SUI
days and holidays.
The wage scale provided in q
employers proposed contract rang
from SIG to $40 week, as at preser
while the scale proposed by Il
workers ranges from SIS to S22
week. an advance OF 50 over the pre-
ent scale, with the bottling drivers
receive S17 and bottlers not less tn;
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