The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
Propositions Of Both Sides
Thoroughly Studied By
Representatives
POSTPONED ONE DAY
Brotherhood Asks One Duy
Additional To Review
l26 Requests

Atlantic City, New Jersey-At the
conclusion Of five full preparatory
sessions Wednesday noon, members of
the National Brotherhood Of Operative
Potters' Executive Board and forty
conferees were ready to walk down
the Boardwalk the three short blocks
separating the Knickerbocker and
Chalfonte hotels for the opening of
the biennial wage conference with the
representatives of the United States
Potters Association at two o'clock.
The outcome Of the joint meeting
will be new contract to supplant the
present agreement which expires Oc-
tober !; affecting the working condi-
tions and earning power of all men,
bers of the Brotherhood employed in
general and china ware throughout the
country.
Each of the 126 propositions to come
before the conference was thoroughly
! and individually discussed ir the
meetings at the knickerbocker. Presi-
dent James NJ. Duffy received the
views Of all conferees on the requests
| of both the n. B. of o. P. and the
I. S. P. A. One proposition which was
adopted at the organizations July con-
vention, asking for the inclusion Of
all members of the n. B. of o. P. in
the time and one-half for aoEnday and
holiday clause Of the agreement, was
accidently omitted from the printed
list, but was sent to the manufacture
ers by Secretary Treasurer John Nc
Gillivray before leaving Headquar-
ters. This brought the Brotherhood's
list Of propositions to 8S.
At the opening pre-conference ses-
sion last Monday morning, President
Duffy reminded the conferees that
| they were not here in the interests of
individual locals, but assembled as
national representatives to negotiate
a satisfactory wage contract with the
employers.
President Duffy and Joseph NJ.
Wells, head Of the L. S. P. A. Labor
Board, will be co-chairmen of the
parley. 1t is expected that the open
| ing session will be turned over almost
entirely to the opening addresses of
| the two spokesmen as they give the
views and aims of their respective or
| ganlzations as represented in the re-
quests. Propositions to be considered
first will also be determined at this
time. 1t is thought those of the
Brotherhood will have initial call be-
cause that privilege was granted the
manufacturers in 1888.
Originally set for Tuesday after
noon, the conference was postponed for
one day at the request of the Broth
erhood in order to give the conferees
enough time to review the many prop
ositions thoroughly.
| AS was the case two years ago,
member of the Executive Board will be
missing because of illness Third Vice
President George Chadwick, with bags
packed and ready to leave East Liv-
erpool last Sunday, was too sick to
leave. His physician told him he must
remain at home for a few days. In
1888 Sixth Vice President George
Turner was prevented from attending
the conference by a leg infection. Sec
ond Vice President Frank Hull, now
on the west coast, will also be missing.
In addition to President Duffy, Of
fcials present are First Vice Presi-
dent E. L. Wheatley, Fourth Vice
President Charles Zimmer, Fifth Vice
President George Newbon, Sixth Vice
President George Turner, Seventh
Vice President Charles Jordan, Eighth
Vice President Joshua Chadwick and
Secretary John McGillivray.
Conferees present are:
Local Union No. 4-Ray Hammond,
caster, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Local Union No. 9-Ben Jones, kiln
man, East Liverpool, Ohio; Thomas
Neal, kilnman, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Local Union No. 1O-Fred Nc
Gillivray, handler, East Liverpool, O.;
Frank Duffy, turner, East Liverpool,
Ohio.
Local Union No. 12-Larry Finlay,
jiggerman, East Liverpool, Ohio;
James Grafton, jiggerman, East Liv-
erpool, Ohio.
Local Union No. 16-John DeLong,
saggermaker, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Local Union No. 17-Woodrow
Cronin, kilndrawer, East Liverpool,
Ohio
Local Union No. 1s-Paul VAN
Fossen, dipper, East Liverpool, Ohio.