The Washington times., 1919-08-05
WAGE BOARD
ISPLANNEDBY
D. c. WORKERS
Proposed Body Seeks to Settle
Labor ouestions-To Put
Move Up to Commissioners.

wage board upon which the en-
ployes OF the District government,
the Commissioners and the general
public will be represented has been
proposed as a means Of settling All
wage questions and conditions OF
labor for local government employees.
The board was proposed last night
in a resolution adopted by the CEN
trail Labor Union in Musicians Hall,
Tenth and E streets northwest Il
VIII be set before the District Com
nlssioners within q short time fer
their consideration and action Upon
the recommendations OF this board.
II created, the Commissioners will ad-
wise Congress OF a minimum stand
ard OF pay for District employees ana
revise conditions OF labor whi1h IS
not meet with the boards approval
When asked today for an opinion
concerning the probable action 81 the
District Commissioners in recoEniz-
ing and aiding in the fornatl5n 81
such a body. Engineer Commissioner
kutz stated he had no comment 10
make at the present time. The reso-
lutions have not yet reache6 the
Commissioners.
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolution adopted last Al sht
follows:
Whereas. The pay OF non-statutorg
employees Of the District Of coIufabIa
under present procedure il nxea 81
the administrative officials Of TIE
District government, the emp Dyes
having no voice in the determinatioh
OF such rates OF pay; and.
Whereas, The executive council 81
the American Federation OF Labar
in its reconstruction program de-
mands the application OF the prfnci-
pie OF collective bargaining to public
employees, equally with workers b
private industry; and.
Whereas, Employees Of the District
government are organized il loca,
unions under various national ana n
ternational organization affiliated
with the American Federation Of La
Dor, and through such organizations
are entitled to recognition for the
purpose Of collective Bargaining as
to their wages and working eondi-
tions; there be it
Gail Fer Wage Board.
Resolved, That the Central Labor
Union Of Washington, comprising
delegates from all groups OF workers
employed by the District, hereby
calls upon the District Commission
ers to establish a wage board upon
which the employees, the administers
tive officials, and the general pub
lie shall have equal representation,
such board to consider all questions
Of the wages and working conditions
OF all employees and to make recon-
mendations therefor to the Commits
Sioners and to Congress.
Resolved further, That the Com
missionsrs be asked to provide for
the selection OF members OF this
board in the following manner:
One or more representatives OF the
Commissioners to be designated BY
the Commissioners: one or more rep
resentatives of the employees to be
chosen by a joint conference Of dele
gates from interested organizations.
said conference to be called by the
Central Labor Union; one or more
representatives of the general public,
to be agreed upon by the other mem
bers of the board.
Resolved further, That the presi-
dent of the Central Labor Union ap-
resentatives of the Central Labor
Union and each of the affiliated To-
Gals having members employed by
the District of Columbia, this com
mittee to wait upon the Commits
sioners Immediately. lay before them
this resolution, and urge favorable
action thereon.
The resolution will be placed before
a meeting OF the Building Trades
Council tonight at its meeting in the
council hall. at Twelfth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. One or
more delegates from this body may
be chosen to represent the trades
union on the proposed board.
Police Delegates Present.
! Delegates from the new policemen's
union, just organized in Washington.
were seated at the meeting of the
Central Labor Union last night. and
their fight for a minimum wage Of IS
a day was unanimously indorsed by
the organization. The legislative
committee of the union was instructed
10 take measures to aid in securing
an increase in the salaries of the city
fremen.
The committee appointed to confer
with the District Commissioners upon.
the formation OF wage board, with
the organizations represented. is COM
posed OF the following members:
Thomas w. clifton. chairman. paint
ers: J. W. Cooper. sheet metal work
ers: Thomas Jones, stationary en-
gineers: n. A. James. stationary fire.
men and oilers; ]. W. -avener, car
penters: Charles Frazier, machinistS;
George Howe. Federal Employer
Union, No. 50 District employees: J.
w. Reynolds. elevator construction
workers; John Broome, plumbers. and