The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-21


wage boosts have first been granted
The steering committee Of the
OPA brass industry advisory com"
mittee will meet in Washington to-
night to take up the brass price
problem. No formal action by the
OPA is expected until after a meet
Ing of the full industry committee
with OPA in Washington next We'd
nesday. John A. Coe, Jr., vice.
president Of the American Brass
Company and Robert L. Coe, vice.
president Of the Chase Brass e.
Copper Company. will attend the
steering committee session. They
also will attend next weeks meet
ing, along with Wendell Cross,
treasurer Of the Thinsheet Metals
Company.
Chase and ABC have made no
wage offer to the CLIO since the
strike started or during earlier nego-
tistions. Scoyill advanced coun-
ter-offer on wages but Withdrew IL
after the union had rejected 1t and
began the strike.
ABC and Chase workers have been
on strike since Feb. 4, and the SEQ
viii employees went out two days
later.
The full text OF the statement by
the Scoyill MMSW local, contain
ing the company's proposal, is as
follows:
The proposal Of the Scovill Man
ufacturing Company sent TO Presi-
dent Birmingham, dated Feb. 10,
was thoroughly discussed by the ex-
ecutive board and the negotiating
committee at 2 meeting at union
headquarters this morning.
The committee unanimously re-
iected the company's proposal and
further advises the company that
no meeting will be considered by the
union on the basis OF the proposals
submitted.
The text OF the proposals of the
Scovill Co. to the union Is as fol-
lows:
!. The International Union of
Mine. Mill and Smelter Workers,
Local $50, CLIO, shall call off the
strike Immediately.
O. Employees will be returned to
work as rapidly as jobs become
available.
3. Pay will be the same as before
the strike
4. A complete agreement incor-
porating the following will be
signed
a. When a general wage in
crease is agreed upon, 1t will be
jointly submitted to the National
Wage Sterilization Board.
b. The wage increase will be
made effective in the Mills the pay
roll week after price relief is grant,
ed TO bring present prices in lire
with current costs and in addition
TO take care Of the proposed wage
increases.
C. The wage increase will be
made effective in the Manufactur-
ing Department the payroll week
after price relief on the products
involved is granted specifically to
take care Of the increase,
d. The wage increase will be
made effective in the Waterville
Division the payroll week after
price relief on this Divisions prod
ucts is granted specifically TO take
care of the increase.
e. Concurrent with the effec-
tive date OF the increases in Para
graph 4 b-c-d above. the IL cents
per hour now paid as a separate
item will be adjusted into and be-
come part of the piecework price
on as equitable a basis as can be
worked out practically so that the
total cost to the Company will be
approximately the same.
I, The II cents per hour will
be added to present hourly rates
&, Except for the agreed up
on increases in b-e-d above. the
general wage level will be fixed fol
the duration OF the agreement and
any extensions.
h. The wage clause shall in
elude the following:
Every step must be taken
TO reduce unit labor costs
and all other costs II high
| wages ana the competitive
position OF the Company are
to be maintained and bet
tered"
!. All hourly pay will be II
even cents. In applying increase
hourly rates will be rounded Il
nearest cent. but no one will re-
ceive less than minimum nor mor'
than maximum Of Labs Grade. ex'
cent:
] !. Persons now paid over TIN
maximum OF their Labor Grad'
shall receive only such part OF thu
general increase as will keep thei
pay at the new maximum, excep
that no hourly paid person will re
ceive less than cents per hour IN
crease.
!. A voluntary revocabl
check-off shall be part Of the con
tract.
X. The following no strike