Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-09
News of the Labor Unions
Printing Trades

After two days of conferences be-
tween representatives of about thirty
of Denver's job printing firms, their
striking press feeders and an interna-
tional union official, the employers ap-
pealed Thursday night to the United
States war labor board.
The following proposition has been
made to w. H. Young, representing
the Press Assistants Union No. ID of
Denver:
That this walk-out of the Press As
sistants Union, being without sanction
of their international union as a legal
strike, he, as representative of the
international request the feeders to go
back to work Immediately.
AT the same time an offer has been
made by the employing printers as
war bonus to the members of Den
yer Pressmen's Union No. 40 of SO
per week, Denver Job Pressmen's
Union No. of 81 per week, the Press
Assistants Union No. Ia of S4 per
week, in addition to the present con-
tract scales, this bonus to continue un-
til January /, 1920.
1t is also proposed that a war bonus
of So per week shall be paid to the
members of Denver Typographical
Union No. 40 and to the members of
Bookbinder's Union No. % for the
same period.
Chicago employing commercial
printers issued the following an
nouncement as to wage raises this
week:
ITO the Officers and Members of Chi
cago Typographical Union No. 16.
Gentlemen: We hereby agree to
grant to the journeymen members of
Nf
of 4S hours for either day or night
work and a war bonus of 81 per week
to apprentices for either day or night
work, and to piece workers bonus
increase of cents per thousand ems
for both day and night work. This
war bonus as above stated to be in
effect from Monday, October 21, 1918,
and based on the scale as provided in
the contract plus the bonus of $3.50
per week for journeymen members and
S1.50 per week to apprentices granted
in December, 1917.
at is understood that overtime is
to be based on the scale plus the bonus
of December, 1917, and the bonus here
with granted.
"Since the award made by the ma
tional war labor board to Franklin
Union No. 4 specifically states that it
shall remain in force during the war,
with provisions for readjustment, it is
agreed that this bonus shall also re-
main in force during the war, pro-
vided, however, that on the first day OF
February, 1919, and at the end of each
six months period thereafter, should
conditions materially change, a read
justment may be requested by either
party"
The same bonus was granted press
,,I
Miss Louise NJ Sem, former mem
Der d. T. U. No. 40, now employed en-
the Daily journal at Macomb, ILL.,,
writes as follows: Enclosed find
money order for one years subscrip-
ton to The Labor Bulletin, with back
copies, if possible, from issue of Oc-
tober 5. Find that must have your
great labor publication to keep in
formed" Miss Sem worked in Denver
for a number of years on the old
Republican.
James w Markell, for fifty-four
years a member of the International
Typographical Union, and long affil-
his 74th birthday Thursday of this
week. He continues to work actively
at the trade when occasion requires.
the oldest newspaper in that city,
has signed a union shop agreement
with Typographical Union No. 6. For
thirty-four years this publication has
been non-union. In making this an
nouncement, President Rouse and Sec
retary- Treasurer O'Connell of Typo
graphical Union No. says: 1--WE
know the labor world generally will
wish the Evening Post prosperity and
a new era of usefulness at time
when all classes of society are put
ting aside past differences and misun-
derstandings."
A. P. ("Tony') Knill returned to
work this week in the ad department
of the News after an extended vaca-
ton in the mountains for his health.
"Tony" is again in fine health and
says he is just as good physically as
before his serious illness.
James j. ("Bobby'') Burns has de-
cided to retire from the printing trade
and will no longer read proof on the
daily papers of Denver. One day this
week, on his Goth birthday, Bobby"
astounded his associates that it was
his last day on the job. For the next
forty years he expects TO take life
easy.
A baby daughter was born October
z to Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Berg
Berg was formerly foreman at Brock
Haffner Press, and Mrs. Berg, before
her marriage, was Miss Matte Hoff-
man, secretary of Bindery Women's
Union No. So.
August Koester, for the past year
employed at the Union Printing Com
pany, has pulled his slip from that
shop. He has returned to his frs.
love, the Post.
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