The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-02
International Pres. Herman
and District Pros. Nally
Arrive ay
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sTG = 5lTUATIoN
IS NOT CHANGED
Some Union Clerks Working
for Merchants Who Agree
to Sign Settlement

The situation existing between the
clerks and merchants presents little that
is new to-day. in several stores. in
cluding the Union Cooperative store on
Granite street, the Eastern Estate Tea
Co., the Direct Importing Co. and the
b. ID. Tomasi store, the union clerks have
returned to work under an understanding
! with those stores that they will accept
the settlement reached with the mer-
chants association The union clerk at
the Barre creamery has returned to work
without such an agreement and in three
other stores clerks holding stock in tho
corporation are working
r. J. kiernan, international president.
and T. J. Nally. district president of the
clerks international union, are expected
to arrive on the afternoon train. They
will go into conference with the clerks
committee Immediately on arrival and a
meeting OF the union will be held in car
penters' hall this evening.
Notice to Clerks.
The international officers of the R. C.
! Z. A. and the conference ommttee of
the Barre local will meet this afternoon
to discuss the strike situation The com
mlttee viii report this evening to the
special meeting of clerks which will be
held In the carpenters hall in Nichols
block at Z o'clock All clerks attend.
| officiali International del commesi
TX. {. j. p. A.) conf commitati di con-
ferensa ciameranno un mittino dsppo
mezzo giorno per disputore la situazione
del strike / commitati reportero uno
RESULT del suo mittino questa sera al
mittino speciale at Nichols block allie
P. m. Tutti commessi del unione sonno
recommandati di essere present..
The Merchants Proposition.
The merchants committee reports no
change in the situation so far as their
side is concerned. Following is a copy
II the proposition offered by them to the
,lerks' union on Tuesday:
Section J. All male clerks to com
nence work at 7 o'clock a. m. Arrange
nents may be made between merchants
md clerks whereby stores may be opened
previous TO o'clock a. m. provided clerks
,e allowed an equal amount of time for
heir own use, said time to be agreed
lpon between individual merchant and
Jerk. Lady clerks to commence work
L o'clock a. IN. All clerks TO be al
owed one hour at meal times.
See. 2. Stores shall close all Monday
lights at p. m. and all Saturday nights
{ 10 p. m. All stores shall close Tues
ay. Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
lights at 5:45 p. m. except as herein
fter specified. All stores 10 close at
clock p. m. the night before all OBJ
erved holidays and the six working
ights before Christmas. except Christ
las eve. when the closing hour shall be
Q o'clock p. m.
Sec. g. All stores 20 close the follow.
,g holidays. clerks TO ceive paw for
anne. New Years day, Washington's
irthday. Decoration day, July 4, Labor
ay. Columbus dey. Thanksgiving dav
nd Christmas day. When any Of these
oldays occurs on Sunday. all stores TO
oserve the following Monday.
Sec. {. Any person who is actively
nployed in any store a. retail clerk
isll join th r. c. ]. p. A. after 81
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Sec. s. ANY person finaLeially inter
ted and actively engaged in any mer.
ntile business must be granted an hon
able withdrawal card from the r. c. /.
A.
sec. g. No store shall employ perna-
ntly any clerk und'r the age 81 ~.
Sec Z. Lady q, rks after being en-
owed six months in any retail store
all receive not less than 80 per work
Sec. :. Zach association shall appoint
business agent who shall b. satisfac-
" 90 both associations 20 settle al
nor disputes that NAV arise. IN case
failure, same dispute shall be- referred
the grievance committee.
Sec 2. That merchants shall b. 70
ired 20 have regular pay day each
ek
Sec. 10. This agreement shall run for
? wears beginning with April .. 1918.
sec. n NJ either party desires
inrs in the above agreement a. ifs -.
atiOn. three months notice shall he
sn. otherwise this agreement shsll
itinue IN force.