Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-17
PAPER MILL WORKERS
AND EMPLOYERS AGREE
AS Result of Arbitration, Az
erage Wage Reduction of
Is Per Cent Is Effected.
ELEvEN PLANTS SIGN W
Trouble Started In April. Leading 4"
WnlkOut, Is Settled by Mutual
Agrrcmcnt-Intrrn ationui Cuuipnn!
Not In Transaction
IRv Associated rross.l

NEW YORK. Aug 1G.--WaEc re.
auctions ranging from 10 per cent
for skilled men to @5 per cent 70,
common labor today were agreed
upon by the board of arbitration con
siGerinC the wage dispute between
union paper mill workers and eleven
newsprint manufacturing comnanics
The award. which fixed 40 cents an
hour rate Tor outside common labor
affects about l2.0o0 workers, and VIII
become effective August 10. The In
ternational PAPER Company was not
4 party TO the Agreement
The agreement provides for a re-
turn TO the 1919 schedule OF practi-
cally all classified positions above
common labor ana paid below 60
: cents an hour and a 10 per cent re-
ductIon on all positions receiving 60
cents an hour or over. The average
reduction over the whole list is given
al Is per cent.
y slightly lower rate. 1t was stated.
was fixed for bag factories, craft and
speciality paper mills.
Agreement Hams I-n.n May.
The agreement Will continue III cf-
feet until May J. I922. hut Is subject
to rcopcninE by either party after
December /. The same wage scale was
fixed for both Canadian and American
manufacturers. The following were
parties to .hc agreement:
Labor orEnviza tions: international
brotherhood ~ Pancr Makers: United
BROTHERHOOD Of Tulr. Sulphitc and
Paper Mills Workers: United Broth
crhood Of Carpenters and Joincrs OF
America: International brotherhood
Of Electrical Workers: International
Association Of Machinists: Internal
tional brotherhood Of Stationery
Firemar and Oilers
Companies: Ahih,ibi Pulp and Pa
per Company; Spanish River Pulp and
Paper Comrany: Union Bag and Paper
Corporation: St Maurice Paper Com
pany. Ltd: Minnesota and Ontario
Power and Paper Company: +. r.
Frances Paper Company: Hanna Pa
per Corporation; Cliff Paper Company;
Underwater Paper Mills Company: 81.
Regis Paper Company: rcttcbonc-
Cataract Paper Company.
Trouble az I.ong Standing.
The trouble between tho paper
etcrs aud the manufacturers began
last april when tho organized work
crs hy ~, overwhelming referendum
vote. rejected proposals for new
.s--- mont DroVilin:; a 30 per cent
wage reduction, II ninc-hour day in
.
~ overtime.
FailirC TO obtain any notifications
ur the proposals in conferences with
tho manufacturers, the unions called
strikes in rarcr mills. effective May
4, ], and by May - .irtually all paper
production in the Cnit"d states and
canada were reported at - StnYdStill.
The shutdown was of short duration,
~ som" Of the mill- signed with tho
rNiou and others began To operate
with nonunlon workers.
Agreed ~ Arbitration.
During July the unions and the
eleven companies that participated in
tudIy'S award agreed 10 arbitration,
~ Gui the men returned 10 work Three
representatives ~ the unions and
three manufacturers representatives,
with Judge Frank Irvine OF Ithaca, n
neutral member ana chairman. con.
"titurci the arbitration board.
Although all plants of the Inter-
national paper Company we're ron.
dcrcd id!c ny the walkout. tho com
Il aanv declined u recognize or deal
wiki the unions, but invited all it's
employees 20 return TO work and
promised not to scriminatc against
-.:Eicn members Nonunion workers
a!so were used and number ~
plants are reported to be In opera
tinn.