Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-04
STRIKE Of BAKERS
AVERTEDBY AWARD
FROM CONC|L|AT0R
Wage Increases Made With
Provision for Guarding
. Bread Purchasers.


strike was definitely prevented today
by the Department of Labor. when
Conciliator X. b. Mahany made an
award of increases to employees. with
a basic clause providing that moth
ing in the following purely industrial
award is to be urged as principal
reason for any rise in the price or
bread or bakestuffs to the public"
The new scale granted is: Ninety
cents per hour for journeymcn bakers
and s110 for night work; increases
to apprentices and helpers. with
10 per cent increase granted the lat
ter for night work.
The 71s-hour day was rejected. The
award was made retroactive from
midnight April 80.
The award was not made until after
two hours of discussion between ex-
ecutive committees of employing
bakers and of the union in a confer
ence in Mr.. Mahany's office.
Announcement Of Award.
In announcing the award Mr.. Ma
hany said:
an this matter 1 wish to be fair in
three particulars especially. The
public is the first consideration. since
this is a government department. The
employers and employees are the other
two. ] have striven to be just to the
employers. and to the employees. and
have endeavored to grant such an
award as would not be oppressive to
employers and acceptable to the en-
ployeS."
Regarding the matter of wages and
working conditions neither side pre-
sented objection. 1t was left entire
ly in the hands of the department.
A contention was based upon the
wording of the first clause. however.
Albert Schulteis. representing the
which many of the smaller bakeries
are included. declared that at least
some consideration must be given to
the increased expenses occasioned by
the increased wages. Representatives
Of the men announced that the senti-
ment of the organization was that IL
the price of bread was raised the en-
tire demands should be granted. with
no compromises. After statements
from employing bakers declaring
that some increase even now was
needed on account Of the rising cost
of ingredients. the matter was solved
by the insertion of an addendum to
the award, reading as follows:
..At the suggestion of Mr.. Weber.
with Mr. Schulteis putting the mo-
ticn. it was approved by unanimous
vote that Mr.. Nahany be requested to
act as mediator in any changed con-
ditions that may arise during the
life of this contract. 1t was so agreed
by Mr.. Mahany."
That settled it. The groups got up:
shook hands with each other. Small
talk ensued. And the strike which
threatened to make Washington
"breadless' was left behind on
side track.
Details Of Award.
The award reads as follows:
Nothing in the following purley
Industrial award is to be urged as a
principal reason for any rise in the
Price of bread or bakestuffs to the
public.
THE seven-and- one half hour day
is rejected ard the eight-hour day
continued. Article 27 of the agree
ment is also eliminated.
For day work the journeymen
bakers ask 81 per hour; the employ
ing bakers offer SO cents per hour.
The difference is devided and a rate
of 30 cents per hour is awarded.
The questions of payment by
checks. hours of payment and day OF
payment are referred to the joint
action of the employers and employees
in each shop. If satisfactory ar
rangements cannot be made. this
clause may be referred back to the
Depart ment of Labor for further ad-
justment.
w Ork on leSal nOHOdyS shall DC
paid for at the rate of time and a half.
On Labor day night work is to start
at 10 pm; on Christmas day, at l:
midnight.
THE wages Of apprentices shall
stand without change as scheduled in
article IS of the agreement. This is
for the purpose of encouraging them
and recruiting the craft.
The wages of helpers shall start at
$215 per day: at the end of three
months helpers shall receive $3.25
per day: at the end of six months.
S31J: at the end of nine months, $4.25,
and at the end of twelve months. $4.15.
For night work of helpers an increase
OF 30 per cent is asked. and an in
crease OF 10 per cent is allowed.
in all cases of differences between
the employing and the ourneymen
bakers. when such differences cannot
he adjusted by the parties them
selves. the dispute shall be referred
by mutual agreement TO mediation or
arbitration.
This award is to he retroactive,
beginning midnight April 80, 1920"
This award, according to the word
ing OF the first clause, prohibits en-
pioying bakers from asking an in
crease solely upon the ground of its
provisions.
Bakers claim that prices on all in
gradients have continually risen dur
ing the past six months. The market
Is a rise at present, It is declared
If any request for an increase comes.
IL is understood. this will form the
principal reason for it.