The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
Bridgeport Workers Are Now Confident
 of Eight Hour Day
tcontiraed from Page one.o

| termed an agitator when I can go Into | a factory where people are Worklng 1 from 10 to 20 hours and through my discharge benefit them all. When q | policeman pats me on the back and ! tells me am a pretty good fellow think something is wrong with me So 1 I thing the company will bitterly op- pose Cederfolns and myself going pack and I do not propose to have this fea- l ture stand in the way or your accept ling the concessions. If they want to I take us back all right. We shall put | in our applications in the regular way
 1 CederhoI1n said: q like the spirit of the motion but do not think it op- perfume. I shall hand in my applica- ton and take my chances with the other men. I do not want to stand in 1 the way of the men getting their de- lmands and I think it far better that I the motion for reinsta tement bo with drawn. "
 vote was taken and the company's ruling accepted by a good margin. IA possible joker was seen in the conpany's answer to paragraph ?. The ltempIoyes' demand had called for All i hours over IS hours per week to be considered as overtime and paid for at the rate of time and one-ha1f eX- cept holidays and Saturdays, for which 1 double time is to be paid. The company's answer was that l ssovertine rate will be in effect only 1 after ten hours worked in any day l and the rate will be at time and one ha1f.''
 The men discussed this at length. | Not until members of the committee I had taken the floor and told how cour- 1 teously Davis had. received them and his apparent sincerity in the matter 1 did the assernblage vote to accept the 1 offer on its face value. It was the l<- pay overtime for any period over eight hours worked in one day | Some slight question also arose over the piece work clause but it was ac- I Fcepted as meaning that 8 change in l piece work prices would be made by the company so that the pay. would l be thee same for working day of eight hours as it now was for ten hours.
 The demands and reply in full fol- flows:
 No I. Eight hours to constitute | a days work. Answer: This company lis willing to operate a 48 hour week paid for 55 hours. To go into effect I Monday, August 30.
 No. 2. All hours over i48 per week I to Joe considered as overtime and paid l9for at the rate of time and one-haf, except holidays and Saturdays, double
 
 will not become effective until after ten hours are worked in any day and 4 the rate will be at time and one half
 I No. 3. The schedule of hours for I night workers is the same as for day workers Answer: Forty-eight hours per week will constitute the hours for the night men. "A bonus of Is per cent. to be paid for night 1 work. This bonus is in effect in the factory and will not be discontfn- ued.
 No. 4. All men discharged for union activities to be rei1fstated. Answer: Amy man who has been discharged
 must put in his application in the usual way and it will be considered
 No. D.. Day and piece work rates to be adjusted so as to be the same for eight as for l O hours Answer: The men on the day shift will be paid for AS hours the same as they now receive for 5 5 hours The night men will also receive an extra bonus of
 Is per cent.
 No. s. No discrimination against
 any member of the committee re-
 questing increased wages and over
 time Answer: This company has
 np feeling and wiM not discriminate
 against the men for asking.
 No. No member to be discrim-
 mated against because he belongs to
 union. Answer: This company
 has no feeling in the matter
 No No person to be dfscrinain-
 afed against because of his union
 membership or union activities. An
 sWer This company has no feeling in the matter ;, No. g. No member, of this commit tee to be discr1mina.ted against. An l, sWer This company has no feeling in 7 the matter.
 5 No 10 sbov o-,-; - :. :. tee to be appointed to settle disputes that may arise in the future An Fl sWer; This shop will be run, as an open shop, union and non-union men
 Delng employed as before.
 NO It, Night workers to have AS hours work in not more than five i, nights per week Answer: Might workers will be arranged so they will
 WoFk nVe nights a week as at pres
 ent. A- -
 Ine company also added this clause , Ine profit sharing plan now in opera } aon eaa VIII continue sin force until the
 Suth day of August when the new Il change in hours will become effective s and the profit sharing plan will a,e- come discontinued
 , At the conclusion of the voting 2 collection was taken towards defray lns me expenses of the agitation.
 Agent Bowen advocated a continuance or the organization which had done . so much in winning the big victory.
 President Johnston, head of the
 Tr1achinists in this country, was intro dueed to the men who gave him a , hearty welcome. He showed that the : gaining of these demands without 3
 strike was nomentous victory for in
 many strikes great sacrifices are made : by the men and their families when
 the picket lines are inaintained for long stretches of tines He paid a } high compliment to the intelligence
 of President Davis in granting the concessions to the men, stating that l the factory will be the gaincr. as the Il voluntary cooperation of the men is / needed for increased efficiency and U that the time given -tlaase r,aAr, i-,