El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25
City Council
Votes Against
"GTOSed Shop "

Mayor Charles Davis and members
Of the city council told a committee
from the engineers union Wednesday.
that regarding city employees they
did not favor FL Paso being made a
closed shop proposition" and re-
fusedSto agree TO employ only union
men
The COMMITTEES from the union pre-
scented is agreements which the city
was asked TO pass Only two OF the IS
were discussed, and one OF them was
favored
The mayor appointed city council
men r. C. Semple and ". T. Griffith
10 find out what effect each Of the
proposed agreements would have on
the engineers employed by the city
and 10 report TO the council later.
The reading OF rule No. 5. which
met instant defeat. follows; NO
nOu-union engineer to be employed
by the city Of FL Paso for a period
OF more than 10 days"
4 am opposed TO any such agree
ment- said mayor Davis The city
council represents the city. which is
composed OF both union and non
only. / am not in favor OF refusing 10
give man Job because he hasn't
a union card"
One Of the committee said the
10 days who wasn't n member OF
the union and this would give
the union time TO sign him mp
Eyes. and II he 1idn't join the
union said mayor Davis. eunder
your agreement the city would
be forced TO discharge him.
Each Of the cOuncilmen agreed
on this point. Then rule No. 8
WAS struck off.
The other rule. or agreement. con-
sidered. provides that each engineer
in the city's employ be given 80
days vacation. with pay"
II was pointed out that every city
employe was allowed a two weeks
vacation on pay
A member OF the committee from
the union then pointed out that the
city employees, all except the engi-
neers. get Saturday afternoons and
Sundays off. and the engineers work
on these days
Yes" said the mayor, ~but the
engineers work only As hours week
anyway, the same as any city en-
Another one OF the proposed agree
ments provides that all grievances
shall be arbitrated by arbitration
boards composed of two members Of
the city council, two members Of En-
giueers' local No. $50. and that these
four 20 select a disinterested third
party and the majority vote Of the
board on the issue to settle all cases
The proposed agreements the com
mittee from the engineers union
asked the city council TO pass upon.
follow
'.Duly authorized representatives of
local $50 TO be allowed 10 visit en-
gineer at place OF employment. when
said visit viii in no way interfere
with engineers duty.
mo discrimination TO be made
against any member Of local $50. Sc
lected by local to sit on grievance
In case Of sickness. full pay viii
be allowed
Wage scale TO take effect April 1.
1920, and remain in effect until re-
vised OF amended
Chief engineers to receive a mimi
mum OF one dollar per hour.
~Au shift engineers 70 receive s.
cents per hour, hours or less TO
constitute a days work.
-Al shift engineers to receive the
same rate Of pay existing at that
plant
"On continuous monthly operation.
IS hours TO constitute a weeks work
time and a half for Sundays and holi-
zone dollar per hour for all port
able or movable operating plants
Eight hours or less TO constitute a
days work. "A hours constitutes
weeks work. time and half for