The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-25

 nor would their seniority or opportuni- ties for promotion be impaired.
 This report, however, could not be confirmed at the offices of each of the trust companies. The officers of the companies who could be reached said that in the absence from the city of their superiors, they could not. make an official, statement of denial
 Leonard Bright, President of the union, said that w. A. Henderson, trea- surer, and E. s. Chappelear, controller of the Bankers Trust Company, had as sured him that they recognized the right of their employees to join the Book keepers, Stenographers and Account ants Union and while not opposing them in taking what step they insisted that labor matters should not be dis cussed during working hours. They saw no objection to such activity on the part of the clerks at lunch time and Ia liter business hours.
 These proposals were offered by the union as working basis for future ne gotiations and Mir Bright said he came away from the conference with the i'm pression that an agreement could be worked out satisfactory to the trust company and its employees;
 Working Hours Thirty-nine week; i e. 9 A. M. to F. M. daily, with one hour for lunch; Saturday, 9 A. M. to F. M.
 Overtime-To be compensated by time off or by pay at time and halt.
 Salaries-Scales to be open for nego- tiation and settlement.
 Discharge-For just and sufficient cause, employer to give two weeks notice, except for dishonesty employees to give two weeks notice before quit ting.
 Vacation-One weeks vacation with pay, after six months employment; two weeks vacation with pay, after one years employment.
 Grievances-To be taken up through office staff chairman and presented to designated officers of the bank.
 Office Staff-All clerks except off cers of the bank to be members of the union.
 General Policy-Negotiatio can ciliation and arbitration.
 MT Bohm said that Frederick w. Walz, treasurer of the New York Trust Company, assured the union that if it could bring to light any dissatisfaction among his clerks he would certainly look with favor upon the organization
 MT Walk, speaking for the New York Trust Company, said the attitude of his associates and himself was that if the workers could be kept content business could be conducted with great CT efficiency than if they were unhappy and disgruntled," the unions statement says.
 "He added, in conceding to his en ployes the right to organize, that if any bookkeeper or teller or any other em- ployes came to him and said he had been approached by the union about joining and asked whether membership would initiate against him in any way or interfere with advancement, he would say, 'Emphatically not; join if you want to.
 MT. Bohm said that the attitude of these "forward-look1ing" bankers was in sharp contrast to the "benevolent despotism" of some other hnanciers, who insisted, he said, that the inter ests and rights of their employees were perfectly safeguarded by company or ganizations. As proof that the em- ployes do not regard their interests as safeguarded, MT. Bohm said that the present efforts to unionize bank clerks followed insistent and frequently pitt fur' requests by mail by "underpaid, overworked bank clerks" to remedy "abuses."
 The new drive is coincident to a de termined campaign for votes in the f. Toilette in his candidacy for president. The two campaigns are understood to bear no relation; but the union 'organ- izers who represent picket men of the Federation were quick to grasp the possibilities of accelerating their cam paign by timing it with the La Toilette drive. Every week day meetings have been held in Broad street just below the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. and the New York Stock Exchange in Wall street, at which La Toilette workers have invited large audiences of Wall street workers to 'vote for Robert M. La Toilette, and progress" Bankers said yesterday they would make no attempt to check the effort to unionize clerks. Informally, they con