The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-31
PACKERY EMPLOYEES
WIN CONCESSIONS
EIGHT HOUR DAY AND 9TH
Err VITAL REQUESTS
ARE GRANTED.

Chicago, March 30.-The eight
hour day and equal pay for like
work by men and women were
granted to Chicago packing house
employees today by Judge Samuel
Alschuler, Arbitrator in the recent
wage hearings here. Several other
demands OF the workers also were
granted.
Except for the amount of the
wage increase, the employees won
practically every point which they
contendcd. The demard had been
Tor flat increase OF 81 a day, where
as the award works out increases
ranging from 40 to 50 cents day
on the basis OF the old ten-hour
day
The arbitrator also made a Slight
reduction in the demanded rates for
overtime on week days the change
being reduction OF one-quarter
time in the first two hours.
Leaders of both SIDES said they
were satisfied with the findings.
The arbitrator also handed down
a form OF working agreement which
provides for hearing OF grievances,
either through the employees per.
Sonally or by representatives select
ed by them, it being understood
that there shall be no permanent
/ grievance committees. EMPLOYEES
may not be discharged because of
trades union membership or activi-
ties not carried on at the plants.
The principle of seniority is estab-
hshed for all employees below the
grade foremen.
Other Findings.
The companies are required to
furnish proper lunch rooms, wash
rooms and dressing rooms, and en-
ployeS are not to be required to Join
company sick and death benefit as
SociationS. After a person has been
employed continuously for thirty
days he is to be considered gener-
ally competent and ii dismissed
must be furnished, on demand, with
specific information of the alleged
lncompetency which caused his dis
missal
The award was made on the six
principal points raised by the em-
pIoyeS and was as follows:
!. Beginning May 5. 1913, eight
hours shall constitute the basic work
day and such work day shall be
completed insofar as possible with
in nine consecutive hours.
Z. Overtime shall be paid for at
rate OF double time for Sunday and
holidays, except that where the op-
Grafton is necessarily and generally
carried on seven days provision NAV
be made for relief workers so as TO
give the regular employees a Cay off.
The relief workers are TO receive
the week days wages for such work.
The ordinary week day overtime
shall be at the rate of time and A
quarter for the first two hours and
at the rate Of time and a half for
succeeding hours.
). Where plants are operated by
three eight-hour shifts, employees
shall be allowed twenty minutes for
lunch.
4. Effective January a, 1918, the
wages Of all hourly wage workers
shall be increased from 3 IL cents
to 4 IL cents an hour, the larger
amount going to those who had
been earning 30 cents an hour or
less. Piece workers are to receive
r a proportionate percentage increase,
T and in all cases the rates are to be
r adjusted so that the compensation
OF the new eight-hour day shall at
least equal that formerly paid for
- ten hours work.
= ). Wage rates shall be the same
= for men and women doing the same
=. class OF work.
= g. There shall be no change in the
= guaranteed time in effect Nov. 50,
1 1917, except that Swift 4 Co. are
?. required to make their weekly guar
S antee 40 hours, the same as in all
= other plants,