Evening star., 1919-05-12
PAPER PLANTS ARE
TIED UP BY STRIKE
War Labor Board Demands
Union Abide by Award
During War.

strike began yesterday morning
in many of the plants of the Inter
national Paper Company over a dis
agreement concerning increased wage
demand. The War Labor Board pre-
pared a telegram today to the officers
of the International Association OF
Mill. Pulp and Sulphite Workers, de-
manding that the union abide by the
boards award, which is effective until
the end of the war. This action re-
suited from a strike of employees of
the International Paper Company at
Glenn Falls, n. Y, who demanded in
crea Sed wages.
The union has claimed that the war
ended November IL and has announc-
ed that the workers were free to seek
increased wages and improved work
ing conditions. The War Labor Board
takes the position that the war IL
not over until the treaty of peace is
ratified and that the action of the
union practically repudiates their agree
ment. The award was made by the
board in conjunction with the Federal
Trade Commission, which investigated
production costs and established price
for print paper and similar products on
the basis of the wages and costs.
Most of 36 Plants Affected.
GLENS FALLS, n. Y. May le.-
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in the strike situation which has tied
up nearly all of the thirty-six plants
of the Intentional Paper Company
throughout the country, involving ap-
proximately 5000 unionized workers.
according to reports received here. In
all the plants from which word has
been received the unions have per
mitted firemen to remain on duty TO
care for the fires and boilers.
Several meetings and conferences
were TO be held today, but local
leaders awaited word from the New
York offices of the International com
pany before taking additional action.
5000 Go Out on Strike.
Refusing an offer of approximately
10 per cent increase in wages In n
new working agreement, 5000 mem
bers of the International Brother
hood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper
Mill Workers struck between mid
night and $50 o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
Members of the mechanics organ
izations also went out. The com
pany agreed to grant the demand OF
the International Brotherhood of
Paper Makers for an increase of
Is per cent. The pulp, sulphite
and paper mill workers sought in
creases of S cents an hour for tour
workers, 9 cents an hour for inside
day workers and 10 cents an hour
for outside day workers. with an
eight-hour day for the entire plant
Increases offered by Company.
The company offered increases of
4 cents an hour for men earning 40
to so cents under the old scale:
cents for those earning SO to so cents.
and 6 cents for those earning 60 to
70 cents, and an eight-hour day for
all workers. The mechanical trades
were offered 55 cents an hour as
minimum wage. Their demand was
for so cents.
One of the principal grievances of
the strikers is that the paper makers
have been granted the full increase
demanded, while an effort is being
made to reduce the demands of the
other unions.
At Palmer Falls and other places
the paper makers have voted to con-
tinue work until the present pulp
supply is exhausted, but to refuse to
work if any attempt is made by the
company to fill the places of the
strikers.