Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-21
TO DISCUSS NEW
BUILDING RULES
Master and Journeymen Car
penters Adopt Working Regu-
lations Tonight

Master carpenters, builders and con-
tractors will meet tonight with Har-
risburg Carpenters Local Union
No. 2S7 to discuss the proposed new
wage scale. The meeting will be held
in the room of the State Federation of
Labor in the Commonwealth Trust
Building at 8 o'clock
The Following working rules, to be
III effect May l and to continue in
force one year, will be submitted:
The New Rules
Eight hours shall constitute q days
work for the first five days of the week
and four hours on Saturday.
The working time shall be between s
a. m. and p. m, except Saturday,
when 1t shall be from 8 a. m. to IL
noon. 1t shall be optional between
contractor and men whether men take
one-half hour or one hour for noon.
The minimum wages for journey
men shall be 40 cents per hour. All
work performed between 5 p. m. and
8 a. m. for the first five days of the
week shall be considered as overtime
and shall be paid as time-and- half
time. Contractor to pay car fare be-
yond a scent fare from the city
square
When journeymen or apprentices
are sent away where they cannot re-
llll IL HOIIS uulIy, TO pay car
fare going and coming once a week
and one-half board, but if sent out of
this district, the same scale of wages
OF that district must be paid, but at no
time less than 40 per cents per hour.
No work to be done between IL noon
Saturday and 8 a. m. Monday and on
the following holidays: February %,
May 80, July 4, Labor Day. Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas, except in case of
accident or fear of damages or upon
permission of the local union, when
work shall be paid for at the rate of
double time.
Men to be paid each week on regular
pay day on the job not later than II
noon of said day. Time and half time
for all time waiting for pay after 12
noon.
Not more than one apprentice to be
used to every four carpenters.
The first man on the job shall act as
steward until three or more men are
employed. Then they shall elect one
OF their number as steward and he
shall report the condition of the job
weekly to the local or business agent
either verbally, by proxy or in writing.
When on account of age or any
disability member cannot perform a
days work, he can, by permission from
the local or executive board, work for
less than the minimum of wages.
Organizer Speaks
The local union held an enthusiastic
meeting last night. The charter was
! thrown open and after J. A. Ryan, of
Philadelphia, national organizer, made
an address fifty-nine carpenters were
admitted as members. The total mem
bership of the Harrisburg branch is
now 1872.
At last nights meeting ]. f. Schoop
was elected business agent and will
work in conjunction with the national
organizer. Mr.. Ryan said to-day that
he did not anticipate any trouble in
Harrisburg, and added: There are
now in the local carpenters union so
per cent of the men employed in
! Harrisburg and vicinity. L have heard
little opposition to the proposed new
scale and understand that not one of
the employers has announced posi-
| lively any objection 10 the new scale.
The conditions will be thoroughly dis
cussed tonight"