Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-21
VALLEY PRINTERS
GET WAGE BOOST
NEW SCALE AT ROCKY
FORD AND LA JUNTA
Representative Pulver Negotiates
Agreement Which Brings Wage
Up 50 Per Week by Easy Stages
During Life of Contract.
Especial Correspondence.)


sixty y days TyposGapheai % Union 10. s s2g gao Of
this city and Rocky Ford has bee; been e, en-
had asked for 50 per week increase. s.
| expired) and n further increase of 81 per
week on october l. next % The old scale
conferred with their fellows and sent a
| communication to the union declining to
grant the increase on the ground, as stated,
that business conditions would not war
rant same.
A report gained circulation that non
union printers would be brought in II the
local union persisted in its demand. Mem
bers of the typographical Union refused
| controversy had been referred to the Colo
rado state industrial commission. This
up at a later date, finally naming April 10
as the date for It's Investigation.
mo 1G RpeS to the
President NJ. G. Scott summoned Repre-
sentative Frank ! "a Pplyer p from M. Ei Paso: so.
the international to assist the local
printers.
After conferences with the individual
publishers joint meeting of the officers
of the local and the publishers was ar
ranged. The following scale was finally
Section /. All journeymen printers en-
Ployed in offices under this Jurisdiction
Junta, Rocky Ford typographical Union
Sec. .. Eight hours shall constitute a
days work, forty eight hours a weeks
work Hours for day forces shall shall, be s-6e. be.
OGsse sec. J. The m minI@um MIN a. wage M for Journey
ne 54 shan to be oetsSer sse per ISL fsGn s AP par
week from october l., 1917, to. April 10.
1918; $3.50 per week from April 10. 1918,
october 10, 1918, to April 10, 1920, for
typesetting or typeeasting machine opera
For night work SiOO per week in addition
to above rates shall apply. Overtime i, shall
be at the rate OF price and one-halt OF
Sec. 4. Employing printers shall not be
compelled to pay the scale for press work
printer shall be required to do press work
at less than the scale.
the rate of one to each three journeymen
or major fraction thereof. Provided. each
| sides the proprietor, shall be entitled to
one apprentice. Apprentice shall serve
their apprenticeship shall receive a mini
mum wage OF one-half, and during the
journeymen's scale, and the, same hours
of work shall govern. Machine learners
shall be tourneymen printers or nppren-
ice. There shall be one learner only on
machine at the same time Apprentices
| shall take the /. T. u. course in printing
Sec. q. This scale shall be in force for
term Of three years. from April 10, 1917,
Mr. Pulver on behalf of No. T22, signed
scale contracts and label agreements with
each of the two weekly papers and the
one daily in La Junta and with two OF the
weekly papers In Rocky Ford covering the
new scale.
This amicable settlement and increase
was brought about without any assistance
from, or Interference by, the Colorado state
Industrial commission. Members Of the
local Typographical Union were inclined to
press their claims Irrespective Of the com
mission or Its possible consequences, and
had considered taking the matter to the
civil courts to protect themselves, II neces-
sary.
While the La Junta- Rocky Ford scale
is far from being n high one, still the
members in this section are firmly OF the
Z. Less than four years ago when Mr..
Pulyer organized this local, there was a
good machine operator here working nine
hours per day for wage of Sl2 per
week. Gradually the scale has been brought
up to n maximum OF $50 per week under
the contract for an eight-hour day,
and apprentice scale and regulations
that are considered good for towns this
size. Printers down here feel that our
membership in the ]. Il. U. has proved
good investment. We have 100 per cent
membership in La Junta and but one
Journeyman in Rocky Ford without the
fold.
The BARRIERS Union gave their annual
ball at the Elks' hall Thursday evening.
1t was social and financial success.
The Trades and Labor Assembly is TAX
ing new life, and IL is expected the
railroad brotherhoods will take active
"home industry" campaign IL being
launched by the labor unions here. and
merchants and others who send out OF town
for printing, etc, will soon have an oppor-
tunity to prove their loyalty to their home
town" and its Institutions.