Evening journal., 1918-02-18
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check the practice Of some employers in
hiring away each others men. 1t es-
tabllshes an eieht-hour day, prohibits
more than ten hours labor, creates
open shop conditions, gives substantial
wage increases, takes on the limit on
piece work production, assures there
win be no reduction in piece work pay
and provides for retroactive payment OF
the wage Increases provided
The new scale is not as high as the
Pacific coast scale. Carpenters under
lbs provisions Will be paid 81 less day.
lt makes no provisions for bonus pay.
Employees viii be required in certain in
stances 20 pay transportation Of the
wOrKmen.
The award provides for a saturday
hSlf-hollday, tine and a half pay for
ordinary overtime and double pay for
Sundays and holidays. Men employed
on ght shifts will draw five per cent.
higher uay than those employed In the
daytime
Eight-hour shifts are urged on en-
ployers and employees wherever the sys-
tenn can be put into effect
In deciding that the limit shall be re-
moved from the amount Of piece work a
workman turns out the board has taken
a long step forward and has opened the
way for an increase in production esti-
mated at from . 10 30 per cent Az
the same time, In O. derlng that no piece
work shall be cut, the board has remov-
ell the cause for limiting outpns. nlrns
heretofore have limited the output Of
piece workers on the grounds that as
soon as q man began to d aw unusually
high pay the piece rate was reduced.
The piece work arrangement, it was
said. probably VIII be extended TO all
Yards in the country as fast as en-
ployers and employees can be induced TO
ierec TO its provisions.
The new wage rate ranges from si.j5
m hour minimum pay for manner and
machine forgers TO 40 cents for labor
ers. The average pay Is about 20 cents
an hour.
The increase vii become effective on
or before February %, onlcial an
nouncement received here today stated
The general concess'o ons made follow;
Eight hour day with Saturday bali
hol DAYS; time and a half for overtime'
work in excess Of 10 hours shall not be
permitted except in dry docks or to
protect life or property from imminent
danger, double time pay for work on
SUNDAYS, New Years Day, Wash ngton's
b brihday. Decoration Day July 4, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving and Chr stmas Night
shift men to get 8 per cent. more than
day shifts; abol shment of bonus system.
p zee work rates not TO be reducedi dry
dock work 10 rrnts an hour above nor
nal pay; ind vidGsl pay arrangements
now in effect not TO be altered no g.
Grim nation between union and non
union. the new wages to be retroactive
TO November 2 where yard workers agreed
TO submit grievances 70 labor adjust
went board.
The minimum hourly rates for the
trades involved will be as follows;
Hammer and machine forgers, Sl.35
Anglesmiths and blacksmiths heavy
fires 81 10.
Leading men erecting department 8anf
leaders. mold loft. .S5.
b Furnace m.n on shapes and plstel
p iship work., loftsmen, frst-clsss .S2 l-2
! Operators. locomotive cranes in COO
/ struction work, 50
Flange turner's. slab furnace men, pat
tern makers marine leaders, crane lead
ers. IS.
Anglesmiths and b,acksmiths, other
fres bolt makers marine erectors anC
machinists. first-class; filters, iirst-class
molders and core makers. cupola tenders
loftsmen, secoad.class and pipe filters
~ 10.
Levermen or cranemen, blacksmith.
shop drop forgers, bolermakers tank
testers hand clippers and caulkers, cop.
persm.ths. plumbers electricians, first.
class: ioiners. mach ne men, ioiners de-
partment operators, locomotive. can't.
lever, gantry and other cranes of over
three tons; rivet testers, hand rivetcrs
ship carpenters, hrst-class; house car
penters. wood caulkers layers out sheet
metal workers-.70.
Leaders. furnace department, CRANE
gang leaders 81 -
Acetylene burners and welders first
,lass; electric we.ders, pneumatic chip
pers and caulkers; electricians, second
class: filters second-class; machine men
lumber department engineers, locomotive
pneumatic r.vetors, ship carpenters, sec
ond -c,ass-.65.
Marine erectors and machinists. sec
ond-cl SIS; marine r.ggers, bending rol
iers, pressmen first class-.62 l-2.
Burners. second class, regulators, first
class; pa nters and polishers. crane mor
erector leaders, fasteners-.60.
Stage builders. mange rollers ~
Anglcsmths helpers heavy fires; heat
ors. b'acksmiths. hammer runners
heavy; blacksmth's helpers. heavy fires
liner forgers. drillers pianers hand
i leader cleaning department. wiremei
' fremen and helpers, furnace department
strikers furnace department; WOO
reomers, punchers, p,aners and scarier
E counter snkers, pressmen, second class
e otIsetter-.55.
n L.nermen--.54.
/ Regulators -class-.52 -.
q Marine erectors, third class; machil
y SITS. third-class-.52.
o Grinders, clippers. cranemen helper
3 drop forgers, helpers, holders-on. hotter
cementers. reamers, hand and machil
en- ppers. locomotive conductors re;
r. crane conductors, hosting and portah
J. dremen. erectors-.50.
n Sawvers-.47 l-2
Burners and welders' helpers, angl
smiths helpers other fires, blacksmith
helpers. other fires. bolt makers helper
I liner forgers helpers, boilershop helper
coppersmiths' helpers electrical depar
ment helpers, erectors' helpers, fifth
up department helpers foundry helper
hull engineering department helpers, m
chin sts helpers, riveters, helpers, shi
shed helpers. sheet metal workers hel
ers-.46.
Boilers and liners helpers. cementei
helpers joners helpers, lumber helpel
, / mold loft helpers, painters helpers, sh
carpenters helpers-.42 l-2.
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