Evening journal., 1921-07-23
PHILADELPHIA
STRIKE OFF
Carpenters Accept 44-Hour
Week-Non-Unionists
Protected
90 CENT HOUR
NEW WAGE SCALE

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July a.
Nine thousand Philadelphia carpen-
ters. through their union officials.
yesterday ended their fight against
reduction in wages
The agreement signed by the union
men and the employers embodies all
the terms laid down by the employ
ers before the men went on strike
on May /.
The agreement. which ends the
strike as FAR as the carpenters are
concerned, was signed In the Office
OF Edward p. Fiannery. president
OF the Master Carpenters and Build
ers' Company. the employers organ
ization.
Mr.. Flannery said. after the sign
ing OF the agreement. that the action
OF the carpenters virtually ended the
building trades strike started here in
May when the employers announced
a reduction in pay for an their
workers. The employers said that
the reduction was necessary in or
der TO reduce the construction costs
on homes needed In Philadelphia n
rents were TO be reduced.
Several OF the smaller unions
said Mr.. Flannery. had agreed
within the last few weeks to return
20 work and had abandoned theii
strikes. We have learned that IN,
{ action OF the carpenters was a sig
nal for several other OF the trades I,
decide 10 abandon their strikes.
THE only two unions that remain
al n 70 nF hn hnIr Ia Trs
and the plasterers. But we have
large number OF union and nonunioi
men in both these crafts working
and we shall not be handicapped
We have enough men TO carry on
all our contracts.
"But the signing OF the agreemcn
by the carpenters means virtually al
end OF the building trades strike II
Philadelphia"
The agreement signed yesterda'
will be operative until December 81
1921. inclusive. In fixing that dat
the employers won a victory owe
the men. Heretofore an agreement
had been dated from May ] OF eacl
year. The employers insisted tina
the date be changed to January
They said that making agreement
on May ] brought labor disputes In
10 the opening Of the building seaso
and that such things should be set
tied in the winter months when wor
IS slack.
Mr. Flannery and Charles G. Wet
ter. secretary Of the employers as
sociation. affixed their signatures o
behalf Of the contractors.
Terms 10 which the union cal
nenters agree are;
To accept the ninety-cent hour
rate proposed by the employers. TIN
accepting a reduction from s112
'le an hour.
We Pay for overtime shall he AZ q
an rate OF time and a half FOR the fir
IT. four hours and double time for q
zee over four hours. with double tin
is' for Saturday afternoons, Sunda
10 and holidays.
p To agree TO the elimination OF 3
se sympathetic strikes for the bene
sh Of men in the other crafts Of II
building trade.
re To accept the forty-four-ho'
week. instead OF the forty-hour wee
"a asked
To have no restriction on ~
~ number OF apprentices regularly en-
at ployed by contractors.
That the annual agreements sha
10 operate from January / instead
from May I.
er That all fines imposed on indivii
ual members OF the union for a
tions during the strike, such as r
ell turning TO work before the stril
ended. shall he RENTED.
. That all non-union men shall
protected in their jobs.
Those" said MT Stone. aft
r reading OF the list. "are virtually Q
,I terms that the employers plac
before the men last February"