The Washington times., 1921-09-26
UNIONS To
INSIST ON
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Delegates Of ia, 900 Employees
Here to Press Demands for
Higher Pay Scale.
Fight Of the Navy Yard en-
ployes against wage reduction put
in operation September 16, reduc-
ing the wage Of 1920 employees in
the District by $5,000,000 per
year, will be taken to Congress,
delegates of the international As
! sociation Of Machinists, at the
opening Of their .six-day conven-
ton, announced today.
u. 8. Against Hearing,
With the assertion by Secretary of
Navy DENLY. supported by President
Harding, that the Administration
would not reopen the matter Of wages
for navy yard employees, the officers
OF the various employees associations
are marshaling their forces for what
promises to be the bitterest wage
wrangie between the Government and
its employees. ', -#.,a
Two Iabbr conferences were begun
this morning, in a final attempt to
have the Administration officials re-
open the issue before submitting the
question to Congress. The Interna-
fional Association of Machinists Of
District No. A, representing local and
adjoining yards, began its session to-
navy ward emnIoves thro,,rhout the
nation. -
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tire mstter hefora conrres. N p.
Allies .s stated IN opening the i meeting;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. svsrv chance 70 ads
i,,dicata tha mattas hefore tak,ng
~ rse,., o,,t - .h.,r haras1 hs
1900 exnrsss,ns az oninio,, that
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: in force Tha waSe redsction which
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s ei ts september ss Der, =" We
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Unoer the present reoucuon, from
viewpoint OF money purchasing
power, our wages are lower To-Day
than they Were In Isoo. wnen une
wage PAID py the department at tnat
time was e9uivaIent 70 W pc -rcshe
more than the wage unoer the reduc-
lion. which VIII AFFECT lt,0oV navy
yard machinasts' PRESIDENT Atlas
stated. ......
the Delegates TO the convention
also announce that IN addition to
the Question OF wage reduction. they
WIN seek q change In methods OF
determining wages for the navy de-
partment: Under the present
methods. Atlas said, the. Govern
ment Ionows tne methods of employ
ers instead OF
Setung It's own STANDARD OF wages
ana lettns employers follow the GOV.
ernmenIs metnoo. we wan. wage
Doero Mnicn VII nave autnority 10 act
anu wnose uecisions VIII not pe over
ruieo az ene PRESSURE Vi Pohucai ao-
o
neuuSuon % Wses IN tne navy
y. ,aS ~ n y. lne cai !,
t,tsns oSasea " ..I, r 81, s,Ca Icy,
.nns 1880 $3.50 inc .n,ns 70
,rsSss hut tha rs d Gy t ieauS eng
warS aronioyas nav ;s ,.,ithn,,t 80 o,;
ySnt pay - wiouI ,eason'
~ ,a.,.t :, 70 ,,sI,s n,s We peheVe' m
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S ps ,,,,s, oes st,n, us tnreeosy CON
. 80 VII S,, ols IN an eiIort 70
nae noo iom Sc. as'oe. approx,
10y super'tsoIs are aiIected
~ Me uSh' rresiuent X. -.
Ac % noa u..s a., Cnoer tne oio scale
Iner 49, was siV.se = gay; WINE the
new 80 10 approAiina'eiy 20 per
cent Iess. .,-,,
Inc SUPERVISORS VIII ask that the
matter Oh Wases De reopened and that
there De some equshzauon OF work
now Delns zone py OUTSIDE navy
ya .sTs. s snn.,,tsnr. rru A..
for yss, sums s, on