South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-28
GOVERNMENT MAN
SETTLES STRIKE
Succeeds in Bringing About
Arbitration Among Mill
Workers.

Striking mill workers have re-
stunned their occupations and sym
psthizing carpenters have returned
20 work following an agreement
reached By the mill owners and
members OF the carpenters union.
local No. z, Z25, through the efforts
81 Fred T. FeiCk. r.. s. commission
or OF labor. and ". Il. Miller OF
indianapolis general organizer Of
the United Brotherhood OF Carpen-
ters
The agreement which settled the
existing Sifhculties was signed in the
presence Of the government agent
and the union officers IN the oliver
hotel Tuesday morning after "a con-
ference which began early Monday
afternoon and continued well into
the night. terminating only after as
stIrauces were given that the written
proposal OF the government would
be accepted.
Eighty Cents an Hour.
The mill owners agree 10 pay a
minimum wage OF so cents an hour
and time and a half shall be paid
for Saturday afternoon. Sunday and
holiday work Nine hours shall CON
sctute a days work. according 20 the
signed agreement and all work over
nine hours shall be paid for at the
time and half rate. However "a clause
IS inserted in the agreement which
g!ccs the employees "the right TO
work eight hours or less than nine
hours IL they see fit"
A harmonious and amiCable rela-
tioLshiI existed throughout the con-
teIeEces," said Mr. Feick Tuesday
noon IN an official statement" and
our efforts TO secure au adjustment
a. ffr1
on when the two factions saw the
sqUareness and fairmindedness OF
the government proposal. Meanwhile
every effort will be made by the
government to settle other difficult
ties existing I'm South Bend and our
one aim Is 20 restore harmonious
relationship between the employer
aid the EN- plOye."
Copy OF Agreement
Following f. an exact copy OF the
agreemea which settled tho strike:
We the undersigned. herewith
agree with Fred l. FeiCk L. s. COM
mission of labor. TO the following
wage scale and working conditions
8. the mill Industry OF south Bend,
I'D
Wage scale.
Eighty cents an hour shall be
the minimum rate Of pay.
Time and one-half shall be
paid for all time worked over nine
hours.
thine for Saturday afternoon.
Sunday and all holidays shall be
paid for at rate of time and one-half.
Working Conditions.
I've agree 10 meet a commit
tee Of our own employees 20 adjust
complaints
We reserve the right to work
eight hours. or less than nine hours
IL we see At.
3-If business is slack we agree
20 reduce the hours and let all men
work rather than lay off a Few men.
Saturday afternoon shall be
considered a holiday.
No work shall be done on
Labor day EXCEPT to save life. limb
and property.
6-TheTe shall be no discrimina-
tiou against workmen by either
party to this agreement
THE agreement shall apply TO
mill men only and shall be in force
and effect until April 1. 1921"
Counter Proposals Made.
Ina an interview with a News
Times representative. Mr.. Miller re-
iterated the government commits
sioner's statement and added that
he was highly elated over the sue
cessful termination of the walkout.
which began to take on serious as
poets.
with this phase OF the labor prob
lens I'm South Bend cleared up. Mr..
Feick said that his next move would
be 10 bring the building contractors
and the members of the common
labOrerS union into line. Confer
enCes are carded for Tuesday after
noon and night pending the receipt
Of counter proposal to be present
Ell TO the government mediator by
the contractors. The proposals ten
dered the union and the contractors
by Mr.. FeicS last week have not
been acted upon and the mediator
is awaiting the action of the con-