The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-12
Wage Proposals
Drafted For ParIev
.At Seaside Resort


The National Brotherhood of Operative Poters and the
United States Poters Association will open negotiations for
agreement for employees of the generaware and
chnaware branches of the industry Atlantic City Sept
ember T.
The conference which will be held at the Chafonte Hotel
requested by the Brotherhood exercising their right
last September.
President James NJ Duffy will head the Brotherhood
and their spokesen during the conference Joseph NJ
Wells, chairman of the labor committee of the USPA will
head the manufacturers.
The Brotherhood has submitted sxtyve propositions
for consideration and adoption by the conference The
positions follows:
All employees eligible for vacation shall take same
2-An apprenticeship shall be up for hand painting.
3-The insurance of the n of O. P shall be paid by the
company for which the member is working.
Am apprenticeship be established for the printing trade
5-A uniform rate be established for all strppers the
automatic gger.
ga china price list be printed giving the names,
Sizes and prices paid per dozen and that the shall
be sized in the clay state.
THE selecting of ware in chnaware shall be done by
warehousemen.
S-An plants sign with the Veterans Administration for
ION the job training"
"a retirement and welfare program be set up for
bers and their dependents.
10On shift jobs where make change of shifts and
work six straight days get paid time and one half
for the sixth day matter what day of week you
start.
1.-THE 20 per cent taken off employees for 80 days
12-Anytime jiggeman is taken from his job his
shall be taken of.
l3-A kiln shall be composed of than twelve
men, including the bench boss
14-The day wage for kiln work shall be s75 per hour
l5The clay shall be delivered to the workmen bench and
the scraps taken away at firms expense
l6A cups ordinarily turned shall be paid at the rate OF
525 cents and the rates be divided follows: Jigger
5O25 per cent Mouldrunners 26.75 per cent;
Baers % per cent.
1.-THE remaining members of the jigger shall be
paid their average rate OF pay for SIX weeks while learn
ing help
ls-When milwrghts, machnists welders, maintenance
and electricians called to work in emergency
he
work shall be cassed skilled work and
wages shall be increased to compare with wages paid
by other industries for like SKILL
20-The duties of aborers and maintenance men shall be
clearly defined.
1-The minimum rate for decorating knmen shall be Sl7O
Decal girls shall be paid for all loss when not at fault
3-Decal girls minimum hourly rate shall be increased
above the hourly rate of unskilled workers.
The base rate for doing two and three deca pat
terms shall be increased the deca girls earn the
earned other patterns
5-The 60-40 method of counting machine deca wages
shall be eliminated and the girls receive their full
6he days work shall be computed and paid by the pat
terms and not at the end of the eight hour day. and
bench girls shall be paid their average hourly rate in
stead of the 55-cent minimum patterns where only
the minimum or less is made.
-Chinaware liners shall apply percentage to their
base rates as generalware liners receive.
8-Only recognized liners shall be employed in the opera
ton of lining machines.
9-The of pay for working lining machines shall
be the shop average of the piece work liners the
shop.
O-The price for lining banding and sroking cups shall
be decided on merit and not piece of flat
1-When back stamp is deca print it shall be paid at
the rate of three cents per dozen.
2-There shall be increase of rs cents per hundred
dozen to the parties cutting the handles and the firm
shall pay this increase.
3-Al dead work in the mould shop such cleaning and
changing cases. dumping plaster, cleaning mixing ma
chine etc. shall be paid for at the prevailing hourly rate
4-he practice of deductng five per cent from mould
makers pay shall be discontinued
5-An dipping shall be scrubbed and washed down
with water each day.
6-An boards used in the clay shop anywhere in the
pottery shall be washed at least month.
7-Showers and lockers shall be installed.
3-AH firms shall devise method of removing dust
which accumuIates throughout the pottery
9-Tests shall be made periodically to determine and cor
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