Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-10-19
SLOAN YARD RESUMES
ON S|X.DAY BASIS
SATURDAY HALF.HOLIDAY TO BE
DISCONTINUED-MA CAUSE
TROUBLE,

Notices that the Saturday half
holiday plan followed during the
summer will be discontinued begin
ping Saturday and that the plant
will be operated on full six-day-
week basis, as it was when it was es-
tablished here last spring, were post
ed at the big yard Of the Sloan Ship
yards Corporation this week.
At the same time, officers of the
company announced that employees
would not be compelled to work Sat-
urday afternoons If they did not
want to, but said that the plant would
be operated on this basis in the
future and that all men who wanted
to work could do so, on straight
time basis. For the past few months
the men have ben working and paid
for fve-and-one-half day week. All
other yards in the Northwest, Corpo-
ration officers say, are operated on a
six-day basis.
This action by the Corporation
may result in difficulties with the
men, 1t is reported, similar to those
encountered at the Olympia Ship
building company's plant Tuesday.
though the Showdown" will not
come until Saturday noon. The
Sloan employees. as we'll as those in
the old Ward yard, maintain that the
agreement entered into at the close
of the brief strike the fore part Of
last August specified Saturday half
holiday and payment on time-an-
one-half basis for any work done. but
company officials deny this claim.
Some $50 men are now at work at
the big plant. where eight vessels
are under construction. and. in the
event there are no delays. the. Corpo-
ration expects to launch boats Nos.
and by the 10th Of November
and No. 3 shortly thereafter. Keels
of three more government vessels
will be laid Immediately. and to
handle this work and the Quitting
and completion of the frst three
boats, the crew, It Is expected. will
be increased to at least 600 men.
President Phillip D. Sloan Of the
Corporation left Wednesday night on
a trip to Washington. d. c.. to confer
with the federal shipping board. and
to New York City. and plans to re-
turn in time for the first launching.
In his absence the yard is in charge
of the new general superintendent,
Captain H. A. Raymond, formerly
government inspector at the plant,
and a new man. F. Schneidewind Of
Seattle, now represents the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation at the yard.
He came here this week from Astoria.
where he had been working as in
spector since August. The plant also
has a new naval architect. G. Meal
lister, who took charge Of the draft
ing department this week.
The walkout at the Olympia Ship
building company's plant was precip-
itated Monday when the men were
notified by the receiver, George Nc
Dowell. that the weekly payday plan
carried on by the old concern would
be discontinued and that payday
hereafter would be on the 5th and
goth of each month, that five days
pay would be held back. and that the
plant would be operated Saturday at
ternoons on a straight-time basis.
When they failed to receive their
checks Monday night, the men re-
ing and the plant has since been idle.
They say the receiver should carry
out old agreements or at least con-
suit them before changing provisions.