The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-04
MACHINISTS And
MANUF ACTURERS
LOCKING HORNS
Continued From Page One

LABOR Day, columbus Lay,
. Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas
shall be paid at the rate of dou-
BILE time.
Article
The company agrees to employ
only members of Lodge No. 80,
International Association of Ma
chinists The company also
agrees that when in need of help
they shall procure the same
through the Business Agent and
if competent help is not furnish
ed within "a hours, the company
may employ someone competent
to to do the work, provided he
agrees to join the International
Association of Machinists within
two weeks.
Article
The minimum rate of wages for
toolmakers shall be soc per hour
The minimum rate for machin-
lists shall be soc per hour
Article 5
One apprentice to be allowed
to each five journeyLnen.
Article
All grievances in the future to
be taken up with the proper Off
committee. Failure to adjust
grievances between the shop
committee and the officials of the
company the matter shall be re-
ferred to the Business Agent in
place of the shop committee
who shall confer with the proper
officials.
This agreement to remain in
force for one year.
Article
When either party to this
agreement desires to terminate 1t,
the party of the first part shall
serve formal written notice on
the party of the second part at
least thirty days prior to so TAX
ing action.
The plan of the machinists is to
make closed shops of the small con-
tracing factories here. This, accom-
plished with the tremendous ground
gained last summer, it is expected a
good start will have been obtained for
making closed shops of the larger fac
tories, including the munitions shops
The effect of agreement with the con-
tract shops, on the 1a-Ee factories Will
be a, potent one for this purpose.
Strikes are possible, as a result of
the meeting tomorrow night, accord
ing to Business Agent George J. Bow
en- He declared the man will first try
every other method of obtaining set
Element.
In the meantime, it is apparent that
the Manufacturers association is pre-
pairing for a. spring and summer fight.
BENJAMIN Atwel1, a press agent, has
been obtained to give publicity to the
side of the association.
It was announced today that the
Machinists' local has amassed $4,000
by volunteer subscription ito fight the
battle for the closed shop this spring
and summer.
r. A. Bennett, secretary of the Nam
ufacturers' association, declared to-
day:
.'some Is or 20 of the contract man
ufacturers in this city have received 6
copy of this agreement but as far as
we know, after communicating with
the manufacturers involved, none has
signed it.
IA meeting of the association was
held yesterday and it. was. voted tt
maintain the principle Of the oper
shop. The vote is satisfactory to al
the rnemb ers of the association"
The Remington Arms & Ammuni-
ton Co. and the Union Metallic Car.
fridge CO. are not members of thu
Bridgeport Manufacturers associa ton
because they don't subscribe to the as
sociation's b1ack1isting methods; no.
to some of the other doctrines Of the
association.
Mr.. Bennett declared that the Rem
ington Arms & Ammunition Co., tn
| Union Metallic Cartridge Co., and tn
Bridgeport Projecti1e Co. have en-
dorsed the sentiments of the associa
| ton. Officials of the plant are respon
sib1e for the endorsement, he said.
John French, publicity agent of tn
Remington interests, said today h
| had been instructed to declare tina
| the Remington and u. M. c. Cos
didn't wish to have anything to say
and wouldn't deny or affirm their re
| ported acceptance of the association
attitude.
1 :
not represented in the association,
said Mr.. Bennett today, 1--WE hope tina
| this will prove acceptable to them.
1--WE believe that the machinists ar
going after the small shops first an
/ then the big ones. like the Reming
1 ton.
1--WE are prepared. This decision t
year ago by the Manufacturers as
ISOLATION %
| 1--WE won't pay any attention totha
statement of the Manufacturers as
| sociation,'' said Mr.. Bowen, bushes
agent of the union. this morning
tfWe'Fe not dealing with the asso
citation We're dealing with individ
ua1s. We are making this PROPOSE
4 ton to each contract manufactures
| individually, and most of them don
| belong to the association.
1.-THE men in these shops are near
1y 100 per cent. organized. so that W
expect very serious consideration c
the agreement. The shops averag
from SO to 100 per cent union men.
t'These shops make things on cor
tract for the larger factories. GU
plan is to get them to establish close
shops FIRST and later the big fellows
WED like to deal with the Manu-
facturers' association as a unit bt
they don't believe in it. They don
want to deal with any organization!
This is the age of collective bal
gaining. An agreement will be
guarantee against Discrimination
During these times of so-called pros
perity, the manufacturer won't da1
discriminate, but In times of depres
sion, we need a guarantee against i
I've seen men with union cards cha.
ed from one shop to another, merel
| because they belonged to the uniol