The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
MACHINISTS HAVE ELECTED 18 DELEGATES Meeting Last Night Chooses Men to Take Part in Con-
 vention Tomorrow. RULINGS MADE BY WAR LABOR BOARD Examiner Winter Gives Out Six Additional Interpre-
 tations of Award.

Eighteen delegates for the labor convention to be held in the High school Saturday afternoon were chosen last night in the same building by the Machinists' union. The meeting was presided over by Alpheus Winter, the Bridgeport examiner for the Ma tional War Labor Board, and although the business agent of the union was barred from becoming delegate the meeting was held without a single word of protest.
 Thos elected to sit at Saturdays meeting to elect delegates to the Board of Mediation and Consolidation under the Eidlitz award are as fol- lows:
 David Clydesdale. American and British; Harry Nelson, American and British; Edwin O'Connell, liberty Ordnance: H. J. silverslide. Liberty Ordnance; James Ross, R. A; Edwin Flynn, U. M. C.; Mrs. Linnea Edg- worth. U. M. G.: James Quigley, U. M C.: Frank Manchester. LoconJo- bile; James Jenkins, Singer; Arthur Umfried, American Graphophone Co.,; Richard Eckner, American Grapho- phone Co.,: Frank Grady. Bridgeport Brass Company; William Cahill, Elec- tric Compassion Company; Philip Des- eletts Conn. Electric Co.,; Jack Morse, Frank S. Trumbull Company; Joseph wyIands, Bradley Machine Works. With other delegates previously elected in various shops the compost tion of the convention will be:
 Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,, s1; l D 2oy1o oir1or & A T1T1Nnifinn Co 20; American & British Mfg. Co.,, 5;
 American Chain Co.,, 8; American
 Graphophone, : 2; American Tube & Stamping Co.,, 1; Ashcroft Mfg. Co.,, 2; Automatic Machine Co.,, 2; Bradley
 Machine Tool, l.; Bilton. 9; Bridge port Brass Co.,, 6; Union Street
 branch, 5; Bridgeport Chain Co.,, 9
 Bridgeport Coach Lace Co.,. 1;fBridge.
 port Hardware Mfg. Co.,, 1; Bridge.
 port Metal Goods Mfg. Co.,, 1; Bridge
 port Motor Co.,, 1 Bryant Electric Co.,, 8; Bullard Engineering Co.,, 4
 Bullard Machine Tool, 6; Connection
 Electric, 2; Electric Cable Co.,. l
 Electric Composition Co.,, 1; Feeney
 Tool Co.,, 1; Grant Mfg. & Machine
 Co.,, 2; Harvey Hubbell, 1; Holmes | EuWdEuSs U Loccn obile. 4; Max Ans Machine
 Co.,, 4 Remington Typewriter, 1; Sin
 ger T. J. s. TrumbulI Co.,, 1. At the conclusion of the meeting
 last night Alpheus Winter announced
 the adoption by the War Labor Boart
 of additional rulings which are as fol l lows:
 10-Employes hired subsequently, tt
 the date of the award, namely Angus
 18th, 1918, are not entitled to any in creases provided under said findings For example an employe hired Sep tember 1st at 50 cents per hour il not entitled to an increase in wage be
 cause of any right granted by saiC award.
 11-Employes hired upon the dat, of the award, namely August 26th are entitled to, the increases in wage tabulated in said award from sait August 26th.
 For example an employe hired ol August 26th at the rate of 45 cent
 per hour Is entitled to 51 cents pc i, hour from and including said Angus 26th.
 12-Employes hired by any com
 panies subsequently, to their dates o , submission to the board are entitled
 to the increases as provided in sal award. There are three groups o
 companies listed in the avard-thos f of May 1st, those of June 26th, an 7 those of July 1st.
 For example an employe hire 3 May 18th by company in the Ma
 1st group is at the rate of 40 cent . per hour is entitled to the retroac , tive payments based upon the rat I of 46 cents per hour from said dat f of employment.
 s 13-Employes whose rates of pa
 have been increased by any compa nies since their dates of submissio S to the board are entitled to the in : creases provided by the award base & upon the original rate paid at date c v submission and also upon any subse s ouent increase or increases in rat O per hour.
 For example if an employe wh : was receiving 40c per hour on Jul . 1st from a company in the July Is ? group received an increase in wag : to 45 cents per hour on July 15tf Y then under the award such employ r would receive retroactive pay on tn ! basis of 46 cents from July 1st t
 July 14th inclusive. and retrocativ | pay on the basis of 51 cents fror July 18th to August 26 inclusive. k 1&-Employes who worked fo s any company which is party t
 the award, during the retroactive per