The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-20
new QUARRY
AGREEMENT.
Was Signed Last Night by
Conferees After Long
Discussion n
VARIOUS BRANCHES
TO VOTE ON BILL
Jumpers, Boxers and Der
rickmen Are In
volved


various employing concerns and the
Quarry Workers international associa
tion following several days conferences
at Montpelier The agreement will 60 to
the various branches of the quarry work
ers' association for ratification. 1t grants
graded wage increase Of two cents an
hour on Nov. |, 1919, further increase Of
three cents an hour on Jan. l, 1920 and
a further increase of four cents an hour
on April q, 1921. This agreement af
fects not only the Barre quarry district
but also the manufacturing end of the
industry inasmuch as the Jumpers, box
ers and derrickmen's branches are mem
bers Of the quarry workers association.
The agreement as signed last night
after arduous labor on the part Of the
conferees is as follows:
For the purpose of stabilizing condi-
tions in the granite industry and to gain
uniformity in wages and agreements
and on invitation Of the Quarry Workers
International Association of North
America, the national committee of the
International Monumental Granite Pro
ducers' association, Inc, the National
Building Granite Quarries Association of
the Z. s., Inc, and the Granite Paving
Block Manufacturers Association of the
U. S.. Inc, met the special committee of
said Quarry Workers international as
sociation on Sept. II to 10, 1919, and
agreed as follows:
81, That this agreement shall apply
TO and is binding upon the members Of
the aforesaid international Monumental
! Granite Producers association, Inc. the
National Building Granite Quarries As
sociation of the United States, Inc and
the Granite Paving Block Manufacturers
Association of the United States, Inc,
who have wage agreements with branches
Of said Quarry Workers international
association.
Y. That this agreement shall be sub
mitted to the branches OF the Quarry
Workers international Association Of
North America for their approval
"3. That for the purpose of obtaining
stable and uniform conditions in the
granite industry, there shall be meetings
from time to time between committees
Of the parties hereto for frank discus
sion Of all matters pertaining to the
welfare Of the industry
"These committees shall recommendIo
their branches and members such changes
in existing agreements or conditions as
they may actually agree upon and which
they find are called for because of con-
ditions arising which were unforeseen at
the time Of entering into the original
agreement
4. That every possible means shall be
used to substitute spirit of co.opera
| tion for that of contention and distrust,
so that the industry may progress and
| prosper to the mutual advantage of all.
"5. That agreements shall be clearly
worded and doubtful words defined, so
that misunderstanding may be avoided.
"6 That the parties hereto recognize
the desirability Of a uniformity and sta
bility Of labor agreements in the differ
ent granite centers or places, especially
as to the minimum wage hours Of work
and the duration of such agreements.
so to this end they have agreed That
in those centers or places where the mem.
bers Of the aforesaid employers associa
tions have agreements with branches of
| the Quarry Workers International Asso-
citation of North America the minimum
wage for an eight-hou day shall be as
! follows:
"(a That all employees, who are mem
bers of said Quarry Workers Interna-
! tional association, shall receive an in
! crease of wages of two q cents an hour
/ on Nov. /, 1915 a further increase of
three (3) cents an hour on Jan. y 1920,
/ nt,I n hnVs as q 4 fs
an hour on April l, 1921, until and end
| ing April |, 1929. These increases shall
also apply to all employees receiving more
than the minimum wage.
| "tb) That the minimum wage for
quarrymen, pneumatic drill runners, tri-
pod drill runners, jack hammer runners,
| derrickmen Except head derrickmenl
blacksmith's helpers and teamsters shall
on Jan. !, 1920, be fftytwo (52) cents
an hour and on April J., 1921 fftysix
| (56) cents an hour.
+ "(c That the minimum wage for head
derrickmen, channel bar drill runners,
powder men, ewisers, carpenters EN-
ployed about quarries and riggers who
60 aloft shall on Jan l. 1920, be fifty six
| (56) cents an hour, and on April l., 1921
\ SlAlY lOUl Genus All HOuu.
"(dl That the minimum wage for la
borers, steam drill helpers and grinders
shall on Jan !, 1920, be forty.two az
cents an hour and on April /, 1921, forty
six t46 cents an hour.
| "(e) That the minimum wage for en-
| gineers on grout cars and tiremen having
charge Of one boiler shall on Jan l, 1920,
! be fifty two t52l cents an hour and on
! April |, 1921, ffty-six (56) cents an hour.
"tf) That the minimum wage for en-
gineers operating boiler and compressor,
or boiler and hoist, or two boilers or two
compressors or dago operator shall on
Jan /, 1920, be ffty-siX t56) cents an
hour and on April /, 1921, sixty (60)
cents an hour.
"tg) That the minimum wage for
hosting engineers operating one derrick
shall on Jan |, 1920, be ffty-four t54)
cents an hour and on April ], 1921, fifty
eight (5S) cents an hour.
"th) That because Of the variances in
existing agreements, in respect to the
classification and wages Of blacksmths,
and to obtain as much of a degree OF
uniformity as appeared compatible with
such variances, it is agreed:
THAT the minimum wage for black
! smiths shall on Jan |, 1920, be fifty
| 1861 cents an hour where the aforesaid
increases of two L2) and three t3l cents
| do not bring the minimum beyond fifty
six (56 cents; and that in cases where
said two ~ and three CD cents in
creases make minimum on Jan. |, 1920,
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