New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
They Tell Book and Job En-
ployers They Will Put Of
fer Before Their Members
With Advice to Refuse 1t
'sBolsheviki'' Excluded
Locals Not in Good Stand
ing Debarrcd From Par
ticipation in Conference

Representatives Of local unions Of
the allied printing trades yesterday an
nounced their rejection of an arbitra
ton plan offered them by the employ
ing printers as a means of renewing
wage contracts expiring October /.
The action Of the officials, however,
is not final, since the detailed pro
posals OF the employers must be taken
up at union meetings to be. held within
a few days. The union representatives
made it plain that they would recon-
mend rejection of the plan in trans
mitting II 30 their organizations.
This action was taken after an ali
day conference between the labor com
mittee of the Association OF Employ
ing Printers and officers of the local
organizations that are in good stand
ing with their international bodies.
This excluded the representatives OF
The "Bolshevik" unions. whose charters
have been revoked by the American
Federation OF Labor.
Members Of Typographical Union
No. 6 will consider the offer OF the
employers at q meeting to be held to-
morrow in the organizations hall, at
Smith and Schcrmerhorn streets,
Brooklyn.
Employers Issue Statement
At the conclusion OF yesterdays
peeting William. Green. chairman Of
the employers committee, issued this
statement:
"Thc meeting to-day was 20 CON
sider the new contracts that replace
agreements which expire October |.
The first proposition advanced by the
employers was that, in light OF the
action taken by the four presidents of
the international printing trades
unions, they would refuse to negotiate
with any local union not now in good
standing with its international. As
result of this stand. representatives
of Pressmen's Union No. 81, Franklin
Union No. %, Paper Handlers Union
No. and Job Press Feeders Union
No. were requested TO withdraw from
the conferences
"In Withdrawing from the meeting
the seeding unions stated that they
left their case in the hands of Nj.
Leon Rouse. Of Typographical Union
No ..
negotiations then proceeded with
representatives Of the eight unions
which remained in the conference.
The Proposal Submitted
The following proposal was sub
mltted to all the unions remaining at
the conference:
An arbitration agreement or
agreements which expire at a dlifer-
cNt date from the scale contracts to
be made condition precedent to
The signing of any new contracts
Present shop rules and overtime rc-
Gulrencnts to be continued until
such times as they can be taken up
through Joint study and the ad-
visibility OF changes considered on
the basis ct the facts involved and
IN case of dispute the controversy
to be settled by conciliation and
arbitration.
''2. Each agreement or contract to
be approved by the international as
III the past.
"3. The introduction Of the forty
four-hour week to take place on
May 1, 1921.
Increase OF S6 Week
4. 4 $6 increase in all scales OH
basis Of forty light hour week with
provision IN contract for rcadiust-
mcnt each six months on cost of
living basis in accordance with the
following clause:
"Unless it can be shown by the
cost of living figures Of the United
States Department Of Labor Bureau