The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-01
PAINTERS FRAME
TWO PROPOSITIONS
Minority and Majority
Reports on SO Wage
Scale to Be Offered

VIII the painters return to work Mt
their old wage scale OF IS n day?
This is the question 10 he Hwe
ed ut a meeting Of the painters TO
i've held In Labor Temple tomorrow
ninht. IL the painters decide TO stnnd
With the majority deciBlon OF tho
Building Trades Council the answer
Will be Yes"
whether they will stand with the
building Trades Council. however.
wni not be the only Question that
the painters are 20 determine. II
was reported In painters circles to-
duy that W reports which are To
DC presented To the Building Trades
Council At their meeting next Tues
dfy night by the executive board OF
the council will he brought up for
debste on the floor when the brush
artists congregute. tH
Two Propositions
One report which Is TO be presented
TO the Building Trades Council-the
majority reports that the painters
go to WORK at 50 n day. the demand
they have not beer granted by the
contractors, I'M h a II the price Of
commodities is not reduced by jan
uary 4. 1891. the painters are to be
given an Increase along with all other
crafts, In proportion to the raise IN
the cost OF living
The minority report ana the only
one which Il In believed members OF
the Albuquerque Contraotors' ~associa-
ton win be likely To accept provides
hat the painters go back to work at
50 n day Until January I. 1921. II
tho cost OF living Is not reduced by
TINT time all building crafts are to
he given an increase, according TO the
report.
Tho minority report which It Is
believed will bring n volume OF dis
ANnU.InNa FAn 10 WAnalAa tho aANNnntl
II opposed by many Of the painters.
However the decision OF the council
In accepting either OF the reports
Will depend largely upon the stand
tho painters take on the reports OF
thel meeting tomorrow night. In
view OF the fact that the council
hits taken "A stard agninst tho paint
ers II n llkely thai the majority re-
port which II to be presented to the
council by the executive board Will
he killed. Painters opposed TO the
minority report Of the executive
board contend that their present wage
scale IL not IS but 50 n day.
Meeting Hast Night
Should the minority report be ac-
cepted by the painters and Building
Trades Council the question OF set
Element then would rest with the
contractors who would have n right
either to accept or reject the Dropos-
ais.
The minority and majority reports
were framed at n meeting Of the eX-
ecutive board OF the council last
night. The executive board was ap-
pointed at the last meeting OF the
council to see " sonc plan OF agree
ment could not be devised to bring
an agreement between the contrac-
tors and cmftsmen especially paint
= and thus wipe out the obstacles
low hindering Albuqueraue's building
program.
II II likely hat tho reports will
be presented TO tho h~ricklayers also
before the meeting OF the Building
Trades Council a the latter a.
men will on Monday night. As
the carpenters are to hold their an
pnal entertainment tonight at the
l.. .. o. =. hail Il Is likely that no
business will he taken UP.
The minority report Is similar In
structure 10 the suggestion mad n
few days W. both to contractors and
craftsmen by The Evening Herald as
n possible means 10 bring peace and
harmony In the city.