The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-19
THE SCALE DEMANDED.

THE SCALE DEMANDED.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 19. - The following demands for increased wages. better working conditions, and a closed shop rule were presented to ship owners and steyedoring compan. ies by the executive committee of the Pacific Coast district of the Interna. tional Longshoremen's Union prior to June 1, the date set for their accept. ance or rejection. When the ship owning employers on the Pacific Coast, from Alaska to Mexico. reject ed the demands approximately 5000 longshoremen left their work June l.
 CD a, The rate of pay for handling general cargo shall be 55c per hour for straight time, $500 for hours work, and S1OO per hour for overtime work.
 @ a. The rate of pay for handling explosives shall be $1.00 per hour for straight time and $50 per hour for overtime work.
 t3D a. The rate of pay for packing all sacks weighting 150 pounds and over shall be $10O per hour straight and $15O per hour for overtime work.
 (4) a. The rate of pay on all sal wage work shall be $1.OO per hour straight time and $1,5O per hour for overtime work.
 b. Pay from start to the time 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 collision or leaking, or where the car go is in any way damaged or in an offensive condition.
 e The above rate of pay to apply on all work in connection with such ship.
 (5) a. The rates of pay for loading lumber and by-products shall be soc per hour straight time and $1.00 per hour for overtime work.
 C{ln -uuDors douhIa u,ipnb and donkey drivers. hatch tenders and boom men shall receive roc per hour straight time and $1.1O per hour for overtime work.
 C. The rate of pay for creosoted lumber shall be roc per hour for straight time and $1.10 per hour for overtime work.
 d. Side runners, double winch and donkey drivers, hatch tenders, boom and sling men shall receive soc 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 overtime 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 check CTS shall be 40c per hour straight time and 60c per hour for overtime work; also warehouse men, CD b. All crane men, donkey drivers, double winch drivers shall receive 10c per hour on all work, over the prevail ing rate of pay on general cargo. tS) a. The rate of pay for steady lum- Der clerks and hoop horse drivers shall be $45O per day. and 75c per hour for all overtime work.
 (9) a. Overtime rates shall be paid for all work performed between the hours of 12 noon and 1 p. m., and be- tween the hours of D. m. and a. m., and for all work on Sundays and legal holidays.
 q0) Employees shall be paid from the time they are ordered to report for work
 b. If upon reporting for work they find that there is no work and they are not needed, they shall receive two hours pay, or in case there is not two hours work they shall receive two hours pay at the prevailing rates.
 CID a. After starting work all em- ployees shall be paid for all standing time.
 b. Should the employer desire to