The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-05
SEATTLE SH|PYARD WORKERS
ANCERED BY new WAGE SCALE

Announcement Of tho new
wage scale by the federal adj
Justment board at San Francisco
SUNDAY, which win settle the Ia
Dor difficulties In Pacific coast
shipbullding plants. met with
disapproyai In Seattle.
The increase amounts TO from 10
10 IS per cent above the old scale
paid at sen Francisco. but II lower
than the minimum now being paid
by skinner q Eddy. Labor officials
declare the new scale viii enable
employers TO reduce the wages OF
the men now getting more than tho
minimum.
Local Men 10 Meet
Dan McKillop. president OF tho
Metal Trades council. announced
that a meeting probably would be
held Monday 10 determine upon an
appeal TO be wired 10 President
Wilson.
lie proclaimed the new wage scale
as an Insult" and entirely without
reason. II will run for a year and
date from the time. In September.
when strikers returned 20 work here.
The New Scale
Journeymcn rnachinists. moiders.
biackuniths. anEicanithr. pipefit'
tiers, boilerrnakcrs. shipfltterr.
prcnsman. angle and frame settlers.
rivcters. clippers and cauikcrH.
acs,yicne welders and electrical
workers. s525 per day.
Painters and plate hangers. s..
sheet metal workers. copp~r'
smiths and fianEc turner's. So.
Heaters. foundry carpenters. fur
uaeemen and punch and shear men,
s45o.
Pattern makers. ss.so.
Piancruien. countersinkers. drill
ers and rcamers and holders. ta.se.
Maehinist specialist. 81. rtvet
heaters, 1915, and labororz. to-2b.
Wages for Helpers
Helpers are divided into two
classes. as follows
Maehiniz,s. pipefit,srs. sheet met
nj workers. shipfitters. electrical
workers. holders helpers. ss.so.
Blackzmiths. copp~rwfniths. slab.
plate hangers. hook tenders. fang.
fire and machine helpers. and cast
Ing cleaners. tJ9o.
For wooden shipyards tho mini
mum rate for eaulkers In fixed
at $3.50: shipwrights. jogneru. boat
builders and miIimen. 50. and Ia.
borcrs and helpers. ss-ss.
Full Crews Mt Work
Employees OF the various yards
said that full crews reported for
work Monday.
McKiliop said that several thou
sand employees would undoubtedly
quit work. and that he. himself.
would advise them TO do this
The new scale. which is lower
than some scales already being
paid by some seattle yards. IL
lower than the scale. promised on
the first Of the year by other
yards. officials say.
The following statement was L.
sued Monday by the Seattle Con
structlon and Dry Dock Co. the J.
r. Duthis Co. and the Ames Ship
building and Dry Dock Co.:
we have wired Chairman w.
Evorit Macy and his associates on
the United States labor adjustment
board our complete acceptance Of
the adjustment OF wages. hours and
working conditions. and our willing
ness TO cooperate with the govern
meut
We have also wired Mr. Hurley
and the United States shipping
board a similar acceptance and a
statement that we will put the ad.
justment and general program In Fl.
feet at once.
Working for Government
"In sending both of these tcle-
grams we have taken occasion to ex.
press an appreciation OF the change
that has been brought into our en-
tire local situation by the visit OF
Mr.. Macy and his associates. They
brought home tn all OF us the fact
that we must practically turn over
our businesses TO the nation. In
fact, we are now all working for
the government. and we must look
10 the government for such com
pensation az shall be fair and rca-
sonable.
The Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton and the United States shipping
board will name what profit. II any.