The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-27
BIG MAJORITY
ON QUARRY BILL
Secretary -Treasur \ Suit
or of the Union ceives
Return & II
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RAISE IN W yEs IS
BACIS o MAY 10
Mr.. Suitor Notified Gran
ite Industries Commit
tee of the Result

VI sHc suPPichShldiy dSieelueHGs u
the Montpelier agreement" so-caled,
ended at 10 to-day, and from nearly
complete returns received at the Office
of Secretary Treasurer Fred w. Suitor
at headquarters in Barre this noon it
was evident that the new wage scale
was accepted by a vote of about five to
one. The few branches yet to report
are small in membership and could not
materially change the majority in fa-
vor of the agreement.
After tabulating the returns. Secre-
tary Treasurer Suitor sent telegram
to-day to C. Harry Rogers, chairman of
the National Committee of the Granite
Industries, at Rockport, Mass, appris-
ing him of the result of the ballot by
the quarrymen. The agreement on the
schedule of wages was made at a con-
ference held in Montpelier, beginning
on the tenth of this month: and the
scale stipulates that the advance in
wages will go into effect from that
date. The total increases vary iE
amount from Ia to 81 cents an hour,
according to the kind of employment;
and the increases are arranged on
sliding scale, the first raise going into
effect May 10. the second on July II,
this year, and the third on Sept. |, this
year. The Montpelier agreement to
which this wage scale is supplement
-,
In response to Mr.. Suitor's telegram,
the following message was received.
Majority of the members of odr or
ganization have also accepted agree
ment. am notifying them to-day.
New rates in operation since May
10th. tSigned1 James J. Tobin. acting
secretary, the National Committee OF
the Granite Industries
After September | the members of
the union will be receiving compen-
sation ranging from 56 cents an hour
to so cents an hour. The Barre hill"
branch is the largest coming under The
agreement.
The text of the supplementary agree.
ment IL az follows:
In accordance with paragraph. three
of the Montpelier agreement, dated
September 18th, 1919, the joint meet
ing of the committees of the national
committee of the granite industries
and the Quarry Workers Information
al Union of North America, recon.
mends to the employers and the va
rious branches of the Quarry Workers
International Union of North America,
that. because of conditions arising
which were unforeseen at the time of
the original agreement dated at Mont
pelier, the 10th day of September, 1919
That the following items be amended
to read;
Item b. increase of &c per hour May
10, SC per hour July l., &c per hour
September !
Item c, increase of &c per hour May
10. &c per hour July II, Sc per hour
September
item d, increase Of &c per hour May
10, Sc per hour July l., &c per hour
September /
item f, increase Of &c per hour May
10, SC per hour July II, &c per hour
September /;
item +, increase of &c per hour May
10. &c per hour July II, &c per hour
September !;
Item G. increase of &c per hour May
10, sc per hour July IL, l0c per hour
/:
item H list para increase of SC per
hour May 10, SC per hour July II, Sc
per hour September l;
Item Fl ed para, increase of &c per
hour May 10. sc per hour July l2, &c
per hour September j;
Item /, increase of &c per hour May
10, Sc per hour July Il, sac per hour
L:
Making the minimum on September
lst. 1920:
Item b, sixty-nine cents per hour;
Item c, seventy five cents per hour;
Item d. fifty-six cents her hour;
Item +, sixty-ninc cents per honr.
Item r, seventy-siN cents per hour,
Item q. seyenty-fiye cents per hour.
Item H. lst paragraph, seVenty-hVe
cents per hour:
Item II, I'd paragraph, eighty cents
per hour:
Item l. seventy seven cents ped hour.
In localities where the minimum rate
IF wages for blacksmiths as established
bv the wages they we're receiving
January ISL. tt-ts y NtEutA ANah eFtaf-
fed by item VI. the same percentage q
Increase shall apply.
That the above increases shall con
.inue until April lst, 1922. These IN
,reases shall also apply te all employees
receiving more than the minimum
wage
In Long Cove and Ninal Haven. Ne.
m account Of present peculiar condi-
ions there. the Local employers and
branches NAV negotiate Local supple
neutary agreements. subject TO the ap-
,rovaI Of the aforesaid committees.
Approved for the Quarry Workers
Union % North America,
FRED W. SUTTOR,
Chairman II the Conference
Approved Tor the National Commit
- III the Granite Industries.
q. HARRY ROGERS,
Chairman Il the National Committee.
A true copy of the original.
I0pN IA CONON & JAMES J. ToBTN,
Sec7etzries q TIRE csmmittee.
Eneisesrs' AEresnent Also in EEect-
The engineers agreement has also
,esn accepted bv both Engineers and
marry owner The neW scale u re-
roari5vs 20 NAY 10 inclusive ard ths
-en sin raf - increase for ths past
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