The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18
STRIKERS SEND
PROPOSALS TO
BENNINGTON co.
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without them. On another machine
where a device was arranged so that
both hands of a workman were re-
quired to operate it, so as to prevent
injuries to lone of tn ehands, we found.
that some had tied down oz1e of the
arms 50 that one hand could be
rsed.s'
The company contends that long as
it pays the men for doing work that is
spoiled. it shouldn't have to suffer the
loss of the material. The company
pays seven or eight cents pound for
the steel and leach bayonet rejected
costs the company almost this. Selling
it for scrap, the company contends,
brings back only a little OF The original
costs because of the freight and ev-
erything else that must be considered.
An Investigation of the company on
the complaint of the men that work
. men are 1ured here by the promise of
70 cents an hour brought this state
ment: 1--WE advertise for high grade
men and say we will pay such men 10
give them the high wage. but if they're
not we offer what we think they're
worth and they can go to work or
not. as they please
The workers issued the following
statement today:
The committee of Is men who
approached the 9oficia1s of the Rem
5ngton Co. approve authentic the
statements made in yesterdays
Earmer.
'Other statements coming from in
dfviduals interested or disinterested
should be given credit only as coming
from individuals.
Whereas the men are not DESTROYS
of public debate regarding eond&
tionss FELL that we are JUSTIFIED in
placing the facts In their true light
before the people OF Bridgeport
eve are not DESTROYS of leaving
this city. by any means AS a matter
of fact we y ere forced to this issue to
see If we c suld not stop the exodus
OF good men from the Remington Co.
and our association.
I'VE wish to add to the statement
by the company officials that there are
die sinkers and die sinkers' as there
are painters and painters, and that
artists and fence painters make it
q business of working in their respect
i've classes. We are willing to admit
that some die sfnkers are worth so
day when they will get what they are
worth. Tt will be good for the Rem
ington Co, for when that rate is paid
the company VIII not need to adver-
tise for men as the, men will do it.
IA; We will NOT admit that some die
sinkerg are not worth 20 cents
TheEs is no place for 20 cent man
among the die sinkers not even as
apprentice,
we do not deem it \ wise plan for
the company to use office boy judg-
Knent in engaging those 80 cent men
when there are competent and capa-
ble men in position to determine
whether a man is worth the price he
asks
:. ssThe committee of 5 heard moth
iag Of the proposition to split up on
the spoiled work situation and add
that their answer would have been
Just the same had they heard it.
1.-THE Remington Co. has establish
ed 6. rule that any person who is abb
sent from work without. notice for
three days or more must report to
the shop physician before he can go
to work This is to safeguard the
other men against infectious Diseases, 4
but the company has sent about 5000
men 70. work through the employment
oHmees who probably never head of
the shop doctor till they had been at
werk week or two In this manner
ed against most anything that may be
attached to a new conner.
stAn order to take inventory of the
mems tools came along among the
rest. For what reason this was to
take place no one was able to learn.
But on asking If it was to insure the
man against loss of his tools by fire
Or from any other cause, he was an
swered In the negative. We Will as
sumo. however. that it was for fnsur-
ance purposes till we dnd out to the
contrary. such being the case a man
would be reimbursed for loss OF his |
to0lss or else the company would be