The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-06-09

are Confident
Local Union Reports Conditions
Favorable to the
Workers

OF the 10000 longshoremen of the
last week nearly one-half are back at
work with their demands gratified.
Not member of the local union has
fell by the wayside, and but few on
the entire coast. District officers
stated Wednesday that everything
points to a successful outcome of the
strike and the end will no doubt come
in the near future. There has been no
violence as yet, and so far the en-
ployers have hired no strike breakers.
Several lumber boats in Everett and
vicinity have laid up, apparently wait
ing for the end of the strike. The
loaded only it's perishable freight and
sailed back to Frisco with it's hold
nearly full of Puget Sound consign-
ments, and about all other boats are
in the same predcament.
Passenger boats are either not car
rying freight or, if they were caught
with it in their hold, have not I'M
loaded it, and the freighters are nearly
all tied up at the docks from San
Diego to Alaska
Columns have been printed in the
daily press of the unreasonable" de-
mands of the ongshoremen-prob-
ably written before the aristocratic
reporters knew what the fellows
wanted. For the above reason the
following scale Of prices is appended:
1. (a) The rate of pay for handling
general cargo shall be IS cents per
hour for straight time, and 81 per
hour for overtime work.
2. (a) The rate of pay for handling
explosives shall be 81 per hour
straight time and $3.50 per hour for
overtime work.
3. (a) The rate of pay for packing
all sacks weighing $50 pounds and
over shall be 81 per hour straight
time and $3.50 per hour for overtime
work
4. (a) The rate of pay on all sal
wage work shall be 81 per hour
straight time and $3.50 per hour for
overtime work
10 OF ri no Of
leaving and to continue during the
return journey.
(c) Transportation, meals and lodg-
ing must also be provided.
(d) Salvage work to mean any ship
that has been on fire, stranded, in col
lision or leaking, or where the cargo
is in any way damaged or in an Of
fensive condition.
(e) The above rate Of pay to apply
on all work in connection with such
ship.
s. (a) The rates of pay for loading
lumber and by-products shall be 60
cents per hour straight time and 81
per hour for overtime work.
(b) Side runners, double winch
drivers, donkey drivers, hatch tenders
and boom men shall receive 70 cents
per hour straight time and S1.10 per
hour for overtime work
Co The rate of pay for creosoted
lumber shall be 70 cents per hour
straight time and $l1O per hour for
overtime work,
(d) Side runners, double winch and
donkey drivers, hatch tenders, boom
and sling men shall receive 80 cents
per hour for straight time and $1.20
per hour for overtime work.
(e) Donkey drivers to be allowed
one hour each day for getting up
steam, same to be paid at the over
time rate.
(f) These rates of pay shall apply
to lumber on general cargo vessels,
on quantities of 10000 feet or more.
6. (a) The rates of pay for all
checkers shall be 40 cents per hour
straight time and 60 cents per hour
for overtime work.
7. (a) All crane men. donkey driv-
ers and double winch drivers shall
receive 10 cents per hour more on all
work, over the prevailing rate of pay
on general cargo.
8. (a) The rate of pay for steady
lumber clerks and hoop-horse drivers
shall be $3.50 per day, and rs cents
per hour for all overtime work.
9. (a) Overtime rates shall be paid
for all work performed between the
hours of IL noon and p. m, and be-
tween the hours of p. m. and 7