Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-23
MACHINISTS JOIN
IN STRIKE MOVE
Left Their Work Yesterday
Builders Do Not Meet With
the Council.
THEY DEMAND CLOSED SHOPS

Gay tffohHittB at Nv " Etn1h
This was the hour at which the
demanded definite reply
to their demands. In other words, the
ultimatum expired at this hour, and
at that time anywhere from half
dozen to fifteen or twenty walked out
of the various manufacturing plants
where this class Of labor is employed.
When the demands were not met
al the Baker Ice Machine company
the men walked into the office, some
ten in number, received their pay 10
date and left the plant
A dozen went out at the Sunder-
land Machinery and Supply company
At the Paxton & Vierling Iron works
officials were 10th to talk about this
situation, and all they would say over
the phone when asked II their machtn-
lists had gone out was, we don't
know; we can't answer your ques-
ton
Want Eight-Hour Day.
The machinisls demand an eight
hour day and SO cents an hour
They demand that all men en-
ployed in the shops as maehnists
belong 10 the international Union OF
Machinists.
They demand that no man not a
member OF the union be allowed 20
do any work in tearing down or dis
mantling a machine that may come ~
for repairs.
They desire 10 allow the manu-
featuring company TO employ one
apprentice 10 every five machlnists,
m connection with their demand
for an eight-hour day they demand
that from the close Of tho eight-hour
day until 1890 at night time and a
hall be paid After 1880, Sundays
and holidays they demand double
time
The machinists have been getting
40. IS and 47H cents in the various
plants.
Machinists Go Out
Up TO o'clock Monday afternoon
the waikout OF machinists had been
reported from the following shops
Baker Ice Machine company, Sunder.
land Machinery and Supply company,
Toe Davis. Carl Anderson Auto re-
pair. Omaha Electric Works, Mel
choirs, Omaha Machine Works, Pax
ton-Mitchell. Paxton-Vierling, Phil
lips a. Son, Johnson-Danforth
The iron molders, TOO, went out al
Paxton Mitchell's.
THE principal bone OF contention
is the eight-hour day and the sO-cent
rate" said Sam Grace, general or
ganizer OF the machinists
Mr.. Grace, who Is an Omaha man,
rese0ts the assertion made that out
side aQitators are taking the lead III
this fight. He calls attention 10 the
fact that he is an Omaha man, has
his residence here, and that he has
recently been in Kansas City, but was
recalled to Omaha when the Local
Imattcr came up.
4 Not Strike Yet.
In statement Mr. Grace said We
don't cali this strike yet. Notwith-
standing that work has been sus.
pended, we arc simply showing dis
approval OF the propositions pre-
sented to us by the employers com.
mittee with which we have beer
meeting occasionally lately. Thougf
work has been suspended we are stil
willing TO take up the negotiations
where they we're discontinued.
The machinists have been holding
numerous conferences during the las
few weeks with the employers com
lmittee. J L. Baker Of the Baker lci
Machine company is chairman OF th
committee and G. e. Edgerly of Sun
Builders Do Not Appear.
Building contractors we're not rep
,, resented at a conference called b.
! Acting Mayor Butler In the cit.
, council chamber. Committees o
| the striking iaborers and Contra
Labor union outlined 10 the city OF
. ficiais their positions in the strik
! situation. Another effort is beini
= made by the city commissioners :
, arrange a conference between a
sides Of the labor controversy.
President Reynolds Of Central La
Dor union, O. l.. Shamp and Job
Casson Of the building laborers spok
10 the city commissioners,
Mr.. shamp, prominent in organize
: labor affairs, said This controvers
, has gone too lar to ask the men 1
j. waive their union recognition,
= The contractors are maintaining
!. ezar-like attitude stated Mr.. Req
uolds. when announcement was mad
that the building contractors had nf
responded 10 ain invitation by the &C
10 ing mayor to attend the conference
The second invitation sent by ii
i entire council reads that the eontrae
II ars BE invited and urged
] More than 700 Of tho strikers wei
present az a meeting held in The cil
J, council chamber IN the afternoon,
Eight Hundred Out al Lincoln
Lincoln. Neh.. Nay 21-Eigl
g hundred carpenters. hosting eng
nesfs. bed carriers, eoncFete mtNel
and common lahoFefs struck ga
= dnxeu large buildings and tweHll
y live paving Jobs here ~ noon taAa
The carpenters aut engineers Atfni
aut ~ sympathy ior the bod rAFrisg
fanefsir mtkers And enmm0g iaha
ora. Mha demand tbF luil union aeA'
Hheh has ntvff hfeH paid here w
had gafFtete aad nitaefs Ask is 6eH
t6n hamf aaA lhe staMman tahnfefs
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