Evening journal., 1921-12-21
women WORKERS.
AGAINST Waste
Keep Up Wage Scale by
Keeping Down Cost of
Manufacture
IN TOUCH WITH
PLANT OWNERS

There is a large industrial plant |
in the Wilmington district which
operates I'm agreement with its wo-
man employees, all of whom are
members OF women's Federal
Union No. 146ss. American Fedora
ton OF Labor This organization
held It's monthly meeting Monday
night az the Labor Lyceum Han,
Fifth and DUPONT street and heard
the report OF it's executive commit
tee which a few days ago had con-
ferred with the management OF the
Industrial concern for the purpose Of
discussing modification OF wage
rates specified in the agreement be-
tween the concern and the woman
workers organization.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Bargelska Is presi-
dent Of Woman's Federal Union,
and at Monday evenings meeting
she spoke OF the recent meeting with
the concerns management, whore
all the women are employees, and
told the result Of the conference.
1--WE are pledged to aid the firm
| in every way to eliminate the waste
I in production reported Mrs. Bar
gelska. Through the elimination OF
the waste in production, IL is the be-
lief OF your officers and the manage
ment OF the firm that II will be en-
tirely possible to preserve the pres
ent scale Of wages"
Mrs. Bargelska then explained
that the committee and the manage
ment OF the firm had arranged for a
committee Of nine workers 20 be
elected to represent the workers in
the nine different departments of the
Industrial plant. who will meet semi
monthly with a number Of represen-
tatives selected by the management.
for the purpose Of discussing the
urobiems OF production, obtaining
the viewpoint Of the workers. the su-
pervisory force and the sales repre-
sentatives. A secretary is TO attend
the meetings of this representative
group and recommendations will be
made in writing to the management,
in a constructive effort TO save on
production costs. eliminate waste
and make the payment OF a remun-
erative wage possible.
ONit tdtn IAonANf difNTulUE 10 Aht
b report made to the meeting. by tho
executive committee. there will be q
meeting between the president OF
0 the industrial plant and his assist
ant together with the president o
: the union and her executive com
= mittee at which meeting genera
E wage and working conditions will b
. discussed n order that there will b
ways be Industrial harmony in IN
relations between employer and EN-
u ployed. No experts have been en-
2 gagged to work out the plan effective
G ly, the feeling being that the work
u ing women themselves, with the ad
3 vice Of the thinking members q
the labor movement. can success:
h fully carry out the whole plan.
9. To start the constructive Pre-
y gram toward Industrial harmon,
u the Women's Federal Union las
& evening adopted 81 blank form
y which will be used in properly pre-
senting such grievances TO the mar
e agement, In order that every worke
n will secure a square deal and at tn
Is same time the little wrinkles" ca
.E be "ironed out" 10 the satisfactio
le of all concerned. Any woman worke
l. in the industrial plant who feels this
e she has a grievance will be asked {
, state il in writing on the blank SUI
- piled for the purpose. The execl
NJ tive committee OF tho union wi
then give consideration 10 the grie'