New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
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ferred. The significant part of this
does not rest IN the wages and work
ing conditions specified which arc
pretty generally known-but in the
manner Of its presentation to the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
1t is considered hold-up. pure are
simple. Dated February z. it provides
that the conditions therein specifeC
shall take effect on February II, leav'
inly only four days for all discussion
OF the many phases of the agreement
Officials of the Shipping Board pub
licly, at least. do not recognize
that the memorandum constituted ar
ultimatum. However,. the short tims
limit brings it we'll within that cate
CORY, according to the privately eX-
pressed opinions of officials.
Workmen's Demands
The proposed agreement demands q
minimum wage of $3.50 and the closed
shop. 1t provides in part:
Eight hours shall constitute n
days work, and shall be worked be-
tween the hours OF s O'Clock a. m,
and 5 o'clock p. M, provided that this
shall not interfere with the intro
duction of shifts. All employees en-
gagged on other than the regular eight
hours shift shall receive an addi-
tional 5 per cent Of wages.
"There shall be Saturday after
noon holidays during the months cf
June. July and August
"All times worked over the regular
eight hours shall be paid for at the
rate Of double time. including Sun
days. Saturday afternoons during the
months of June, July and August,
and the following holidays: New
Years Day, Washington's Birthday,
Decoration Day, July Fourth, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas
Day, and the day en- which q gen
eral election is held For the election
of Governor or President. Under no
circumstances shall any work be per
formed on Labor Day, except to pre-
serve life or property.
That all yards in employing men
shall abide by the terms and spirit
of the decision Of the United States
Shipbulding Labor Adjustment Board
thereto relating.
employees shall be paid once
week and in no case shall more than
three days pay be held back
"Men sent TO work outside their
home ports shall receive wages,
transportation and an expense allow
ance OF $500 per day from time OF
leaving their home ports until the
time they return.
"Any employe laid OF, discharged
or quitting Of his own volition shall
receive wages due him Immediately
upon the termination Of his employ
ment when possible. but in any event
within twenty-four hours
Representatives of the United
brotherhood OF Carpenters and Join
ers of America shall be allowed access
through the yard Offices to the yards
or ships at all times; proper ere
dentials shall be furnished such rep
resentativcs.
Provision Cor Grievances
"All grievances which may arise in
any shop or shipyard shall be given
consideration as follows:
"All complaints and grievances
shall be adjusted by the foreman in
charge, if possible.
"When such adjustment cannot be
made between the foremen and the
men directly interested, the matter
shall be taken up with the company
direct by the representatives OF the
employees, and they shall endeavor to
reach q mutual understanding.
''In the event an understanding
cannot be reached between the com
pany and the representatives. Of the
employees, then q representative of
the United Brotherhood OF Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America Will
meet the company and try to bring
about an adjustment OF such griev-
anceS.
"In the event an adjustment of
such grievances is not reached under
the provisions of the foregoing
clauses, then the matter shall be re-
ferred to the examiner. During the
adjustment OF grievances hereunder
there shall be no iockouts on the
part Of the company or strikes on
he pavt of TIE men
The following wage scale shall
prevail: ShipWrights. jolners, boat
builders and millmen, minimum
wages $500 Il day; cauEers, mini
mum wage. $7.10 day; laborers and
helpers, minimum wage. $3.25 O. day.
"Provided. however, that rates of
wages now being paid IN excess OF
the above minimum rates are in no
wise altered or affected by the cs-
tablishmcnt OF the above rates.
THE organization shall furnish all
The labor required on request by the
employer through the established Of
ticc in that district Of the Depart
ncnt of Labor.
The organization shall furnish the
necessary investigators to assist in
training mechanics for whatever
emergency services in The wood
Hutcheson's Reply to Hurley
Chairman Hurley's telegram to-nigh
was an answer to President Hutche
sons reply to the Shipping BoarC
chiefs appeal Of yesterday requesting
the union leader to cooperate in caus
ing the striking carpenters to return
10 work. The Hutchinson reply, a.
given out tonight. was as follows:
Copy of your telegram of the 14ti
instant addressed 10 me at Indian
apolis is at hand.
"ln reply thereto beg 10 inform yo,
that | have ondeaVorcd to M utmos
to prevent the cessation OF work bein,
done by members of our organization
on ships under construction for TIL
United States Shipping Board, an
now that they have ceased work
will be impossible for ne to lnnuenc
them to return unless have some def
mite proposition to give them pertain
ing to their working conditions.
You Will recall some few days ae
took up with you the matter Of reach
ing an understanding affecting tn
membership of our organization. an
81 YOU arc familiar with what transpire
at that time. and you have no doul
been informed by your lepresents
tives. whom YOU referred the matte
10. of the fact that nothing was az
eomplshed looking toward arriving .
some understanding.
Says Men Are Patriotic
"The United brotherhood of Car
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