The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-22

will have at least three sessions be-
fore meeting with the manufacturers
Tuesday afternoon. The choice of a
caucus room at the knickerbocker
could not be improved upon since the
Boardwalk inn is not more than a
'three-minute walk from the scene of
the conference. 1t is located at the
corner of the Boardwalk and Ten
nessee Avenue. The room, as mem
bers of the 1888 conference commit
tee will remember, is situated on the
second floor overlooking the ocean.
The opening meeting will be called
to order promptly at nine o'clock At
lantic City time tone hour faster than
East Liverpool time) Monday morn
ing.
In contrast to the Brotherhood's re-
quest for twenty per cent wage in
crease to Offset the reduction in hours,
the L. S. P. A. proposes that there
shall be no change in zsorking cer-
ditions in any department that will
increase the cost of operations. The
manufacturers also ask the right to
demand applicants for work to pass
a physical examination. Their prop
ositions include a request that they
be the sole Judge of the number of
dipping or glaze spraying machines
that shall be supervised by one man
and that they have the right to SUBJ
stitute &c per hour day wage rate
for the piece work prices for all
journeymen male clayworkers when
ever they see fit.
The entire list Of propositions fol-
low:
THAT the printing of a new
agreement book, as per our under
standing in the 1893 Conference, be
also understood to be the action of
this Conference.
2-There shall be no change in
working conditions that will increase
the cost of operations in any depart
ment in any factory.
3.-That some definite penalty
clause shall be written into the new
agreement which would place fnan-
cial penalty on the Brotherhood or
its members as a result of illegal
strikes and walk-outs causing an in
terruption of work and financial loss
to the employer.
4.-That journeymen in any recog-
nized trade in the clay shop be entitled
to work at any trade upon the ap-
proval of the firm.
5.-That all makeup by the firm on
piece work jobs be eliminated where
the earnings are equal to or greater
than the minimum rates.
6.-The firm shall be the sole Judge
of the number of dipping or glaze
spraying machines that shall be su-
pervised by one journeyman dipper.
THAT violations of regulations
under Paragraph 10 on Page II of our
Dipping Agreement, shall Immediately
cease.
8.-Where any firm is paying for
boxing cups without the use of starch
or other adhesive material, this pay
shall be discontinued on and after
October l, 1910.
at the option of the firm all ap-
pass a physical examination.
10.-The firm shall be the sole Judge
of the number of tinting machines and
stamping machines that shall be oper-
ated or supervised by one journeyman
tinter or stamper.
11.-That it be recognized that cast
ing is a two part operation, namely,
making and finishing; that inasmuch
as the finishing of hollow ware is a
much less laborious job than the finish
ing of fiat ware, which is recognized
as a woman's trade, the finishing of
hollow ware may be given to female
workers with proper adjustment in
casting rates.
12.-That when an item has been
protested by either side, and reason
able quantity Of the item in question
has been made, that the protested item
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