Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-23
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.


Scott of the l. T. U. has been re-
quested to come to Denver by the
newspaper scale committee and is ex-
( pected to arrive in the city today or
! tomorrow. He will assist the COM
mittee in completing the scale nego-
! tiations with the publishers.
The state industrial commission,
which interceded after the confer
ence of the union committee and pub
/ fishers had failed to reach an agree
ment, handed down an award last Sat
urday. The commission favors a wage
increase of S4.20 per week, but rec
ommends that provisions of the three
year contract which expired February
25 be maintained for another year.
This feature is particularly disagree
able to the union, and in one instance
violates the present /. t. U. law re-
garding priorities, as the old contract
gave foremen the privilege of giving
out situations to anyone who had
subbed in one Office for sixty days.
I Now the law provides situations shall
other Objectionable provision is the
arbitration powers given the joint
standing committee.
There has been no conference be-
tween the scale committee and pub
| fishers since the commissions award
was handed down, the absence from
the city of F. G. Bonfils of the Post
being given as the reason. Under the
award printers on evening papers
would receive s32.70 and on morning
papers $3.50 for shifts of 7iz hours.
/ 1t is said this is the largest increase
of wages awarded to any union by
the commission since the law Great
/ ing that body three years ago was
enacted. If accepted the wage in
crease will date from February 25.
The award is the unanimous opinion
of the commission, being signed by
the three members, and covers ten or
twelve typewriter pages. This is
summarized at the conclusion in the
following terms:
! That there be no change in the
conditions existing October %, 1917,
as to arbitration, and the appointment
and powers and duties of the joint
standing committee and the rights of
appeal thereto.
THAT there be no change in the con-
ditions existing October %, 1917, as
TO the matter Of priorities.
That there be no change in the
conditions existing October %, 1917,
as to the matter of discipline of the
foreman.
THAT the demand of the employees
that the employers contribute y of i
per cent of their total payroll to the
old age pension fund Of the lnterna-
tional Typographical Union be denied.
THAT the demand of the employees
that the second shift on evening pa
pers publishing a Sunday morning pa
per be reduced from eight TO six be
denied.
THAT the demand for an increase
in the wage scale from S2S.50 per
week to S3. so per week on evening
papers and from $3.50 per week to
S37. so per week on morning papers,
be granted in part. that is TO say, be-
ginning February 25, 1918, the scale
on evening papers be increased from
s2s so per week TO s3270 per week,
and on morning papers from S3l so
per week to $3.50 per week, and that
the minimum wage for superannu-
ated members be increased from SIS
per week to sl7.l0 per week.
That this award be effective on
this date and continue until February
25. 1919. and thereafter until the
same is reopened by either party Civ
ing sixty days notice"
Final report on nominations of can
didates for l. T. U. officers in the May
election is as follows:
President-Marsden G. Scott of
New York for reelection. endorsed by
492 local unions; Edward W. Morcock,
Washington, 9S unions.
Vice President - Walter Barrett.
Chicago. for reelection, s79; Fred j.
Terry. Atlanta, ll3.
y-Treasurer-J. w. Hays,
Minneapolis, for reelection, 502; w.
f. Merritt. Houston, Tex, 9S.
Delegates A F. of l.. Convention
Max S. Hayes. Cleveland, 479: Frank
Morrison, Chicago, AIS; T. w. McCul-
Tough, Omaha. 299: Frank j. Bonning-
ton, Oakland, Cal, $50; William
Young, Philadelphia, 24l; J. H. Fer
guson, Baltimore, 225: T. c. Parsons.
Washington, 1875; Charles T. Howard,
Portland, Ore, l04; James w. Null
len, San Francisco, Ga; Joseph E.
/ Goodkey, Washington, SO.
Delegate Canadian Labor Congress
Samuel Hadden. Toronto, 5SS.
Trustees Union Printers Home
Malcolm A. Knock. Boston. 3s9;
Michael Powell, Ottawa, Ont, 36s;
Walter f. Ames. Milwaukee, 362;
George p. Nichols. Baltimore, 357;
William Mounce, New York, 26o;
William E. Armstrong. New York,
249; William f. o'Leary, Boston, LAT;
II. Rudnick, Chicago, 120.
Agent Union Printers Home-Joe
NJ johnson, Washington, sol.
Board Of Auditors-Fred Barker
Francisco, 230.
Mrs. S. S. Summers, wife of the
Kistler chapel chairman, is visiting in
Fort Worth, Tex, and while in that
state will look over some oil property
she owns and which was recently
leased to a company at figure worth
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